Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-03
TARIFF REFORJH G0JQIUG !!
Hon. Frank HuTd Feels Happy
and Confident.
HE SAYS The BILL WILL PASS The
SENATE IN JUNE,
AND GREAT PROSPERITY WILL FOLLOW
ITS PASSAGE.
He Says Brice is an Ardent Tariff
Reformer
And that the Ohio Senator has Rem
He Says Brice is an Ardent Tariff
Reformer
And that the Ohio Senator has Ren.
dered Great Service.
Probable Changes in the Bill-Brice
on Coal, Sugar and Iron Ore
Retaliatory Tariffs--Open-
ing Up Wider Markets.

on Coai, sugar ana iron Ore-
Retaliatory Tariffs--Open-
ing Up Wider Markets.
Tie Toledo Bee Gays editorially: Hon.
Frank II. Hurd has been recognized for
many years as the most advanced leader IN
the cause Of tariff reform, and his thousands
of warm fri:nds in Ohio will appreciate the
words OF encouragement that come from him
on the pending tariff legislation. We sim
cerely hope that the confidence he places in
Senator Brice will be jus ified by the prompt
passage of Democratic tariff reform bill by
the senate. Senator Brice is fortunate in
havinga friend of the prominence and un
questioned democracy of Frank H. Hurd to
come voluntarily to the front il this day of
doubt and distrust to endorse the positl n
MIR. Brice has taken. It is not often that Mr.
Hurd takes time from an exacting law prac
tice to speak to the democracy of Ohio, but
when he does there is always ring of sin
cerity about his utterances that inspires re-
newed hope in the breasts of loyal Demo-
Gratis. 1t is with pleasure the Bee acts as the
medium between Mr.. Hurd and the thous-
ands who enjoy hearing from him.
What Hurd says:
While tariff reformers all over the country
are anxiously wondering what will become of
the Wilson bill the leader of them all, Hon.
Frank Fl. Hurd, is serenely content in the
conviction that tariff bill repeating the Nc
Kinley law and making big step towards
the long -fought-for reform, will pass the
senate by the middle of June.
MIR. Hurd spent several weeks in Washing
ton recently, and, though engaged most of
the time on important legal matters, he
found time to consult the leaders and get a
fair idea of what was going on beneath the
surface, While the bill that will pass will not
be entirelyin accordance with his wellknown
views on tariff, he regards the passage of a
compromise bill wonderful victory of dem
ocracy and freedom over a system that has
been fortified by forty years of protection
legislation.
A Bee reporter yesterday asked Mr.. Hurd
to speak to his Democratic friends of Ohio
through the Bee in order that they might alb
soTb same Of the confidence which he enjoys.
Hs was asked to give his idea Of the probable
form of the Wilson bill as it will pass the SEN
ate and what he thought the prospects were
for its passage.
"The principal changes that have been
made in tile schedules of the bill as it passed
the house," said Mr.. Hurd, "were on ihe
duties on sugar, coal, iron and lead ores.
There can be no good reason from reve-
nue. standpoint for imposing duty on coal
and ores inasmuch as the amount of revenue
derived from these will on account of their
bulk, be very small. Nor from the protec-
tion standpoint is there much reason for q
duty on coal ald iron ores. There is little
doubt that if coal were on the free list Can
ada would remove her duty on coal, which il
is avowed is retaliatory duty. With thai
duty removed large market for bituminous
coal would be opened which would consume
millions of bushels annually of the product
of our mines. So far as iron ores are con.
cerned the foreign ores brought into this
country are not imported to compete with
American ores but to supplement their d..
6ciencies, and by commingling with them
in process of manufactures to produce the
best results. I am convinced that if all for.
eign iron ores were admitted free it woulG
largely increase both production and con
sumption of American ores. For thest
reasons 1t is to be regretted that the duties
have been imposed on these articles by thu
senate committee. Nevertheless, If neces
sary to pass the bill there would seem to b.
no good reason why the concession shoulC
not be made"
"How about sugari"
"Sugsr is essentially revenue article
The rule for imposing duties in a revenu
tariff is to levy them on articles not produc
4 ed in this country, like tea and coffee.
duty on these articles, when collected goe
entirely to the government, and in it ther
can be no element of protection because n
coffee or tea is produced here. But as it wa
not proposed even in the Wilson bill as
passed the house to tax or coffee, the dut
should be imposed on those articles whic
will bring the largest and most certain revt
nue. to the government. Of these the mos
prominent is sugar. The tariff operates to il
crease the price of the articles on which 1T
imposed. This increase of price goes to tt
government ana to the American produce
whose business is sought to be protecte'
Suppose the increase of price through dut
to be one hundred million dollars per YET
and that increase of price grows out of II
! duty on wool and the products Of wool {
iron and the products of iron. The govern
ment would receive of this sum about te
million dollars and the protected in,ere
would receive about ninety million. But
the duty was imposed upon sugar the ninet
millions would go into the treasury of Il
United States and the ten millions to the pr
tected sugar growers. It is manifest Their
fore that for the purpose of revenue. dut
should be imposed first upon sugar-provi'
ing tea and coffee remain untaxed; and tn
is 10 accordance with the rule laid down
writer's in the subject, that the less the pr
duction of given article in a country Il