New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-10

these happy
States?
IT SJ-PPLANTS A Law FOR AMERICANS.
The law of 1850 was enacted for the American
people and the American home Whatever mis-
takes made by 1t were all made In favor or
the occupations and the fresides OF the American
people 1t didn't take away n single days WORK
from n solitary American workingnan. III gave
work and wages to ALL such as they had never
had before 1t did 1t by establishing new ana
great Industries in this country, which increased
the demand for the skill and handiwork OF our
laDorers everywhere 1t had no friends IN Eu-
no employment to their labor at the expense OF
our own. and this cannot be truthfuliy said OF
During more than two years Of the Administra.
ton Of President Harrison and down to its end u
raised all the revenue necessary 10 pay the vast
expenditures of the Government including the In.
nver h Pu1 pon @ sod
the past had always been sacredly preserved, Tor
the redemption of outstanding paper obligations
During all OF its operations. down TO the change
and reversal of its policy by the election Of 1885,;
by 1t wages were too high; although they were
try If any such can be found beg that they
be named challenge the enemies OF Inc lay OF
Their, assert that In the industries affected by
Consumer G suffered suffer- by the increased cost Of any
home products that he bought He never bought
benefit Of so much open. free home competition.
Neither producer or consumer employer or en-
VIM somebody name the provision in the new
law which is an improvement on the old? Let us
stop genera liza ton. Let us know what you mean.
1t Is asserted in some quarters that II is better
the rates % duty are whose and ae are
these lower duties Whom DO they benefit benefit so,,
What has been the fact in reference to every
reduces duties? Importotions increased, and with
increased rG M Sc. N 4
these facts before us. and they mathematical
and cannot be contradicted there Is to be ia, very
large Increase Of importatlons means large
increase OF revenue .,. 49, .,.. ...,.
So we start with the declaration from those VINO
framed the law that importations are to be In
creased under IT, Put what doe: this mean 10
articles we maze in the tinted states means d.
not mean anything else: and diminished produc-
ton IN the United States means diminished EN-.
wages to those who are employed You cannot
escape from that conclusion.
MORE IMPORTS. LESS PRODUCTION.
The bill is 10 increase the revenue: but II YOU
diminish the duties you must Increase and multiply
the importatons to produce the revenue re-
ccved under the old law. II duties are reduced
one-haK importatIons must be doubled main
tain the present level. II the revenue is 10 be in
creased. which every Democratic Senator and Rep
resentatve insists must be the effect OF the new
law then importations must simply be enormous 10
produce this Increase. and It's efrect-whch is as
certain as that the day follows the nights that
production home will be diminished. Employ
ment will be scarce and wages Will be low. The
mere anticipation OF this measured bill to In
crease importa tions-has been to produce the very
conditions | have named.
But they say the present law Is better because
the average percentages are lower" Senator Mills
well and thoroughly disposed OF this point also. In
the recent speech from which have quoted. when.
in answering one OF the Democratic Senators. he
said .-, .., +, ,.,.u.o -, -. ,u, -. ,
cents in the tables Nothing Is more deceptive than
per cents suppose had 100000 worth Of duta-
be goods coming into the ned States. and that is
in round numbers the amount In 1888. Suppose the
duties paid on those goods amounted to tpo@""o
Suppose. in revising the ,arin. pu, t3no.cne0
worth % these same imports on tho free list and re,
ceiVc f1s.rs.so Of duty the other $hppp.pD OF
imports. the duty would SIN be 10 per cent. and
show that we had not reduced taxation.
slOccoco. /, would sull show tina, had done
nothing Tor IT is stu l,l per cent, suppose you put
everything on the free Hat. hu, pound Of candy
upon it. You are arTSyel before the country for
have exempted ticoooco worth Of imports from
taxation ana removed that great burden from the
in looking at a question of this sort you must
take into consideration the goods that you exempt
was ,Se 'I PECULIAR va e ~ the bin Of ISL In that
bill We put 10000" worth II imports on the free
the free list We are going backward Instead % for
war - cay for nyset 'and k9 ,2,. sPcak for
ntssee. and my friend from Arkansas, and all tho
settlement, Of the question o. iarln rcforn ''
This dlsposes OF the siatcsmanship 81 percentages
and demonstrates. Republican .'poakcrs have -
often done. its cheap and misleading character For
example. the percentages 81 duty under the law Of
lHo were paraded AS something enormous by Demo
great fact nat T. lay Transferred from The duta;
pc hsi to the free llsi non-competing goods ana
products to the value OF nearly tloeDgcD The truth
der the law Of loD. was q per cent and not ~
per cent as has been =" often enormously stated.
greater by about soc06D than the free list 81 the
new law. But bear in mind that our free list con
IN ff4fst 4
with those made by our American workingmen and
producers. while their free list Is almost entirely
made up Of products which DO directly and
seriously affect and compete with American labor
ers and producers.
THE FREE LIST OF THE NEW LAW
Let examine briefly the free list Of the new law
II has taken from the dutiabe lis; Of the law Of
1890 and put on the free list. articles the value OF
which. ne imported IN ls93 81. 31S 90 Il. Now Of
what does this new free list consist?
Nearly onohaf Of tor. to be exact SIS 49, $50 %
the farmers wool. Then N0l9s.39l II was lum-
Der, and N.525H 81 agricultural products. Flax and
hemp. the imporrations OF which last year amounted
TO $720 23l co. transferred from the duiiabe list
ana placed upon the free list
Your free list, therefore consists chiefly. and
the forest which amount In all 70 Sl:@37 80 o. The
balance OF this much Wanted free list. amounting
to So 24s u; consists chiefly Of manufactured arti
cies although nearly one-quarter of IL. S22Gl,-
C5 IT, consists In painting statuary and other works
OF art
Now let us see what constitutes their boosted
on the basis Of mportations Of last year they
have reduced the tariff on leaf tobacco and Havana
cigars $.i3iGl2
On liquors they have reduced duties than
ced from ss SI pr On s"n FOR the eHa a% Of 1850 to
81 50 under the new Tariff law.
on laces and eTnbroiderics they have reduced the
duties. based upon the importation OF last year.
81, 537. $50
on Six dress goods pushes, vclvets ETC. 81 100 COS
on ostrich feathers and flowers. 1865 $3.50.
On kid gloves. $4,000
on chinaware, s.. 1885,
On paintings and statuary, 1872 G57.
ON pearl buttons $4,000.
ON plate and cut glass. t2lJG7.
On opium for smoking 800 0I3.
ON jewery. $500
How the reduced tariff these articles will re-
li"ve the poor man. What n relief these changes
Will bring him!
Every one is article OF luxury. Not one has any
place In the list OF necessities. All articles
which chiefly used by the wealthy and opulent,
the best-conditioned of country.
Yet these reductions had all to be made to give
the DemOcratlc Congress for putting q