Show TAKE DUTY OFF ARTICLES THAT SHOULD BE PUT C ON 4 THE FREE LIST AT ONCE valt alt lumber cont merit col cc e iton ozrie on ii selsor iette ore cotton tle tic 1 and suga are all nair und yield lut lilt a critic nr itic with duo due deference to the opinions 0 of f all others and to the flie feet that cong esi will be greatly puzzled during draing tire the next few genri to reduce duties ind and at tha th same bame time arake the reveria as meet tin we beg leave to express our opinion that the following Arti article clo should be put on oil tho the free list before nest march if possible anil and very won aster after then they are allran all raw materials for important industries and each can be considered without refer anceto enco to an any other duties alie duty 01 no other article will become unjust b be caumo the duties on oil these are i lei noved under no considerations can iny aily of these al ai ticks bo on oil tho the dutiable I 1 of a tariff bill made in ill accordance with the democratic platform no matter how difficult it may bs be to secure sufficient r revenue evenue the duties collected on th these se ill nicles are so finall as to make them on aliis account inconsiderable out of a total total duty arity of USG collected tor for the year ending june 30 1891 1801 ebeo IT libles yielded a i ielo bevenue emle of only abou 2 63 divided is as follows value Is amount sait bait V i 1 ekl ti c 1 boards lumber 1 acut ani 1 MI V lit a i lioa vu i coal find and colo tolia bolec iron or lead ores 4 1 1111 Q cot cotton ton lies 41 aia 11 1449 sugar bli axi C 2 the fact that these articles are all raw raiv materials that they yield but bat little revenue that they can bo be acted upon independently of illy any other articles that the democrats are under obligations to make them free and that bills fleeing thein hano ha 0 passed tho the present congress or are in the hands bands of the ways and means committee ifould leave no doubt as tc what should be done with these articles the sooner they lie aie made free the more confidence the people v will ill have in the democratic party and tho the fooner the good effects of free raw materials will begin to bo be manifest in growing tures te in ili the case of several other at ai tides the duty of diate action is just as imperative pera tive free wool has been promised to cliot ople the total val value of v wool ocl t tin ui J 1 wag was duty L collece rP 2 the amount 0 ot duty w ifalia ali case is jotso great as to c causa hesitation but it would be b make wool free without lowering d dates es on woolen goods and liel heie e we ru ms against an important revenue theodule che the dule in 1 imported import im portel eI woolen gc ids valued at produced a revenue of uki based upon the springer free wool bill now pigeonholed in tile the senate which left duties too high highet it would bo be easy to make a tariff schedule for woolens that would produce nearly or quito quite as much revenue and that would greatly reduce the cost of woolen goods to the people the great importance ot of cheap clothes an and of cheap foreign wools to our textile manufacture is makes it imperative to let act at once the fact that delay will only put our manufacture is at a great disadvantage by enabling foreign minu fattur fatur ers to make up out of the cheap wools which they already have a surplus stock of goods to be sold hero here as soon as our duties are reduced in makes a acs ics it in more or imperative that wo we act at once the duties ou on tinned plate find and pearl buttons should be removed or greatly reduced without delay this would probably ably hurt the feelings of president Pies ident harrison who tool took especial pains to mention these duties and articles in ill his hie letter of acceptance but even if these industries now sprouting liere here should wither and die which is highly improbable these burdensome find and inordinately high duties must go this government is going out of the business of giving donations to support sickly industries hundreds of other duties which produce little or no revenue but which roster loster that bleed us unmercifully though they may sell to foreigners at reasonable prices should be remont chucked overboard some ot of these duties are on agricultural implements axes and edged tools barbed wire bolts and nuts borax boras broom cartridges art ridges castor oil copper cordage cotton duck cottonseed oil cotton thread envelopes lead matches oilcloth pocket cutlery powder saws sawa schoolbooks sewer pipes shot iud and lead soap sponges starch steel rails still tural steel tea trunks type tarsi uin nin bitle bitolas las wall paper watches wheels wool screws etc the most of these articles aie produced cheaper here than anywhere cite and wo me aru are entitled to obtain them at as low prices as they bell hi il for but for the un american mckinley bill w 0 could now do so iiii it ia a dingi dis giaco aco to us that we tote note for eare 2 Beu to make laws that make it pos possible for us its to purchase liAse our own products pio ducts hewing machines plows typewriters m saws cartridges etc for irom from 10 to I 1 aco CO per cent cheaper abi oad than at home if we to tolerate this system longer we will certainly brand ou ourselves relves 1 chumps |