The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-14

you bad low duties upon every other ar
ticle in yO1r tarifEli.t, and they said
that $1.2j was tho proper revenue duty
TO be placed upon bitnminous coal-the
Senator from Kentucky will pardon me
il follow the lead of those distinguish
ed gentlemen and not follow him in a |
low duty upon this article Of 50 cents
ton, and then vote with him for 70 cents
a pound on tobacco.
No, Mr.. President, you may go through |
this list, and there is not State in the |
Union that has not been more highly
protected in some interest than the duty
we here ask upon coal. Ny distinguish
ed friend from Delaware (Mr. Bayard) |
who is a revenue reformer, and for whom |
| have the highest admiration, when it
came to his State, the tariff as reported
from the Committee on Finance made a
mistake on matches and he put 35 per
cent. ad yalOrem on matches. So upon
galvanized iron and upon all the manu-
features in his State he insisted upon a
fair, proper duty. He is only doing his
duty as a Senator, a statesman, and with
in the Democratic doctrine.
Now, turning to the other side, to gen
temen who are protectionists per &c, and
taking the Senator from Maine (Mr.
Frye) we find that while he and his par
ty arc in fayo- of high duties upon every
thing that is raised or manufactured in
their section Of the country, they become
free-traders when they want an article
that they neither manufacture nor grow.
The Senator from Maine, while he voted
for the high protection there is
scarcely a manufactured article that
he hes not been ready to maintain
the present duty or increase the duty
upon when it comes to wire rope
manufactured in the State of my friend
from New Jersey, he at once became
frec-trader, and would put it upon the
free-list, He wants for the ships built
in his State. So | might go into every
article that is embraced in these sched-
ulcs.
Mr.. Maxey. Will the Senator allow
me word.
Mr.. German. With pleasure.
DIR. Maxey. The Senator from Mary
land saw proper to make charge that l
had voted in favor of taxing cattle which
came from Mexico and which might
compete with those OF Texas. Now, |
desire TO say to him that in no solitary
vote have varied the shadow of shade
Of hairs breadth from strict revenue
tariff, and in the very item to which he
refers, the committee itself had voted to
put animals, live" at 20 per cent. ad
valorem. A motion was made to strike
that ont and put them on the frec-list
| voted against that upon the ground
that it was strictly revenue article,
that 20 per cent. was the revenue rate,
and that it ought to stay there for reve-
nue., just as | voted for everything else
at fair revenue rate. That is the fact
about it, and the record shows it.
| Mr.. German. / trust the Senator
from Texas will not think for one mo-
mont that | would misrepresent his po-
sition npon anything knowingly.
| Mr.. Maxey said when the question
was up that it was not fair to put it on
the frcs.list because twas strictly a rev.
enue article, and that man who saw
proper to introduce cattle should pay
duty the same az man who saw proper
to introduce woollen goods or cotton
| goods or anything else; that ii was
strictly revenue article. have moi
varied from that, and | deny the propo
sition that in any single instance, al
charged by the Senator, have attempt
ed to protect the interests of Texas al
tho expense OF the people of America
No word OF mine can be found to sus
tain that position Of tho Senator.
Mr.. Coke, The Senator from Mary
, land will allow me TO say that on tn,
same item l voted to put it on the free
: list,
. Mr.. German. Taon it seems that TIL
: great State of Texas is divided. dit
} not mean to say that the Senator from
) Texas who sits furthest from me FMr
: Maxeyl or any other Senator on thi
{. side ever voted for any article beyon,
, the revenue standard; but who is T.
. judge of the revenue standard?
: Mr.. Maxey. If the the Senator vii
: pardon me, the entire effect of his argu
4 ment, as | understand it, was to attemp
: to show that Senators on this floor, in
! stead OF being governed by great prin
+ ciples which would result to the beneli
! of the American people, were controlle,
: by matters in which their States wer
I particularly interested, or in which the,
e had personal interest. j desire to max
| the additional statement that there
} not an article in this whole bill in whicl
| have the slightest personal interest
: either manufactures, cattle, sheep-rais
} ing, or any protected interest whatever
| have no interest in any ono Of them
directly or indirectly.
Mr.. German. / have been exceeding
ly unfortunate if l have been understoo,
TO say that any Senator upon this foo
has been induced to vote in certaii
direction upon these measures becaus
of his personal interest. On the con
trary, / say that your votes have beef
, controlled because of the interests whicl
you represent, the great interests Of th
State and the section which every Sen
ator represents, because Of your init
mate knowledge of the particular thin,
that has come up for your considera
ton.
Mr.. Maxey. viii the Senator par
don me again, for this il an importan
point7
Mr.. German. Certainly.
Mr.. Maxey. ! stated on the floor 8
tho Senate that | would not vote on,
farthing in the interest Of Texas tina
would not innre to tho the benefit Of al