The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-12-01
THg TRuE AMERICAN IpEA.


cratic members OF the Ways and
Means Committee have extended
the free list, knitted the protective
taxes, and ad yalorem duties have
been substituted for specific duties.
In its general terms the new bull
is regarded as a radical measure, |
and is likely to call for vigorsns
kicks from those engaged in the
protected industries. The free list
will be surprise to the country.
1t will include wool, iron ore, coal,
cotton-ties, copper, lumber, choco-
late, salt, binding-twiASe, flax, lead
ore, and many other ARTICLES Of ;less
Importance to the general andcom-
mercial interests.
In his statement concerning the
new tariff bill, which will be report
ed as soon as Congress convenes,
Chairman WILSON says:
Its main features are two: First, the
adoption, whereverft seeSaed practicable,
of ad valorem instead of specific duties.
Secondly, the freeing from taxes OF those
great materials of industry that lie at the
basis of production. Specific rates Of du-
ty are objectionable for these reasons ::
They frequently conceal rate Of taxation
too enormous to be submitted to if expos
ed TO I'D valarem terms, as the duty Of 8
cents 100 pounds on salt in bulk, which
amounts to over 80 per oezs5, on com
mon necessary of life. They always bear
heavily on the common articles used by
the masses and lightly on the expensive
articles consumed by the rich, as tax OF
$50 ON all houses would be little or moth
ing ON the great mansion and very high
on the humble home. And, contrary to
the common belief, specific duties lead to
greater frauds in administration, for count.
\ ing and weighing at the custom-house are
done'by theeheapest and most easily cor
rupted labor, while ad valorem rates are
assessed by the best paid and most re
sponsibe appraisers.
The bill has been prepared witl
: all the care the members of the
! committee could give it, and it aIal
been framed to raise revenue TO,
the Government instead of individ
uals. Free wool is given the man
I ufactarers and a heavy cut made il
woolen goods. Congressman Nc
MILLIN says chat "it can be trul,
said that all the duty taken &ror
wool has gone to the consumer Q
/ woolen goods and even more"
/ The Mckinley bounty on saga
is repealed progressively; that il
one-eighth each year, SO that at til
/ end of eight years it is to cease .er
tirely. The duty on refined suga
is reduced from one-half to ont
fourth of a cent a pound. Raw 81
gar remains free of tax.
The bill makes deep cut IN til
duties on great nsany of the n'
cessaries of life, such as woole
goods, manufactured goods, blanl
cts, and various manufactures {
steel and iron, while agricultur
implements are placed on the frt
list. The duties have been cut a
along the line, and many of the
II have been entirely abolished. III
committee spared nothing, and a
or nearly all of the raw materia
have been placed On the free lis
Primarily this is in the iunterest
the manufacturer, to whom this t,
is burden, which has been Il
Republican excuse for am additic
al tax, which has been coMpulsoq
The Republican idea rs no give u
II manufacturer a tariff to ccnnpe
safe him for the increased cost
his raw materials and theE tar
to protect him against foreigncol
petition, and, of course, in the en-
the consumer has been bearing be
burdens. But the removal Of Il
/. double tax will relieve the peol