New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-17

while legitimate Industries. upon when fne
| livelihood Of millions Of workers depends, are
| 70 be Frustrated by destructive reduction OF
duties.
Tins the production OF distilled liquors en-
ploys in all 5.343 persons, according to the cen
Sis of 1890. whose wages are now more IMAM
SD yearly. and 1t Is proposed TO add S10,0oo'-
900 70 the tax on whiskey, although the WINS
KEY Trust will have power, by taking out OF
bond before the law goes into effect enough
spirits for a years consumption. TO pocket me
entire additional tax for the first year itself,
without letting cent OF it go either to the GOV
ernuent or 10 the labOrers. This Is proposed in
order TO escape the deficiency OF revenue which
will result from taking off the duties on wool
nroduced by more than n million farmers. who
! have never yet been able to pay their hands
as much as 500 Il year. and very many OF
whom themselves do not get so much rs tllat
for their years work. The mere expectation OF
free wool has already depressed the price a
cents per pound during the last year. taking the
average Of 1O4 qualities quoted by Coates
Brothers. OF Philadelphia, which on 36iOo0OOO
pounds would mean loss OF about S2IOOO,UO
TO the farmers What excuse can there he for
inhicting this great loss on million industri-
Gus men for the benefit Of n graspine monopoly
nj the risk that the Government will lose the
whole of the revenue for a year:
Again the whole number Of persons employed
I'm the refining OF sugar was only IJ29 accord
ing TO the census but the Bill Of Sale proposes
TO add over SAB. 900. 900 to the tax on that prod
net At the same time the latest positively
final revision according TO the estimate sub
mitted on Tuesday by the committee, would re-
duce the duties paid on iron and other metals
about S11, 10000 Throwing away about four
tentbs OF the duties now derived from these
products, the Democrats would PROSTATE the
Industries upon which more than 100000 men
depend for livelihood. Yet the new duties
on sugar would not probably help in the slight
est degree the 1920 men engaged in refining,
nor would they save the Treasury from risk,
for the Sugar Trust would be able, by buying
and bringing in its sugar free Of duty before
January /. TO pocket for itself the entire revc-
nue. for the first year. What excuse can pos
sibly be given for deprvlng half a million in
dustrious workers Of their occupation or or their
wages. In order TO enrich a monopoly which has
VIGOROUSLY bought the favor of the Democratic
marty and. it is believed. Of some Senators in
dvdualy?
It will take some time to answer questions
like these. of which the pehdhg pih TilS'S
many. To discuss them is not flibusterng but
It is simply the discharge Of a public duty 1t
is not to be supposed that any Republican Sen
ator would think OF Sinking duty so obvi-
GUS and so important TO public understanding
of the change which votes have produced Still
less can IT be supposed that any Republican
Senator will neglect the duty OF ascertainng. so
far rs possible whether the Government Is To
be left without necessary revenue for The com
ing year, through the pocketing by the trusts
favored in the pending bill Of SJO.OOo'oOo or
100000 600 which the people Will have 10 pay.