The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-12

s.ssd scecessieu tar
The New York Sra fDem. fairly says
ilsss ssnssos Vests forecast ~ the actsca
81 eonesess stands for : revissos Of the
ksssd shss hiss no pessincnce, since the
sssmocracy undsf the Chicaeo platform
as psoafsed . tariff TOR revenue oaiy.
itee LIST, Determinations and exemptions
s.,svs no place Ia sach tariff. The ex-
exemption Of raw materials fof manu-
lecture stands fcs discrimination between
sssnufaeturps aad pnpduces. and 10 pro-
ssetionssm The exemption 81 tsa. sugar and
sssslee would b . direct violation Of the
principles Of the Democratic constitutional
.ssory Of the tariff Duties % these nom
e,mpssstive asticiss 81 general consump-
sson would pfoducs . great revenue. and
sevsnus. ssd rsvsnus only. 10 the principle
and purpose 81 sasi n under the Demo-
cratic platform.
The Dsmocsatie visw 10 that "a article
Izapossed Into Tie United States nuss con-
tribute 10 the revenue Of the United States.
The s~s fairly says that Mr.. Yes. who
sncs challenged the protected industries
- . var Of determination, his dis
sseasdsd he Dsmocrasic platform and
ssesnds a income tar. which -
ran AZ the Popuiiss platform.
The Ssa. on the other hand. manfaIly
stands BY its guns; stands by the Chicago
ssrsff plank. Il frankly admits that this
Shicaeo sssi6 plank cannot b enacted
ssthout causing temporary inconvenisncs
and individual ioss. Il goss even further
and says that Zone system Of Federal tai.
atton, In use for thirty years. cannot b
euperssdsd by another system. radically
di6svent. without violent and widespread
faonssary fuctustions.'
The Eaa hiss TOO much brains and intel
sigencs 10 dsny thst the radical change
s,romissd ~ the Democracy In the tariff
system involves complete rendjustmsnt
Il business and wages - well - values:
that IL must Affect adversely very many i'm
rssssts; that sseessarily some factories
siil Close; some mills shut down; some
shops viii work on half time. while credits
vili become contracted In those lines
which have ssjoysd protection for thirty
years.
Replying - = Southern exchange that
arged thu enactment Of an income tai and
the cohtinuancs Of free sugar. tsa and
sofFse. .'ths poor mans iuxuries, +" the Sas
says:
'sThs Democratic platform says nothing
shout "A income tar, does not admit such
= tax. In fact: while - for tea. coffee and
sugar Il requires that they should oil b
subject 10 rsvgnue taxation, Just like
svefy other imported article. Besides,
what do you mean BY poor mans lux
uriesT Did you NOT vote down the Nc
ss1osy II class ' GnS ss.s
that, do you propose 70 50 In for another
kind Of class legislation by admitting the
poor mans luxuriss without duty 2"
The Sss forecasts for congress the kind
" tariff which the people Who voted for :
tariff for revenue only hass right to ex-
psct from party which Denounced pro-
sscsion - robbery and : fraud. unconsti-
:utionsi, and promised 70 do away with il,
substituting for Il . tariif for revenue only.
Usdsr such . tarifi no preference IL
70 b given and no Discrimination
70 b SLOWED. The Sss would raise
shs $200. 100000 . year The government
requires from customs BY taxing each
imported article 25 per cent. The total
value Of our imports 10 about $500. 0oo. 900.
According 70 the Ssa's plan wool now
taxed 80 per cent. would pay Is; ready.
made clothing. now taxed 60. would pay
Is; lsoes. now taxed 90. would pay 25;
jewelry. now taxed 50. would pay IS: silk,
now taxed 90 per cent. would pay Is. The
customs tax ON glassware. earthenwars,
cutlery, iron, steel. cotton batting, rope,
farming produce, tobacco and other arti-
Giles would be loss than Il il now. The
duty on diamonds would be reduced one
halt. To offset these reductions the FREQ
list would be wiped out and al the arti-
cies now upon it-sugar, silk, coffee.
chemicals. tea. paper stock and India
rubber-would be taxed IS per cent. i'm
partially.
This equalization of duties would begin
by the repeal of the Mckinley act This
Is tho Sun's project of an honest execution
of tho Democratic pledge that it would
give the people tariff for revenue only.
Under this plan the wool grower would
not Be happy, and the workingman would
certainly have dear tea. sugar and coffee.
The Sum sturdily holds the Democracy
firmly to Its Chicago convention tariff
plank.
The other day Democratic Congressman
Springer published letter saying that the
Eity-third congress fought to place raw
materials on the free list To this propo-
sition the Sua sharply says:
But tariff for revenue only cannot
admit raw materials free. rs Mr. Springer
proposes. II - only protection that ad-
m'ts anything free The free admission
OF one article il only practiced in order to
require the imposing Of higher duties on
other articles. For instance. tea. coffee
and sugar are now admitted free in order
10 require higher duties GA a whole liz. of
other articles which the Republican tariff
protects.
Mr.. Springer talks about reducing
some duties To revenue basis, but he saws
nothing about taxing tea. coffee and sugar.
Yet what farce and impostare a revenue
tariff would be hich levied no tax upon
these articles. A tariff for revenue only
cannot have free list
IL served Him Right.
wslla Nasia Union