New-York tribune., 1894-03-21

Tho two Louisiana votes in the Senate Tor
thc Tariff are costly. In order 10 secure them
the Democratic log-rollcrS have inserted III IN"
measure 4 specific declaration repeating the
twenty Reciprocity agreements negotiated un-
der the Mckinley act The Louisiana Senators
have compelled the Democratic members of the
Finance Committee 10 reverse their action with
in a fortnight The committee began by abro-
.,,tiu, the Hawaiian Convention and saving all
tb. other Reciprocity agreements. II ends by
s1viuy th. Hawaiian Convention and killing
,0' all the other agreements. II is Il surrender
dictated Nv the Louisiana Senators under threat
nf throwing their votes against the amended
Wilson bill The sugar of Hawaii and l.ousi-
oi.a will bc protected. Al the imported sugar
suuply cxccpt -. per cent will bc dutiable and
all the advantages To exporters ami farmers de-
rived from twenty Reciprocity agreements will
bc hung away.
The Democratic party has had great deal to
say ahou, the niquijy of sectional legislation
hy which the many were taxed for III" b"n"nt
II the f.w" Let us see. how they have car
ricl uut their idea. For The sake of protecting
the Louisiana can" planters they are imposing
,utir, on 92i, per cent - the imported sugar
supply. which aggregated in 1893 3,7S',oio2G6
pnin,s. valued ~ Slli.9,.,U9 That is to say
The largest article Of imported food is 10 be
taNcI. and a direct burden imposed upon the
millions of American Consumers for the sole
benefit II the Louisiana anl Hawaiian planters
This i protection ia lis most extreme form
since Louisiana and Hawaii under Tia" highest
conditions of development can never supply
more than Il small fraction of The sugar re-
quircd for consumption in the United States.
anil tl,.. ~ "a A.
benefit Of this abnormal aud unnatural Protec-
ton The CONSUMERS will pay the cost The
many will be- taxed for the benefit Of the few.
Nor is that all. Twenty Reciprocity agree
mcnts will be abandoned for the sake Of pro-
tcriing the Louisiana planters. Under these
agreements American pork, farm produce. ma
chnrry and manufactures have been entering
Germany. the West Indies, Brazil and Central
America on a favored basis. An impulse has
been impaired 30 the export trade which has
been highly beneficial 10 the productive inter
csts of the United States. All the advantages
OF less restricted intercourse between the United
States and the sugar and coffee countries OF
Europe and tropical America are To be aban-
doncd A splendid opportunity for enlarging
the export trade Is to be ren0unccd. The agri-
cultural interests OF Germany, which are men-
accd by the new reciprocity treaty with Russia.
are to be compensated by increased protection
against American pork and grain. Spain Is to
regain control OF the markets OF Cuba Eng
lsh manufactures are to be lightly taxed in the
British West Indies. while American food prod
ucts are heavily taxed there. The British
manufacturer is not 10 be molcsted In Brazil.
All the gains made for American trade under
the Reciprocity policy are to be squandcred.
Why are these stupendous acts Of folly TO be
committed? For naught save the protection OF
Louisiana planters, whose two representatives
In the Senate refuse to vote for the Wilson bill
unless all the Reciprocity conventions are abro-
gated. Was there ever so rank bit Of sec
tional legislation?