The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
THE SUM AND THE TARIFF.
Protection for Maryland Products
Free Trade in All Others.


false information IN order to destroy
and divide the Democratic party. 1t
laid great stress upon the benefits to
the sugar trust in the Wilson till, and
il so perverted facts that the Demo
cratic party was DIVIDED. That divis-
ion was encouraged and fostered and
maintained during 1895, and resent
ment, born of the disgust arising from
this alleged favoritism 10 the sugar
trust, resulted in Democratic defeat
that year.
The sugar tax has recently been ex-
planned by the Democratic Editors As
ISOLATION articles, proving conclusively
that the sugar trust received less favor
under the Wilson law than under any
other. The Sun knows it, but has not
the frankness to publish the fact. The
greatest benefit to the trust under any
law will be reaped under the Dingley
law, yet not word of protest has the
San uttered, either when the bill was
under discussion or since. 1t does not
want the people who follow its lead
enlightened on this point; the ra ther
ii would let the false Impression it Gre
ated continue in order that Democratic
division may endure and another Re-
publican victory may be scored this
year.
Ii is not proposed in this article to
show the facts regarding the sugar
tax, for that has been well done, but
to call attention to the Inconsistency of
the Sun upon tariff taxation when
Maryland Interests are concerned. That
Inconsistency is we'll illustrated by the
articles below, the first item from the
Sun in April on the IT bate on tin, and
the other, on the rebate on hides, from
the Sun Of July %.
In the first it will be observed that
the Sun complains because the rebate
on exported tin cans was stricken
from the tariff law by the Dingley bill.
This rebate allowed Maryla land Gamers
10 Compete in foreign markets, or III
other words enabled them to sell can
ned goods cheaper to foreigners than to
our own people.
In the second the Sun complains be-
cause the leather manufactures are
given a rebate on leather that Is ex-
ported equal TO The tax on hides. ibis
rebate the Sun desienates as IAN indie
feasible discrimination against the
American consumer Of leather goods"
If the Sun is right in this position then
a rebate on tin is IAN indefensibe dis
elimination against the American
consumer of canned goods.
The people would like to know
whether the SIN was right in April or
in July. The two positions are dia-
metrically opposite. Perhaps the Sun
has not reached that high plane of de-
votion to principle for which it praised
VIM. l.. Wilson, when he ignored the
interests of his constituents and placed
coal on the free list, for it is evident
that it iavors protection to Mary land
Interests and free trade in the produces
of all other States.
Here are the SUMS articles in full:
Sun in April.
AN ODIoUs TAX.
The tin plate makers wish TO boom
their business by increasing the duty
on imported tin plate, to the injury of
the canning industry and other indus
tries that flourish by Reason of cheap
tin plate. Another blow is struck at
the unsiness by abolishlng the rebate
on exported tin cans. Now canned
goods exported in cans made of I'M
ported tin are allowed a drawback of
the duty paid, and thus an export bus
mess has been built up in canned
goods, oysters, vegetables, petroleum,
etc. Over 4,000,0 900 tin cans are sent
abroad annually, containing oil which
completes with that of Russia. When
Russia can buy tin plate at $2.70 box,
while We have to pay $3.50 for it, it is
evident that our competition will be
rendered difficult. Mr.. Dingley robs
Peter to pay Paul.
San, July 20.
REBATE ON LEATHER.
While the tariff conferences have re-
duced the tax ON hides from 20 per
cent. ad valorem to Is per cent, they
have also inserted a provision for a
drawback which is intended to protect
the leather manufacturers in their eX-
port trade. 1t is stipulated that upon
all leather exported made from import
ed hides, there shall be drawback
allowed equal to the amount of duty
paid on such hides, to he paid under
such regulations as the Secretary of
the Treasury may prescribe" Upon
the theory, dear to all protectionists,
"that the foreigner pays the tax" this
iCpalC 10 NhOllJ ubJuotihopiS' Wy
should the government pay to the
manufacturer of leather and leather
goods rebate which he has not earn
ed, inasmuch as the foreigner who
sent the hides to the United States
paid the duty imposed by the tariff
law? On this theory the Secretary of
the Treasury will give to the leather
interests bonus of 10 per cent. on
goods made from hides upon which no
tax has been paid by the manufact-
urer. On the other hand, if the pro-
tectionist senslbly repudiates the alb
surd doctrine that the foreigner pays
the duty, and admits that the manu-
facturer will pay it and add the
of the duty to the price which
he charges the consumer. the rebate
will constitute an indefensible discrim-
ination against the American con-
sumner of leather goods, In order that
the New England manufacturer may
with foreign manufacturers in
the markets of Europe the govern
ment will give him a rebate on all
goods which he exports equal to the
of duty Oh imported hides,
while the 70,000,000 of Americans
must consent to paw higher price for
their shoes in order that the American
may be protected
Why should we not get shoes made by
our manufacturers as cheap as they are
sold abroad?-lld Editorial AsSOciOtiOn
Wellington is a Broken Man.