New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-29
sErEy MONTHS OF TIE WILSON Law
A DEFICIT o2 100000 As COMPARED WITH
SURPLUS or s2Iooocoo UNDER THE
v.EINI.'.Y LAW

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washington March IS (SpecaD.-To-day ended the
seventh month OF the workings Of the new IAr'I
law Going into effect on August y. 1884 the re-
ce.uts OF March . 1875 round out is hfst seven
months Eut cannot - said that the ne" IA" mas
,iver satisfaction even 20 It's friends, While the
dissatisfaction OF the average citizen VINO Was mo-
committed 10 It by personal support or as party
measure is naturally very great. Not only mas II
failed 10 keep the promises made for 1t by supply
ing sufficient revenue to NEE; the expenses Of the
Government but &c has proven the iasity OF Inc
statements OF those Wao attacked the Mckinley law
and urged that tbs substitute Tor II "oud improve
upon its record
The most noticeable feature OF the workings OF
the new law Is the enormous deficiency which X
has created In the seven months IN which II mas
been IN operation the deficiency has amounted 20
sis 90 go N round numbers The stock argument Oh
is supporters was: Whatever you may say OF H.
IL VIII 10 what your McKrley law does not 90
produce revenue enough 10 meet the expenses Oh 'e
Government Let US see how that promise mss
hon k.p, 'fhe customs receipts during the hrst
seven months Of the Mckinley law were Slz'1 -9'4-'
those Of the first seven months OF the wilson Jaw
ending to-day. S96.5i,fii The 1ntethAl 'e'e''us
receipts under the Mckinley law we're IN Is "'s'
seven months So lSS $40; those OF the hFst SFNe'
months ot the Wilson law sj9.2596l6. The to'al re-
ce!p,s during the hrs, seven months OF the Mchih-
ley law were teie $50 iJ7 those Of the hrst seven
months Of the Wilson law We're Nol'ii'o'S
Lest any person especially anxious TO 90 eNao' JUS
tee 10 the new law should feel THAI the comparison" u
the nrst seven months OF the new law. unier P'ese'
circumstances. with the first seven months o' ''e
Old one is not absolutely fair let as compare inc
seven months of the new law just eHIed VII" INC
closing seven months OF the Mckinley Law" "heh
financial distress unparalleled eNtehd'u o'e' '"e
country and when buyers We're holding Dack oruets
for imported goods and importers were uslaS rs
their iInportatons The total receipts rms tre
closing seven months OF the NchIh.eH l.T W.
sg7 5Si32i against $lG ItLfS IN the seNt ~.
the new law with importers rush1hs ~ ~ neH
goods and buyers filing the shelves WhSn .he9 na
permitted to become empty IN ogder 70 get the oe!e
nt OF the tariff. - 49,. ...,,ora
SO take the new law anyway yCu may compare
is operations with the Mckinley law al us peeIn-
ming or at its ending, ana you mo IL az d ulsau-
vantage There has not been a slEgIe hloAth siNSe
the new tariff went into effect "l,.out ue!CIenSi
The average deficiency has been so'VeVVVC noun
while the Mckinley law showed a surplus OF AL
Geo 600 or an average ri $5@oWO a month IN l,s
first seven months Even IN all the untaVofapIg
conditions Of its last seven months u ohy 10
a deficiency OF 81 90 90 month, against the so,Vyo
90 a month which the Wilson law has shown u.,asi
the favorable conditions IN which II iouhd ''e MAI
kets for foreign goods. -, .,,, the
operatl OF the Wilson law with those OF me
Kinley law IN It's first or last seven '"o"'"' w
reader take his choice; ,.,, In. s,r ~ -
Receipts FIRST seven months Wilson Jaw S iol,,fa
GeS McKney S2ig5s5.lOf Receipts iass % = ,
months of Mckinley law $l9si3!i ~
seven months OF Wilson law, SBsn 30. DO su' p"s
first seven months or Mckinley law, s-i'o'''''''