New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-07
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mo-, 'rr,,l.rs mr., never Wisc when they 'hll
,,,,,,,i,, ., IN, workings of The "Bl ~ sale
now I'm force because the rates are 10y u" h'''"N
~ low as they wished AMI ~ to many p'"'"c'S
,,cra =, n,lrably dictated 10y combinations ana
trnsts that "rhr Ncw-York Times dcno'incou
,h, nm ~ "uorkcd with duties that are prac-
"tically inipiitous favors sold to various inohopo
"lics in return for the votes OF Senators con
",rollcd by these monopOlicS. the Free lr'n''S
only sing the praises Of monopoly d'i''S Win
they claim that the tariff works wen III 'lr'' ~
sprct. or does not PROSTATE home ihu"S'r'H'
Their logic If good for anything. would de-
manl similar protection for all indus'rl'~ """
similar favors for all monopolics. But Inc
Times" now claims credit for the new tarllf Oh
thc ground thot the iron industry Is not pros
,roteI and exports exceed imports Of iron ana
stool and manufactures thereof. In the same
breath II saws that the new duties on products
of iron and steel will probably be found on the
whole rs high rs In the first year under the NC
Kinlcy tariff. II the reasoning is worth any
thing. why was similar protection denied TO
other industries? Why should not AL h""N'il'H
enjoy rs great favors?
But the facts are not correctly stated. Figures
far nine months Of the fiscal year are given. but
thc new duties were in force only seven OF 'hoS'
months. and only since October ! on tnpiat's'
Of which imports were nearly half all imports
Of iron products IN value. The true statement Is
that imports Of tnpatcs In the SIX months uh
der new duties have been 21N.O0.Ooo pounds
against 1gJ.rOo.OnO pounds in the same months
of thc previous year. and the value SG'2''2"l
against S5.l193O9 and the duty ut new rates
about S33l2 600 against Si.2SI.SOO at OLD rates
or less than - per cent against nearly :" per
cent at the old rates. As The duty on tlnplai'S
in the fiscal year 1893 WAS S9.3>S.266. against
sIG7. 400 on all other products Of iron. II Is "v'
dent that A great reduction in rate will be found
on iron products whole.
The manufacture Of tinplatcS in this country
l. q child Of HE Republican tariff No industry
ever has been OF can be more indiSpuiaDly
hrought into being by legislation than this same
manufacture which "The Times" pcrslStenily
declared had no existence until il had come 10
supply about sixth Of the entire consumption
Of the country. II foreign imports are now ana
hereafter diminished because this Industry. when
once established by high duties long enough con
iinucl 10 give it chance of development, has
become able TO stand with lower duties, that
Messing Is dine 10 the maligncd Republican tariff
which called It into existence.
Mr. * II fair statement 10 say that exports of
iron and steel products exceed imports. For the
current fiscal year the valu" ~ domestic exports
l. given a. S23.5;i. 79i. but this includes ma
chincry worth Sll.2o9.l2s. Of which much IN"
greater part was sent across III" canadian anu
Mexican borders and To- other American coui-
tries and only Si.i5GU1J 20 all others. besides
sewing machines printing presses. scales ana
balance. and firearms. which are In no proper
sense products - iron and steel. when the pli"s-
,on * rs 10 the progress II that Industry Scpa-
r,,iu, ihcs. items from exports AMI imports
also the products II iron imported were In value
81, 81, oal In The nine months ending with
March. while the products of iron exported were
I'm value Slooi5Gjj
Thi. Is the record. moreover. for time ~ cS-
,r,or.llnnry prosiration In this country. when
wage, were So low that all manufacturers knew
,h., could not be- held al that point when coke
was sold a, 90 cents. against 81 - now when
or .vns sold M scarcely more than the cost Of
shipm,ni from Lake superior. whereas now m"
,,,,,.s u iron miners AMI luke frcishiS have
! hecn advanced In a word the country was able
70 produce Tor a short tine a. less cost IMAM II
| over can while present conditions OF labor ana
TRANSFORMATION exist. ana no, even IN" most
daring Free Trader will venture 10 assert thar
he wishes 10 see such wages AMI sucl prices
! uornotuaicl ~ were recorded during the first
nuarf,r ~ hi. year The condition Of the in
dusiry when II WAS fighting for bare cNisicnc"
no American patriot will wish 20 have So pro-
lnngcl that 4 must under those conditions sur
yiyr or perish But even AZ the low prices here
oNporis Of iron and products Of iron were nearly
So 0nnoOO les, than imports. II the tariif ~
"n.rhdy and di-honor" has sufficiently protected
| This Industry 10 enable It To pay fair wages Ia
| American workers. the fact will be shown But
| II So the experience will 20 10 prove that Il
tariff "packcd with Ubiquitous fayors sold To
vorio,,, monopolics" is all that Democracy can
o0cr in place Of honest Republican Protection.