The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-02
PRESIDENT TAFT A SINCERE
TARIFF REVISIONIST, SO IN
FORMS CONGRESS INMESSACE
Believes the Payne Bill The Best In Years Even More
satisfactory Than Either the Dngley or Mckinley
Bills Have Been to the Country


bill and the senate bill was very much
less than the newspapers represented
"i " turns out upon examination that
reductions in the senate we're about
equal to those IN the house, though
they differed In character.
"one way Of stating what was done
is TO say that the facts show-that
under the Diugley lew there were g.
O2l items. This included dutiable item.
only. The Payne law leaves i,i5o OF
these unchanged. There arc decrease.
in 654 Of the items and increase. In
ego of the items Now, Of course, that
does not give full picture. hut II
does show the proportion Of decreases
to have been three times those OF tho
increases.
Unjust Comparison
Attempts have been made 10 show
what the real effect Of these change.
have been by comparing the imports
under the various schedules and A.
suniinR that the changes and their
Importance were in proportion TO the
importstions. Nothing could be NOR.
unjust In Il protective tariff which also
contains revenue provisions. Some Of
the tarif il made for the purpose OF
increasing the revenue by increasing
importations which shall pay duty.
Other iteD,s in the tariff are made 10
reduce competition, that il, by reduc.
ing importations and therefore, the
question of the importance Of a change
IN the rate cannot be in the slightest,
determined by the amour. Of import.
that take place.
In order TO determine the impor.
tance Of changes IL Is much fairor 20
take the articles on which the rates
Of duty have been reduced and those
on which the rates have been In.
creased aud then determine from sta.
tisties how large q part the articles
upon which duties have been reduced
plays in the consumption of the eoun.
try and how large q part those upon
which the duties have been increased
play. Such q table has been prepared
by Mr.. Payne, than whom there Is no
one who understands better what the
tarih Is, and who has given more
attention to the details OF the sehedu.
/ ules
Chemicals, OILS and Paints
Now let us take schedule A-chem.
ieals, oils and paint The articles upon
which the duty ha. been decreased
are consumed in this country to the
extent Of sll,OOO,OOO. Take articles
upon which duties has been increased
are consumed in this country to the
extent Of sl, 100000. The unchanged
are consumed in this country to the
extent Of sll,OO0,OO0. Take schedule
B-earthenware aud glassware, the
articles ON which the duty has been in.
creased are consumed to the amount
OF sl2s.OO0,0O0 and there has been no
increase in duty on such articles. Take
schedule C--metals and their manufac.
lures, the amount to which such ar.
tieles eL;sred into the consumption Of
the country is tl,24s s,000,0 where as
the articles of the same schedule on
which there has been an increase enter.
ed into consumption OF the country 10
the extent Of sl7,Oo0,O0O.
No Change In Tobacco
In tobacco there has been no
change In agricultural products those
IN which there has been reduction Of
rates enter into the consumption Of
the country to the extent Of s4s3, 600.
OOOi those Ia which there has been nm
increase are consumed to the amount
OF s4,OOO,0O0.
In cotton there has been a change
in the higher priced cottons and In
increase. There has been no increase
in the lower priced cotton and Of the
Increase the high priced cottons enter
into the consumption OF the country
to the extent Of 42,0OO,O0O. Schedule
flax, hemp and jute-the articles
upon which there has been a decrease
enter into the consumption Of the coun.
try to the extent Of se2 900 900 while
those upon which there has been an
Increase enter into the consumption
to the extent of 1900, 900. In SEIZED
uls a. to wool, there has been no change.
In sundTies the duty has been deereas.
cd on articles that enter into eonsump.
tion Of the country to the extent Of
H,7ls,ooo,00o, and an increase ON ar.
heles that enter into the consumption
Of the country, si0i. 100000
Increase on Luxuries
Moreover 1t will bs found that in
schedule M, the increase covered only
iusuries, Perfumery aud like articles;
schedule N, wines and iuquors--that
are certainly luxuriss and made rub.
jeet In order to increase revsnuss.
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