New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-18

effective specific duties entirely, Dut re''ins 'i'
nrot.ctiye nd valorem duty as high as IL Is l"
,he prescnt law on over three-quar'orS !" '"'"'
OF the actual imports OF last year
Those include woolcn cloths. dress goods IN
ings italian cloths and all other uhsp''''''"
manufactures ~ wool, valued aproan AT own
nfry cents per pound On these the protective
1utics are now 30 per cent al Vaor'Hh' NV
schedule adopted for the BIZ OF sale ln'iu"'H
exactly the same rate on goods "l inIS '"''''
cxccpt that on some Innings ana "'h'r IKE s"o'"
valued M not over fifteen cents per !''i III,
duty is now ~ per cent. bur II 'h'N 'oS' "o.''''
more than fifty cents per pouhd II N'n" !"
raised 10 - per cent. lf 1t were ever l"''"u''
or expected that these duties would pe hon'H'H
enforced without fraudulent differentiation" anu
II # were true that the cost OF RI" """i .,
domestic production Is enhanced 10 nv 'A''',
Of the entire duty on similar linpor'"' "'o
thrn the position IF the Democratic party """ir
he this: The woolgrOwer has De'h "e o'"'
rolbcr and the manufacturer OF woo'i'h cio''''
must have all the protection that nc ever HAM,
or more Every one knows that TINS Is not 'i'c
| Intent Of those who have framed Inc p'ii. n''
would II be- the practical effect Taking OH ''ic
snccifc half Of the duty. the Democratic p'r'H
takes away fully three quarters OF the "c'u"i
protection afforded the manufacturers
! The schedule rs II stands is glariilg ABSURD
ity. and revelation Of the incapac''y ol us
trainers. For instance woollcn cloths ana l.''-
ings are duliablc at 30 per cent, put we r''''
made clothing manufactured from Surh CLOUDS
| Is dutiablr Mt - per cent. This Is so obvious Il
blundcr that II may probably get corrected pc
fore the bill reaches a final vote. for otherN'S'
II would offer direct bounty to foreign n'l''''
factIrcrs Of clothes against American 'ah"''
and clothlcrs As it stands III" dniy oh r'a"!
made clothing Is now about - per cent "n'.
taking off scvcn-sixtccnths Of that du'y "oui'i
| he bad enough If II were not decidedly worse
| IN ,oke off more than half the duty on many
kinds Of woollrn cloths. and at the same uihe
omen thc door for unlimited undcrvaluauohS'
both Of cloths and of goods The careful pro
lection Of sholdy Manufacture by duV 81
II Der cent. while the wool grow"r Is deprive"
If All protection. and the tailor and clothicr LETT
with loss than nothing will also interest con
stmcns Of many congressman
The duty on carpets was not changed a''o''
lr,, - Tho rnportrd intention Of the auctionecrs
but was fixed N 81 per cent In place OF =" L
NJ nor cent under the present law. As carpe
wool e. the only kind OF which ms couh'r!
docs not produce large supply. and IN" a''ua
crr, Of The present duty on imported carp'
wnl tx fo enhance lis cost 10y third, II app"ir'
tina; TN. manufacturers ~ carpets get about =
pcr cent less duty than they have under th'
present law. besides the certainty that fraudl
1ont undoryaluafions will deprive them Of par
~ the remaining benefit. Why they were les
considered or the manufacturers ~ knit good
In This state Than The makers ~ dress good
ana cloths nobody can tell unless u b" Mr
Stanton who represented certain D"m'craii
manufacturers and dealers. Tho bill is such at
nbiect surrender ~ Democratic principles. an'
abandonment ~ Democratic professions tia
many will be- led 10 overlook tho fact that II !
nevertheless calculated To do harm 10 a Gr'l
industry senator Aldrtch VIII doubtless b
yiudlc,,ol I'm his prediction. ~ he was In hi
predictions about The act - -"