The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-22

ns.s ana n' d!.sc,on. XII f,.msd %
those who represent the platform. cannot re
esi,s that kI9d q praise I pretend. 70 be I
pretsndsto give projection. but destroys II IL
TesaTiins the change from SPECIFIC to al
valorem duties the report says;
d, An ad vslorem duty. as the name implles
| prices could be exactly determined NOTHING
would seem to he fairer than an adj yalUrem
duty But, unfortunately. prices gre yery
much matters OF opinion. on which honest
| men NAV differ much and roRues much m ore
lnasnuch as the duty derends on tho. price a
| piece 81 goods is worth STA ward and tho duty
ls 20 per cent. the correct duty l. slJ 30 II the
detected. the duty collected becomes si.25, and
the d vaoreni. which seems TO To % Ter cent.
becomes about 70 per cent. AM not only Is the
dollar, hut the manufacturer Ii cheated out 81
one-nhh ~ the protection his Government has
This is not theory. It lie within tho expert.
ence Of every merchant that goods which can
chased duty paid. in New York at lovor prizes
Than IKE goods can be purchased BY the
true market value and Pays the duty demand.
ed by the Government and yet these al
ynlorem duties. thus obIectionable., have been
Increased in number everywhere. being sub
stituted In nearly all the schedules for specific
A. to the probable effects o, this bill on our
future relations with Canada. the report says
that those who believe that the manifest
destiny OF THIS continent IL one nation ami one
market and one develorment Will zee how
little this bill; comp4red with existing law.
Gondur yyo 70 nat en Ih"se on ne other
freely is accorded to her privileges and oppor-
tnnitics IN derugatiOn OF those OF our own
citizens, privileges and opportunities for
which the dominion would TO glad 20 give
they receive them all without money and
without price The report then says:
ANOTHER serious general direction TO the
Ia IN IN In FnN tta int
10 the calculations usually made by tho Treas
ury Dsrartment. as compared win lS3
"a II does upon depleted Treasury. ia rather
appalling IN n bill for revenue only. How TINS
30 iillod no one knows. At this date not even
tho committee Knows itaelf. unless the Iresi-
dent; nnticipnti9g 10 his MESSAGE to Congress
Means shall afford to the committee Itself Its
The report then takes up the schedules Of
the, bill setiatin. beginning with chemicals.
and analJzes the changes made and cont
upon the Industrial future Of the country. The
most important portions relate to iron. wool.
and coal. and IN part are as follows:
That which lies at tho base of our iron md
steel industry IL iron ore. The existing duty
thereon Is 20 cents per ton. The revenues
fiscal yenr over half u million Of dollars 1t L.
proposed under u tariff bill for revenue only
large revenue, by putting iron ore on the tree
. ,Sn With un A%'rGsn 9rHs orscn
cost one-tenth and none OF them at a. labor
cost greater than One-fuurth Of ours. 1t pro-
) 100 to 81 per day. and who work from ility-nve
70 sixty hours n week. into competition with
and get 3ito 20 cents per Dor day; our miners
who get from S2.25 to So. u per day. into
competition with those who get from 80 to ~
cents per day IL proposes TO condemn to
Temporary idleness, and ultimately to divert
Into new chan nes. after an i'm mense loss II not
capital OF over saSU6' OtU: to DEPRIVE 0 our
TRANSFORMATION lines OF q large proportion OF
act and V to leave m ndsveonsd TREASURES s DrS d
len under the soil OF twcnty-six States and
two Territories.
The bin deals with the wool manufacture |
In terms scarcely ess radical than those ac-
corded the woodworking Industry, upon |
reyolutionize the manufacture. OF woollsn |
Zoots 10y transferring IL from the basis OF dut- |
,e materials to FREE wo9l change more
Try was ever forced to make. without the m st |
'areful provision for safe and gradual read
periis over $500 900 100 OF capital Invested In
! particular industry. and involves the for
sands OF our citizens. demands special provi- |
,iGns to render such Transition as safe. grad
compel NM lou our a" Wool mnmactnrer s' 10 nseom
'einG the brief interval allowed after wool be-
'ones free before the duties com pensat for
hs wool duties are removed from woollen
FOODS These manufacturers nre, expected to
COMPETITORS have been corporations in learn.
ng."
OF the proposition to put bitumInous coal on
he free list the report says:
Coal has little value save as IL gets II from
nhor., Except tor short period. 1t has al
Il is4Git bore a duty Of 80 per cent. nd valo.
en- No change has been made in The duty
anne rate as the present Iaw-i5 cents per
90; Now It is proposed to make il free. II is
afssy r. msSGS P It ss N
an industry The working OF these immense
oal ields gives employment directly 10
unlties for labor to another army OF men in
resht for our r1 railway. aHS our wa nSnS
70 mined $4,000. nOOtons. ,Thlrty-one states
States Td. st%Is.
tates. Western States, and those on the lariilc
ying inland. those bordering on The great
axes ana in the Mississippi Valley, all are in
crested in this magnificent American indus
The PRODUCTS Of the coal deposits OF Nova
Gotta. Canada. Mexico. Australia. and British
~ Initial States, -four taTiffdutios DO stricken
n at less cost than the Goals Of pennsyl.
ratas. and this simply by reason OF the dificr-
nee re- hetTee9 f1relgn wage rates and our own
ON the removal Of tho duty would be- sIiGIt
the llrst instance. the loss TO Ameri-
IN labor and American capital would lie
lca!culab and the loss to the whole people
eyond measure. To put coal on the free list
without reason and against reason, and :
nds no sem blancs OF defence save In the un-
desire 10 explott theory ut tho ex-
.nse Of he American people"
The minority conclude thsir exhaustive re-
ort by expressing their disapproVAl OF the
the act.
HE INTERNAL REVENUE SCHEDULE