Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-02-25
NO. XIII.

the existing tariff 1t would be, on an average ior
six years, S40.907, ,71S29, and for the preceding
year, $5S,072, ,39O26; and under the Secretarys
projet it wond be, average for six years,
$33 G43, ,01S.93, and for the preceding year,s!1.-
| 709, ,320.51. AS my friend is travelling on that
line and as he and the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry concur in their views as embodied in the bill
of the majority of the committee to very great
extent, apprebend he will regard this answer
as entirely satisfactory, and as a conclusive de-
monstraton, with his faith in that officer that
the bill of the minority will bring about such
reduction in the revenue as he anticipates
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Pennsylvania. | will
not interrupt the gentleman further. VIII
merely hope the gentleman will not quarrel with
his own Secretary of the Treasury. DO not a.
gree with the Secretary.
Mr.. LETCHER. As one good turn deserves
another I would commend my friend from
Pennsylvania to his brother from Ohio, Mr..
Stanton, who has just addressed the committee
on this subject.
! But, Mr., Chairman, so far as that is concern
ed, If my friend from Pennsylvania shan find
that the bill of the minority will not reduce tne
revenue low enough after the experiment mas
been made, will give him bond and security
that if | am here, will try to reduce it still
lower till it shall reach the revenue standard.
reported by the majority of the committee; and,
sir, concur entirely with my friend from OHIO
II Mr. Stanton] in the remark he made in the pro-
gress of his SPEECH that it was, as reported. q
thorough manufacturers bill-that it is. consld-
ering tile time at which it is introduced, tie
circumstances of the country now, the progress
of public opinion in regard to the question OF
free trade-that it is, under all those clrcum-
stances, q bill more eminenty protective, at TINS
day. than the bill of 1S2s-which was eharac-
terized as "the bill of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at
the time of its adoption. / do not undertake to
say that the rate per cent of duties in many IN
stances is as high; butt speak of it in relation
to the public sentiment of the country at this
day. as compared with the public sentiment 'oi
the nation at the time of the passage OF the Dill
of 1928 and also as to the prices OF raw material
and manufactured articles then and now. speak
of it in that connection and in that view OF u,
as measure as strongly protective now as the
tariff of 1928 was at that time.
Mfr. CAMPBELL. of Ohio. desire to inqnlre
of the gentleman from Virginia whether the
tariff of 1S46 did not recognize in its detalls,the
principle of protection and whether he has any
scheme now to propose to the committee WHICH
does not recognize the same thing! can "P-
preciate the position taken by the gentleman
from Mississippi and the gentleman from South
Carolina who proposed horizontal scaie W
bring everything up or down to that partlcuiar
scale: but cannot see the force OF the argument
of those gentlemen in favor of the system offree
trade, who have advocated, and still advocate,
measures which discriminate for protection.
Mr.. LETCHER. Ny friend might have saved
himself all trouble for it will readily occur to
him that, in the adjustment of the tariff for rals-
| ing the requisite amount of revenue, II Is utterly
impossible so to arrange it as to avoid incidental
protection. But, as l understand my friend from
Ohio, he is for such measure as Will give iuii
protection to domestic manufactures. Ihls is
the important consideration with him. Protec-
ton is the principle revenue the incident, in his
theory.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio. believe we have
the constitutional power to pass bill for inc
purpose of protection alone. But i propose moth
ing of the kind. agree with my colleague on
the committee, that it is important that we
should deplete the Treasury, and do it speedily;
and in doing that,I desire simply to discriminate
for the purpose Of protecting all the INDUSTRIAL
branches OF this y,and not to discriminate,
as the gentleman has proposed and as the tariH
of 1916 has done, unjustly, and in manner op-
pressive to the great interests OF the country.
Mr.. LETCHER shall endeavor, before get
| u,lO
Ohio is for protecting the manufacturers, and
not the farmers, mechanics, and laborers uD-
der his bill the benefits 60 to the manufacturers
the burdens fall on the consumers. In the irst
place. find that the schedule of one hundred
per cent. in the tariff of 1916, which applies to
brandy, distilled spirits, &C., is reduced to hfty
per cent i'm his present bill. | always supposed
that the doctrine of the school of politicians to
which the gentleman from Ohio belongs, was,
that luxuries should be made, to certain ex-
tent. to bear the burdens Of the Government
But it seems that he is willing to make redic.
ton of fifty per cent. upon liquors, cordlas, ana
other uxuries of that character, while articles OF
prime necessity remain at the present rate OF
duty. cannot account for this, unless IL De that
nv friend from Ohio was consulting his taste
and my own at the time this reduction was pro-
posed. [Laughter.l
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio. | was certainly
consulting the taste ofmy colleague, as well as
that of my own. | became satisfied that tne
effect of the tariff of 1S46 to bring into this
country medicated drugs and adulterated spirits,
which were productive OF great evils suppos-
ed inasmuch as my colleague was anxious to re-
duce the revenue, if he could have purer and
better artice-one more palatable to his taste
and accomplish at the same time the object he
had in view he would unite with me. Laugh
ter.
Mr.. LETCHER. I am much gratifed to find
that nv friend was so very considerate; but still
I think he will ascertain, about the time we get
TO the country, if his bill shall become law,
that the people will have something to say about
this question of TASTE and will demand the rea-
sons which Justify so large a reduction OF tile
duties upon liquors, while iron and the manu-
factnres of iron are untouched. SO far as adnl-
terated and drugged liquor is concerned, my OBJ
seryation is that the dealers import good arti-
cle. which is drugged and adulterated after it
gets here. The venders of liquors, like all other
classes of traders desire to make as large profits
as possible; and they have found by experience
that adnlteration adds largely to their profits
Such has been the past course OF many OF these
LIQUOR dealers, and such it will be in future.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee. With the permis-
sion of the gentleman from Virginia, will tell
him how am informed they manufacture BRAN
DIV here. a man goes to France and buys fine
brandy, has it put up at sort OF mock auction,
bids il off at low price, brings it here at that
Invoice, and pays duty only upon that invoice.
Mr.. LETCHER. have no doubt my friend
from Tennessee has looked into all these matters,
laughter and l am obliged to him for the sug-
gestion he has made.
Mr.. EUSTIS. would ask my friend from
Virginia whether the duty of one hundred per
cent. upon brandy has not been the greatest in
ducement to the manufacture of false brandy in
the United States?
Mr.. LETCHER. do not know. get good
brandy when desire it, but it costs pretty
strong price.
i Concluded merit ,ceek)
A GENIUS IN TIE U. S. SENATE.-Gen. Cass is
to be succeeded in the e. States Senate by a
Republican, very lily qualified for his position.
The Detroit Free Press relates the following an
ecdote of him: