The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-26
CARNEGIE WOULD
CUT THE TARIFF

Says Steel and Oil Duties Should be
Abolished and Urges Tariff For
Revenue and an Increase in Taxes
on imported Articles Consumed by
the Rich.
Andrew Carnegie who built up the
steel trust and amassed a huge for
tune under protective tariff, claims
that there is no longer any need of
protecting our One-time infant in
dustries" which have now grown to
lusty maturity; that duties on manu-
factured articles ought TO be greatly
reduced, protective duties on steel
and oil altogether abolished and
"duties for revenue" increased on i'm
ported luXuries consumed by the rich.
These amazing statements from a
man supposed to be a "dyed-in-the-
wool" protectionist, Mr.. Carnegie
makes in his article, my Experience
With and Views Upon the Tariff, -
which will appear in the December is.
sue of the Century 4lagazipe," to be
published November rs, in which
after sketching the development oi
American protection and relating in
side stories of tariff legislation in
Congress, he arrays the facts and ar
guments which convince him that the
day of tariff for protection in
America Is gone, and that, in general
such duties should be greatly de.
creased, abolished in many cases, and
duties increased on imported luxuries
In spite of this radical standpoint
Mr.. Carnegie maintins he is still as
much OF a protectionist (where pro
lection Is really needed) as he ever
was, and that he has not changed one
iOta since he has formed a clear and
definite view in regard to protection
He further states that President Nc.
Kinley was of ''our school of protec.
tionists," strong for protection where
needed, "but equally strong for abol
fishing unnecessary duties" Point.
ing out that the Mckinley bill, gen.
orally considered highly protective,
really reduced duties on steel rails
beams, structural shapes, nails, forg
ings, nails, ETC., Mr.. Carnegie goes on
20 relate the part he himself played
IN making out lists reducing iron and
steel duties In connection with the
Wilson and other tariff reform bills
and shows how two distinguished
DeluOOfIlC l6duSTbt O6udlOT AIOTuldU
and Governor Flower, helped to defeat
the Revolutionary features" of the
Wilson bill and yet obtained 9
thorough and judicious reform, reduc
ing duties on iron and steel one-third
Regarding the present status of the
steel industry, the master of SkibC
castle says, "the writer has cooper
ated in making the several reductions
as steel manufacturers became able tC
bear reduction Today they need nj
protection, unless perhaps in some
new speclalties unknown to the
writer, because steel is now produced
cheaper mere than anywhere else. not
withstanding the higher wages paiC
per man. Not ton of steel is pro
duced In the world at as small al
outlay for labor as In our own coun
try" and from his experience as 1
steelmaker. he arrays facts and condi
t4ons that explain the paradox o.
"high wages" and low cost for labor.
He Is as positive on oil as on steel
and concludes his apparently enthu
siastio discussion OF the protectivl
and rstaliatory oil duty with the state
ment. ''The oil producers. like tn
steel producers. Of our country. neeI
no protection from the products 0
other lands."
my Experience with. ana View