The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
FOR REVENUE WITH INCIDENTAL.
PROTECTION

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H'ih' y Is ~il9 ~ = AEys a tax .. ~ censs
i'.. caIliA pon ssiIs-Aulerz
4 rfu-tid th2r sugar = GOOD feyan8+s zrti-
cis an has afw-.!-s b~ea taxed e n -
i.s.1ll.. ssi Lns nr.assp.e Of tsfzf lo'
cauze tae tax sTcr3s trlcf1s-1iai piso;et-
ton 70 tsk nofne iFs5Hsf~y al. woIit
place tariffs s1tius%eh upyt articles tha,
az. 70: sroNa o. r-elu.a cture1 IA chls
- iAiln 10 - coias SEA-. revenue
ia-H a1NOCz-@s sbpgld Ersls = urscr- free
sduSss<,7sl t. al fore IN sr.iesss !, ~ tr2ftc
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MgsT ~ IsHokfEb wiiA AFT .Eis
TIE TARIFF.
t'oa rot v ana meets WIFI TIE Trihutrs'e
f'.aT igic9r-stnen', not bSCalse shs 'rr5b-
sns .9fs NJ fA.e+ L. fEeasi ttade Isoesf-
pre~ssf. ro}cy Of tills oeri1;f9 80 oraered
~ D.. popular tse-4-f AID 20 long As Il
~ .st ne Trihune g anxious for the
.'n % share u lie pen-fiis---'5aSe-,tg n
lr-1Ur-.
TIE Tubane's supposI;ion tia. {, has De-
ifcied a5r iscqnsistercy Ia The Posts ap-
rroFsl q s-s4t ,srr aud Opposition =,
The fz,ne titue % TIE principle Q, protection
"a : saYpositgon without adequate basis
~ fsrf The Tribgne ard The Post. 80 far
ns csn Re gathered from tie foregoing
are sanding on the same ground
sues a hing IS pure revenue tariff for
e rHrr
peas tiiiiy To raise the ;hree hundred
~ more o; revenue that must
'9fne through e tariff. upon articles alone
no; HVutsd 10 some form or other ia the
'r,iea stsies could not b dono. TIE va
rioy q or products IL 100 great. Ira,
ovnee and few other .rtlcies would e1-
fansi the list Of dutisble imports under
pure revenue tsfia, lacidental protection
IA sbsorltsiy certain under any taria SUI
fieient to produce sufficient reyeuue. The
iosi therefore. would have sugar In the
iut be'a under the principle Of a rev
euue tsrin with Incidental protection Il
Is an deal commodity as 4 revenue pro-
spccr.
Even under the Tribunc's rule OF con-
'niency sugar would III the requirement.
10 be- consistent the Trib says. revenue
srif advocates should insist upon free ad-
j issioh 70 all foreign articles the traffic In
winch would be retarded BY iarifi. and
'iseo the tax only upon those that mus,
~ imported whatever the tariff" sugar
lila this 0ill-the traffic in Il would not
De retarded by tariff aud II would be
imported whatever the tariff. Why Be
snse there Is not hall enough raised in
MS country 70 meet the home demand and
I u ap article tbs, tau not be done with
'u' in The presen, Development Of business
ND societS.
But In addition to all this The Post
While opposed 10 the principle Of protec-
ion purely foy projections rake. has.
gently and distinctly. announced the same
position Sib reference TO the PROMISED
ne" isrih that the Trb assumes
suse tarin protection Is the preseh. policy
u This country. 80 ordered by the popular
verdict and 50 long as il prevaiIs the
Tribune ia ANXIOUS for the south 10 share
N the benefits"