The evening times., 1896-02-26
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1 NonttuueU4EoW fubt rage.
Itassumed to protective en,anufacturers,a ,and
cast the prOducerSof ss-callcd raw, material
throughout the country into open cODpeti-
tion with cheap labor every ywbefe.
The pending hin nosT proposed to make
\ this injustice more ,gtaring. The Wilson
bill was framed npos theory fayoring
ad yalOrem In pecfenencc to specific du-
I ties. On high Authority, it was asserted
that ad valorem tariff had been repudiated
/ by the principal commercial nations In their
tariff systems; by Austria, Denmark, Eng
land, France, Germany, Italy, Norway.
Russia, Sweden and Spain, ten nations with
tariffs on 3,967 articles have only ten on
the ad valorem basis, aud the remainder
! specific.
FRAUD AND EVASION.
When and where, he asked, did this oii-
| solete and discarded cloak for fraud and
evasion become sacred in Republican eyes?
The pending bill made n 10 per cent hori-
zontal raise on twelve schedules of the
Wilson bill. When and where did the
Republican party become committed to
the horizontal movement In tariff legisla-
| ton?
4
the horizontal scheme had each in turn been
/ empbatlcaiiy condemned By Rcpublicanp plat
forms, orators and papers. and never COM
meDded anywhere by Republican authority.
How then, he inquired. could it become
trcasonable for Republican 10 oppose all
| three of these clements combined?
But, assuming, said Mr.. Carter. that the
administration requires funds, which II
AYERS 1t does not, aGd that In the name OF
patriotism We must sacrifice ancient and
time-honored party principles and con-
victions, he still cOntendei that this bill
was generally misunderstood.
The general belief was that 4, provided
slight duty for wool and lumber and then
increased the existing duties 10 per cent,
except as to sugar. Here he called for the
reading ofthe bill, and proceeded 10 aDaiyze
and crticise its provisions.
His observations onthe wool schedule were
that while the first paragraph allowed so
that while the first paragraph allowed so
per cent or the duty imposed on firss and
second class and restored the ad vaIorem
duty OF from 80 to 80 per centum on third
class wool imposed by the Mckinley act, the
bill expressly retained all the limitations
and conditions OF that-act.
Experience. he said, had clearly demon
strated that the limitations thus expressly
reserved We're SO faulty in practice that the
protection intended was reduced about
onc-half, and that where the Mckinley
act provided 12 cents per pound upon a
given grade OF wool, limitations reduced
the figure in actual practice to about
cents per pound.
HOW IT WOULD WORK.
In support OF this position he quoted the
memorial of the National Woolgrowers'
Association and sail that the retained con |
ditions and limitations included in the !
present bill, wouiti reduce the proposed |
tariff to a trlfle more than one-fourth OF |
the nominal rate of duty fixed by the /
Mckinley act. Wherein, be asked, does |
such measure protect the American wool |
grower?
In contrast TO the manner in which the |
woolgrowers were protected" he re-
ferred TO the second sect ion of the bill to |
show how the manufacturers of wool were
taken care of. There was no 10 per cent
horizontal increase here To the existing
duty the bin proposed TO add 60 per cent
OF the specific square yard duty imposed by
the Mckinley act. 1u the second subdivision
of the section. I he per centum was wholly |
omitted, and the entire specific square
yard duty imposed by the Mckinley act
on carpets aud Other enumerated articles
was added to the ad valorem duty Imposed |
by existing law.
Answering the claim that this bill, IL 1t
became law, would expire by limitation
in 1898. Mr.. Carter asserted that IL the In
tricate tariff riddle this bill would con-
struct should prove reasonably satisfactory
to the manufacturers OF the country. 1t
would remain the law OF the land for an
indefinite period or time. Therefore he
could not vote for 1t.
The motion to recommit the bill 10 the
Committee on Finance without instructions
would leave that committee at liberty to
prepare and present to the Senate a fair
and Just bill, which every Republican could
support. The veto mes
sage OF the President or true Republican
measure would raise an issue; while his
veto message on the pending bill would
raise a laugh-at the expense OF the Re
publican party.
BELIEVES IN PROTECTION.
Continuing, Mr.. Carter said he was Il firm
believer in the policy of protection to
American labor and American industries.
Certain Republicans of mature judg-
mcnt, wide research aud unquestioDable in
tegrity of purpose had urged the party to
undo b law the mischief brought about by
law. This element in the party was known
as the frec-silycr element. Recently self
constituted censors of party action had been
pleased to dcDominate such Republicans as
against the public veal; others
had gone so far as to invite them to relieve
the party of their obnoxious presence.
They have been advised that their States
we're not needed in Republican columns.
iarrulous statesmen. pessassed OF more
zeal than lISwledge, had assumed to deal
With PARTY principlesby the measure OF party
necessity.
The advocates Of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver in the Republican party
insist upon the adoption of their views be-
cause they believe that the principle for
which they contend is inherently and cter-
1ally right.
Their zeal and enthusiasm in behalf of
silver does not detract from their devo-
ton to every elementary principle of the
Republican party. Their Republicanism,
is placed on trial, and II, there
tore," said Mr. Carter, .'beg leave to
briefly review theThistory Of recent events,