The Portland daily press., 1893-12-20
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of New England or the rest of the
country, the tariff of 1915 gave immense
vigor to manufactures, with steady ems
ployment and increasing wages to LAT or.
So that after eleven years experience ul-
der 1t, the longest period of stability we
have ever enjoyed under any tariff, the
representatives of those states, with
practical unanimiGY, voted for a further
reduction of 20 per cent, and by two
thirds vote sustained the tariff of 1867,
which made reduction Of -25 per cent
And so well contented and prosperous
were the manufacturers of that and
other sections of the country under The
low rates of tariff of 1857 that when the
Morrill, bill of 1851 took the first back
ward step there was general protest
against it. Mr.. Morrill, himself has since
said that the tariff of 1861 was not asked
for. and but coldly welcomed by manu-
faeturers.
Do we not know that the wooden
manufacture dates it's revival from the
tariff of 1857, which altered the duties
on wool?
The history of American industry
shows that during no other period has
there been more healthy and rapid de-
velopment of our manufacturing in
dusfy than during the fifteen years of
low tariff from 1916 to 1861, nor more
ucHiSAf dud udItlOhIOuS grow I'LL VI dSII-
culture and ali the other great industries
of the country. No chapter in our politi-
cal experience carries with it more
salutary lesson than this, and none could
appeal more strongly to lawmakers to
establish just and rational system OF
public revenues, neither exhausting
agriculture by constant blood-letting.
nor keeping manufacturers alternating
between cnf1ls and fevers by artificial
pampering. La this direction alone lies
ability, concord of sections and of
great industries.
We have already said that public dis
cussion may disclose errors of minor de-
tails in the schedules of our bill.ss To
escape such errors would require so
thorough and minute knowledge of all
the divisions, subdivisions. complex
and manifold 1nazes and involntions of
our chemical, textile, metal and, other
Industries, that no committee of Con-
gress, no matter how extended the range
Of their personal knowledge, or how
laborious and painstaking their efforts.
could ever hope to possess. We have not
forgotten that we represent the people
who are the many as we'll as the pro-
tected interests, who are the few. and
while we have dealt. with the latter in
no spirit of unfriendliness. we have felt
that it was our duty and not our privi-
lege TO make the tariff schedules.
Tobacco Growers Object.
Hartford, Conn, December 19.-The
New England Tobacco Growers Associ-
alton is circulating petition to Con-
gress which alleges that the reduction of
the duty one-half on Sumatra tobacco
as proposed by the Wilson bill, will
probably result in loss of revenue, for
100 per cent more Sumatra wrapper must
be imported than in 1850 to equal the
4 Il, R,,<,-
1t is further alleged that the reduction
in the duty will lessen the cost to the
manufacturers of cigars So per thousand,
but will not benefit the consumer. The
petitioners pray that if the duty on
Sum atra leaf be reduced 81 per pound,
the duty on cigars be reduced 81 per
pound or 25 per cent ad valorem or that
the internal revenue tax on cigars be So
on those wrapped with foreign tobacco.
The petition is being circulated in Mass
achusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire.
and an effort is being made to get 100 900
signatures. A similar petition is being
cireul ated in Florida and Georgia and is
to be circulated in New York and other
tobacco growing states.
Operatives Protest.
Providence, December 10. The opera
tives of the Conant thread mills of Paw
tucket held mass meeting today and
Wilson tariff bill as affecting their in
dustry. The mills employ some $500
hands.
The Eccentric Dr.. Boynton.
Washington. Decemh her 19.-Secretary
Herbert, was today advised of the arrival
at New York Of the eccentric American
prisoner, DIR. Boynton, arrested by the
British authorities in an.attempt to blow
up the Aauidaban at Rio Janeiro. The
Secretary said that now that Boynton lis
removed from the place where he could
cause trouble, there is no intention to
keep him longer in custody.
In the Senate.
Washington, December I9.-In the
Senate today the House bill to repeal the
Federal election laws was taken ND and
Mr.. Berry Of Arkansas, made a speech in
advocacy Of it.
After speech by Mr.. PETER, Populist
of Kansas, in advocacy of the bill intro
duced by MIN yesterday appropriating
SIS, 800. 900 to relieve want and restitution
throughout the country. the Senate went
into executive session and later adj
journed.
Wayne Macveagh in Van Aliens Place.
Washington, December 19.-The Pres
dent today sent to the Senate the nomi-
nation Of Wayne MacVeagh of Pennsyl-
vania, to be ambassador to Italy.
tPostmasters Appointed.
Washington, December ia post
office has been established at Rapids.
York county, and Benz. W. Hobbs APP
pointed postmaster.
The President today sent to the Sem
ate the following nominations: To be
postmasters in Maine, jeremiah G. Shaw
at Biddeford, James Gillen, Jr., at Houl-
ton, Isaac Coombs at Camden.
Collector Page Confirmed.
Washington, December 19.-The SEN
ate has confirmed the following nominal
lions: Calvin Page, to be collector of
internal revenue for the district of New
Hampshire; to be postmasters in Maine,
II. s. Merrifield at North Berwick, and
FL. Is. Tibbetts at Berwick.
OBITUARY,
Rev. John o. Fiske, d. d.
Especial to the Press.]
Bath, December 19.-Rev. John Orr
Fiske, D. D., for 40 years pastor of the