National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-25
TURNER AND HoRR.



The MiehIgandcr's FneetIous Speech In
the House Of Representatives.
Congressman Turner's froe-trade speech in the
House was answered by Mr. Horr, of Michigan, as
already stated. That portion of Mr. Horrs re-
marks which showed that the Kentucky member
had stolen some OF his illustrations from speech
made twelve years ago In the House by Mr. Mar
shall, of Illinois, was as follows:
The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Turner)
tells ls of poor farmer suffering from his tariff
burdens. He says: "Under the tariff he risesin
the morning"-I am glad that see the gentleman
now in his place. This farmer, he says " rises in
the morning. puts ON his common flannel shirt,
taxed 95 per cent his coat taxed 81 per cent? shoes
taxed So per cent, and hat, taxed 90 per cent
Now, find in turning to tho record OF a speech
made by Mr.. Marshall, of Illinois, upon this sub
iect. he also had farmer
Mem berlin what year?
Mr. Horr-In 1870 just twelve years ago this
month This farmer started TO his work the same
as the other one. Laughter
He, Mr.. Marshall, said " He rises in the morn.
ing, puts on his humble flannel shirt taxed at 10
per cent: his coat, taxed ut 90 per cent; shoes
taxed at IS per cent and hat taxed at 20 per cent"
Now, II that shirt has been on that fellow these
whole weye years b enH nS %9uq pe ge EU0
Loud laughterl But again | find in the speech
of the gentleman from Kentucky that this farmer
!" sits down TO his humble meal ana eats from
plate taxed so per cent, with knife and fork taxed
80 per cent, drinks his coffee with sugar taxed GS
per cent, seasons his food with salt taxed CD per
cent. aud pepper taxed 81 - nm, no Iool,s
round on his wife arn obilaPsn ali faxed in tine
cent w., axes chew of tobacco taxed 1919 per
49, or lights cigar taxed llS per CONT
Now let us see what the farmer in 1870 did. :" He
sits down TO his humble meal laughter eats from
plate taxed 40 per cont with knife and fork
taxed 30 per cent, and drinks his cup of coffee
taxed AZ per cent, or his cup of ten taxed 7S per
cent, sweetcned with sugar taxed 70 per cent,
seasons his food with salt taxed 100 per cent with
pepper taxed 2CI per cent, or with allspiee taxed
$40 per cent He looks around to his Wife and
Nldren, all tax ca in the same way, takes chew
of tobacco taxed 100 per cent, or lights cigar
taxed Oper cent Thus you see they both looked
around upon their wives ana Children all taxed
in the same way [Laughter.l do not know
whether this tax on their mmiliesstimulatedo over
production or not, II;aughterl have no way TO
tell, because Mr.. MaIshall does not give the size
Of his family In lS70 nor did the gentleman nom
Kentucky tell us how many children he has now.
Again, brother Turner's farmer starts TO his
work and puts on his horse bride taxed % per
cent and takes his horse that has been shod, the
nails used in shoeing being taxed ~ per cent, ana
driven by hammer taxed 20 per cent, and
bitches to pillow taxed 40 per cent, with chain
taxed 5s per cont, Now, then, the Illinois fellow
started 10 his work with shoes ON his horse ihs-
tened by nails taxed 81 per cent, driven bya nam
mer taxed "a per cent, hiched his horse to pillow
taxed 90 per cent, with chains taxed o. per cent
But again, this Kentucky farmer after his day =
labor Is closed and his family is gathered around
him, reads Il chapter from his Bible.
Mr. Miler-Not In kentucky
Mr. HoTr-Iesi NJ least, so my friend from Ken
lucky claimed. lie reads Il chapter from his
Bible taxed % per cent Cand that In Kentucky,
and knees to God on an humble carpet taxed 81
per cent? then he rests his weary limbs on sheet
taxed 40 per cent, and covers himself with q
blanket that has paid l0i per cent,
Now, you will find the Illinois man just as de-
yout as the Kentucky chap. [Greet laughterl
He opens his family worship by chapter from
his Bible taxed 25 per cent; he kneels to his God
on an humble carpet taxed $50 per cent. Now,
submit to my friend from Kentucky that II that
fellow has been kneeling ever since 1870 motion
would be in order to let him rise lGreat laughter
| Now, gentlemen of the committee, submit
whether am not right when say that there are
no new statements in their arguments. We
simply get n rehash OF the same old nonsense
| Even after a lapse OF twelve years the argument
and illustration are the same thing Overland over
again.