The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-03
THE NEW TARIFF.
The Hon. William L. Wilson Shows Whore

Mckinley Taxes are Reduced.
Just before leaving for Europe the
Hon. William L. Wilson addressed a
letter to the New York World explana-
tory Of some features In the new tariff
law. From it We extract the follow
Ing:
"Let US now consider, In some detail,
the most helpful reductions made in
the bill as it finally became law, be-
ginning with those articles altogether
released from taxation by both House
and Senate bills.
"In the chemical schedule $712, 900
worth Of articles Of the importations
Of 1893 are transferred to the free list,
the most important of which are sui
phuric acid and sulphate Of soda, which
lie at the basis Of many chemical man.
ufactures.
"In the metal schedule the amount
similarly made free Of duty was 81 ,1OO,-
600 in value, including cotton ties, cop
per ores and pig and old copper fit only
for remanufacture.
"In agricultural products and pro
visions duties are abolished on $780,.
OOO Of the imports Of 1893, including
cabbage, fresh fish and salt.
"In the flax. hemp and jute schedules
the value of free imports on the same
importations is 81, 100000 .inclu ding un-
dressed fax and hemp and binding
tWine.
In the wooden schedule the value Of
the 6bres transferred to the free list on
the same basis is $18, 500 600.
Free paintings and statuary IN.
crease the free list over $4,000, 900, while
the abolition of retsliatory duties un-
der the so.called reciprocity clause Of
the Mckinley law releases from taxa
tion articles valued at $4 ,4OO, 600, to wit,
coffee, raw goat skins and hides.
"In fine the total amount Of the I'M
portations of 1893 transferred to the
free list by the House bill, and included
In the bill as passed, was $41 ,S08, 600.
These freed articles, 1t will be seen, are
of great Importance, embracing free
wool, fax and hemp or free fbers to
American manufacturers, and free
works of art Of American scholars and
the people generally.
"In addition to the above the Senate
added to the free list by It's amend
ments dressed lumber, burlaps, grain
bags made from burlaps, and cotton
bagging. OF the articles placed by the
House on the free list, over forty IN
number we're restored to the dutiable
list by the Senate-generally, however,
with reduced rates-the most import
ant of which are borax, refined camph0r
and sulphur, clays, granite and fire.
stone, unmanufatured; nickel, mica
quicksilver, molasses and sugar, coal
and iron ore and meat products.
"It will thus appear that very SUD-
stantial and important parts of tie
House bill were saved, and that with
free lumber, free "copper" free works OF
art, free wool and other fbres, untaxed
cotton ties and bagging for both cotton
and grain, our cheif export crops, q
pretty large hole has been made IN the
Mckinley bill and In the protective
system generally, and that the Presi-
dent was fully justified in assuring the
people that with the first effort OF the
Democratic party the era OF mad pro-
lection In this country was over. Mucn
higher rates were finally kept IN the
woollen and carpet schedule than can
be justified on the basis Of free wool,
but 1t is q great achievement, added
to that Of securing free wool, to geh RID
of the fraudulent compound duties un.
der which the Wearers of w0llen goods
have been 80 mercilessly taxed In this
country.
"The cotton schedule said to have pro-
ceeded from the Fall River manufac-
turers, was accepted In the Senate with
the exception of reducing its rates In
conference, but the final and successful
stand taken by the Senate against any
changes In its amendments forced lts
adoption as made by Its original ira
mers.
AIN conclusion let me add that there
is much to satisfy and far more to en-.
courage tariff reformers In the new bill.
The people will feel the tightening OF
their burdens, the release of their In
dustries and the quicken1ng OF their
home and foreign commerce resulting
from its passage, and there need be no
fear that they will ever return to NC
Kinleyism, or again submit to the Grip
ping and asphYxiation Of American
industry at the command Of a combi..
nation of tax. .gatherers. More than all
they will steadily march on to the goal
Of commercial freedom.
ut Is a Romentous victory to have
turned our faces once again and hrmly
toward that goal and, as the extreme
Injustice Of the monopoly tariff Of 1880
was It's own overthrow, 1t may well
happen that the Sugar Trust and other
monopolies which have been able to
thwart our efforts to get better reve-
nue. bill have been builded better than
they know"
Will Nominate.
CnI.uMRIA. S. c., Sept. 27.-The