Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-03
TURNER AND HORR.

years ago in the house by Mr.. Mar
shall of Illinois was as follows:
The gentleman from Kentucky |
(Mr. Turner) tells us of poor farm
er suffering from his tariff burdens.
He says:
Under the tariff, he rises in the
morning
l am glad that l see the gentleman
now in his place. This farmer
says-rises in the morning, puts on
his common flannel shirt taxed 95 |
per cent, his coat taxed 81 per cent,
shoes, taxed 50 per cent, and hat,
taxed 95 per cent.
Now, find in turning to the record
of a speech made by Mr.. Marshall Of
Illinois, upon this subject, he also
had a farmer.
A member-In what year?
Mr.. Horr-In 1870, just II years
ago this month. This farmer started
to his work the same as the other
one. Oaughter.)
He, Mr.. Marshall, said:
He rises in the morning, puts on
his humble flannel shirt, taxed at 80
per cent, his coat taxed at so per
cent, shoes taxed at 50 per cent,
and hat taxed at 20 per cent.
Now if that shirt has been on that
fellow these whole twelve years, [
think he would be good representa-
tive of the unwashed democracy.
loud laughter.)
But again I find in this speech of
the gentleman from Kentucky that
this farmer-sits down to his humble
meal and from plate taxed so per
cent. and knife and fork taxed 80
per cent, drinks his coffee with sug
az taxed at 6S per cent, seasons his
food with salt at 60 per cent, pepper
taxed 81 per cent. He looks around
on his wife and children all taxed in
| the same way, takes a chew of tobac-
CO taxed at 1919 per cent, or lights a
cigar taxed at 118 per cent.
Now let's see what the farmer in
1870 did. ''He sits down to his
humble meal, laughter eats from a
plate taxed at 40 per cent, with a
knife and fork taxed 81 per cent,
and drinks his cup of coffee taxed Al
per cent, or his cup of tea taxed rs
| per cent, sweetened with sugar tax
| ed 20 per cent, seasoned his food
with salt taxed 100 per cent, with
pepper taxed 207 per cent, or al
spice taxed $40 per cent. He looks
around on his wife and children, al
taxed in the same way, takes chew
of tobacco taxed 100 per cent, o.
lights cigar taxed 120 per cent.
Thus you see they both looked
around on their wives and children
all taxed in the same way. (Laugh
ter.)
I did not know whether this ta1
ON their families stimulated over-pro
, -duction or not. Daughter [ hav
no way to tell, because Mr. Marshal
does not give the size of his famil
in 1870; nor does the gentleman
from Kentucky tell us how man
: children he has now. Uaughter.)
Again, brother Turner's farme
t starts to his work and puts on hi
t horse a bride taxed 35 per cent.
and takes his horse that has bee
shod, the nails used in shoeing bein
: taxed 50 per cent, and driven by
hammer taxed 20 per cent, an
bitches him to pillow taxed 45 pc
l cent, with a chain taxed So per cent
5 Now, then, the Illinois fellow starte
/ to his work with shoes on his hors
: fastened by nails taxed g. per cent
e driven by a hammer taxed 81 DE
S cent, hitched his horse to a pillow tax
+ ed so per cent, with chains taxed
per cent.
: But, again, this Kentucky farmer
S after his days labor is closed and hi
family is gathered around him, read
0 a chapter from his bible.
Mr.. Miller-Not in Kentucky
Mr.. Horr-Yes. At least so m
e friend from Kentucky claimed. Fl
r read chapter from his bible taxed 2
;. per cent. (and that in Kentucky
!, and kneels to God on an humble ca
: pet taxed 81 per cent, and he rest
f his weary limbs on a sheet taxed 4
per cent, and covers himself with
blanket that has paid 104 per cent.
D Now, you will find the Illinois ma
d just as devout as the Kentucky char
t (Great laughter.) He opens h
: family worship by chapter from h
s bible, taxed % per cent, he knee
h to bis God on a humble carpet take
i $50 per cent. Now, I submit to N
n friend from Kentucky that if TIL
e fellow has been kneeling ever SIM
= 1870, a motion would be in order |
: let him rise. (Great laughter.)
l. Now, gentlemen of the committe
L | submit whether / am not rig
d when | say that there are no ne
$ statements in their arguments. v
II simply get rehash of the same 0
lie nonsense. Even after an elapse
|, II years the argument and illustr
is ton are the same thing over and oy
4 again.