New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-20
NM is / PROTECTIONIST.

sonotor Hin has given himself away com
plctcly. In his speech on the tariff question 1T
GIovcrSvilc he said of specific duties:
The present bill treated your Industries with que
consideration and while there was a reasohapie re-
luc,io, of duties made upon gloves 1t IL DeleVen
that the present glove schedule Is more SATISFACTORY
than that Of the Mckinley BILL because "Ie '"''
are NOW specific rather than al Valorein ana 80
,on,bined and are thus always certain anu ue'i'c'
.,t,h ~ ,,eele IL Of great benen. and advantage.
The present duties being specific, there Is no oPpor
tunltv afforded FOR dishonest or Ignorant unier-
valuation.
What possbr excuse can the Democratic can
,,iJ,to for Governor give for the woollens schcd-
ME. composed entirely of al valoreln du'i'S'
How i he to Justify the abolition of the spechc
du,ic. in tho nrcscnt tariff: Does he not KNOW
thar This change opcns the doors 10 the "diShon-
49,, or i,noront differentiation" 10 which he
refers? l. he not aware that 1t was d'IIp'I'''H
intended To break down the protection Oh "oi"c
industries by permitting dishonest uhu'rNaiu'.
lions? II cannot be- supposed that senator ii'ii
is ignorant In this matter He has been iaillil'r
with the evidence given bcfor" the Seha'' WI"
mitcc on the subject. and with the dS'uSs'o"'
in which the defects Of the al valoroh s'l'"'''S
were fully explained Like other men OF 'hS
party he forgcts that there are newspapers III"
tclcgrlphs i'm these times for in talking I"
manufacturer he would unqucSionaDly SlhG
different tune He 'orgctS that tn" excuses
offered for the new tarif in one part OF the
country become accusations in another
What defence can h" make for other changes
Of the same nature throughout the BILL sevrral
hundred in number, from specific TO al Val"r'm
dutf,s which equally open the door I" trauI'
and were equally intended Ia break down FRO
,.ctionp II II, has any defence To offer for
these changes h. has not given IT, Nor can
thor. be 4 defence. if his statements at GloverS-
villn mr., correct throughout his speech he
talks a> if the industries Of that and every other
city ought to he protected But in This ne l. Il
traitor TO his party. which declares that Protec-
zion ought 10 bc abolished. Thus we nav"
Democratic candidate for Governor making
open war on his pariy's platform IN vital par
tcul1r II is no wonder that he has been de-
uounccd by Mr. rairchild rs not III to be the
candidate. Of the party. Vet with astonishing
impudcnc" Democrats are everywhere '!AIAl'"I
that the election # this candidaic. In open nos
rultv f. the, fundamental ideas which govern the
party in is most important action. is necessary
to keep III" party alive.
Mr. Iin claim, thar all industries are pro-
,cr,cI in The new tariff Ia the full extent Of the
difference I'm wages between this ana ON
countries. II Is not possible 10 suppose that Ia"
Senator is honest In this assertion Us ne
knows perfectly we'll. it was repeatedly demon
sfrlr.i i'm the Senate that many Industries re-
oulrcd FAR larger protection than the new duties
have given. lie knows. moreover. That IN many
instances duties have been found far TOO low
where it j. alleged that the error was one "i
pure mistake Thus it is stated that protective
duties have been entirely omitted on cotton col
lars and cul!s in spite Of the cutlery against
senator Murphy FOR getting large part 81 Inc
Mckinley duties 10 fa-or the producers ~ lin'n
collar, and cuffs. This. II Is said. Is noihinG bu
a bundcr Int it is only sampl" 81 ih' many
Inconsistencies AMI mistakes when run All
through the new tariff duty. In almost every
DEPARTMENT Of industry there are portions which
have been Frustrated beyond all reason by re-
,luc,ion, Of duty far greater than the condition
II tho markets iustiir~. Senator lilll must
know ihis: why does h. expose himself 10 the
c.i,lirc of honorable men by denying IT.
The truth Is that the comparison of wages
which the Senator has in mind j. based OH the
recent heavy reductions which have been made
in expectation IF the Democratic tariff Sine"
th. manufacturers have been compelled 10 cut
down wages far enough 10 give them chance
10 compel" with producers in other countries
the difference i, much less than II formerly was
The Senator's statement. where 1t bears any
Scrnblauc, of truth. i that after all III" rrduc
fions which have been made. and which In"
working people in various departments are by
no means willing To- tolerate, tn" new duties
fairly cover thc remaining difference between
the wages in this country and in England. But
even this statement manufacturers ana wage
carnrrS in most industries recognize rs untrue