The herald., 1896-11-24
As Outlined by Gr0sven0r of
Ohio
THE FIGHT ON THE TARIFF
Seems to Center Around the Unsatis-
factory DiDgley Bill
Dingley Himself Believes the Sound
Money Free Traders Should Re-
ceive Some Sort of Recognition.
Associated Press Special Wire

CINCIN NATL, o.. Nov. 23.-The COM
| mercial Tribune will print tomorrow a
long article signed by General Grosve-
nor. congressman from the Eleventh
Ohio district in which he outlines his
views as to the policy of the Republican
party He says in the outset that he
expresses his own views, and does not
undertake to connect or represent any
other member of the party than himself.
Furthermore. he does not even consent
to bind himself to these views, should the
majority of his Republican associates
on the ways and means committee dis
sent from them.
He says: THE question of the hour.
it seems to me. so far as relates to eco
nomic legislation, is. Ought the Fifty
fourth congress, in it's closing session,
pass the Dingley bill, or should that
measure be allowed to perish AID the
Republican party move forward to the
discharge of the high duty imposed upon
it by the recent election?'
"On these questions General Grosvenor
takes the position that although it might
be well if the Dingley bill could be
passed for temporary relief and be fol-
lowed Immediately after the 4th of
March in an extra session,of congress by
the passage of a proper permanent
measure, yet the passage of that tenta-
tive bill will hinder and obstruct the
passage of proper measure, and there
fore it should not be attempted He
criticizes the Dingley bill for proposing
ad valorem duties which have been
proved standing invitations to defraud
the government.
This was one great defect of the Will
son bill and it should be remedied in fu-
ture legislation. Another reason for the
defeat of the Dingley bill is that it does
not meet the requirements of the st.
Louis platform as q protective measure
He says every Republican member of
the ways and means committee has been
reelected and these members during the
time which is to elapse between the first
Monday in December and the 4th day
of March can formulate a tariff bill pre-
dicated upon the principles of the Nc
kinley law with schedules adapted to
existing conditions perfected and ready
for passage within ten days after the
meeting of an extra session of congress.
and then, if there is atriotism.and Re-
publicanism in the senate it can be
passed to law and be ready for enforce
ment by the first of May.
"On the other hand, let the Dinglev
law be passed. formed as it is upon the
errors that are organic and incurable.
Then let it run until December, 1897, and
then congress organize. appoint commit
tees, encounter the delay of the holidays,
attack mass of incidental legislation
a ct;
tariff. In that case it would do well if
it got any untried measure through by
September, 1898, in the midst of a cam
paign for congress. Meantime the coun-
try would be flooded with foreign i'm
portations to the injury of home indus
tries, the reduction of revenue and a
long train of consequent evils
From General Grosvenor's relation to
President elect Mckinley, 1t is general
ly believed their views on this matter
very nearly coincide.
DINGLEY'S VIEWS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24-The World
this morning publishes from Lewiston.
Me, two-column signed dispatch
from Nelson Dingley, jr, chairman of
the ways and means committee in which
he says:
II see no reasonable ground for hop
ing that the exigency tariff bill passed
by the house last December will be taken
up by the senate this winter. I should,
nevertheless, be gratified to see it passed
and sent to President Cleveland.
1.-The bill which passed the house last
december was purely an emergency
measure, and it would terminate by
limitation in a few months. The idea =
that has been entertained by some per-
sons that the house bill would make
unnecessary any further tariff legisla- \
tion for a lang time is certainly mis-
taken, for necessarily a horizontal in
crease of duties in the senate will not
correct the inequalities and discrimin-
ations of the present tariff
"The duties on some other schedules
are sufficient, but the woolens, woods,
lumber and other parts are destructive.
The woolen goods schedule is bad, large
ly because the duties -1clusively ad
valorem, making frauds against the
revenue easy. The wool grower and
farmer should be protected as we'll as
other interests.
"In my opinion it is not necessary to
create an entirely new bill or to make
a general sweep of the schedules of the
present tariff laws. There is much that
is good in the existing law, and also
good deal that is Objectionable from a
Republican standpoint, to say nothing
of technical or scientific one-too many
inequalities.
We should have at least $50, 900, 900 in
crease of revenue and it would be better
if the sum We're $4,000, 900, besides the
treasury reserve should not be less than
$3.50, 900, 1000 instead of the present ac-
cepted limit of 500, 100000 of gold. This
could be accomplished by exchanging
paper now in the treasury for gold and
it ought to be accepted by the begin
ming of the next fiscal year.
After July 1st there must be more