The Republican journal., 1872-05-23
Hon. S. S. Cox's Remarks on the Tari f.
Great Fun and Laughter and good Argu-
meut
From the Washington Globe, 10th.

MIR. Gox-l do not propose SO much to
antasonlze the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts Mr.. Butier) in regard to making
salt. partly free. ] should like to see il
entIfey tree. speak on this side of the
HouSe (stanGing near Mr.. Dawe,) be-
cause my side of the house is somewhat
oemoral'zed on tariff laughter Judging
from Some OF the votes given on coal there
Yesterday. Some curious arguments were
made yesterday. They 90 far TO disturb
some of My principles, If not'control nv
vote. A gentleman from Pennsylvania
Mt. GElfiith) appealed to my friend from
indiana Mr.. kerr) not 10 oppose the coal
tax, because he was born above 2 coal
formation laughterJ in Pennsylvania. and
ms piaymates We're honorable men. [
Ieei the force of that ad hominem. | was
porn near the salt-wells of the beautiful
Muskingun, in Ohio. Before that stream
mad slacA-water, before it was considered
hardly worth dam laughter, I its banks
spouted sail water ike a Massachusetts
member OF Congress, It was evaporated
oy bituminous coal-I mean nothing per
sonal to the gallant member from Massa-
chusetts (Mr. Banks)-I mean the salt
water. not the banks Laughter. Around
cluster those sweet saline associates which
nave preserved me ever yonng! They
are hard TO resist. Another argument has
sa4 more force. The gentleman from
Maryland (Alr. Ritche) begged US not to
tnrott thelntantlle coal interests of his be-
loved Cumberland. Laughter. Although
that unhealthy baby mas been fostered by
'paternal Government" on pap" OF,
as ought 70 say, by maternal Govern
ment on milk daughter, for SO ma0y
years, its power OF s0ttion is at least forty
thousand horse-powe Laughter These
are statistics. rLaughterJ Yet with rare
economic genius, followed by the eloquent
hscai member from the k3nawah salt
works, he appealed 70 US TO let him steal
50 long as other sections stole from him
" rs there ever such an Illustration as that
Just made OF the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts (Nr. BnEler?) The gentleman
from Missouri {Mr Finklenburg) wanted
TO Dc 50 honest as TO help the people to
keep pork by cheap salt. The gentle
man from Massachusetts {}Ir. 8utEer)
wants to cheat the Treasury By free salt for
Goldfish. This is all larceny. Laughter.
W hat would ce mora reasonable VI ethical?
Let us be TO each other instruments Of recip-
rocai raplne. Laughter Michigan steals
on copper; Maine on lumber Pennsyl-
yapla On ir0n; North Carolina Oh peanuts;
Massachusetts 0u cotton goods; Connecti-
cut on hair pins; New Jersey Oh spool
fhcea1 Louisiana on sugar, and SO on.
Why not let the gentleman from Mary
land steal OF Coai from them ? True, but
& comparative few get the benefit, ard i!
comes out Of the body of The people; true,
il tends 20 high prices, but d0es not steal
ing encourage Industry Let US as NOR
aiists, Il not IS po!;tici.ns. cewYite 1ile
eighth commandment: Thou shalt seal
because stealing is right when common"
AS aIn representative from New York,
and On1nGa-a, Win the aid OF the foreign
solar artisan, evaporates salt, ought | not
also 10 steal TO he'll 0nondaga? Stealing
by tariffs, Mr.. Chairman, is, as De Quincy
proved OF murder. 3 fine art. II every
Body stole from everybody is there any
Teproach 70 anybody2 [Laaghter.l L
everybody IS burglar, IS there anv need
Tor any body 10 lock up houses The mir
ing companies out West send their ores to
Wales 10 be so refined as to get more
wealth. 1t ought to be stopped. Let
them steal capital out of Government
Hhy not pifer something out Of some
body else's earnings and build works in
Colorado and Nevada like those IN Waes2
How happy We should ell De when the re-
proach OF Goat Island is removed from the
Pacific, and from the gentleman from Cal
i!ornia (Mr SARGENT [aughtorl by Z
giander steal Tor wool and blankets How
happy We should be when we can look
each other in the face here, clasp hands,
as now look into the face OF the gentle
man from Massachusetts (Mr. Daws) and
say, God bless you, my brother; you
have stolen from ne, and from you; let
Us love one another" [Great laughter.
Then the little unprotected pigs, who are
crowded by the big bigs. quietly eating
out of the trough, will squeal no more 10
be let in [iaughter;l for on this idea all
shall be fed by swallowing each others
food and when all are fed, no one loses
and we shall be happy. This principle
commend5 itself 70 the gentleman from
Massachusetts (Mr Banks) who has
made the speech % this subject that lie,
lights ny heart. IL has so much modera-
ton and wisdom. /; has no nonsense; go
doctrine Ia It, Il is based on the princ-
pie Of pure and undefled; i; is petit lar
ceny. He would not steal as much rs
others, but to steal into good company
he would stea! less. There is then moi SO
much motive for 6etectior and punish
ment. Other gentlemen are overriding
it He would steal sixty per cert. less
others; say on coal Bat whether petit
or grand larceny, the results are such that
when every ''cove" has an equal chance
Al the "swag," William Sykes becomes
as honorable as Art!ui Dodger, whom the
tit,oo 70 F-Iarf tY-c=J
setts mt. Dawes daughter. And
even Oliver twist, ike myself, could "ask
for more" without affecting the innocence
OF bis simple nature! TLaugbter.l A
few more "statistics'' and ! subside.
laughter How beautifully this thought
is illustrated 6y the weil-laid breakfast
table OF my colleague (Air. BrooGs.( THE
happy family gathers around il; grace is
said, God is asked 10 protect US in our
Joint and several efforts 10 steal One
guest pockets the knives and forks; ar
other the salt and salt cellar; another the
scream-iug, plates and sugarbowl another
the cloth; another the bread; another the
potatoes; another the plate ware another
the muiton-chop; brawny Robert
Macaire from down East lifts out the
sable; while sly Jean Jacques, to en-
courage d0Tnestic cookery, sips INTO tne
kitchen, puts out the fire, and carries OF
the stove and Goals. Laughter The
guests look It each other irnoceniIy and
say, 1--WE nave done all this to increase
the general comfort and to make free with
the breakfast table. ILaughter.] Are
not our wolfish appetites assuaged
Though we have not each general glnt
OF nourishment, are we not happy' Is
there not left coffee unground and un-
burned, and tea undistilied, sweetened by
the memories Of sngar upon an absent
cloth, and covering an invisible tablei''
l was about to produce some more statis-
tics. They are SO powerful here. / will
ask leave to print one thousand copies OF
this speech at the expense Of the Indus
trial League Of Pennsylvania, TO which l
hear 10 objection. [Laughter.l
Democratic State Committee, DO
FPortland, II. We are requested by Mr.
c. c. Morrill, of the democratic State COM