Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-09-22


England; but let him tell the New Eng
la nd gentlemen that if they deserted Penn
sylvania, and threw themselves into the
arms of the gentleman from South Carroll,
ma they must not expect the aid of the for
mer when their own interests are in danger.
Pennsylvania voted for and with them in
the protection oftheir cotton and woolen
manufactures and he would ask them
who it was that passed the tariff OF lS42,
by which such ample protection was aiior'
ded to the important interests of New Eng
land7 When let him ask the gentlemen
of New England-did Pennsylvania ever
faltcr on the question of protecting domes'
tic industry Why then,when an attempt
was made to strike down at one blow her
most important and vital interests, should
it be countenanced by those to whom
Pennsylvania had always given her sup
port! Why was it, when Pennsylvania
was alone singled out from all the ether
States, and her interests set up as a mark
to be shot at, that he found some Of his
friends from New England joining in the
attack !! If they were disposed to desert
Pennsylvania now, let them not hereafter
say, whatever the action of Pennsylvania
may be in regard to tariff, that she has
deserted them. If the majority of that
House thought the duty OH railroad iron,
or any kind of iron, was too high why let
it be reduced in a general bill but whep
they were asked to strike down this inn
portant interest, not for the sake of the
farmer, or the mechanic, but for the sake
of large corporations, then he hoped they
would pause and consider whether they
would be consulting the interest of tho
country by adopting the measure. He was
glad that thu, early in the session prom
inent member of the whig party had brought
forward measure that would show tho
people how far they we're willing to pro-
tect their interests while they would exempt
from taxation wealthy incorporated com
panics, and impose its burdens on the in
dustry of the country. He wanted to
know, and Pennsylvania wanted to- know
if there was disposition in that House to
strike down her most important interests,
while the interests, OF other portions of the
Union were left untouched and he want
ed the vote on tbi, bill to decide that ques-
ton. As he observed before, he trusted
there was 10 disposition in any part of the
House to sanction a measure such AS this.
! Had the introducers of this measure given
or could they give, any reason why rail
road iron should come in free Of duty, in
preference to cotton bagging! He knew
that he might listen in vain for any good
reason that could be given for the passage
of this bill. 1t might be that this question
would come up in general bill while he
was member of the House, and then he
would be ready to meet it on its merits !;
but if the tariff was to be attacked in this
manner in detail, according to what the
gentleman from South Carolina Mr..
Holmes avows as his cherished policy
where would it end ! To day the attack
was on railroad iron, and next week the
assault might be on woollen or cotton goods
Then salt, and next the sugar Of Louisiana
and lead of Missouri would be attacked in
detail. He was not in favor of going be
hind the bushes and attacking The tariff in
detail. If it could not be sustained as a
system, why, let it go down; aud if that
policy which the country had cherished
above all others could not be sustained in
all its parts, he was for letting it all fall
together.
On the second of July 1916, during the
discussion of the Tariff Bill, Mr.. Fos
TER offered the following important
amendments Vide o"gresSionut Globe
pol. Is, 1St Session, 29M Congress
Plge lO49:
" Ind be IL fnrther enacted, That if at
the end of the first year from the time tbi:
act goes Tito effect, there shall not be
realized, under its provisions, an amount
of revenue equal to that produced dunns
the fiscal year ending the first of July
1912, under the act entitled An act tc
provide revenue from imports, and tc
change and modify existing laws mposn!
duties on imports, and for other purpo
ses,. that then this act, from and after tn,
expiration of the first year after it goc
into effect, be imperative and void, and
the duties on imports shall thereafter b'
levied and collected in accordance witt
the provisions Of said act, approved tn,
3Oth day of August, 1912; and the sale
ac1) dPpioFcu ooth AuSusJ,' lcfS, snal
thereafter be revived and continued il
force as fully and effectually as if thi
act had not passed; and it shall be tn,
duty Of the President of the United State
SO to declare by proclamation"
And again, on Page 1851 of the samc
) volume. we find the following:
/ Mr.. FOSTER moved to strike out tn,
! following section
"On iron in bars or bolts, not manu-
, factured in whole or in part by rolling
, fifteen dollars per ton On bar or Dol
iron, made wholly or in part by rolling
eighteen dollars per ton. All iron il
slabs, loops, or other form more advanced
than pig, shall be rated as iron in bar
or bolts. On round or square iron, o.
. brazier's rods, of three sixteenths to ten
sixteenths of an inch in diameter, inclu
t sivc, and on iron in nail or spike rods, Of
nail plates, slit, rolled, or hammered, anC
on iron in sheets, except tagger's iron
: and on hoop iron, and on iron slit, rol ed