New-York tribune., 1882-03-10
MR.. HORR ON THE TARIFF.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Mr HOrr, of Michi
gan, made capital speech on the tariff today. He
said that the free Traders who spoke that subject in
the House last Tuesday assumed two or three things
as which not true They began by asserting
that protective tariff is burden the farmer; that
the duty imposed article is tax which must be
pad by the in the enhanced price thereof and
that the tax thus paid goes into the pocket Of the
facturer All these assumptions, said Mr. Horr are un-
true the fact being thot the farmers quite as much as
the manufacturers benefited by the tariff, while at
the time the prices OF protected articles con-
tinually cheapened.
After speaking Of the salt industry as affected by the
tariff Mr. Horr turned his batteries Of rdicule upon the
Democratic party, and especially upon Oscar Turner OF
kentucky, who made free trade speech In the House
Tuesday. In 1870 8. Marshall OF Illinois, deliv-
cred free trade speech In the House. and In the course
IT, did what free trade orators have done many times
before ana since-attempted to initiate the witty Sid
ney Smith in portion OF his celebrated review article
on America. In his speech Mr. Turner copied part Of
Mr. Marshas speech without taking the trouble to give
him credit change IT, except changes made
necessary by changes in the tariff Mr. Horr therefore,
called attention to certain passages IN Mr. Turner's
speech which read follows: " Here is
q statement showing few of the burdens OF the farmer
Under this tariff he rises IN the morning puts his
flannel shirt taxed 95 per cent, his coat taxed
81 per cent taxed 35 per cent and hat taxed 90
per cent takes the water from bucket taxed 80
cent and washes his face and hands In tin bowl taxed
35 per cent and dries them cheap cotton towel
taxed 45 per cent lie sits down 10 his humble meal
and eats plato taxed so per cent, with knife and
fork taxed 35 per cent drinks his cofee with sugar
taxed 90 per cent; his food with salt
per pepper taxed 81 per cent He looks
round on his wife and children all taxed In the same
and takes chew OF tobacco taxed 1913 per cent or
lgs cigar ed IL per and even the sunlight
from heaven that pOnrs into his humble dwelling must
throughwindOwgae ta Xed 9per ccntani yet nc
thinks he lives In the freCs Government under heaven
Then lie starts to work, puts bride taxed 20 per cent
his horse and takes his horse that has been shOde
nails used Ia shOelDg being taxed % per cent driven by
hammer taxed 20 per cent and bitches him 10 plough
taxed 45 per cent with Chain taxed % cent; and
after the days labor is closed, and his family oil
gathered around, reads a chapter from his Bible,
taxed 25 per cent and knecls to God on an humble car
pet taxed 81 per cent and then he rests his wearcd
limbs in a sheet taxed 40 per cent and covers himself
with blanket that has paid 10l per cent"
Turning TO Mr.. Marshalls speech published In The
the following: 1.-THE farmer starting to his work. has
shoe put his horse with nails taxed 81 per cent
driven by hammer taxed 81 per cent cuts stick with
n knife taxed 80 per cent; bitches ms horse TO a
lie returns to his home at night and lays his weared
limbs u sheet taxed 90 per cent and covers lmsen
with blanket that has paid $50 per cent lie rises IN
the morning. put on his humble flannel shirt taxed 80
cent aud hat taxed 20 per cent opens family by
chapter from his Bible taxed p cent, and kncelS
to hs God humble carpet taxed l5O
per cent lie sits down TO his humble meal from
plate taxed 40 per o,nt with knife and fork taxed
80 per cent drinks bis cup o coffee taxed AZ per cent or
tea 73 per cent with sugar 70 per cent seasons his
food with salt taxed 100 percent pepper 29I per cent
or spice $40 per cent lie looks around upon his wife
tobacco taxed 100 per cent or lights cigar taxed 120
per cent"