New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-05
MR. c4RlrsLE AyD ThE FAcTS

ur ClRlISLE 4ND ThE FACTS
T. scops rrcrcr ~ This time again to iemind
c.,,.,.on C,,l,ln that his assertions about the
Office, If the new trin have never been Su'talh""
by the fact.. and ii, not yet app ear u nave I"I
c,,ndotop and nevertheless he has NochSueu
IN the country nc explanation OF theih "h'''N e.
Il, asserted that il was not true IL auN oo',''
IF the tariff claimed that 1T Wou'o i'uu,c 'n0
r,tn of duiie, on imports: TINT 1t No'"u' Il,
fact increase the rate. IL publicly u'"dtt"
j.; -bc ~or1t., that the new act would make me
,atn If duties on dutiablc Imports " over 'V per
cent" and would MT make Is mdch Is hdl O"o
,.,,t, fr,o Of duty. 1t has been long time
.irco these assertions were made ana inc o"''li
nv has ben testing them month after hloh'n
in III, ligh, Of the official reports Inc li''''
,f thcSo reports. namely, the one OF No'cin'r''
,ocs not improve Mr. CanscS position III 'n'
c1St degree ,....
,ccordinc TO this report the value OF imports
- \.vor,Lor WIS -6i.5SS:G19. and the valui
;,,,,,,.. fra, of duty was S3i,9li,G59, con-
.idc,ably more than onc-hllf. In i've m0h'hS
ending with November the proportion no u
Iu,v WAS over 80 per cent bat for months Dc
fo,c the new tariff went into force the P'"P'-
,ion oT free mIOrts had been les 'h'h o''-
third: in five months ending with SEPTEMBER
1880. il was only $40 per cent. re a'''0'
,,,o If duti,., f. the dutiabIc imports i0i the
month of y ycmbcr was 1916 per cent III" ""'IeS
collected having been 3l2.G39.0oo' b"' i''
,b. .,n. month last year. although the gica''i
,,,, If ,bc change, made 10y the new taull hdd
co,,, into effect. tho rate Of duty was 23' per
.rt IN, duties collected being l2.Nlo'oo0
- iupcrt> amounting t. SGT iS.O'N. III -
,on,Ler the la,- month before the new u'nh
won, into effect. the rate of duties was ~ per
cont Tl., i, an important reduction ana yes
J., D., means rs lagc a has been seen IN oth'f
m .nih,. Indeed the month ot November j. mol
,,,.n,i,n,l in thi, respect. The new ''"ii hi'
h,on in 1nll fore, only since July !. ana duilh@
these five months tn imports have been III N"H'
,.2o5.y"I.l3G. and Ire amount Of duties coli
lcrtod ha, been ~7I.39i.0oO. So thai the i'.'
f ddI;> on all imports for the iiNe months "''7
Locu only 2I.9 Ter cont For In" ram" months
Of tbs previous year. which include i"' noH'h@
IN which most OF the new duties h1d gone INTO
eject the value ol imports va, H3'l'46''0i"'
and tho du.io, paid during 'ho-" months were
.Ioc 1856 600. so that the raj" of duties ON al
;r,,.,t. VIE BOB per c.nt Thu, il appoa>
,t,. ..rro the chang, Of duty went n'o full
cI,-, 70 reduction oi about quarter has taken
,I.pc in the rate Of duties 10 1! imports
Sir Cl.i,'c owe. j. e. himself TO- make ')n'
c,n'anlti.r about tni, matter. 1t t"nd> 80 Gc-
,ri,n his future assertions in regard To iuili~
~, Tim, rll'i. confidence which j, necessary t.
,,,L. him useful in the senate so his trends.
I. tend, o. l.ld people T. believe that he j. -
,,,.auoU,rd agliI>i the Protective syst IN. ana
,olin,t eyer, turf flannel in accordance WIN
IN. pro.crfiyc l.licy. 'hl' h" c1nnot Judge cor
,.,ly ,L.ut II. o. c,ou r.c ri IN" facts ahou; II
correctly. If ,ha. j, tb. perfectly cIi-kn'"n
Tact regarding mlaH OF hi political d,>.''i'. =
h.y l,,. ihcir reward nobody cares what they
.l, and thcy influence nobody against = '!nu
IN a,>liins f. BAT many rlv' Mr. 'aH'>It
credit nr more judicial fliIncr' Il mnd' ana
,,. inclined g. hc.c,. tina; he would not maxi
..at.n.n,, in regard to l'ndiu2 BILL ~ b"
.,,,r,, would uDt IN ether subjects. NiiAoW 'N-
,.ll.n. r,9.. lis i,r surprising them = j." tIGc.
lie viii not ,tliu that IaVurI.ion I'ng uni -
nee mikes some effort t. explains his assertions
r..,,rd;ug tine Mckinley Tariff AMI - reconcile
,nrm with -, t'.t-.
ra. Vi. C,r...l, also stated explicitly that th'
u,A dutic, would average m.lr than go per
cen, on duiablc imports. Even this part 81 hi'
argument the nc,, do not ft The value oi
dutiabc imI5.t, in the la,' five months ha' been
~i53.-I..50o and the duties paid thereon
81 70 Geo. - that the nir # duties to dutl-
,bl. impI.t> rls ben lG.S pr CONT During
,ho corresponding months last year. IN TWO OF
which m 81 IF IN, nuW du'e, Wc!o cntorcod. the
80 80
and the ampaut of duties collected Si'616''-
600. 30 hat To mt" Of duties To dutlah'e I'M
poi only was Il per cent. Thu, Mr. Carlisle "iiI
90. that r,cn thi, portion 81 his statement does
no. accord with thu actual results OF the tariff
he was opposing. and sine explanation from
him is cm.uenly in order.