The evening world., 1893-12-19

Justly De called the boRis Industry OF
making American tin-plate by the mere
dipping In this country OF the imported
black plate.
WANTED TO DROP THE SUGAR
BOUNTY.
In the sugar schedule we should have
preferred, 10 wipe out at a single ieSislA-
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 it existing there, as
we find II virtually existing In, every
other schedule of the tariff, and deal
ms with 1t in his more open and often
sive form as we have dealt with other
schedules, where large property interests
sion for It's repeal by such stages as
snail gradually obliterate 1t from our
laws. while permitting those who have
invested large means under the eTrecta-
ton of It's continuance, reasonable time
In which they may prepare to take their
stand with the other industries of the
country.
Dulles upon imported tobacco leaf suit
able for cigar wrappers. which were
enormously advanced by the act of 1880.
have been placed at such figures as.
after careful Investigation, were deemed
likely to produce most revenue to the
Treasury: but this object has alone
decided the, rates so high. that no do
Is not abundant protection and to spare
Tor his product in them.
AGRICULTURE NEEDS NO PROTEC-
TlON.
OF the staple agricultural products. in
GLIDING meats and provisions, we are
such large exporters and must continue
to be such large exporters. that any
duties upon them are useless for protec-
ton and fruitlcss for revenue, and gen
purpose of deluding the farmers into the
y. lief that they are receiving some con
sideration and benefit under the tariff,
although the prices of their products
are fixed in III" worlds market In com
petition with like products produced by
the cheapest labor in the world.
t'or the pro lncer; of our great export
staples. which, having fully supplied the
home market. must Overflow and seek
large purchasers elsewhere, the only
effect Of a protective tarift is to take
half of the products for which they
could exchange their surplus in the open
m lrKet, SHOULD they venture to buy IN
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 that the American farmer
has been through many years the pat'eht
victim of the protective system: that ne
has been induced to .upport II under the
delusivc promise that by Immense pres
ent sacrlnces he was buyi,ng ior MN
self a HON, market, and that this
promised home market is further from
him to-day than. ever before, we nave
aimed to secure for him snch relaka,ion
of burdens as will permit him to ENJOY,
more OF the fruits Of his own hard and
faithful labor
70 the farmers of the country We
have given untaxed agricultural imple,,
ments and binding twine and untaxeu
cotton ties. for the additional reason
in the latter case that cotton Is ths
abroad in competition with the cheap
labor of india and of Egypt, believing
that 1t was sufficient for the private
tax gathersr to b bHi'o Nwn ,he Country intmer and
not to- pursue him into all the markets
of the world.
As the cotton hagging can be used but
once, We have Thought II but just 70
extend the drawback system 10 sucn
bugging made of jute butts, when used
upon our exported cotton, a privilege
now enjoy, coupled with the further ad,
vantage thai the same bags may he used
FOR successive expectations OF grain
SLIGHT CHANGES IN SPIRITS.
In the schedule of spirits. wires and
other beverages. the changes, mtde are
ton of increased revenue from these
very proper sources of revenue taxation.
The duty upon spirituous liquors Is put
at double the internal revenue tax upon
gallon on still wines imported in casks
Ia retained, with a provision limiting the
highest duty on such wines to 100 per
cent.
In the cotton, flax. hemp and jute
schedules, reductions have been made
in accordance with the general scheme
they are not believed to be or such
marked character as to call for any
The placing of wool upon the free list
has justified a very substantial reduc-
ton of the duties on woollsn goods:
Although the imports ,6 of lss. shoW an an
the woollen schedule, It cannot be said
that wool manufacture has been a flour
ishing industry in this country. or that
the American w~ool-grower has secured
remunerative prices for his wool.
With free wool We anticipate great
benefits to the consumer of woollen
such as that which followed the tariff
Of 1851, and a stronger and better mar
ket for the American wool-grower.
PRESENT TARIFF BEARS ON THE
POOR.
The present tariff is not only cruelty
exorbitant but 1t is so adjusted as 10
bear most heavily upon the poorer people
illustrations of these irregularities
are given and then ine re2ort o, pr'C wonSisn
MANUFACTURES from ,two-thirds of the
wool OF the world has prevented this
great industry from attaining that w,
III III l1lt hIlI llN'A
otherwise have reached. and recognizing
the duties which we would place NJ pres
ent upon competing foreign fabrics
must he somewhat higher than a perma-
nent schedule ought to be, we have pro-
vided for this gradual decrease, belley-
ing that i'm a few years our mlnulactur-
ers will assert their skill and ability to
manufacture from the worlds wool.
In the carpet schedule we have not
felt II necessary to adopt the 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
market and recently 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 the
reductions reported in the bill without
imperilling the vigorous weauth ana pros
: porous existence.
We are said to consume nearly two
thirds of all the carpets In the world.
With the choapeued production due TO
the removal of the duty on carpet woods,
! of which we are not ourselves the pro-
ducers. there would naturally be n great
2 ly Increased consumption of all kinds of
!, c.rpets in our own country, the largest
part of which must inevitably IAN TO our
own manufacturers to supply.
r AVERAGE RATES, PRESENT AND
PROPOSED.