New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-03

should be declared unconstitutional by the
Chicago Convention. 1t would amas seem that
in the eyes Of sincere Democrats the United States
do not yet form a nation authorized to take it,
place among the nations of the world at least,
they wish to deny to Federal power that which
is considered elsewhere TO belong to the essential
| powers of a National Government.
| In the case Of French manufacturers ! have
universally found that simple reference TO their
own tariff system is enough to close theif mouths
| II the goods which they complain are practi-
| cally barred out Of the United States by the
| Mckinley legislation TO be shipped into
| France from another country, the tariffs to be
met would be no end higher and more minute.
| IL is simply case of the other mans on that Is
| gOrcd, and their complaints offer no e1onnd OF
argument in favor of tariff for revenue only. Inc
| present example Of France, with all her con'ro-
| versies and her past experience under the FREE
| Trade movement into which she was drawn for
| time by the example of England, are full of IN
struction for our own country in the actual crisis.
The relative conditions of France and Of the
| United States it should he remarked are strik-
| ingly different. With us, our industries DEPEND
| principally on the home mnrket' which, even
| so, they are far from being able to supply
| We still receive from foreign industries over a.
per cent of our total importations. while our
| the total of our expectation. Our agriculture. Oh
| the other hand has AZ per cent of the mpor-
| tations and reaches to more than GO per cent
| of the total expectation. France on the CON
| trprv has comparatively small iudustria! I'M
| rortaton, her cwn industries h"ng 50 highly
| developed as to need the utmost possible ont
| let in foreign countries. In fact, her lndustrics
| furnish nearly co per cent Of her total "N-
! portation- thus playing the part in her general
| commerce which agriculture docs with ourselves
Her agriculture, like oar own industries, docs ho'
| supply the demand OF hcr teenins population,
and consequently has a relatively small part, ard
that only in few special branches, IN the
| movement of expectation: it is II little over
II per cent of the whole, while the agricultural
| lamentations mounts mp e. nearly AZ per cent
| There tinnres become Yet more significant when
| il is remembered that the population OF France
is only three-ffths of that Of the United States,
| while the share Of each nation in the general
commerce Of the world is about the same-ih
| round figures some two mlliards american oll-
| lions of dollars. This means that some 4'ooo'ooo
| Frenchren or about onc-ninth OF the whole popn-
laton find their means Of subsistence IN WORKING
| for the foreigner: while in the United states
| without taking irto account the difference in
! cost of living which results from orr A',er''"'
b.bits Of greater personal expenditure and com
torf
eion market All this strengthens the fore" OF
| .ho Hcnrcs in ue,suadirg legislation which
| may favor, by every lawful means, home pro
| arc+io, for home consumption in America ana
tho sunplr Of tie foreign market in France
| Now in spite Of their interest 70 secure as iFc'
, coroicr market "a rossiblc; All classes in France
agricultural and industrial alike. alter s""ci'"'
| experencr Of free trade. have enforced Po'"'
| ot hioh tariffs for the protection OF nome pro
| 1,c,;on beside which the Mckinley legislation Is
| r,odora.e indeed II need not he said no"
| much stronger must be- the case 'or '"c P''
tcctive tariff in the United states
Tho recent bitter discussions abont 'aT'n quo
.;ors IN Fronch politics haze not been III the III
| .oo+s os froc trade which scarcely enters lh'o
| ,ho discussion but they come from ne n"hi'''"
for . rnorc effective protection Of home INDUSTRY
| and nrodnction The aqitation OF IN" f~' '"'
,reeks following on the pubicltion OF Inc P,o
nosed treaty Of reciprocity with N"I'H'li"u ~
| A. Minister of Commerce. arises from opposition
20 the least abatement Of the present minimum"
tariff which is itself relatively much hieher INA"
| tbe measure Of reciprocity lett 70 rf "l''I'"'"
- orr own Executive Ivy the Mckinney legis'd'I""'
The instance is still more Impressive iIo'h nv '",'
,hot French expectation into Switzerland. chlehY
| of manufactured articles. i more thah '"I'" o'''
,he corresponding importation so that Franco mas
| . ro,sor 70 enerqr to the utmost the reel
|
procal relations OF commerce
.inele fact related hy VI. dc M"lnail' WI"
e among the most eminent Of the heofe'i'''
frcctraders in France. goes far 10 assign r'i'o''
,or this praotical unaniuty Of French voters ~
| tavor If the tariff for pro'cc'Ioh III t'' i'''
chambers more than two-thirds OF the Iepn'i''
and thrce.tourths Of the Senator'S were retuih"'
30 nrotectionis,s For the ten years WIZ" I'D
mediatelv preceded the Inauguration OF Tree 'r""''
|
tba imnortation OF the products OF Foreign i"''"
49,. 100 Crench territory was but ; per cent OF
90 total ~ importations. During the whole perlo
| y, ,ho rooime then borrowed from England III"
rrono,tion steadily increased, nhtAi' "'e" -"
french people at last opened their eyes |" ''''
d;sostrous nature Of the experiment. IL had p'o''
~,,, "a nor cent. This was In spite OF all
the natural advantages OF fTehch i'""9"N !" w
| home market over foreign compe"''" r
II is hardly necessary ~ reason o"' !"
..,a. would ne the corresponding result IN the
case Of a country like Our OWL ""''' .
No. M, Tho same high development nor the same
'"' .'' s1,or,ooos And il is TO bc noted that
| 10 th. interests Of agriculture. "qnaiN
., .hoso of ministry are bound MP WIN INC
| ,oo,ion NJ home production. rs to the 'arih
g.. ro,.on,o only il has long been eXplodc' every
| l.. o,.con+ in thn councils of our Democrats
u;o,or,. will nerhape repeat itself ana Aher'-
| no., nossibl,, no induced to try once AGAIN w
ovncrimcnf which has been already urea ""'
| foupd wanting by the rest OF the WORTH '
then our Democrats have earrcd no'mn9 '''''
has happened since the war
HE WILL NOT VOTE FOR CLEVELAND
p,rn,uoh,m Conn. Nov . (Specln-The report
| that Watson j. Miller president OF the DeIo, -" -,
Company. and lifelong hcpuo"'" W., ~,o,o,aYd !.