New-York tribune., 1894-04-28
against wealth, and stealing trains anu n''ns
upon deputy -marshals when they are 100 "e'''
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THE TARIFF UNCERTAINTIES.

THE TARIFF UNCERTAINTIES.
Tho Ghosts Of slaughtered manufactures VIII
! no, doyn and the Democratic Senators OF lnc
! i,ror circle are again summoned TO concert III
socro, othcr changes Of the pending lari1 Dill
7, Is only fresh proof Of ncapacty tnat 'h'9
,.,rn to sender the bill less harmful ana Jess
oronsivo hv tho trining alterations when thcy
cucgost Democratic newspapers are inforheu
| ,h,t Il l. intended TO raise the maximum Oh
druos on woollcns from 81 to 40 per cent anu
| ,ror, 40 to A. per cent on higher grades, WIN
| ir,i,,r notifications In other schedules. ana
,h,, this l. mart of Il scheme which. IT Is stouu!
ossortcJ will command every Democratic vote
ca that thc bill will pass about June l. ohe
must sunnose that the leaders who dictate 'heSe
qualifications do SO under extraordinary PreS-
euro from their own party, in view or recent
| ,oo,io,e so thot they are acting in measure
urdor drrcss but also that they really DeneVe
,bose notifications will be of some practlcal iii
| rortonce I'm the markets and in the elections
Tho truth is that they leave unchanged la'ai
| nrovisons which are far more important 'han
| tbc small changes proposed. In inc Wooh'"
h,,sinoss. for example. II is fatal that they open
tho door to almost unlimited fraud in the Valua-
tion of goods by sweeping away speclnc anu
| substituting al valorem rates on goods "hich
| con oosily be and often are invoced nj haii vi
,,,.o thirds Of their true value. Since the GUS
tom grew up of consigning such goods I'd 'Se".'
IN This country who are virtually mere conn.
dontioI clerks Of foreign manufacturers anu
traders the specific duties alone nave a""I"'"
nrocticaI urotection. In sweeping away 'heSe
tho Democrats subject the manufacture 10 hoIc
doncnrous and destructive competitioh VIII
| od volorcm duties at 40 per cent, than II Ni's
| rodrccd dutics 70 an average Of 20 per cent III
| encciGc forms The other fatal provision IL 'n''
rrco wool will indefinitely diminish the supply
of wool I'm this country. and max" mahul"c'
urcrs completely dependent upon foreign mar
kcts in which their foreign coIhp"l'"IS nav
irresistible advantages Several miiionS VI
sbcco have been slaughtered already since ias'
snring. and free trade in wool must SEM ii''ii
ions more to the slaughter. When the Aihcri
can manufacturer finds his supplies OF a"iileS',o
wool entirely Insufficient. and sends mo "r'''N"
markets for the wool he needs. he VIII p' 'o''
nlctcv at the mercy Of British comp"'l'orS'
In comparison with this disadvantage any pro-
no.od change I'm ad valorcm rates Is inSI2I'h
| cant ,.
othcr changes said TO be under contemplation
as a means Of making the new tarliI less OMEN
sive equally fall short of practical effclehc!. ~
will be found. in all probability. that not n single
Industry which the pending bill would strike
down will bc saved from destructive 'oInp'u'
,ion hv the alterations contemplated whll' 'he
,r,r,cndous reduction in wages in the NUMBER
| ~ ucrsons ,nlplovod and In the purchasing
,o,,.r Of thc people. will affect manufactures
like prolonged panic For SIX months ,n'
h,ei,,ss of the Nation has been proSiratcd by
tho expectation that the hill would be- passed in
Substantial. the shape now proposed Ih"u-
| sands Of mills ar temporarily ~ WORK n'''uH'
they can got ccyran orders filed before II taxes
effect but much of the recent production must
cease. II the pending bill or any like II goes HI"
! c0.ct Meanwhile the actual decrease III the
volume of husiucss has been not far from ~
Der cent for about six months.
| Trade Is restricted because part OF the usWii
buvcrs are out of work. and the wages OF thc
rcst have been generally reduced. lncompe-
toni LEGISLATORS NJ Washington do not realize
! fh,t extensive disturbances of labor when III
cyitobv result from this state of things, must
c,utinun under any law which cuts down the
number nf workers employed. or The wages
which can be- paid This disturbance of Labor
,,,Lcs n N all times questionable whether
manufacturing contracts can be executed ana
therefore rcstrlct, the orders given or accepted.
The frirhtful uncertainty which Is now Inc
great depressing force cannot be- removed. hut
may be- indefinitely increased, by blll Whi'h
donics f. American labor the employment ana
remuneration to which 1t has been accustomed.
Uow prospcrtv can be expected under surh
changed conditions Democratic leaders do not
even attempt To show.