New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10

who considered framed ana "sneu '"a' "'S'u "eh'
fifteen were chosen members OF the hrst congress
"s..,u.a ,rdor u among whom were Roger Sher-
NO, pobert Morri. and James Madison. while
Fisher Ames. Rufus King Richard Henry Lee and
J.res Monroe men scarcely less noted TOT tneir
pa trio,ism and sound Judgment, paruc'pa'eo IN the
work OF giving force and effect 10 'he reoerai
Constitution. 20, 49,.
In the light Of these ,acts rop VII, nav so'i'e
d,,Bcu,tv apprehend In convincing the american
rao,,e that tariff adjusted In the interest OF DO
hes,;c industries Is in violation OF me CONSTITUTION
Intelligent people will not be apt 10 u''ea'" .nc
,a,r,ot,c oninons Of Washington. Madison. ''hcr-
CON and their contemporaries and accept the par
tisan Interpretation Of modern Democracy
LOSS OF REVENUE.
r,,. ,,nor examination of this bin, IN connection
with the estimated revenues 1t VIII secure' '"e
startling fact is disclosed that as revenue meas
,re q !. confessedly inadequate. 1t being CONCEDED
~. - ,ho bos,s of last years importatlons It
will sion a serious loss Of revenue es.'me'eu
,r,r,here from sixty to seventy-hve II iii'o"s vi
dollars annually to be supplied e''nci y. on 80
NOUS increase of importations 10 'he ue "
destruction of domestic industries OF ny i.so,u"e
to a system of internal taxation as per"'''''' 90
II is offensive. ...,or IN mi.
The first proposition arresting attention III 'hs
I'm IL tha nronosed transfer Of one hundred aho
th,rtv.one articles from the dutiaoie 10 'ne ueo
list or these twenty-nine are taMe" 80
chemical schedule, three from 'he S
earths and earthenware fourteen metals anu ,"inu.
features of metals. nineteen arucies VI WV.
from the schedule OF spirits; six from max hemp
ana ,r,o and their manufactures; twen'y-seVeh
,,.,,ro, nroducts twenty items OF wool ilo'l'
~. unvasbed clip to the secured fleece ana nnsheu
nou and eleven articles from the scneou'e =, Gun
dries together with coffee, skins anu hiue' ~ :
from, the possibility OF customs eAae""" ~ ~
total repeal Of the reciprocity provision oi '"e
of 1890. 49,, .,..,,or that
~ W.. a,,roton Of the list Of articles thus trans
s~~.d for, the dutiable to the free list the inter-
CO.,. q, the farmer seem to have been seec'eo IL.
snecal assault and destruction. az heaf'y o"e
~ the items embraced In this proPoseu ''"" -, .
ore the fruits of domestic huspanory. H'e'' 'S
duty OF 20 per cent ad valorem accorueo Tue N NJ
can farmer on his wheat corh rye' 90
wheat and their manufactures ID 10 DC fe"o'1
na al these products admitted free OF duty ITO"
anv country extending like privileges 10 us' i.e
nav ia thus open to the Canadian farmer 10 'nVaue
our markets at VIII. 80 .n,s
r,ut let us look for moment at the SCOPE Q. u'''
proposition as a whole. OF the class oi ~.
TN. nronosed to be transferred to the free nS'
49,. vo,e imported into the United States curing
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1888. sAo'o''ii ~
vorth upon which there was collected unoer eA''''
ing law the sum OF 49, 72ss2o 80 OF PUBIC revenue'
The immediate effect Of this propost'oh'
~ adopted will be to open our markets 10 'he GO
importation of nearly $4soooooo OF foreign prouue
ACCOMPANIED with the voluntary surre"ue' VI "S
s13 O00 900 Of annual revenue.
