Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-02-21

| Mr.. CAMPBELL, Of Pennsylvania l
will not interrupt the gentleman further. |
will merely hope the gentleman will not
quarrel with his own Secretary of the Treas.
ury. ! do not agrcewth the Secretary.
Mr. LETCHl1R As one good turn de-
serves another, ] 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 con
cerncd. ifmy friend from Pennsylvania shall
! find that the bill Of the minority will not re-
duce the revenue low enough. after the ex-
pertinent has been made, | viii give him
bond and security that, if I am here, [ will
try to reduce it still lower until it shall reach
the revenue standard
come now to the consideration of the bill
reported by the majority Of the committee;
and, sir, concur entirely with my friend
from Ohio Mr. STANTON in the remark he
made in the progress of his speech, that it
was as reported, d thorough manufacturers
bill--that it is, considering the time at
which it is introduced, the circumstances of
the country now, the progress of public op.n-
that it Is, under all those circumstances, d
bill more eminently protective, at TIL, day :.
than the bin Of 1898 which was character
lied as 1.-THE b;ll of denominations was at
the time of its adoption. ] do not undertake
| to say that the rate per cent, Of duties in
many instances is as high; but | speak of it
i'll relation to the public sentiment Of the
country at this day, as compared with the
public sentiment OF the nation at the time al
the passage of the bill of 1923, and also as
to the prices of raw material and manufae-
tured articles then aud naw. | speak CT it
in that connection and in that view CT it, rs
a measure as strongly protective now as the
tariff of 1923 was ut that time.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio desire to
inquire of the gentleman from Virginia
whether the tariff of Is lG DID rot recognize,
i'll its details, the principle of protection
and whether lie has any scheme to propose
to the committee which does not recognize
the same thing caH appreciate the posi-
ton taken by the gentleman from Mississippi
and the gentleman from South Carolina, who
proposed horizontal scale TO bring every
thing up or down to that particular scale ;
| but [ cannot see the force of the argument
If those gentlemen III favor O. the system Of
| free rraile, who have advocated, and still adj
socate, measures which discriminate for pro-
| lection.
Mr.. LEFGHER. Ny friend might bayc
| saved himself all trouble; for it will readily
occur to him that, in the adjustment of the
| tariff for raising the requisite amount OF
revenue, il is utterly impossible SO to arrange
it as to avoid incidental protection. But. as
understand my friend from Ohio, he is for
such a measure as will give full protection
to domestic manufactures This is the I'M
portant consideration with him Protection
is the principle, revenue the incident in his
theory
MIR CAMPBELL. of Ohio, ! believe
we have the constitutional power to pass a
bill for the purpose of protection alone. But
propose nothing of the kind. ] agree With
my colleague ON the committee, that it is
important that we should deplcte the Treas
ury, and do it speedily; aud in doing that
I desire simply to discriminate for the pur-
pose of protecting all the industrial branches
of this country, and not to discriminate, as
the gentleman has proposed, and as the tar.
if of 1916 has done. uniustly and in q
manner oppressive to the great interests Of
this country,
Mr. LErCHER. | shall enicavor, be-
fore get through, to demonstrate that tie
gentleman from Ohio is for protecting the
manufacturers, aud not the farmers. mechan-
les and hhorers. Under his bill the bene@
fits 90 to the manuiaoturers--th burdens
fall on the consumers. In the first place, |
fad that the schedule of orc hundred per
cent in the tariff of 1916. which applies to
brandy, distilled spirits, &C., Is reduced ff-
| ty per cent, i'll his present bill, | always
supposed that the dcctrince of the school of
politicians TO which the gentleman from Ohio
belongs, was, that Injuries should be made
to certain extent to bear the burdens Of
the Government. But it seems that he is
willing to make reduction of fifty per cent
upon liquors, cordials, ard other luXuries of
that character, while articles Of prime ne
cessity remain at tie present rate of duty.
cannot account for this, unless It be that
my friend from Ohio was consulting his taste
and my own at the time this reduction was
proposed. Laughter.
Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio. was cor-
tainly consulting the taste Of my colleague,
as we'll as that Of my own. I become sat
isfied that the effect of the tariff OF 1916
was to bring into this country mediate /
drugs and alulterated spirits which were
productive Of great evils. supposed, ia
asmuch as my eoleage was anxious to re-
duoo the revenue, if he could have a purer
and better article---one more palatable to his
taste--and accomplish at the same time the
object he had in view, he would unite with
me. Laughter.
Mr.. LETCTIER.a 7 am much gratifed
to find that my friend was so considerate /;
but still | think he will ascertain, about the
time We get to the country If his bill shall
become a law, that the people will have
something to say about this question Of taste,
and will demand the reasons which Justify
so large q reduction Of the duties upon
| liquors, while iron and the manufactures Of
iron are untouched. So far AS adnlteratea
and dragged liquor is concerned, nay obser-
servation is that the dealers import a good
article, which is lruegel and adnlterated af-
ter it gets here. The vendors Of liquors, like
all other classes of traders, desire to make
as large profits as possible; and they have
found by experience that adulteration adds
largely to their profits. Such has been tho
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