South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-04-21
Letter from Washington.
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no dopbt that IL will pass. the Repub.
leans being ali tor il AMI II lie v De.
mocrats also. Dir. Hewitt endeayor.
60 to get vote on hia proposition
tor an immediate, moderate. and 10.
dicious revision of the tariff on raw
materials, aud Mr.. Morrison and sew
erai others have been trying TO shape
/ matters so rs TO obtain direct votes
on propositions OF similar nature.
but only with the expectation that
they would be voted down by the
Republicans. While there are o few
momber9 OF that party Ike Mr. Dun-
| nell, OF Minnesota. who understand
! the real lnterest Of the country, the
majority are Joined to their idols and
are determined that the taxes shall
not Ge diminished; that The people
shall continue paying $15Q,OO0,QOO
! por annu!n over and above the needs
ot the Government, for the benefit Of
the lobby and tie capitalists. This
commission bill is simply scheme 10
! postpone action until after the next
Presidential election. Meanwhile.
neither Mr.. Kelley nor Mr.. Kasson,
Tor any Of the advocates OF high tar
III, can tell Us why protection does not
protect. We have Il tariit maintained
ostonsibiy for the benefit OF American
laborers, yet strikes are prevalent the
country over because the poor (?)
manufacturers can tot pay working.
man living wages. Could anything
speak more eioquenJly and pointedly
OF the utter holowuess- and falsity Of
protection.
The commission scheme is lowered
over by the ghost Of Mir lite Barua-
Gle, systematizcd the ciycuinlocution
Office, and pointed ont the way Of
'llow-not>to do it, If the tariff ques.
ton becomes a serious issue the Re-
publicaus can point to this commits
sion and say to the people OF this
country, we have Initiated reform;
our commission Ii at work; let US
wait FOR its report And If there
should be report, who believes that
II sill be unanimous? What will it be
| but a. majority essay on protection and
a minority essay on free trader
| The bound volumes of the Record are
! inlI OF them; We need no more. For
tie hrst time in the history Of Rspub-
| hcgn Congresses we find one without
! combined energy and courage, with.
out leadership without confidence e
! noush in itself and constituents Ia
make or meet p national issue square.
l., AID go before the country on IT..
The wicked flee when no man pur-
sueth, but the righteous are as bold as
lion
But It may as we'll be granted that
this ddatOry measure will become q
law, aud that the President will have
70 appoint nine commissioners from
civil life to take in consideration the
present tariff, how it affects tie yari-
Gus industries OF the country and re
commend 10 Congress what changes
ought - DO made IN it. There are
already q good many candidates Tor
these nine positions and tie President
has, il IS said, considerable list OF
mon who believe themselves or gre
believed b. their friends to be eligible.
cX-Sccre;ary KirAw0od will be one
Of the commissioners II he wishes he
place. Concerning the othera moth
ING is known. When the comma.
sion comes to DO made up if il is hon
estiy done il will be something Of a
question to determine the scale upon
which the great industries Of ihc coun.
try ehAll be represented. The nine
commissioners should represent fairly
and pIoportionatcIy the industries of
iho whole union. To begin With, st
least four OF the commissioners should
represent agriculture North and South.
This is tie largest aud most im;ort.
ant interest in the country. Wheat
aud the other grains, beef and the
other meats, cotton, sugar and nav,
not to epeak of minor agricultural i'm.
Gustriea, cIaplOy more people and ia.
tcrest more families lhaa an the other
industries in the country taken to,
gethor, and to give the Agricultural
lntercst four Representatives on the
commission would be TO give too 1T.
tie rather than TOO much. To give
to the raisers OF Grain, cotton. beef
and pork, sugar, hay and Trusts less
than four commissioners would nee.
cssarlly cause great disappointment
aud distrust among the agriculture,
class OF tas fairness &C The commission
and the utIt, of lis work Then
comes the uIuu.a turing iuiers-;-.
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