The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-12-06
FARMERS TO SUFFER.
Their Interests Assaulted in the
New Democratic Tariff.
TOBACCO DUTY DECREASED.
The Wilson Tariff Bin win Further
Deplete the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 30 by far the most
important political event Of the week is the
publication of the new Tariff bill. True,
many Of hechenges as well as the general
tenor Of the bill had been anticipated more
or less accurately Ia the Washington dis
patches, bat still there was enough ofun-
certainty about it all to keep up the interest
ofthe country.
The Republicans condemn the bill with
ont qualification, but express satisfaction at
is being 50 radical asto unmask any pre-
tense on the part of the Democrats Of pur-
pose TO preserve the protection Of American
interests They regard the bill as making
square issue between protection and free
trade and it is very satisfactory to them TO
have the issue come in this form. The bin
makes sweeping reductions in nearly all the
manufacturing schedules, and places wool,
coal, lumber, salt AMI iron ore upon the free
list. The tariff on sugar is reduced, and
provisions made for the gradual extinguish-
ments Of the bOunties. Material reductions
are made in the woolen schedule and a grad
ual decrease Is provided for There are also
large cuts in the cotton and metal schedules.
Every Pennsylvania indas;ry-wool, farm
produce, corn. coal, lumber-are attacked.
The chief exigency which the Wilson bill
itself creates. and which seems destined %
bring destruction upon its own head is that.
while profesSedly a revenue measure, it
really cuts into the revenues Of the Treasury
10 an amount estimated al $4,000 go. in
stead OF providing means to meet the threat
ened deficit at the end Of the fiscal year
under the present revenues Of from S6o, CO.,
900 to 100000. This fact Of itself will
force the House TO amend the bill so as to
pIodnce greater revenue, for the reason that
an income tax cannot well past that body,
and most certainly cannot pass the Senate
The agricultural interest will, perhaps, be
the slowest to understand how their welfare
is attacked, but when they are heard from
the farmers will be likely to speak in no un-
certain tones. The removal of duties from
agricultural products which are readily
brought across our northern border from
Canada will speedily prove thorn in the
side of the farmers of every norther state.
The schedules which affect the farmers Of
Somerset county are beneath appended.
showing that they will be great sufferers if
the Democratic party persists in its purpose
Of enacting this bill.
SCHEDULE 6-AGRICULTURE.
All live animals not especially provided.
for, % per centum. Present duty, - per
cent ad valorem
BuehTheat, corn or maize, cornmeal, oats,
oatmeal, rye, rye -four, wheat and wheat
-four, % per cent, but each Of the above pro-
ducts shall be admitted free Of duty from
any country which imposes no import duty
on the like product when exported from the
United States. Present duty, Is cents per
bushel.)
Rice. cleaned, II cents per pound present
duty, cents per pound unciesned rice or
nee free OF the outer hull and still having
the inner cuticle on, cent per pound pres
ent duty, II cents per pound rice flour and
nee meal and rice broken, which will pass
through a sieve known commercially as Nc.
y wire sieve, OF cent per pound fpresent
duty, cent per pound; paddy or nee hav-
ing the outer hull on of cen per pound
present duty cent per pound).
Butter and substitutes therefor. ( cents per
pound lPresent duty, cents per pound.
Cheese, 3 per cent. Present duty, Is
cents per pound.
Hay, s. per ton- Present duty, 81 per
tom.
Hops, s cents per pound. Present duty,
Is cents per pound.
Potatoes, 10 cents per bushel Of O. pounds. |
present duty, 25 cents per bushel).
flsh IN cans or package, except auchovies |
and sardines, and fish packed in any other
manner, not specially enumerated . per
centnm- Present duty, 30 per cent?,
There shall be allowed on the imported tin
plate used in the manufacture OF cans. boxes
packages, and all articles Of tinware export
ed, either empty or filed with domestic pro-
ducts, drawback equal to the duty paid on
such tin plate, less one per cent. OF such duty.