Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07

mated thoroughly by the southern ele-
rlent more thoroughly even than the
house, added tariff upon sugar for
the protection Of a southern industry
and OF trust which by large contribu-
tons to Democratic campaign funds had
been able to control Democratic leaders
in the senate. BY this they took 500,
600, coo a year out Of the pockets of the
American people to benefit southern
industry and also to benefit gigantic
monopoly which had contributed enor-
nous sums to Democratic success.
But this was not ALL Let us look over
the schedules Of the house bill as COM
pared with tho senate bill and see what
they did for the industries of the coun-
Try as compared with the present law.
Thousands of manufacturers testified tc
the ways and means committee of the
house and the finance committee of the
senate that q reduction in tariff must
result in q reduction in wages. This
was especially true in those industries
Of the north where competition has al
ready brought prices to SO low a figure
that every further reduction must result
in reducing wages. Yet in the face of
this what did these Democrats who
framed this bill in house and senate do?
The general testimony Of manufacturers
was that a reduction of 80 per cent in
duties would cause enormous reductions
in wages Yet in those Industries Pc
Culiar to the north the reductions in
duty were even greater than the 80 per
cent Originally proposed by the finance
committee Of the senate. In schedule D,
which includes wood and manufactures
thereof, the reduction in duty by both
house and senate bill was 80 per cent
In manufactures Of flax, hemp and jute
the reduction was nearly as great In
schedule G, consisting Of agricultural
products and provisions, which largely
affects farmers along the northern boz
der, the reduction was 80 per cent. 70
cotton manufactures the reduction was
nearly 80 per cent and must result in
great reductions in wages in the north
ern and eastern sections Of the country
where the cotton manufacturing indus
try is so important factor. In schedule
c, which includes metal and manufac-
lures thereof, there was q reduction OF
10 per cent III the amount of duty, and
the result must be a corresponding re-
duction in wages of the millions Of peo-
pie employed in that enormous industry
IN schedule K, which includes wool and
manufactures thereof, the average re-
duction was over 50 per cent, which
means almost destruction to tie indus
Try Of wool raising and manufacture OF
WOODEN goods, and consequently enor-
NOUS reductions i'll wages Of the few
thousands Of people vino will now fine:
employment in that industry. which en-
plnyed millions in the past.
Now let Us see what was done With
reference 70 the southern industries.
Schedule F consists Of tobacco aud
manufactures thereof, a southern in
du>sry largely. The senate bill makes
the average dutv upon this schedule
over los per cent and is (: reduction OF
bat S Per Cent as compared with tue
Mckinley law. This is in marked con-
1rasC with the reductions Of from so to
55 per cent made in the schedules com
posed OF the classes Of goods produced
Or manufactured at the north and upon
which SO many millions of people de-
pend for employment. In schedule II,
which consists Of spirits, wines and 9TH
er beverages, in the manufacture of
which the south is largely interested,
the reduction in the rates of duty was
about l6 per cent as against three times
the reduction in northern industries. In
schedule E, which relates to sugar, a
southern product, there was an increase
Of nearly 800 per cent in the rate of du
ty. In rice and coal and iron ore and nu-
merous other southern products protec-
ton was dealt out with a generous
hand, while upon cotton ties, burlaps
and other articles used almost exclu-
sively in the south protection to manu-
facturers in the north was absolutely
denied.
Thus the south, all the way through,
in farming the bill, has taken care Of
it's own, but slaughtered the manufac-
turers Of the north
The Outcome.
The conferees who are at work upon
the bill have an enormous task before
them. A few northern senators who
found that their own reelection and
Democratic control of their states de-
pended upon getting protection for GER
tain industries in those states succeeded
in making many changes in the house
bill. When the conferees, met they found
that the senate had made c34 amend
monts to the house bill.
Three hundred Of these were au lii
CREASE iii the rate Of duty fixed by the
:house bill 1874 fixed the :sstaae: rate of
duty az the &8s&&aik3a and 1aa4e@e 4be as;tsa
Mckinley 1vss; ss AID 3d. :a9taaIY gave q:
higf1eEate Of pfS!t&@tion than t1tat
while f aA 3fffl}i
va'nte{ l;: t .; Which .: As
Democratic c@sssSsa are dazsa ae&a{4&}Ef as
fer to considers problem
in st@sSt people will consld1ege:
it anssash ' assfssSr verdict pubhalNas,