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Show Some very strong protests are being mado against the MeKiuley tariff bill. One hundred prominent New York importers im-porters and 405 mercantile lirms of that city claim that the bill is unnecessary, as the country no longer needs a revenue reve-nue from the sources included within its provisions; that it discriminates in favor of the rich, and that it increases instead of reduces the revenue. Protests Pro-tests have also been made by prominent importers and merchants of Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Cincinnati. It is not likely that they will succeed in defeating the passage of this tariff bill, but their efforts no doubt will cause a more thorough revision of the tariff schedule with a view of a marked reduction. |