The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-04

Probably no part of the tariff bill shows
the sectional and partisan character of
chat instrument more clearly and strong
ly than Paragraph 125. of Schedule c.
which Includes cotton ties and hoop iron.
II is well known fact that the American
manufacturers control the market on
these commodities. Senator Jones OF Al
ALBANIA referred TO that fact on Wednes-
day. and commented upon the absuriity
of keeping up the taxes on these articles
when the home manufacturers not only
control the home market but are ship
ping large quantities abroad, Senator
Jones' argument was for the purpose OF
showing how utterly unfounded In fact is
the claim of the republicans that prouec-
ton is necessary to the life of the tie
and band iron manufacturing industry.
With such articles on the free list the
manufacturers have not only been able
to command the home market, but have
also entered into competition with foreign
manufacturers in their own markets. With
a protective tariff upon the articles, the
American manufacturers will considerably
advance the prices charged in the home
market At the same time they will con-
unue TO compete in the foreign markets
with foreign manufacturers. As an out
come of this they will charge the Ameri-
can cotton planter and naval stores pro-
ducer higher prices than they charge the
foreign consumer. They viii even cut
rates on foreign business, and make the
home consumer pay the difference. Thus
the foreign consumer and the American
manufacturer will benefit at the expense
of the American consumer. 1t is noto-
rious that under the Mckinley law Tor
eign purchasers were able to buy many
articles of American manufacture much
cheaper than like articles could be bought
in the American market.
The tax on cotton ties is not to be levied
for necessary protection to American man
ufacturers. II is TO be levied for the ca
son that the republicans owe a political
debt 10 the monopolists who control the
cotton tie and hoop iron market, and the
monopolists demand that they shall be
thus paid. il is to be levied for the rea-
son that the south is democratic and
uses its influence to prevent the looting
of the people by the favored few of the
republican party. 1t is to be levied be
cause the south is regarded by the re-
publican party as a legitimate prey for
spoliation through national legislation, be
cause it cannot be controlled through To-
cal politics. 1t is and has ever been
the policy of the republican party, to rule
or ruin. 1t cannot rule the south, except
through the national government, so it
does what IL can toward running it,
through congress. Products of the south
which the north must buy are placed upon
the free list, while products of the north
which the south must buy are highly pro-
tected. The wheat farmers of the north
and northwest get their binding Irvine free
of duty, while the cotton farmers of the
south must pay 100000 year and the
naval stores producers of the south must
pay several hundreds of thousands of
dollars a year in tributes to the manu-
facturers of the north for the binding ma
terials they use.
Such protectionism is not absurd" as
Senator Jones says; it is criminal.