The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-02
ATTENTION, SOUTHERN SENATOR'S
AND REPRESENTATIVES,.

The new tariff BIZ has row been
long enough before the country
TO be critically examined by ex-
rerts and for the exact nature of
the changes that it makes in the exist
ing tariff TO be accurately understood.
And now that It has been thoroughly an
Salyzed this all-important fact stands
completely exposed. II is just as much
protective tariff bill as the existing law is.
We do not refer, in making this state
ment. to the articles that are put upon
the free list. We refer to the duties that
ere imposed upon imports These duties
are all left at point which makes them
protective Of American manufactures
against foreign importations. The duties
imposed by the Mckinley bill are undoubt-
edly lowered, and in many instances great
ly lowered. but McKinley's duties were
placed at a figure far above what was
necessary to insure protection. All that
the Wilson bill has done is to lop off the
unnecessary protection, but 1t has left
all that is necessary to secure effectuaI
protection.
AHN stN Ioih Jbuilldl Oh Commerce.
after making a fun review of 1t, says: las
a rule. the existing duties leave such a
wide margin of difference between the
prices at which home goods can be pro-
fitably made and those at which like for
eign articles can be imported, that the
tariff goes far beyond all requirements
for protective effect The proposed new
duties do not. for the most part even APP
proximately wipe out the surplusage duty.
Those who had hoped for fun
damentally non-protective tariff, find still
tariff more highly protective than that
Of any other country"
This is the conclusion reached by the
most competent authority on the subject
IA the United States. our readers may
therefore accept 1t as a fact that all duties
on foreign imports that come into compe-
titlon with American manufactures are
left at protective point This is certain
ly one OF the most astonishing outcomes
OF long and bitter contest that the world
was ever treated to. The fable of the
mountain and mouse bears hardly any
comparison to 1t.
But whilst New England and the Allan
tic sea-coast have had their way in ram
ing our ee-trade-protective-tar bin,
what has happened to us Of the South
The southern States put the Democratic
party into power. when II would have
remained out OF power 10 doomsday II
II had looked for !avors 10 New England.
What has that party done for the South
in return? Simply this 1t has done all
that lay in its power to injure and Grip
pie "a great part OF the South by the bill
that It's representatives have framed. The
South wanted free imports, that she might
buy all her supplies as cheaply as possi
bic and that justice might be done all
around. To get those free imports she
was willing to give up the advantages that
the principle OF protection secured to her.
But here comes the Democratic Committee
on Ways and Means. retaining the duties
on imports for the beneft OF the New
Highlander. but putting coal, IRON ore. su-
gar. on tire free list. the incaIculaols
injury or Virginia. West Virginia, North
Carolina. Alabama. Georgia, ana Louis
lana. We should like to know where the |
Democratic party OF the country would |
Do without these States? II owes its pos
session OF power 10 them ard this is a |
pretty return 10 make them for the gift. |
We are for free and unrestricted trade. |
But as burdens must be imposed upon
Imports TO raise the revenues that the |
government needs. we yield 10 a scheme |
OF duties. but we insist that those duties |
shall be % distributed that all shall bear |
~ saud and ratabls share We refuse |