New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11


GRACE was liz cents pound. I'm 1898 tho
bounty was taken off and 80 per cent al
valorcm tariff was imposed, and the
following year 1890, sugar advanced
10 t5S cents pound and dropped
back 10 80 cents i'm 1891. 50 with
a 81 per cent ad valorcm duty i'm
1891 il was only 3S-loo cents pound
higher. or IS cents hundred pounds high
or THAI It Was during the last year OF the
free sugar, viz 1897. II must further be
borne i'm mind that sugar yields TO the
government an annual revenue of about
X,2.0nCoo. and with the elimination of Inc
tariff unless entirely made mp from tho
income tax which is also being called
upon to defray The burden Of reduction in
all other Commoditics-this loss Of rcYe-
nue. must he taken from some other chan
mel Of trade and therefore be paid 10y the
consumer. 80 it is merely the shifting OF
the tax from one commodity. CAUSING ii
destruction. 4, another thereby cnablus
ii to live.
prom every standpoint the tariff upon
sugar fall more cquitabiy and ratahF
unou every consumer than tariff levied
upon any other commodity. These are. IN
our opinion. economic reasons why the
tariff on sugar should not be eliminated.
The political reasons are that IT VIII &C.
stroy the Democratic party IN all OF the
states whore SUGAR is produced IN quaint
ties. I'm this state many of our staneh'st
Democrats will pass over 20 the Repuhh-
can party if our industries are ruthlesSN
slaughtered 10y the party in power FROM
The standpoint Of fairness. ono has only
to refer 10 the platform of the Democratic
party. which reads:
I've recognize that our system OF tallt
taxation is intimately connected with the
business OF the country. and We favor inc
ultimate attainment Of the principles We
advocate by legislation that will not in
jurc or destroy legitimate industry
"Our Representatives and Senators not
only had this pledge on tho part Of the
party. hut they had further direct prom
iscs from those now IN power that We
need have no fears that the sugar IN
dustry would bc DESTROYED. and that free
sugar means its destruction there Is no
doubt i'm the mind Of any one mo has
taken the trouble TO post himself on the
subject.
"Thc rice industry in the last ten wears
has shown growth Of 80 per cent prin-
cipallv i'm the states OF Louisiana, Texas
and Arkansas. The lands devoted To the
culture Of rice arc loWlands. unit Tor the
cultivation Of any other crops and TINS
industry. now Welding upward OF S-'V"'-
600 pcr annum and furnishing to our peo-
pIo tho cheapest and most Wholesome
food which they consume, is now threat
cncd with the competition Of cheap Orien-
tai labor. With the present high price OF
cotton and Of jute in India and unfavor-
able crop conditions the production 81
rice mas diminished 30 that expectations
from that section for the last two years
have been comparatively small; but IN
seasons when their crops are abundant.
on i'm the event Of a decline IN cotton OF
iute making rice a more profitable crop
We will be swampod with expectations
from the East that Will prevent our larm-
crs from obtaining price for their prod
uct which will enable them 10 live. Ihet
reduction in duty on brewers rice is the
rnost manifest evidence Of the ignorance
and inexperience of the trainers Of the
tariff act The quality known as brew
crs' rice is the broken grains of the low
est grade coming from the mill; ali Of 1t
is used i'm the manufacture Of beer. The
reduction in the tariff will neither IN
crease the size of glass OF beer nor re-
ducc its cost, but will simply enable the
brewer to make larger profit on his
production. every cent of which viii come
out of the pockets OF the grower OF rice.
The quality of rice known as brewers
is not consumed in Europe. and the ohal
from their mills can be exported TO this
country under the reduced tarin At
price that will absolutely destroy the
market for this grade of rice IN this coun-
FRY. Rice can he produced 80 much more
cheaper in the Orient than in this coun-
try that even with q diifercntial of 10 per
cent in Cuba we are unable to sell any
rice AT ali i'm the island. though located
AT our door, in competition with HAMBURG
and Bremen. Germany, millers, who I'M
port the raw rice from India, mill 1t IN
Germany and pay the freight on II 70
cuba. besides higher tariff.
SOL WEXLER.