The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-12-27

or the staple agricultural products, including
meats and provisions, we are such largo export
ers and must continue to be such largo export
ers that any duties upon them are useless for
protection and fruitless for revenue, and gener-
ally can only be imposed for the purpose OF de-
ludiIg the farmers into the belief that they are
receiving some consideration and benefit under
the tariff. although the prices Of their products
are fxed In the worlds market In competition
with like produced by the cheapest labor OF the
world.
To the farmers Of the country we have given
untaxed agricultural implements and binding
twine and untaxed cotton ties for additional
reason in the latter case; that cotton is the
largest export crop Of the country, sold abroad
in competition with the cheap labor OF India and
Egypt, believing that II was sufficient for the
private tax-gatherer 70 follow the farmer in the
markets Of his own country and not TO pursue
him into oil the markets OF the world As cot
ton bagging can be used but once, We have
thought II but Just to extend the drawback sys-
TEN TO such bagging made OF jute, but this when
used upon our exported cotton, privilege
which the exporter Of wheat can already now
enjoy, coupled with the further advantage that
the same bags may be used for successive ex-
portation OF grain. In the schedule OF spirits,
slight and with the view TO production Of In
creased revenue from these very proper sources
Of revenue taxation
The placing OF wool upon the free list hos JUS
titled very substantial reduction OF the duties
on woolen goods. or the woolen tariff II may
be said, as was truly said OF the woolen tarin Of
1928, that 1t is the masterpiece OF the ultrare-
strictionists and exhibits oil the worst features
Of the system"
Although tho imports Of 1892 show an average
duty OF 95 and 50 hundredths per cent in the
woolen schedule, 1t cannot be said that woolen
manufacture has been fourishing industry In
this country or that the American wool grower
has secured remunerative prices for his wool
With free wool we anticipate great benefits 10
the consumer OF wooden goods, o revival OF the
woolen industry, such as that which followed
the tariff Of 1851, and q steadier and better
! market for the American wool grower The
present tariff is not only cruelty exhorbitant
but II is so adjusted as to bear most heavily
upon the poorer people.
in the carpet schedule we have no. felt II GEO.
essary to adopt this sliding scale, because that
branch OF our textile industry has long been one
OF the most fourishing OF all our manufactures,
has asserted its full control Of the home mar.
ket and recently has been threatening 10 invade
with American products the markets Of other
countries With free carpet wool we have be-
lieved that this industry might well stand the re-
ductions reported in the bill without imperilling
its vigorous growth and prosperous existence
The average rate OF duties levied under the
existing law upon the dutiable goods imported
in 1897 was IS 81 per cent Had the duties pro-
posed in the present bill been levied upon that
| years importation OF dutiable goods the aver
age rate including those we have transferred TO
the free list. would hayo been 30 81 per cent
1t must be understood, however. that the
rates above mentioned can only be called closely
approximate and not mathematicully accurate.
but they illustrate the extent OF the reductions
proposed by the present bill and the relief
which It will give 10 the taxpayers, and especi-
| ally TO the aborers Of this country. Taking the
! importations OF 1892, tho latest which were ac-
cessible TO the committee when its tables were
| prepared, the new rates would operate reduc-
tion OF nearly one.third Of the duties collected
under the tariff; but this great reduction In
taxes actually paid TO the government is No
measure OF the tightening OF burden to the tax
payers OF the country. That reduction may be
estimated at several times more than the re.
duction OF taxes Such reform OF tariff must
| quicken every industry and open larger field
for tho employment oflabor.
We have been compelled 10 retain some arti-
cles upon the dutiable list and to leave some
| duties higher than we desired because OF the
present necessities Of the treasury, but We have
not felt that any temporary shrinkage OF reye-
nue. should deter US from carrying out as faith.
fully and as eiIectually as we could the instruc-
tions given by the American people when this
| congress was put into power.
| A most important change In the bill proposed
from the present law will be found in the gen
eral substitution OF nd valorem for specific
| duties This must always be the characteristic
OF revenue tarii levied upon large range OF
articles, especially when they include the plain
necessaries OF life.
Its the purpose OF the present bill to repeal
in toto section Of the tariff act Of October I,
1890 commonly but most erToneously called Its
reciprocity provision That act placed sugar
molasses coffee tea and hides on the free list
but authorized the president should he bo sat
isfied that the government Of any other coun.
try producing such articles imposed duties
upon the agricultural or other products Of the
United States which he might deem recipro-
cally unequal and unreasonable, TO suspend the
provision under which these articles ware Ed
mltted into this country free This section has
brought no appreciAble advantage 10 American
exporters, Is not in intention or effect q proyi.
sion for reciprocity but for retaliation
II inhicts penalties upon tho American people
by making them pay higher prices for these ar.
ticles II the fiscal necessities OF other nations
the United States which in the opinion OF the
president. are reciprocaly unequal and unrea.
sonRble Under the provisions OF this section,
presidential proclamatiols have been issued i'm
posing rclaliatJry duties upon the i've above
mentioned articles when coming from certain
countries These proclamatlons have nearly
led 10 i!l feeling In tho countries thus discrimi
mated against and IN the case Of several OF them
have led TO diplomatic correspondence In which
they have claimed with apparent justice that
such determinations against thea were viola.
tons Of our solemn treaty obligations
Under the presidential proclamation we have
been imposing duties on hides and coffee, the
products OF Colombia, introduced into this
country. while like products Of other countries
have been admitted free No concessions OF any
kind have been made 10 the United States as q
consideration for this privilege and II would
seem impossible for the government under any
fair construction OF Its treaty to deny to Colon.
bin the fayors freely accorded 70 other nations.
RAILWAY COLLISION.
A Dlnkey Engine CrAsheS Into n b. q d.
Accommodation Near Braddccl, Pa
One Killed and Several Inlured.