The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-12-06
FOR REVENUE ONLY.
hRIFF BILL DRAWN ON THE LINES
JOE THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The promise of the platform adopted
Dy the democratic party at Chicago is
redeemed in the tariff bill completed and
given TO the public. 1t is drawn on The
lines of the tariff for revenue only. Thele
IS not line, word or syllable in it which
looks in the direction of McKinleyism or
protection for the sake of protection"
Whatever protective features is left in
in the bill is of purely incidental and
constitutional character. The bill is de-
yised to raise revenue for the govern
ment, not to swell the revenues of a IA
vOred and pampered class at the expense
of the rest of the people. The free lis
is considerably extended, but it is not so
much in the mere extension of this list
as in the character of the articles added
that the innovations appear Id.
To generalize, it places raw material
entering into manufactures on the free
lists. Coal, IRON ore, timber, tin ore,
block tin, copper ore and some other ar
ticles entering lareIy into manufacturing
are untaxed. With these advantages
American manufacturers should be able
to compete with England or any other
country for the markets of the world,
while at the same time holding our own.
Besides these articles, many of domestic
use have been added to the free list, as
salt, apples, meats, laundry soap, lar1,
tallow; also articles used on the farm,
binding Irvine, cotton ties, plows, thresh-
& inc machines, reapers, cotton gins, har-
rows and the like. And where articles
4 such as clothing, carpets. cotton goods,
3 etc.. have remained dutiable the,duty has
I been gretly reduced, The aim has been
4 where duties were removed to make them
81 low on the cheaper grades and highest
Il on the more expensive articles. Thus,
81 for instance, on manufactured wool no
n duty is left higher than 45 per cent and
that only on ready-made garments, the
81 average being below 40 per cent.
Low DUTY ON woOLENs.
The cheaper quality of blankets and
hlnnels are only taxed 25 per cent, and
lower grades of carpets 20 per cent The
II idea as to the wooden schedule is gradu
#ally to reduce the tax until il five years
lit will amount only to 40 per cent as the
Ehighest tax with the average about 30.
Wit will be observed that the special duties
Nme abolished wherever this is practical
cable The bill is, therefore, an al valo-
a. rem measure, that is, each dutiable artl-
Mcle will pay tax according to its value,
land not an arbitrary tax regardless OF
whether it is costly or inexpensive arti-
Ce This has always been regarded,
Even bv protectionists, as the most scien-
- @ifc way of levying duties. The only
@Eeghty objection ever urged against it
MAS that it was more open to fraud by
differentiation than the specific duties
lit system. This objection is disposed OF
h by the clear and convinc ing statement of
rbairman Wilson given out this morning
N With the bill.
The bill is well received by demo
Iats, except IN a few cases, where the
e q OeS If local interests are regarded as
aying been trodded upon. These are.
lot enough to jeopardize the chances OF
ok he passage of the bill through the
house. The treatment of sugar, for in
hnce has not pleased the Louisanians.
81 Ehe tax on refined sugar has been re-
10 uced to one-quarter of a cent pound,
=, 1th raw sugar remaining on the tree
S, the bounty at the same time being
%educed at the rate of One-eighth OF
IN TENT year until it is wiped out. The
J IN .ouisianians wanted, rather, to increase
,LlD There will be more objections OF This
Z. o nd, but, as said, not enough to endan-
7 Fl the passage of the bill through the
II ouSe, though there will DE hopes OF
vi nending it in the senate in this dlrec-
hItd On,
W. WERE CONSUMERS ARE BENEFITED
The wooden schedule is the most i'm
De so Gtant to the people of all contained IN
Il. and us long and complicated measure.
nyo1r Dol, hair of the camel, goat, ETC., are
oa;' % On the free list Under the McKin-
,aas. law, this was divided into three
o lsses, at rates equivalent to At, IS and
~ per cent. These duties are abolished.
oOlen and worsted yarns, valued at
,OM more than 40 cents a pound, are in
PRESENT bill put at duty at 30 per
Under the Mckinley bill, these
lies We're taxed at rate which, in