The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-30


One of the articles carefully protected !
In the new tariff IL marble. Mr.. Harris, |
o. Tennessee was on tho Senate commit.
hse, aud Mr.. McAIillin. OF the same State,
pa the House cominlttes, which had
pharge OF the tariff legislatlonin Congress
Aennessee las large marble quariie SO
has Georgia, and Mr.. Turner OF that
Blate was a member of the Ways and
Means Com mmittee, while Speaker Crisp.
from the same State. had powerful voice
In the matter Az q result the specific
nntles we're retained on marble with only
slight change from the Mckinley rates.
On manufactures of marble the rsdnc
tion Was only 10 per cent.
That had happy effect on the marble
uaarries In Tennessee and Georgia. The
production last year increased enormous
W. amounting to ia per cent. In Georgia
6be importutions have declined consid-
srAbly. Why? Because marble has roia.
lively more protection now than under
lbs Mckinley act. Wages are 2l per cent:
lower, and that is the principal cost OF
pf0ductioa Prices have fallen generally,
but not much II eny on rnnrb8 That 10
Case OF protection. Amply protected
marble increases greatly in production and
imports OF 1t steadily decline.
Take any article deprived OF protection
and the result is quite different. The i'm
btgts OF marble In January decreased over
10 per cont ns compared with January OF
last year. Tue imports OF Kid gloves in :
creased nearly 100 per cent. Ihe duties
On gloves were reduced In some cases y
lntle over 40 Dor cent. The purchasers OF
Nod gloves are favored greatly from Tree
trade point OF view AS compared win the
builders .of houBep, or the unfortunate
pnss no ere called upon to erect TOMB
stones. The glove makers Of thie country,
who began under tho Mckinley law 10
make tine gloves. have been driven out Of
that line of business. But the Marble
QaaIrles flourish because nnrDle ls pro-
heted, while protection was wlthuta"h
from Lllo manufacturers oil line gloves.
And SO II is III other cases. Inc uuly on
Roman and on Portland cement In barrels
BACKS, eto.. .wns unchanged because OF Ger
tAn Southern interests. 1he lmpOrlatlons
rsmain practically the came IN quantity
and in value. On cotton gooue, wnere
The spectlc rates were reduced somewhat,
the importatons increased sl9i5, 343 IN
January und u little over ~ OOO.OU tOr the
ssyen months ending January 81. in
with We Olsn goOds. from which schednis
Bbecitlc rates were abolished anu thaue ad
yslorstn as well aS much reduced The la
cTeass ia i'm portatlons Tor january alone
was 0yer 60, OO0, GOO.
The increase in the importation OF WOO
Tor January was nearly e,oUl,OOO pouhue
and over 20. GOO 600 pounds for the ira
hsa months of the new tarln. Cousu
Mseksf, In Bradford, and some other we'll
known inventors OF campaign yalns ait
trying to make the people believe tha
American WOODEN goods ore selling IL
Bradford. England,
Aud yet we imported In January alon'
eLO87, Ill worth OF wooden goods or near
ip four times ns much as in JRnuPTy, 1894
o. the SO 800 900 worth OF woolen cloth
Imported IN January, excluding shhwis
knit goods etc large amount CAM
iIom Bradford. Aud yet the people at,
asked to believe that American wnuiel
goods are selling In Bradford Ollleia
bisAstics will soon put TN end to that kint
pJ yarns.
An increase In Imports Am Great Brl
isln during the fret ssven wnths of til
tseal ear of 80, ,607 472, as oompared Wit
the corresponding months ot the prevIou
fteai yeat and decrease In exports t
khs value OF T45, SsS. 479 in the same tin
tst tho story OF tho DomocralIu lAri
legislation. Great Britain has prolific
Already nearly 512 600 600 from this law
and ether nations propoIIinnately Iher
10 tho real foundation for The so'eaila
parreney and :hs other troubles OF th
Dnited Stntes.-Press.