The evening world., 1893-12-19

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Justly be called the bogus industry of
dipping in this country Of the imported
black plate.
WANTED TO DROP THE SUGAR
BOUNTY.
In the sugar schedule we should have
tive stroke the existing bounty system.
We believe II to be contrary to the
spirit Of our institutions. and can CON
ceive of no circumstances under which
we should have advocated or approved
Its Introduction into our laws.
We have found 1t existing there, as
other schedule OF the tariff, and deal
Ing Will 1t In this more open and oren-
siye form as we have dealt with other
schedules, where large properly Interests
sion. for It's repeal by such stages as
shall gradually obliterate 1t from our
laws, while permitting those who have
invested large means under the eXpeeta-
ton of its continuance. reasonable time
In which they may prepare to take their
stand with the other industries or the
country.
DUTIES ON TOBACCO.
Duties upon imported tobacco leaf suit
able for cigar wrappers. which were
enormously advanced by the act of 1890.
have been placed at such figures as,
after careful investigation, were deemed
likely to produce most revenues to the
Treasury; but this object has alone
decided the rates so high, that no do
nestle producer need claim that there
is not abundant protection and to spare
for his product In them.
AGRICULTURE NEEDS NO PRoTEC-
TON.
OF the staple agricultural products, In
Guiding meats and provisions. we are
such large exporters and must continue
to be such large exporters, that any
duties upon them are useless for p,rotec-
e eiqh shS cam lru, only I be- imposed for the
purpose of deluding the farmers into the
belief that they are receiving some on
slderation and benefit under the tarim,
although the prices of their products
are fixed in the worlds market, In com
petition with like products produced by
the cheapest labor in the world.
For the producers OF our great export
staples. which, having fully supplied the
home market, must overflow and seek
large purchasers elsewhere, the 0n my
away from them from one-fourth to one.
half Of the products for which they
could exchange their surplus In the open
the market where they are obliged to sell,
or compel them to give a like portion OF
the avails Of their labor, when turned
into money, by increasing the cost OF
what they buy In the home market.
HELPING THE FARMER.
Recognizing tina the American farmer
has been through many years the patient
victim of the protective system; that ne
deiusive promise that by immense pres
ent sacrifices he was buying Lor mn.
self a home market. and mat InIs
promised home market Is further IRON bsua
aimed to secure for him sucn r~elaha.iom
of burdens as will permit him to enjoy
more Of the fruits OF his own hard ana
faithful labor.
I FOR THE COTTON GROWERS.
~ 49, O., r,,ar NJ the country We
have given untaxed agricultural nipple,
ments and binding Irvine and untaxea
cotton ties, for the additional reason 6n
largest export crop of the country. soio
abroad in competition with the cheap
labor of India and of EGYPT, believlng
tax gatherer to follow the farmer IN
the markets of his own, country and
not to pursue him into all the markets
Of the world. 49,.
AS the cotton baging can be used but
once, we nave thought 1t but Just to
extend the drawback system to such
bagging made of 1ute butts, when used
upon our exported cotton. a privilege
which the exporter of wheat can ALREADY
now enjoy. coupled with the further ad,
vantage that the same bags may be used
for successive expectations or grain.
SLIGHT CHANGES IN SPIRITS.
In the schedule of spirits. wines and
! other beverages, the changes made are
: slight and with the view to the produc'
: ton of increased revenue from thest
, very proper sources of revenue taxation
. The duty upon %spirituous liquors Is pu
at double the Internal revnue tax upor
the same, while the duty Of 30 cents 6
gallon on still wines imported In casks
e Is retained, with a provision limiting TIM
: highest duty on such wines to lVo pei
cent.
E In the cotton, fax, hemp and jutt
: schedules. reductions have been made
: in accordance with the general schemt
Of the bill as heretofore expiain ne n DT,
marked character as to call Tor any
special explanation.
( AS TO FREE WOOL.
The placing Of wool upon the free,lis'
has justified a very substantial reduc'
''G %ith 90 the the aui Imports Pn Of isss show ar
average duty Of IS S2-16O per cent. in
/ the woollen schedule, 1t cannot be sale
the american wool-grower has secured
: remunerative prices for his wool.
j benefits MEAN = tree to the Moo consumer Mn Of woolier
4 goods, a revival of the woollen industry
such as tina which followed the tariff
4 Of 1881 s6r t snd A q siIeageT wo sad 9estst mar
PRESENT TARIFF BEARS ON THE
\ POOR.
: The present tariff is not only, cruel.
. exhorbitant. but is so adjusted as tt
bear most heayily upon bs the P2 ppesul Re e ie,
4 u MULE Vi
are given and then the report proceeds2.
The long exclusion Of our wooller
manufactures from ,two-thirds OF n,
: wool of the world has prevented thls
great industry from attaining that Wig
orous life and independence IT migh'
otherwise have reached, and. recognizing
the duties which we would place at pres
j emit upon competing foreign fabrics
must be somewhat higher than a perma
e nent schedule ought to be, we have pro
e yided for this gradual decrease. believ
t ing that in a few years our manufactur
e ers will assert their skill and ability u
r manufacture from the worlds wool.
THE CARPET SCHEDULE.
= In the carpet schedule We have no
felt II necessary to adopt the slidint
scale because this branch of our textil'
Industry has long been one OF the mos
{ fourishing Of all our manufactures, ha
asserted It's full control of the hom'
market and ecently has been threaten
!. ing to invade with American products
the markets of other countries.
With free carpet wool we have believed
that this industry might well stand tn
[ reductions reported in the bill withou
d imperilling the vigorous weauth ana pros
Iperous existence.
e We are said to consume nearly two
E thirds OF all the carpets, In the world
v With the ~cheapened production due u
" the removal OF the duty bn carpet woods
e of which we are not ourselves the pro
ducers. there would naturally be a great
n ly Increased consumption or all KINDS o
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