The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-02
The Green Goods schedule.


II we are to take it for granted that
protective tariff measure is to be railroaded
through the Congress between now and
next summer. and there seems some reason
toapprehcndsu contingency then people
who are interested in the grab bag VIII
be very busy for the coming few months,
and other persons, whose interests lie in
the opposite direction, may probably put up
q feeble fight, but with about the average
chance OF success that the sheep has gainst
the butcher.
While The Times opposes the tariff rev
Olution on principle, there are a few duti-
able articles the importers OF which it would
not mourn for much if the same were Sc
verelv sailed. Among the commodities
referred to we may mention American cot
ton seed oil, which comes here from Mar
settles. Lucca and other Mediterranean
ports, maSquerading as pure olive oil.
1t is shipped from this country 10y the
steamer load. doctored, Favored, and per
haps mixed a little with the substance it
Is made TO represent, and then shipped
hack TO delight the palatcs of cur native
epicures. who could buy more Of it for a
dime under its real name than for dollar
under its foreign alias. Then there are
the American wines which reach our ports
as the vinlages OF Bordeaux, Burgundy,
the Rhine, Oporfo, ana a lotof other places.
In the prevalent contempt that certain
classes of citizens have for everything
American, it would be impossible toinduce
the buyers of table luxuries TO eat cotton
seed oil as such; while California, Ohio.
Virginia, Missouri. New York and other
wholesome and superior wines are still al
most quite tabooed in the clubs OF the large
cities Enterprise and advertising. on the
part of native wine producers, are over
coming this indifference TO oar own pro-
duction. but still il exists i'm considerable
degree The truth is that many of the old
wine growing districts OF Europe are now
compelled to depend upon our pure, full
bodied American wines. as a means Of
strengthening their own dcteriorated juice.
Their soils have worn out many vineyards
have suffered from the ravages OF phyl-
loxera. and some of them, as a result, have
little TO show but a reputation earned in
other days, stock OF labels, and cellar
fun OF Yankee wines. A year or two ago
the Portuguese government sent com
mission heretocxamineo our native 'OpOrto"
wines with view 30 theirincreased use for
blending purposes In Arizona and South
ern California the commissioners diScov-
cred wines that they could scarcely, if at
all, tell from the standard production Of
their own land. These wines go to Europe
at price that barely covers the cost of
production. When they return as imported
stock they command a round figure, and
there is money in the operation for every
body but the poor devil of producer.
People who entertain contemptuous feel
ings for the good things OF their own re-
gions ought to have that privilege in a free
country; but, since TO the class in question
nothing il enjoyable unless it be at the
same time expensive, they should be made
30 pay Tor il. The Jokes involved in paying
Mckinley duties on articles Of home pro-
worth twice the expense. So. ifincldental