New-York tribune., 1908-11-23

investor / have doubt that there are s1inI pn
schedules which can be lowered but sHdh
stand steadfast for the maintenance OF the . ea
listing measure of protection 10 Utan Io"i So
industries-lead wool. sugar and hides -,
Nv state produces one-tWentieth OF tue ."'I'
production of lead. about $1,000 tons. Practcai-
fv all of it is mixed with some SILVER, anu ~
some is found gold. To reduce the II laILt
world close the mines and throw not ohN lhe
miners out of employment. but the ellp-o4S 4S7 u
the sneIters as well. It would deprive tlou
sands of men Of employment and the Stdtt IN M
millions OF dollars of revenue. The Nlisol o'.,'
which reduced the duty from Ia cents 10 -
cent a pound closed most of the mines p"s ~
Dincley bill which restored the former uul4
oDened them. and one experience OF th't hi"o
is enough for US. ,oo . ooo
600 pounds of wool a year, and the farmers VINO
produce it need every penny OF proteCIloIl ti'eS
haet rrgar wear We cannot stand for any
reduction of the tariff on sugar
AGAINST FREE PHILIPPINE SUGAR
In rerlv to A question Senator Sutherland
said that he was opposed to the reduction OF
the tariff on Philippine sugar, although he un-
derstood that it was likely to be taken up IN
measure separate from the general tariff bill.
He added:
Utah has a great and increasing cattle indus
try and most emphaucaIly opposed 20
any reduction Of the duty on hides my; tne
hide often represents the entire profit on a hedu
Of cattle and farmers and ranchmeil Ger
tainly cannot afford to have their profit con
vegted into loss.
With these industries to look out for. II would
he most unwsc for TO commend MI tarIlS-
sie's recomme ndaton that The tariff on the IN
dustries of some other state he Nlpen qut 81
materially reduced. and for that reason can
not discuss the great ironmasters rec"h!eix ic.
dations in detail. but ! do think that the tar'h
should be revised as to afford ample p'o'ec
tion to our industries and abundant revenue lo'
the government and believe it can be MADE -
do both I should be always in favor of CIV
ing the benefit Of the doubt to our Own plp-
ducers and manufacturers. and I rHsard pro
lection for own industries aS III r''Ho'
point 70 be borne in mind.
Senator Porter ! NcCumber. of North pa-
kots. who VIII doubtless endeavor TO secure the
place on the Finance Committee to b" vacated
by his colleague Mr Hansbrough who failed
of reelection said Of the Carnegie article:
believe that there will at least he very
material reduction Of the duties steel ana t't
manufactures thereof although. OF course ,le
further YOU go from the raw prodnct ana tl5
more labor there is involved in the nnlsnTu
article the less YOU can reduce the duties Nltu-
out iniuring the wOrllngman. should not ~
surprised if 11r. Carnegie vas right about tils m
production of stael being cheaper in this country
than elsewhere. Certainly the production OF pig
iron. especially where the ore is taken from the
Naeaha range where il is scooped out of the
side Of the hills. almost pure. granuiateo IRON
with steam shovel dumped into barges ana
hauled by water to the point of m2nutacIpIe II
q minimum of cost. involves about as sn'aIl an
expenditure as is concelVaoie- silpPpsr; Zee ~
there can be some reduction OF the tafI III
cutlery and [ an of the DelleI tneI tiF lel III o
thread can be considerably reuuced. As 70 luoL
eating oils. I should want to look into the SUD
ject before expressing an opinion
Of course. the Republican party is diametrlcaI-
" opposed 10 Mr.. Carnegie's proposition that
the tariff should be revised primarily with On
idea to revenue rather than to protection. we
must protect industries first, and there
will be no trouble about raising revenue Now
take the case Of hides and wool The farmers
Of my state will never stand for any reducuoA
IN those schedules. That is about all the farmer
gets out of the protective tariff. while It neces-
states his paying higher prices Tor much ulai
he buys. OF course. there are times when the
tariff on wheat is beneficial. as for instance IN
q bad wear such We experienced When the
rust ran riot in state. but that is eNcep-
tionaL and | should hope that one would
seriously advocate depriNng the wool grower
and the cattle grower Of the small measure al
benefit which they secure under the Dtngley law
OF one change which should be made | am
q already convinced and that is that We should
have free lumber The present pollcE OF eA-
pending millions of dollars annually 10 pre-
serve our forests and then excluding foreign
lumber with tariff wall is ridiculous ana the
people ere earnestly opposed TO IT, In tact We
should not exclude by the assessment Of q duty
any commodity Of which the domestic supply
heusted is exhausted for all time.
Mr.. vREELAND GIVES VIEWS.
Representative Edward B. Vreeland. of New
York one Of Mr.. Cannon's most loyal lieuten-
ants. expressed interest IN Mr. Carnegie views
but was not greatly impressed with heir logic
and predicted that they would not carry 1nuch
weight He said:
II the schedules which Mr.. Carnegie says
shofId he revised should be revised because they
N the declaration contained in the Repub leap
niatforIn doubtless they viii be revised, but /
do not think the Ways and Means Committee
will undertake to revise them simply because
Mr. Carnegie believes tho present duties ar" too
high All of the subjects he refers to are to be
considered by the committee.
am not familiar with the condition OF the
steel market. but as for greatly reducing the
duty on ordinary grades of cutlery. l am oII
noSed to il. Il seems to me that the tariff
should protect our industries. not fnjure them
and even about so per cent OF the cutlery
need in this country speak principally OF
rocket knives and razors-is imported, largely
from Germany
Representative Oscar ". Gillespie. Of Texas
Democrat. had the following comment to make:
7 am of course a bit surprised that Mr.. Car
ne gle should make these statements so late in
life However It is not for to CritiCise q
convert to Democratic principles. no matter
how long he may have opposed them Mr. Car
Degie comes out for tariff for revenue only. l
need not say that this is exactly what we have
been demanding for years. That is the only So
lutioD Of the tariff question and the more dis
interested man becomes the more strongly
will he believe in this.
Representatfve G b. Rande of Texas also
Democrat and a member Of the Ways asd
Means Committee. said:
7 am surprised that Nh Carnegie has for
saken his confederates and is advocating the
,Anea1 of the duty on steel. | am inclined to
tbinl, I gree with him. IF his entire article is
a. sane as the tariff for revenue" and the
steel portions. it would make admirable
Democratic document
GOOD TIMES IN RHODE ISLAND.