The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-09-28

The New Tariff Dispensation.
And having stricken that out they, upon
the motion of Mr.. Neal, resolved:
we denounce Republican protection as
fraud. We declare it to be the funda-
mental principle of the Democratic party |
that the Federal Government has no con- |
stitutional power to impose and collect
tariff duties except for the purpose of rev. |
enue only, and we demand that the collec- |
zion of such taxes shall be limited to the
necessities of the Government when honest
ly and economically administered"
This is the voice of the Democratic can |
didate for governor. Is it the voice of Ohio?
Will it be the approved utterances Of the
voters of Ohio? This is the principle upon
which the revision is to be made, and It is
the tariff reform referred to by the presi-
dent in his recent message, to which he de-
clares that every effort of his administra-
tion shall be dedicated.
As casting further light upon Demo-
cratic purposes we have only to observe
how the committee on ways and means in
the present house of representatives has
been organized. A majority of the Demo-
cratic members constituting it are from
the SOUTH and from districts of compare
lively little manufacturing and CONNER
cial Importance.
The Two Systems Again on Trial.
SO the two economic systems are again on
trial in Ohio this year, The Republican
| party has renewed it's adherence to the sys-
TEN of protective tariff and the Demo
cratic party has, through it's platform, de-
clared its adherence to free trade, or tariff
for revenue only, and has put in nomina-
tion gentleman who has been conspicu-
| ously identified with the free trade wing of
the Democratic party, and is the represent
! ative OF the most radical views upon the
| subject. What the Republican party means
/ by protection it has interpreted in its legs-
! lation for the last thirty-three years, and
/ its most recent expression upon that sub
! ject is found iu the tariff law of $780, So
the people know what the Republican party
means by protective tariff, and would be
/ glad to'know what the Democratic party
means, in detail, and with particularly, by
q tariff for revenue only. 1t is fortunate,
! therefore, that we have one so distinguish
ed and able-the very author of the tariff
| plank of the last Democratic national plat
| form itself-to advise the country exactly
what the party now in power will do with
the tariff. 1t has occurred to me, therefore,
to ask my distinguished competitor what
his tariff would do with the law of 1890, in
| detail.
Let Him Specify the Duties.
| And first, call his attention to Schedule
! A, chemicals, oils and paints" and in
| quire of him what duties, If any, he would
| impose upon the 92 paragraphs contained
in that schedules, What duty will be put
upon flaxseed oil? What upon paints, col.
ors and varnishes? What upon lead prod
| ucts? What upon soda in its various
forms? When he has informed the people
of the state upon Schedule A, direct his
attention to Schedule b. under which are
designated 'earths, earthenware and glass
ware" What tariff, if any, will he leave
upon frebrick, upon tiles, upon sewer pipe,
vitrified brick, and encaustic tiling? What
upon earthen and chinaware, and what upon
p1ateglass and common windowglass2 What
upon glass bottlesY What upon marble,
stones and manufactures thereof? What
upon slate roofnga Most of these are pc
culiarly Ohio products, whose manufacture
involves large invested capital and gives
employment to vast army of Ohio work.
ingmen and are those upon which the peo-
pie of this state would especially like in
formation
What of the Metal Schedule?
Then will he be good enough to inform
the people Of the state what he will do
factures of metalse" What with iron ore,
what with coal, what with pigironf What
upon the several forms of iron and steels
What tariff will he put upon cotton ties,
gots what upon cutlery. if any, and what
upon tinplatep There are 108 paragraphs
in this schedule. Will he be good enough
to take them up and enlighten the people
after bear under the revenue tariff policy
which he representa- The people alon
the Ohio river and the lake, and in the vaI-
leys Of the Mahoning, the Tuscarawas the
Scioto, the Hooking, the Muskingum and
the Miami all want to know what is to be
done with the tariff protecting these vast
and increasing interests. What will he do
with Schedule d, wood and manufactures
Off"
What on Sugar and Tobacco?
Then draw his attention to Schedule =,
and beg him to inform US what he will do
with sugar? II he is genuine revenue
tariff reformer, as be asserts he is, then he
will restore the tariff on sugar. What will
he do with the bounty Will he then in
upon tobacco and the manufactures off,
under Schedule F; the raisers of tobacco in
Southern Ohio, deeply interested as they
are in this agricultural product, will anx.
iously await his reply. What change Of
What will he do with the agricultural
products and provisions" under Schedule
CT What tariff will be put upon horses,
which now bear q duty Of $50 per head, to
States with only the Great Lakes separating
us from Canada? What upon cattle, and
hogs, and sheep? What upon barley and
what upon rice? What will he do with
Schedule i, spirits, wine and other bever
; turers?" What will he do with "fax and
hemp" in Schedule JY
What VIII He Do With woolq
Then coming to Schedule K, what will
he do with ''woolp' That has already
been answered by the legislation of ths
Democratic party in the last house of rep
resentatives. 1t places wool upon the free
list, and, having once made wool free, will
he advise the people what tariff, if any, he
will leave upon 'woolen goods ?" Would
he repeal the drawback clause of the pres
ent lawf Would he repeal the provision
of the law which prohibits the landing OF
goods made of convict labor? Does he fa-
vor the bill prepared by the New York re,
form free trade) club? What will he dc
with Schedule l., 'silk and silk goods 2''
What will he do with Schedule NJ, pulp
and paper" of increasing Importance in all
parts of Ohio? What win he do with
: Schedule N, "sundries," among which are
brushes, coke, leather, and manufactures
of? How will he treat the free list Will
he place tea and Coffee spices and drugs,
on the tariff list
What Revenue VIII He Securef
q cap do the ca11sa which he re