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


member from Georgia who voted on
/ it. Messrs. Speer and Stephens
did not vote, neither were they pair
ed
Now, here in the fourth month OF
the session, we have FELTON, voting
against any action on the reduction
Of the tariff on salt and other articles
of "prime necessity" except to refer
the bills to a committee which had
resolved not to take any action on
the tariff.
Here it will be we'll enough to call
attention to the fact that when bill
ia referred to a committee, it takes q
two thirds vote of the hOnse TO take
the bill from the committee and,
con8e quently, the reference Of bill
affecting the tariff to a committee
that had resolved not to do anything
on this subject, was q virtual killing
of the bill Being aware of the fact
that a committee his almost absolute
control of bills referred to it, we
called the attention Of the people to
The effect of Mr.. teIton's vote on
Mr.. Woods motion at the committee
meeting of the 4th of Dece mber and
said: The people of the seventh
district of Georgia can see where
Rev. Mr.. FELTON, stands and with
whom he sympathizes.'
Later on in March, Mr. Town
shend, 10 an effort to reduce the tar
if Oh salt, printing type, paper and
other things, offered bill and mov>
ed its reference to the committee on
revision of laws, of which committee
he was a member. The motion pre-
vailed. But the high tariff men
fearing that this committee would
report the bill back to the house,
and a vote be reached, it was re
solved to discharge the committee on
revision of laws from further consld,
GRAFTON of the bill On this vote
DR.. FELTON,, alone of the Georgia
delegation, voted aye with the high
tariff men. Messrs. Blouot, Cook,
Hammond, Nichols, Speer and
Stephens voted nay. Mr.. Smith
was paired With Mr.. WILDER of New
York and Mr. Persons was reports
ed sick, by Mr. Nichols.
During the maueuvering Of the
high tariff men at this time, DIR
FELTON, voted with them twice, and
lodged six times when the roll was
called
10 reference to DR.. Feton's action
on the tariff on cotton ties, we have
only to say that we reported the tact
that he left the committee room at
the time of the vote on that question;
but noted the further fact 10 the
next issue of the Courier that he re
corded his vote three days after
against Ga'fieId's proposition to in
crease tho duty on hoop iron. This,
however, is a matter OF minor im>
portance, as he has declared himself
in favor of protecting the iron inter
est-this, although he represents al
agricultural constituency--in let
ter published few months back IN
the Atlanta Constitution.
Now, we have this representative
of the seventh district committed to
the doctrine of protecting the inter
ests of a few at the expense of the
many by his votes in committee and
in the house, and we have his own
acknowledgement of the fact
If the people Of the district want
to continue paying, say, $l.3O for
one dollars worth of iron in order
that the iron interest may be pro
tected or two dollars for one dol
lars worth of salt, in order that
salt monopoly may grow rich or
almost double price for paper, school
books. and thousand and Que things
of "prime necessity" in order that
! few manufacturers and middlemen
NAV grow rich out of the money
taken out of their pockets and trans
ferred to the Golfers of these monop
olists, manufacturers and middle
mon, then let them vote for William
| II FELTON,, the friend of protective
tariff.
DR.. FELTON, may go over the diS-
trict and speak what he pleases
about the Courier, aud he may in his
attempts to be witty speak truthfully
and call it the "organ of truth and
veracity," but he cannot make dis
passionate men who read his Gre,
cord" on the tariff question believe
that he is other than the friend OF
the monopolisls and the advocate OF
an unnecessary high tariff, which
takes the hard earned money Of the
consumer, under the forms of law,
to build up the fortunes of the man
ufacturer. This is a species of rob
berry of the poor that we never have
and never will endorse, and which
every democrat in congress from
Georgia opposed in some form or
other during the late session. DR.
FELTON, was the only man that took
ground for no change of the tariff
in any form or shape, and he con-
sisten,ly stood his ground through
the cession.
Garfield feels better since Tues
day.