The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-02-25

but II IN not ana viii NOT oe' neio 10 PivIPa. .I.
the greater the pressure the more power may De
evolved as In pneumatics; bat II Is a9oertalned
that after a certain pressure the very inIersucee
and rivets ofthe cylinder are suices io he escape
of the power. There is one portion OF THIS Jaw 70
which particularly except II Is that which re-
fers 10 the re.enactment OF the 10 per centum on
the duties referred 70 In the hilh lectoi 10 mem
bers know the iniquity OF this iiilh section MOI
only does II put on the ree sl as lass
pdde which will cost our tobacco manufacturers
over million, but itailects two hundred million
importaiions In the dry goods business, Us 10
which my experienced colleague Mr CnllIendenI
can speak, II reaches every article worn Dy men,
women and children. OF course, II gives rise 70
fresh Smuggling and new evasions, II adds per
iury 10 fraud, and insolence 10 malieasance, rms
Is general aggravation ofthe preseht lnoilhirous
and fraudulent protective system since nave
been In Congress In season ana nut VI season' :
have thrown down the glove TO all champions OF
such legislation. Public opinion marchcs III one
direction, THE victories won IN the past year IN
my own State and in the Western ,iales are great.
ly owing TO the extraordinary taxation imposed Dy
this indirect protective system ana 10 lhe nearly
Accommodation of the system by the Democracy, In
detail oppose any further addition by this gem
efal and sweeping ttth secton' propose on
this occasion to give my reasons Tor H. Otheis
may neglect this theme 70 me II Us tle
Sand IMPULSE of mOst of my Congressional abors,
Assuming then that the moral phases ql uus ques'
tion are ipon theside or Free Trade, letme before
tOnching the constitutional ana economical points
expose a fallacy very common WIN the auVocules
of Protection Mr. Speaker Blaine used II recently
In attacking the reciprocity treaty III his canvass
In Maine And this nllacy is mere mater OF
verbiage hanging upon the meaning oil the WORDS
"Free Trade" Suppose should, instead OF Free
Trade" say unenslayed trade, ui'restrlcted W,
tefchange,h "unfeuered commerce. 'unshackled
iaborN where would the anti-slaveTy Protectionist
6nd A creyice In my ermOr for his spear? And yet
Free Trade means each and all of these expires
sions. No one means by 1t absolute Free trade
irrespective of Government restrictions OF thNa'
ton There is Free Trade between our states, even
ms we seek Free Trade between Canada ana our
country and the Sandwich Islands and our
country But no one proposes by Free trade 10
abolish all taxation. In some form taxation ls
necessity to whichwe must submit even as WesuD'
init TO government | am asked, Does not this
enlarged trade at once strike down certain branch
es of Industry which should be stimulated and
developed by restricted tariffs y ] answer Dy ask,
ing another question wherein are sney msyyepaS sT De
"By cheap foreign labor which enables the Tor,
eign producer TO undersell the native producer
There Is only one way TO meet thls ll u plalh Hh
and that is by the reducti0 al dbSrddnl, 20 WIN
me TO Rochester New YORK. You Will ind wafer
power in abundance grinding wheat and making
the best of -four The water, or portloh Oi H. py
It's specific gravity, turns a mill wheel. NO one
will deny but it is cheap labor tits SIMPLY nature
In harness working for the welfare OF men, IL coss
u
the consequence But why should that WAFER
which comes from the Canadian side-unpatrlouc,
unglOrifed hydrOStaics, ,unstarred ana ullspanSleu
specific gravity--be used 70 cheaper Dread is ~
notforeign-and worse than ioIelgn- wsa anu
worse than Brtish-provincially BritshY worse
than provncially British-French.Bri Britsh'l lndlalG
And every consumer of the -four II he be patriot
should stop damming that water. he shoulu tear
out the wqter wheels and insert steam engines
made In Pittsburgh, to be driven by calorc from
Lehigh COAL for this machinery and caloric are
produced on our own soil aud demand protection.
Shakespeare must have been Free Trader, as
well as a prophet, when he said -.
I'VE must not rend our suDJecs lrOh ouI la"s,
And stick them in our will. sixth part OF each
A trembling contribution Why we take
From every tree, top, bark and part o the TIMBER
And though we leave it with root thus hacked,
The air will drink the sap"
In conclusion Mr., Speaker, instead OF this con-
slant changeabeness in our tax and tariff, may
we not aid business by general reform May not
that reform like reforms in similar aiialrs III Eng
land, be accomplished by intelligent commissions
who will sit at leisure, report from tlme 70 unle
and advise us what is wisest? Thus may we escape
many of the evils Of bad and selfish Legislation,
while we draw nigh to the true principles OF our
economic faith. ,, IL,
Mr.. Harris Dem Va opposed the bill in the in
terests the tobacco producers ana manuiactur'
erS, ., ,
Mr.. Bright Dem. Tenn also opposed it in the
same interests and in the interests OF the mahulac-
turers of distilled spirits.
Mr.. Niblack dem. Ind member oil lhe COM
mittee on Ways and Means, also opposed the Dill,
because he was not convinced that there was any
absolete necessity for increared taxation az lhls
time. He had commended for years ana sun con-
tended that there ought to be revision OF the TAR
itflaws of the country. But that question was not
involved in this bill This bill instead Of being a
revenue measure was essentially measure OF
protection Although he would not vote 70 restore
the tax on tea and coffee, this was infinitely more
OdiOus tax and less economical one. lie thougnI
il was more obnoxious III every respect lie
declared that he would rather resort to tempo
rary loan to bridge over the present eXigehcy Vhal
to pass this bill. o.
Mr.. Beck Dem. Ky )another member ofthe Com
mittee on Ways and Means, also opposed lhe pili.
There were two questions TO becOnsidered IN the
matter: First whether any additional reyenueW was
required; and second, whether the Committee Oh
Ways and Means had selected the best articles
from which 70 raise that revenue, Whlle DONG the
least iniury to the industries of the country. Oi
course If the first GuestsOn was decided in the neg
alive Ii was not Necessary TO consider the second.
He proceeded to consider the trht questOh ana W
contend that no additional revenue was required
Talking Ofthe question OF lhe SINKING rum ne
argued that the reduction Of the public debt 10
much larger amount than was required LOT tne
Sinkin Fund was virtual compliance win the
law, No bondholders had oomplailledo oi y, nor
would they have been justified in complaining;
They had bought their bonds with greenbacks ana
the principal Of the bonds had been payable in
greenbacks until by the law Of 1869, the worst and
most infamous law ever passed the principal was
made payable in gold, thus putting into the pock,
cts of the bOndholders untold millions aLlne costol
the taxpayers. These were the men who had got
the gold, and if any wrong had been done they
were the henefcaries. He went on 70 argue against
the policy of the increased tax on whisky and TO-
bacCo, and denounced the whole bill a. lallu[e,
Mr. Ward Rep } protested against some olthe
provisions OF the bill H.. 80,
Mr.. Whitehead tDem. Va also opposed the bill
in the interest of the tobacco producers and manu-
tacturers.
The general debate was here sed,and the com
mittee proceeded to consider the bill under the
five-minute rule. =.
The committee then rose and, and the House at
44O took recess till 1880 the evening session to be
for business from the judiciary Committee ex-
cluding political measures.