The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-07
RADICAL CHANGES
IN 'He NEW TARIFF BILL MADE DID.
Lie MONDAY.

-''''s'arics of Lite, Farming Imn,a.
"en''' Cotton Ties, Etc, Are Either
inc free i''St or With Minimum Du,o,
WASIIINdT0N, u, G.. Nov o,
The new Democratic tanf t;,i
given to the public today and Its r.a was
VISION 'uiuil every expectation Of tbose
VINO pfcd!cted radical reform. In manv
respects 1t ls surprise even to Demo.
cratlc members OF Congress, as it is un.
precedented in many OF its provisions
and 10 a great extent, doctrinaire in
some matters upon which the partv,ad
never gwen definite political utterauce.
Free List OF that liberal scope sufficient
TO satisfy the most radical advocates of
drastic reform. audrepudiation Of princi-
pie OF reciprocity, are decisive and EN-.
phatlc. thus the tariff bill, in addition
to reform II makes in customs laws. will
necessltate immediate readiustments of
treaties with those South American
countries which enjoy practical or the,
oretical reciprocity with the great Ameri.
can republic the Northern hemisnhere
One OF the tencts Of Democracy which
found such frequent iteration and was q
source of such deClam0tory elouuence in
| the last two campaigns, is a subject of
compromise. In the adjustment of tho
sugar schedule the bounty which was to
be 80 promptly repealed is, instead, to
be repealed by easy gradat,on and will
not reach its conclusive effect until after
the end OF the present century. 1t is to
| be reduced ! cen, c,ch year ior eirht
| years.
The following is 81 \ Alry u! The bill
which has been prepared by Reprcsen-
tative Bryan, of Nebraska: The bill
just completed puts wool, coal, lumber,
salt and iron ore on the free list, and
reduces the tariff on sugar from one
half to one.quarter Of a cent per pound;
it also provides for tho eNtermlnation Of
the bounty by degrees. AS q rule, the
tariff has been made the lowest upon
cheaper goods, of necessary use, and
lett highest upon more expensive ar
ticlcs.
The wool schedule will, perhaps,
attract most attention. We have lett
no duty higher than As per cent. on
manufactures Of wool, and that only on
ready made garments, the average being
less than 10 per cent. Cheaper quality
OF blankets and 1anncls are only rs per
cent. and lower grades of carpets only
20 per cent. We have also applied O
gradual reduction to the weolen schedule,
80 that at the end OF five years the high.
est duty will be 40, and the average near
80 per cent. Very material reductions
have been made in the cotton schedules.
We have placed iron ore on the free
list aud made large cut al! aloug the
metal schedule, the duty on steel rails
10 reduced more than so per CEN. Free
lum Der Will be great beneli. to pe sple
OF the prairie States, and free salt will
give to those who need salt for their cat.
Tie or Tor curing meats the satle adyau
tage which hos been secured heretofore
bY menans of rebate to those who cured
fish.
Agricultural implements have been
placed upon the tree list in order to en- !.
able farmers to better compete in foreign
markets and because many of our agri.
cultural lluplt menLs are being sold
ABROAD today cheaper than 81 home.
Among prime pal additions tG The fraas,
isl ate the following: Bacon aud hams.
peel, mutton, pork and meats of all
kln"s not specially provided for in this
act, binding twine, borax, camphor.
bltumnous, coal, coke, copper in all its
crude iorms, cotton ties, iron ore, cotton
seed oil agricultural implements, (cot-
tol gins specifically named), salt. soan.
pulld'hg materials excepting marble,
lumber, timber and wood in all but n
lew conditions which are named, and
WOOL. The metal schedule of the bill
levlH almost wholly advalorem duties,
while the present low levies are specific
duties. Burlapse and cotton bagging
are taxed Is per cent, but when i'm
ported for covering articles to be ex-
ported, arc duty free.