New-York tribune., 1896-11-23
space for this somewhat long letter in The Tribune.
remain yours respectfully.
ARMAYis P. vARTOOGCIAN.
New-York. Nov. l5 1896
INCREASING THE REVENUE.

THE PROPOSED DUTIES on TEA. COFFEE AID
SUGAR.
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir II is with small interest that the writer
learns by your issue OF to-day In the Washington
correspondence that the Treasury favors duty OF
. cents per pound coffee and one OF 10 cents
on tea. as we'll further tax OF 81 per barrel on
beer Every wholesale dealer knows that when our
duties tea and coffee were removed. and these
articles admitted free of duty. in order gain
for the people what was called "a free breakfast
table" that expor, duties from the chief producing
countries ,as your article states) then imposed rul-
.ed far as ,he United States we're concerned,
our expected benefit Hence this present move on
The part of the Trea9urv means Of augment
ing the revenue. would seem to b. unobjec;ionable
and should bc supported alike by Republicans as
we'll as Democrats.
If il had bee proposed 10 further TAX sugar.
two cents pr pound instead of one cent, as under
the present tariff. it would appear to the writer
that much or al of our deficiency in revenue would
be thereby provided for
Speaking from memory. it may be said that
extra ceat per pound raw sugar would add
Si500,0O) revenue Now, inasmuch granulated
sugar is quoted in this market at AZ cents per
pound wherein would there be any hardship TO any
il such granulated sugar were worth 5'4p5~.
cents per pound? For II is to be remembered thar
hard sugars such = crushed. granuiatei. powdered
and cut loaf. ranged during the years before the
war say from 1856 to 1851 at q. to liz cents per
pound; willis raw sugars, such as were known ~
grocery grades ranged from 5s4 20 u. cents 'ot
Muscovadoes and 6is TO cents for Porto Rcos W
are not paying to-day more than an average vl
about 40 TO a. per OF the prices OF ante-D'hu
days from 1855 10 1861. . ,.,
The production OF beetroot sugar IN Europe ma
wrought this decline Now inasmuch as w nech
the revenue why not get Si5vWWw or ~bW"'u =,
out of sugar. seeing II wou.d ne ea. S. Srei,,
about one-half the price of former deNs: ts hc.r.
before stated? Nor is there any harm H. %! a wv" e.
cent duty on sugar we foster Its prounrion ~ a
Louisiana Forda and Texas a divef ,oa Sii,uu CO ie
done II somewhat less cotton In these states "e'e
grown and more sugar produced. ,s,o ,,,,,l
As Democrat who has not voteo ,a SUI se,n 70
now for n Keoubiican President. II wouiu seeA, ~
hin, the mart OF wisdom for RepuDhcail c,sJ c'na.Jo
ard f'onpressnen to upheld the present Aui'l,iis
traton in its endeavor 10 proViue % %su,I,,e ascane
from the perils OF threatened AnarchislE, he
ls,ic and free-si,yer administration theie slu~ ID
.eu- or M differences between ffepu 90
cou,d Money Democrats. For. the questior oi -.
a,~n se.tled now we continue the onward nla.om 80 W.
nrosncritv tha, has begun. and the Sreat
that The currency needs. inNolVlhs u. ,I,oss "a
of Tho Government from the banking nusn' n d,,in
Ssve ,ha ea rliest attention of the incohhs nn,n
istrs,ior in March next All the people ~ VI" o. The
trv who love their country are pa 10 "a ,hcre-
s,iccess of This new Adniristra tion dhn II - 5ete
fore Of ihe highest moment that frcsiIc1it
land and his Administration n' snIPoIt'I t,cs ~
hy the Republican Senators and Re!GeSc" -, ali
,Sasn nronoeod revenue measures For tt tha. W. %nr
leave President Mckinley the more opp99i ,r3a 10
other needed legislation. and II Is cs.r,jcs inss
think OF our country more ana o. ~ 70 o. r,NE'R
New York Nov 49, 1896 M ''''