II ia q free donation to foreigners at time' .oo'
when the Treasury Of the United States Is IN press
ing need Of increased resources Ihere IL HUI ia -
even a suggestion Of reciprocity py WHICH Soihe vi,
cessons might be secured for our surplus proouc,'
In the markets Of the nations thus ia'o'eu
free entrance into our own. 1t Is paio Tree ""oe
maid Democratic
RAW MATERIALS.
,y ,oro ao Won suppose the wool-growers OF
this country will submit to be taxed, as you are
nIeased 10 call It. on their wooen goods. after you
forced their wool onto the free list TO the oe
struction of their focks and their fortunes .
Vet confess that In the light OF this measure N
Is somewhat difficult to understand the De'hoe'~ 'o
,dea of raw material. For example. you put OLE
ella GO of claws on the free list While announcer auop'
cd to the use of the same industry. Is made duta'
BILE One would suppose that clay was aoou' a,
raw a material could be Imagined. let "n',e
nutting the clays Of New-Jersey on the iree "S'.
Won impose a duty Of 81 ton on the ciays OF
N,a c.ooro,a and other Southern States. One
n,ouId surmise what was material In New-Jer-
sew would be raw material In rlorioa- nu'
Il seems not. One would suppose that "oop .o
would be the same. regardless OF the uses 10 WHICH
1t IL applied. =, a.. t.s
.round the planters cotton 1t Is free. Washed
moo, ana washed clay ought to hold The same place
IN Democratic philosophy. Yet the WOOL OF ne
Northern farmer IL raw material" while me
washed clay In the hands OF the Southern pioouce'
"a highly finished product. 1t Is useless, however
n attempt to extract from this bill the penocraue
conception Of raw material the truth 10 '"e'o -
No such thing as raw material except In rature'a
storehouse 100000 >,
Among the articles proposed to be transferred 70
,he free LIST are wool and iron ore. When this snail
ha va been contaminated the manufacturer OF WOOL
len goods will surely secure his raw mateeai IN tns
cheanest market He will draw his supply OF WOO
from Australia snds are practically free and eli
t,c Conditions conduce to the cheapest production
and Of tb pig worlds sources Of
est supply for his iron ore TINS WI, OF on,
suit In S one the OF closing s%H Of mines LOWERING
OF our conditions to the level Of our Foreign co'n
THE pUTIABLE SCHEDULES.
d.. ,oss,rg from the consideration Of the fret
u.t q, .be dutiabe schedules, find here the same
.n,r,t ~ hostility manifested In every provision
There "a not a schedule In which there are not some
industries which will be imperiled by the passag'
of this bill-many will be utterly destroyed. On tne
other hand II there is any provision n IN ss OH 81
give increased employment to labor II has ,o6 no
pointed GU. The na lower ss wsfes
ought bin sased ndusI bel. 4, snd Lesser psn
no
nerize American labor" The majority seem to have
been actuated only by the desire to lower duties a.
along the line regardless Of the consequences te
Amarcan industries or American labor. And II
this connection it is noticeable that not ne m ~
is responsive to the public hearings had pefore 'n'
Committee Ways and Means
EFFECT OF LOWERING DUTIES
=, sn,te OF our efforts to foster and protect ou
nottery industries importations have steadily In
creased from As5tH3 in 1884 to ss62s'4n IN 1888
II under the present rate Of duty there was i'm
,orted into this country in 1893 $685. 3i worth OF
foreign pottery. what will be the volume OF I'm
portations when you reduce duties from 50 and g
per cent to IS and IS rer cent coupled with the ex
clnson from duties of the outside coverings? II II
stated that 1890 crates Of English crockery are nov
awaiting the passage Of this oil to be shipped INT
| our market -, -. ,....,
If $4,000 worth OF pocket cutlery was importet
| into the United States last year under an al va
| loren duty ranging from 63 to 81 per cent. wh'
| can calculate the value Of importatons under TIT
proposed rate i5 pei cent? II $l7410lB OF chem
| icsl products imported into this country II
1892 under duty OF ~ per cent, what VIII be IN.
,,.I,a ~ tho ImDOrt lions under A OF % pei