Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-04

Every species OF Misrepresentation seems 20 be
employed by portion of The Wing press in re-
gard 10 the votes of those members OF Congress
who sustained the Tariff bill. Where their mo-
,ves could not be impusned for advocating The
principle of The bill, they have been most violent
" assaled in regard 10 the details, which, all ad-
NIT, are at present, in some respects, imperfect.
The able delegation from Virginia have not es-
cared censure. The last Marlinsburg Gazette
brings us letter from Mr.. Bedinger, in which
he refutes the charge made against him, that nc
desired to lay heavy lax upon "the poor mans
log chain" MIR. Bedinger shows thai SO lar from
having increased The tax upon the "poor mans
log chain" the present bill has reduced it, But
let him speak for himself:
WAsnINornN July 81 1916.
To The Editor of The Martinsbnrs Gazette:
Sir: have just seen in the Chareslown Free
Press, OF the 23d inst, The following extract pur-
porting 10 be copied from your paper:
"THAT POOR MANS LOG CHAIN =
We suppose there is not man in this whole dis
trict who does not remember the denunciaions
of Mr.. Bedinger against The black Tariff OF 1912
because il laid duty OF 80 per cent. on the poor
mans log chain, and only 10 per cent. on the gold
watch chain Of the fop. Now, wha, think ye
poor men Mr.. Bedingrr has voted Tor Taf;il
bill, which leaves Ms identical taa on Your log
chain while The iup sro!ls his gold rigging tine
same old ten per cent"
presume il cannot be your wish 10 misrerre-
sent me- and Request, ,hr elore, 10 be permitted 10
correct, through your columns, The errors contain.
ed in the extract quoted above.
If you will take the trouble 10 look al the Ia
riff act OF 1912, you will find this provision in ii;
"On wrought iron nails. on axlerees, or paris
thereof mill irons, and mill cranks OF wrought
iron, or wrought iron for ships, locomotives and
steam engines, or IRON chains, other than chain ca
hcs and on malleable iron or castings, fcpr cents
per pound
Now this four cents per pound is equivalent,
mol to so per cent. ad vaiorem, as you have STA
ted, but 10 ninety three per cent. ad valoIem The
only proyision affecting The "Poor Mans Log
Chain" 10 be found in the act which has recently
passed the House OF Representatives, may be
found in the following words "On iron, in bars,
blooms, bolts, loops, pigs, rods, slabs. or other
form, mol otherwise provided for, 30 per cent. al
valorem." Under this act, "ihe poor man" may
purchase his log chain, paying only 81 per cent.
duty on The actual value OF il. Under The "Black
Tariff of 1912, he was compelled 10 pay lax
more than three times as great or niney-,hree per
cent. ON its actual value! So that "Mr. Bedinger
has MT voted for Tariff bill which leaves the
;dentical toz on the log chain," but for one
which ,educes that tax more than t,co-th'rds. II
YOU will look again, at The BLACK Tariff OF
Is42. YOU will find this provision in ii: ION
watches or parts Of watches, or watch materials,
moi specified, II per cent" and you will nnd IN
the ac, for which voted the following: watch
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es and parts Of watch materials, oil S@ kt'ids, ne,
for which hMr. Bedineer voted" increases The tax
on the tops "gold rigging" trO-and-a.day per
cent or oae-th,Td, while il reduces The Tax on The
opoor mans log chain" more than tie0 m'rds.
| have the honor 10 be,
Your obedient servant,
HENRY BEDINGER.