Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1880 — The Eaton Tariff Commission [ARTICLE]

The Eaton Tariff Commission

Thefollowlng, from the Philadelphia Ledger, is opportune and to the point:' “Whatever may ba the re» suit of the election as to inembers of Congress, the E iton Tariff Commis sipu bill ought to receive the earnest support of protectionists and free traders. Neither can afford to leave such a broad question in political econemy to be tire football of politicians utrhe polls and in Congress. Every item in the tariff of duties ought to be deliberately revised by a Commission of broad-minded experts, whether customs are to be laid for revenue purposes only, or for the protection of American industries. Congress ought to, and, undoubtedly, will decide the principle upon which tariff duties shall be laid; as to the • let Ails for effecting this purpose the fellberate judgment of experts is required. Any one who will take.the trouble to look o ver the list of dn ies now assessed, and reflect for a moment upon the intimate relation ■'Xisting between some of the arti ( des as they enter together into recognized American manufacturers, will see that a very broad knowledge of arts and manufactures, trade and commerce is required to prepare a tariff that will be beneficial in its effects. It is a revision of this kind that is wanted, and a commission such as Senator Eaton proposes is needed to compile’data for the guidance of Congress, no matter what policy ! that body may choose to adopt.”