The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-10-14
rELroN,s TARIFF RECORD.

We copy from the nome Noui'o'
the following lengthy editorial on
DR.. Felton's position on the tariff
during the ls6t session of Congress
The Courier seems to discuss the po"
sition with fairness and produces the
record to substantiste all it Gays
Facts are stubborn things and will
not down at the DOCTORS bidding.
The Courier asys:
Since DR.. FELTON, is going over the
district trying to bring this paper
into disrepute, we propose to show
from the record" that some of his
insinuations both regarding the
Courier and himself are not founded
on truth. In order to do this we
will first produce his statement.
DIR. FELTON, said:
81 said Garfield was a gentleman in Rome
and Marietta the other day. thought the
Rome Courier and the Marietta Journal
would 20 into spasms. ! think Garfield IS
a gentleman morally and socially"
II picked up the Rome Courier the other
day, and the first thing / saw was an article
saying voted against the reduction of tar
ih. This journal is the special organ OF
truth and yeracity.
''The same journal said voted TO keep
up the tariff on hoop iron, but the record
shows | did not.
II voted for other things in which iron
and steel was used. | voted 10 reduce the
tariff Is per cent
II voted also to reduce the tariff on cot
ton goods, sugar and other articles OF prime
necessity.
Il am held up by these journals as high
protective tariff man.
We wish to address ourself spec
tally to DR.. Feton's record on the
tariff question, aud will show by his
votes in the committee of ways and
means that he voted throughout the
last session with the high protective
men.
Congress convened on Monday,
the LIST of December, and on the An
day of December, q meeting of the
committee was held, at which meet,
ing Mr.. Wood, chairman, moved to
appoint a sub, committee to inquire
into the tariff, and report bill re WIS.,
ing it. 1t was defeated by a solid
republican vote, with Morrison and
FELTON, voting with them This COM
mittee is composed of thirteen mems
bers, five of them being northern
radicals. to wit. Garfield, Conger,
Kelly, Frye and Dunnell With
these FELTON, voted, and against Fer
nando Wood of New, Tucker of Vir'
ginio, Gibson of Louisiana, Phelps
of Connecticut, Mills of Texas, and
Carlisle of Kentucky, all Democrats.
All bills introduced which affect
the tariff in any way go by custom
to the committee on ways and means
for their consid eration and report be-
fore action by the house. Several
bills having got before the commits
tee during the months of December,
January and February, meeting of
the committee was held on the % of
March. At this meeting a bill at
fecting the tariff on sugar was being
considered, when Mr.. Gibson moved
to indefinitely postpone the consider
alton of the sugar question. Adopt
ed Yeas Garfield, Gibson, Phelps,
FELTON,, Kelly. Conger and Mood
Navs-Tucker, Morrison, Mills, Car
isle, Frye and Dunnell.
Here we have FELTON, voting
against any action whatever on the
sugar tariff.
At the same meeting of this com
mittee Mr. Frye moved to lay the
'steeI rail" bill upon the table. This
was Mr.. Covert's bill, providing that
the import duty on steel rails should
be $40 per ton. The motion was
adopted. Yeas Gibson, Phelps,
FELTON,, Garfield, Kelly, COnger and
Fryo-seven. Nays-Tucker, Car
Isle, Dunnell, Morrison, Mills and
Wood--six
Here we have FELTON, voting
against any action on the bill to re
duce the tariff on steel rails
At same meeting Mr.. Garfield
moved to indefinitely postpone Mr..
Morrison's bill, which provided, that
No duty shall be collected on mer
chandise in excess of fifty per cen
tum ad vslorum on any article em~
braced in the following schedule or
section 2540, Revised Statues, and
not subject to tax under the internal
revenue laws:
Schedule A-cotton and cotton
goods.
B-Earths and earthenware.
Hemp, jute and flax goods.
E-Metals.
K-Wood.
L-WooI and woollen goods.
M Sundries, except bay rum or
bay water and other perfumery of
which alcohol forms the component
part, rum essence or oil, fusil oil or
ambylic, opium, or playing cards.
The motion was adopted. Yeas
Gibson, Phelps, FELTON,, Garfield,
Kelley, Conger and Frye--seven.
Nays-Tucker, Morrison, Mills, Carr
isle, Duunell and Wood--six.
Here we have DR.. FELTON, voting
to indefinitely postpone Morrison's
bill affecting the tariff on cotton and
woollen goods and many other arti-
Giles of prime necessity" and voting
with the high tariff men and radicals
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