Evening journal., 1894-08-29

than thirty years. The woolen schedule,
II it stood alone, might be regarded as a
most Important victory In the line of
tariff reform. 1t may be, the Senate
bill does not meet the approval In all it's
schedules, In all its sections aud In all
its details of Democrats, Populists or
Republicans. But IL such a test be
proper and reasonable one, then It Is
certain no tariff bill acceptable to the
people has ever been enacted 1t
was stated on the floor OF the Senate (ln
reply to question by your own dis
tinguished Senator Gray. by one who
knows whereof be speaks, the Senator
from Texas (Mr. MID that this bill more
nearly approaches the revenue standard
than did the Mills bill OF 1SSS and that
the duties imposed are lower than those
proposed by that bill Yet the Mills bill
was formally indorsed and approved by
the Democratic National Convention OF
1883 IL is not true that we are going
backward instead OF forward because the
free list Of the Mills bill included $50, !
600, 600 Of imported goods, while the free
list OF the Senate bill includes only $ll,
600, coo of such goods.
III may or may not be the better
policy to incresse the free list IL the
articles admitted free of duty be neees.
saries of life and 60 directly to the
consumer without transformation by the
manufacturer, the consumer receives
direct and unmistakable benefits But to
give the manufacturer the advantage Of
duties on foreign goods distinctively
protective and put revenue.paying raw
materials OH the free list for his bene-
fit alone is to give him double protec.
tion.
Meaning OF Free Sugar.
"But the free list OF the Mckinley law
was made up with no other view than
| advantage Of tue manufacturer. Free
raw sugar was secured to the Sugar
Trust, and 1t (the trust) was protected
half a cent a pound on refined sugars,
and thus given the absolute control OF
the American market. To the consumer.
an import duty Of 80 per centum on
sugar means not more than $3 a year 10
au average family OF Eve, nine tenths OF
which will 60 into the Federal Treasury.
AS compensation for free sugar on the
poor mans breakfast table he was taxed,
under the Mckinley law, 1863 per cent. on
the cheapest wooden cloths, 100 per cent.
oo the cheapest wooden shawls, sS per
cent. on the cheapest blankets, SO per
cent. on the cheapest wool hats and 81
per cent on the cheapest wooden under.
wear, nine-tenths Of which have. consist
emily missed the Federal Treasury and
gone straight into the pockets OF the pro
tected manufacturers Free lists made
up for purpose like this are expensive
luxures, and a free trade tariff that
thus grinds the poor for the benefit OF
privileged classes is like false balance
An sbomination to the Lord.
When the free list OF the tariff bill
under discussion is carefully and fairly
examined it will be found to have beer
extended and enlarged for the benefit OF
the people, rather than for the benefit oi
the favored few.
What tho Critic Finds.
THE most merciless critic Of the bill
finds that It secures to the farmer anc
Iplanter, for the first time, free cotton
ties, free binding twine, free farminl
implements, free salt, free cottin gins
free nursery stock, and free lumber, ant
secures to the m inufacturer for thl
FIRST time, free wool free flax aud tow
free hemp, free copper, free nickel, etc
and reduces the duties on coal aud iror
ore nearly 80 per centum. Free raw
material and tariff taxation for revenus
should GO hand in hand and the point
has now been reached at which It be-
comes question OF merely time, wher
eli raw material will be admitted free O
duty, and tariff taxation will be tolerated
for revenue, and for no other or different
purpose.
Reductions on Wooden Goods.
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that fairness and justice demand W,
mRy still congratulate the country, thai
the most atIocious features OF the Nc
Kinley law have been removed, and 10
most oppressive burdens waterfall,
lightened. In every portion of thI
United States oolen clothing Is essen
tisl to comfort or to health therefore NJ
greater blessing can be conferred by Law
than the reduction OF the price OF tn
fabrics from which such clothing mus
be made.
Il cite some Of the reductions in dutle
made by the existing law:
yvoolen yarns from 27s to 30 per centum.
Woolen shawls from $50 TO 35tper centum.
Knit fabrics from l36 to 35 per centum
blankets from 80 to lof ta IS per centum.
l Wool hats from IS To lob 20 IS per centum.
Flannels from IS to lOi TO g to 35 per centun
Contrast with the series of Republics
sugar duties from 1864 to 1890 the suEa
} schedule This schedule with it's 40 Pc
, cent on raw sugar, would put upwar
! nf SAC, COO. 600 Of revenue into th
treasury, and save $i2, 900, 600 in bour
) ties, while reducing the discriminatio
/ in favor Of refined sugar to one eighth q
{ a cent a pound II corrupt influence
t prevailed in the adjustment Of thI
8 schedule, what sinister influence
q prompted the Republican legislation o
sugar for the last thirty years
{ 1T was not to be expected that th
{ | Louisiana senator's would surrender thl
subsidy to their people without som
approximate equivalent, and withou
0 their votes we could pass no tariff bi
: through the Senate. With the tw
{ Louisiana senators we could pass no bi
Q without the votes OF three OF the fou
r senators from the States of New Yor
= and New Jersey. in which states al
a located the principal refnerles Of til
q trust. Independent of any objections 0
e the part of senator's who insisted upo
/ tariff duties on coal and iron ore, II
g Democratic party was at the mercy Of ii
Q senators representing sugar GROWN
interests on the one hand, and tho
representing states in which sugar r.
Q fning constituted a most important Ii