The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-22
The Threatened Tariff War.


We have received from Mr.. Newton
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biouSH' vi til9 erVS' '''i iiiaSiHou' 4S|'e'
relating to a subject Whicn Is yet OIL
prime interest ITO the American people,
,,o,,,,,.h,+o ,,,1i,,r ,b,+ a,actio,, ss o,,ar
and that campaign eNlgehcles ARE
momemtarily stilled. Mr.. Blough'S let
,a,. fot,ou,s.
Inc protective pohcy OF the uniteu
States Which places II prohipitlNe taiilL oh
The productions OF other countries Is pc
ginning TO react Ana no sooner are us
ilrst eHects ielt III our Hiiust tiah II pe-
comes very evident tnat americans are ~
more In faVor OF other countries adop1-
ing protective tariti than they are III
1avor OF now DONG so. Europe Is cro"ueu
win toiiers WORKING haru ior pare sup
port ana 10 them TINS country appears ~
De Il tempting harket lot thelr "dies.
I'ut III oruer 10 protect our own "%tuiui"c %
turerS an import TAX mas peeh l,iposei
upon lorelgn produc's that mas wen hlsn
eNciuueu 'hehl' VI course thlS "orhS Il
naruship 10 those countries thdt iooh WIS.,
IulIy upon our markets Where Soou prices
prevail II Is hot AZ an 10 pe Wohuereu IL
that those countries siiouiu "uopt meas
ures which are caicuuateu 10 give re-
uress ior the ioss theS mus 9"'lIi' Cho
man mas coai lor saic anu aiocne' mas
gram ana IL pecoii'es lecessaiS io' 'iclii
10 eNchahse coiiihouitieS' ~ NOV, lhe
man with the coai charses MS neishpol Il
tax OF oO cents per Dushel iol al tiie gram
ne prlhSs ONO MS preiheises anu 'ne A''i
porter mas no power 10 ruise .he piice, ~
and a profit to him who buys it, But it
would be very natural thing Tor him to
,urii apou. niiu , pat a t"A ,,, on I ',,a ot'a
a fax ON grain brought to him and paws b
an equal tax on the coal he takes to mar
keL, Where are ms proiits 90 WIN .te tar
arnment, 60 long aa we can collect tax
on everything that is sent to u.s. and send
our products abroad free' But when
tnins,ico an6 asr no m nav them hack
some of that money there is talk of war
Austria, Germany and Spain are trying to
Protect 'heiiiseises III .iii" r.ia'te'' u'iu no
censure them for doing so. If we as a
nation have the idea that the commerce Of
!he Worlu IL 10 Ue ru'. ~, oul eapeciai
awaken to our mistake, The Injunction
to love our neghbors as ourselves is as
applicable to national as TO indiviuuai re-
.,n .hnt ,,r,rni'Io , ton,ard otber nations is no
more right than Is the individual who ig-
nores that fundamental principle of mu-
1uai nh'eresi anu menu. sat,n,. NV a,li''
the nrincipIe of the Golden Rule that
should we be asked to take our own pre-
seription II would not DE so hausea'''s'
Our correspondent intimates that the
American people no longer favor pro-
tective tariff. What, then, is the mean
ing of last falls elections? We con-
tive tariff; but we contend it to be a
fact repeatedly demonstrated beyond
reach of cavil or misinterpretation that
the American people hold as q funda-
mental political principle that a tariff
on imports shall be levied sufficient to
protect the productions of home labor
from competition in our home markets
with the productions of less-paid for
eign labor. So much for first princi-
Piles. Now, as to the dissatisfaction of
Austria, Germany and Spain with the
new Wilson tariff. What of that? We
export altogether less than Is per cent.
of our home production. If our Dem
ocratic friends had continued the reci-
procity treaties of the Mckinley law,
Spain would not have complained,
neither would Austria, and we doubt
even II Germany would. The Wilson
bill suspended those hardly negotiated
compacts without minutes notice It
gave no reason for such suspension and