The sun., 1893-12-20

ness and quality. The only effect Of : duty on
them 10 charge higher prices TO the citl1ens oi
their own country than they charge 70 Iorelen-
with both copper and many agricultural i'm
In adjusting duties. upon what may, be
impose such rates as will not destroy or dis
tress any Of our home industrie, on the one
| hand nor on the other secure to them an Qp-
pressiye monopoly Of the home market. For
this rule We have Iecosntzed authority. both
and Of those who in days past were consid-
cred moderate protectionlsts."
Senator Bss S c.s IH tSs sts
dent Garfield. and Senator sherman, and con-
tits neither Necessary nor practicable in
thi. report to specify the particular reductions
that still remain in the dutiabIe .iist The
tables which have been prepared Tor use OF
infopmation % On as st to These these Changes. @ few only
OF the most important need be here emu
I'm the earthenware schedule, we have
made uletantisl reductions, still leaving
rates as high c as we're deemed necessary In
where close combinations have kept up the
prices TO consumers under scale OF duties
msds FTeISction ' Of iUS about Hsr oSs.hs Ss UecS
the larger sizes Of plate glass where the
dGction oi about one.third In the iron and
steel schedule, beginning with free ore and a
ported a scale Of dulles &c con psiders6ly 6elow
those OF the existing law, graduated according
bring benefit to the consumer. without calling
| for any halt IN the imperial progress Of that
The duty upon 20 steel rails has been put at
70 per cent. which; according to the report. OF
III hRePsrt%en 81 81 Labor ,S quite %
! this country and abroad. There seems to be
an authentic report that the pool OF American
| rail makers, which under the shelter OF pres
ent duty of sl3.44 per ton has kept up prices
| TO tle American consumer far beyond the cost
| reorganized tocoDtnue the regulation Of their
! prices above the proper market rates. As all
| are vitality interested in chearening the cost Of
transportation, rates OF duty upon steel rails
| should be adjusted so as to protect them from
| monopoly prices and noDOly combinAtions.
pom tin plate duty has heen gauged with
| Treasury. and the difference between this
duty and that unon the hlack plate has been
not, unJustly be called the l,ogus industry OF
making American tin plate by the mere dip
ping in this country 9f imnorted i black plate:
ferred TO wipe out at a single executive stroke
the existing hounty system. We believe It TO
and can conceive OF no circumstances under
which we should have advocated or approved
II existing there, as we fnd 1t virtually exist:
ing In evety other schedule OF the tarin. and
forms. as we have dealt with other schedules
where large property interestsare at stake. We
% sacS Se01 stages as sRs Yf'sSn sTaauay M 10 ob,eTse
from our laws. while permitting those who
have invested large means under the expecta-
tiOn OF its continuance reasonable time In
which they may prepare TO take their stand
with the other industries Of the country.
Duties on tobacco leaf suitable for cigar
wrappers. which we're so enormously advanced
~ the act of 1870. have been placed at such
Treasury; But although this object has alone
decided the rates. their amount is 80 high that
no domestic producer n eed claim that there is
not abundant protection and to spare Tor his
product in them.
OF the staple agricultural products. includ-
ing meats and provision. we are such large
exporters and must continue to be such large
exporters. that any duties upon them are use
less for protection and frnltless for revenue.
and generally can only be imposed for the pur:.
pose Of deluding the farmers into the belief
and benefit under the tariff although the |
market in competition with like products pro-
duced by the cheapest labor OF the world. For
which have fully supplied the home market. |
must overflow and seek large purchasers else |
where, The only effect q . protective tsrlfi Z
to one-hait OF the products for which |
they could exchange it their surplus In the open
market where they are obliged to sell. or to |
compel them to give like portion OF the fruits |
creaslng the cost OF what they buy In the home |
market; kecognizing that the American farm |
victim Of the, protective system; that he has |
been Induced to support 1t under the dslusiye |
was buying for himself a home market. and |
that this promised home market is further |
aim ed to secure for him such relaxation Of |
burdens as Will permit HI m to enjoy more Of
the fruits OF his own hard and faithful labor.
To the farmers OF the country we have
given untaxed agricultural indictments and
binding tTine. and un,aTed cotton ties, for the
is tho largest export crop Of tho country. sold
S65Hsd c;pgsiti9n yth the chesP labor q
ellen, for the private tax gatherer /" follow III.
farmer IN the markets OF his own country and
once we have thought It but lust to extend
the drawback system to such bagging made OF
ton ton Ind privilege o which the ] exporter Of wheat
further sSSsnaSs thai tSs sSH1a same bags wan ss
used for successive eHDortation OF grain.
In the schedule Of spirits, wine, and other
beverages, the changes made are slight. and
with the view to production OF Increased rev.
enae % from these ysty FSy proper sources Of reye.
liquors Is put at doubls the internal revenue
tax upon the same. while the duty OF 50 cents
retained with a proviso limiting the highest
duty on such wines to per cent
ules. reductions have Cesn' made T'0 IN aseoFd SS
snee with the general scheme OF the bill as
lieyed to be Of such marked character as to
call tor any special explanation;
duties on woollen goods. Of he woolien tariff
u may lie SAID as was truly said OF the woOllen
tariu OF lS1S; hat IL IL the masterpiece Of
tho ultra restrictlonists aud exhibits all the
worst teatpLes Of the system Although tbs
IMPORTS OF 1882 show an average duty OF - |
and S2-lOO per cent. In the woolen schedule
Il cannot bs said that woollen manufacture
has been iouTishlng industry In this cOun-
try. OF that the American wool grower has ss-
cured Temuneratlye prices Tor his wool With
Tree wool we anticipate great benefits to the |
consumer OF woOllsn goods a revival OF the
wnoien Industry, such as that which followed
the tArln OF 1891 and u stsadier and better |
market for the American wool grower. The |
present tnTlf Is not Onl cruelty sIOrbitant. but
Is SO adjusted as to bear most heavily uDon the
poorer people"
Illustrations OF these inequalities are given
a nd the report proceeds:
The long exclusion OF our Woolen manu- | +,
factuTers fIom twO-thirds OF the wool Of the |
world has prevented this great Industry from
alta ming that vigorous life aud Independence
II might otherwise have reached aud Tecug- |
niziug that the duties which We would place
AT present upon competing foreign fabrics
must he somewhat higher than permanent
schedule ought to he. we have provided for |
this gradual decrease, believing that In a few
ears our manufacturers will exert their skill |