New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
r,v ~, rce,pr TO THE rRrr, Sel

~ rarin law TO produce sufficient revenue for the
needs OF the Government has been me mos paint
feature OF its operation thus far an oppoft"'''' J.
now offered for an analysis OF some OF us oth'f
effects during the HIST three Nho"'"9 !" mas W
in force.
The Bureau Of Statistics issues monthly STATE
ment of the imports ana exports. showing the pro
portion Of the impor;aticns which come IN ifee 81.
duty what proportion pay duty. the amount VI
duty paid. and the classes OF articles "hlth pay IL
Rv combining these figures for the months OF sep
tember October and November, the last Just -
sued 1, is easv 10 see what accomplished by
the new law during these first three months ana pS
a comparison with the operations OF '"' '"'"''''
Tariff law in the same months oi iaH' He''' 81 .
practicable 30 view the results OF me '"o ~"
side by side. These comparisons sho" mat l''
total importations in September. Octobcr ana 40
ror,hor ., 1901 were sl59NpCo in value. agans'
sli7 5000 in the corresponding months Of lN5 nnd"f
the Mckinley law: the free mporlauonS were w
600 against So OO9O1) in the same months oi inc
preceding year: the importation "i u"'"o' so'"S
was SIS 10000. against $e..oobcO in lS%' IN" AflH
duty collected Was 100000. against S%io"lw' IN
the preceding year. the average rate o. duty paiH
on the dutiahle goods was Isl per cent against 90
por cent under the Mckinley nw in III" correspond
ing months OF last year. and the average rate
paid taking all good. free and dutiab". into con
sheraton is 2S7 in 1896 against 80 IN lS"
So II seems that II, Democratic Tariff law. th'
average rate OF duty less than per cent or aui.-
able goods alone and actually Increases l. on the
whole mass o! goods imported The Democracy.
which has for years nvciChed against protective
tariff unjust. unvlse and unconstitutional. has
made a t1Iin Law thoroughly protective that the
average rate OF duty collected the articles taxed
is vs. per cent. and the whole mass ~ gOodn nm
ported is 81. against 2Za under the Mckinney law.
SO II appears ihai the country has been kept IN
state Of anxiety and alarm t0O and half years.
manufactures have been closed huslness house
suspended business wrecked. millions - persons
thrown ont Of employment and panic forced upon
the country. merely reduce the tarn les than
pr goods taxed. and actually 20 Increase IT
on the grand total
i comparison u articles imported amber the free
list .. the Two laws also produces some stafi..E
facts The importation Of articles OF food arI i've
animals" n September. october and November. lrtt
free Of duty amounted 10 x.51a CO.. while In the
same months Of i'si but s.,OJp"o. on tEc
other hand. the articles crude condition which
enter into the various processes OF domestic In
dus;ry' amounted ~. three months ~ 1886 20
81 CopO'G and in the same months - $50 To- R'
This lat class OF good my De- more brlci, de-
scribed raw materials" - the FREQ importation
of article Of food has been cut down one-har while
the free importation 81 raw material has be'n
,,"ms,rrr I'm the Pc, ~ fna Infiei lis. l.
sugar. thn chief raw material Transferred from
=, IL is eyiden, mai The new Tarir law has merely
transferred the burden Of taxation nom the back
to the stomach. from articles which psoi." mas GO
NAV no; mpor, a. they choose to tl1,e when every
man must have. 90 matter what 1t coriiiIon IL
collects a iarh which ls hIh'I than 'N' Oh "','
when It T. averaged upon tnc whole mp iaion
and nearly as nigh when compared WIN ~ tNilao..
be had for the stomach rather than for thos" which
may be put npon the back " me iahpSyrt CON
pares what b" puts INTO me- stomach WIN "hHt NJ
puts upon his back In year a. 10 cost. ana then
faicnaies %hrIh,r M n Az @ he v r,I,
T." hishci hih uhl' 'ti" "'t 1'.'. = %, -
reach conclusion TINT the present Ia" is more rN
much more than what b. wear. This Increase N
IN. burden Of taxation IS shown. too. hy the iact
cent higher than under ;hr Old. Nhii~ the importa-
lions only - PEI cent hishci .,..... ....,.
which Everybody must buy from abroad AMI takes
mem o ar,ees which can b Bod%g[h "a, hon s
have and which is no; produced her" 10 consi'rhpe
quan;lcs. the duab.c .ig', thus compelling the
poor 10 Day about - much tax per capita or sug,l
as The rich. on the other hand II has taken IN"
tariff of wool doubling the importation Of Tree
raw. material" and thus iniurine :he farmers OF
this country by admitting enormous quantities 81
lowering the prices Of what the farmer. manu-
fac,urer ard workngman produce TO sell and In
cs.asing the price OF the food which thcy must buy
The following table shows the operations u the
law In detail during IT, first Tire. months com
respon ling month Of lS1.
SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER AID NOVEMBER
Free -, su,v i4. d rSt 1913. cent n'
A i've animals SO SO, 90, asa So 2c7 Gal
hn mSn nnasnn~ 42o,c ees 81 2ceo4e pa
Manufactured articles
for manufacturing. '.1sN.HNI bN -Nil "iJ 80
Manufactured article
consumption 2.h''. 49, -NFFh' :" =
For voluntary lux
ro,,, ,ree u duty So. so 100 So iag go ioo
uutlatl.
Articles - food and
live animals >lt'lo '"i ~ Nl"N-lN L..
Raw materials, etc. for
manufacturing .--... 1''',Hl % . '"''i" =
Manufactured articles
f1r nanufaCturing.. l2o1oID 100 1l."'l ~, ~.
Manufactured articles
for consumption. z'W3,N'' -? lN1-No2l ~
For voluntary use. lux
urice. etc. 80 wv - fN"N'>'l
dutlnbie. SiS -" lb 100 $50 l1s 80 i"i
Free out ahie.
ATiccs n food ana
live animals. so l'3H6l ~ S6"eNo J2 -
Ia materials. etc, Tor
manufacurins 49,. 47.iiIG2o 30 27.SIi5.G Iss
Manufactured articles
manufacturing lN''' 80 Il' ~ 10 ,hi 10
for consurnpticn..... 2i"5oGal ~ eI.a5a22o tc
For voluntary Hsc. llN-
uri"s. -'f'''t''' ~ iptfo'-.' u
Total imports ~ n"r
chdndlse ,
Total dui, collected Ji,sN,.so 49, IsTl55 go.
Total fccrpts Of Trcbs- -
Average duty paid tn
all iinporraon.. 2a7 ......... 80
Average 81 duiN
paid q al! duiabc
impOrfations ~ so
Dutiahle impprtaionF
increased .......... >ll"'il' ......... go.
Irce imporiaiIons de-
erenscI 49,. ..-.- - - :.