New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14

......,,,, ;,drstries and to insure their
nrosncri,r that n great reduction III 'iie ""''e'
n, manufactured nro,lucts could then pc s"ici!
made PM NOW comes the question Whc'hei' III
STATES like PENNSYLVANIA Ncw-Icrscy' we VII
.d,,,, ,ro,,,,soo and Alabama. il will be po'
Utic,llv s,fn IN vote for removal Oh uu'''S VII
coal or iron ore. From the recent WV
already pcrccivcd that the proposeu ie'"o'"'
the duties ON wool is not regnrdc" VIII" 'n''A''
satisfaction in Ohio or other western '''"''
TO 20 forward and make raw ma''r'''H '.' y,
drtv ~ rho Marty has distinctly pledged itseii
IN do wou,d .ppcar in the light OF the recen'
election ro.,. mich like suicide. On the other
hand. 10 refuse the remedy Tor WIZ" i'''''''
Democrats have been camoring all 'hese !''iS
Womb in all probability cost the party hca'ii!
i'm the Eastern States.
Tho difficulty is equally great respecting the
odiustmort Of duties on many manufactured
nroducts If will be remembered that III 'he
last session OF Congress two years "Eo D'"'
cratic members Of the COMMITTEE vi way anu
Means protested most earnestly against ''ic IT,
duction of the duties on woollen SoouS p'io"
20 pcr cent. even in consideration Oh the eh''re
romovoI of duties on wool They argued with
rrcot force that it would simply destroy the
woo,,op manufacture I'm this country to cut OF
all the specific duties and at the same ulhe "
reduce the nd valorcm duty below Do per cent
Rut II Is now reported that the committee mas
virtually decided to cut down the duty Oh all
woo,Icn goods to 80 per cent, ana II Is wen
krowp that the Western and Southern Demo
crafts whose influence in the party Is at present
loft 1
tion of duties rs the one thing necessary 10
iustify them before their constituents. 1hey
have been pretending that woollcns were rem
dcrcd far too costly by the outrageous Mckinney
tariff. and that it was nothing less than ROD
berry to impose on woollcn goods duties when
averaged about 30 per cent These congress
mon feel that they cannot go before thcir con-
stitucnts without disgrace If they DO not III
least exert themselves to the utmost 10 secure
n reduction Of duties below that figure. lie
same difficulty arises regarding many other
manufactured products. After declaring for
vears that tho present duties are outragcouSly
high and involve robbery Of the consumers lor
thc benefit of Il favored class Of manufacturers,
the Democratic party now has to decide whcth'r
il will give the lie to all It's professions. or maze
such reduction OF duties rs ii has pretended
10 desire
Pcrplcxing enough at any time the problem
Is particularly troublesome TO Democrats III tnis
time because Of the needs of the Treasury III
some way a larger revenue must be secured. OF
else appropriations must be greatly reduced
The part, does not dare 10 reduce appropfia-
tons Probably it will not dare to increase the
internal taxes on liquors and tobacco. If 1t re-
Stores the duty on sugar. or any part Of il. that
will he found n particularly costly step ut the
West Yet in some way the revenue must De
had and in some way The party must Ut least
appear 10 be reducing the taxes which the
people have 10 bear while at the same time
obtanin. larger revenue than before.