The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-16
PLEASE, SIR, |
WANT MORE"
That is the Song of Pro-
teCtiOnists.
PLATT BILL A BLUFF
Assistant PaVmaster in Navy. Lively
Fight Over Aberdeen Post
office. North CAROLYN
ians in Washing
tor
ton.
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| Washington, d. c., Dec. 15--Sena-
rotary of the Navy Morton the deesig-
nation of Mr.. owen Pope, son of Mr..
L. A. Pope, of Weldon, as assistant
paymaster in the navy If Mr.. Pope
Passes the required examination,
which he will stand in a few days, ne
will be appointed Immediately
There is a lively fight on over the
rcstoffce at Aberdeen. j. Men. john
son, me Republican lawyer there, is
seeking the appointment over the
present incumbent.
| A determined effort is being made
| to removee G. 7. Spruill as postmaster
at Cresswel Washington county. b.
| +. Spruill has the endorsemnt of
| Chairman Phelps, of the >Reepubiican
county committee.
Prof. j. A. Holmes was here today
! returning from st. Louis. He left
! for North Carolina tonight.
Messrs. j. a. and J. r. Page, of the
Page roads. were here today ON rail-
road business as WAS Col. \. l.. An
| dreWS of the Southern.
Father Joseph, of Salisbury, * here.
| 1t seems To be The best opinion here
/ that no determined effort will be made
either at this session .or during the
jnext Congress TO reduce Southern
presentation, and that, If such Ell
! fort is made, 1t will fail. Most Demo-
| cratic Senators and Representatives
! with whom your correspondent has
view is that the Plat and other bills
on the subject are introduced as q
! bluff at carrying out the Republican
platform pledge. They say he Roplb-
| lican majority is afraid of the effect
! on the country Of such partisan and
! sectional legislation. In any eVenet,
mo such legislation can pass the SEN
ate without a revolutionary change III
me rules, and this is not likely.
/ The protection leaders are now de-
claring, in order to prevent tariff re-
vision that if it is re-opened they viii
! fight for an increase in the Dingley
/ rates. Their views are thus expressed
! by Mr. Wilbur f. Wakeman. Presi-
don't Of the American Protective Tar
/ If League:
u do not hesitate to say that if the
reVisionists induce Congress to reopen
the tariff question, we shall do every
! hing in our pOl+er to have proper
protective rates applied TO every article
Of foreign merchandise which is COM
petitive with American production. l.
! feel confident in saying that if this
matter is taken up aga n by Congress
1 il great many rates viii be advanced
while there will be cuts in others.
That is the history of ali tariff reVis-
ION But the reopening Of the tariff
Will be accompanied by harmful de-
Velopmcnts. For instance | have let
/ tiers from fifty manufacturers saying
| that if revision is attempted from that
! time on they will make goods only on
! order and not attempt 10 stock up.
! What does that mean? 1t means tnat
these factories will be running on one
half and one-third time. 1t means ii
big cut in the employment of laLcr,"
In support of his contention that
there is room for revising the tariff
upward as we'll rs downward. NJ
! Wakeman said
The developments OF the past SIX
or seven wears have materially chang
Led conditions in the manufacturing
world so that certain tariff schedules
are all out of proportion For in
stance, take the enameled goods
schedule. The duty on the finished
product is only 25 per cent. as against
| a duty of As per cent. on the products
| that enter into its manufacture, sucn
as sheet iron, clay, flint and spar As
q result Of this one-Sided tarf ar
rangemcnt the importations of enam-
cled goods have grown from about
/ $50 600 worth per year to something
| Ike $1.00O,00G. Still the demand for
goods of this character is so tremen-
/ dous that 81 900 900 worth OF impor-
tations cuts only small fgure in the
annual consumpuon
'Arotber tariff Inconsistency is fur
nished in the opium schedule. he
laW material pays a duty OF -
pound. The duty on liquid mOrphia.
which is used by physicians, is s. an
! ounce. There is a certain patented
mixture made abroad which contains
81 per cent. of the morphla liquid
morphia has but 80 per cent The
| rWO preparations are used Tor the
same purpose, but while the latter
pays a duty of 81 an ounce, the pat
euted compound is admitted at - per
cent ad valorem, which is equivalent
| u about $3.50 q pound. Liquid NOR
! phia is taxed about SIP a pound.
| lone can go through most of the
| schedules and find the same inaccu-
racies. The tariff rates IN these cases
should be a:sed. Stll i don't hear
anybody asking for an increase Of th@
duties. II is generally accepted that
TO revise is to lower rates. / believe
in compelling the people who want
the tariff revised to give a Dlil or par
! ticulars They should specify what
/! rates they want 10 change, WnAt uulleS
| they would imposee and state the
easons therefor Suppose, for EXAM
pie, man says he wants The duty on
hides taken off The present duty is
Is per cent. bat by reason of rul-
ing of the Board OF Appraisers only
about one-half Of it is collected. DO
the people who ask tor removal 81 the
duty on hides want The duty on boots.
shoes and leather taken OIL alSn? II
it is fair to have protecuoR Iot the
fin shed product---the boots shoes and
| ilather---it is also fair to nave protec~
ton for the finished product of the
farmer i'm the shape OF hldes
The Washington correspondent OF
! the New York World sends ms paper
story that will interest those VINO take
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