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

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will make it a purely revenue tariff,
over these thousand articles
that are on the free-list, and thus reduce
the rate upon cattle, upon machinery,
and upon every article OF manufacture
and commerce that is contained in the
bill There is no such thing as pure
~ revenue tariff without incidental pro-
lection.
Mr.. Maxey. If the Senator will per-
nit me, if he will take the trouble to
look at the tariff bill drawn by MIR.
Madison, the act Of 1889, he will find
that it is all over bristling with articles
produced in other countries coming into
no competition whatever with articles in
this country, and the entire tax in that
first act amounts toS 81 per cent. average.
Mr.. German. That was what was re-
quired by the necessities of the Govern
ment, at that time. Not more than eight
or ten millions were wanted, as ! remem-
Der, in that year. In 1857 you wanted
about $50, 900, 900, and you were able to
put more articles on the free-list, and
the rates of duties on the taxable list
could have been reduced. To-day the
necessities Of Government growing out
of the late war and your pension list
aad all the enormous expenses OF the
Government under Republican rule have
run up until it makes it necessary 10
raise $220,000,00 from taxes, and now
you have reached point where you de-
sire to reduce the taxes upon the neces-
stiles Of life and fix fair rates upon arti-
cles of manufacture, all the things that
are imported into this country; and yet
in doing that what have you done?
You have increased the fres-list and you
have done it by putting on it bananas
and pine-apples, coffee and hundreds OF
other articles. Why? Because they
are not raised in this country and do not
come into competition with the products
Of this country. There is not Senator
on either side of the Chamber who does
not know that the direct effect of placing
those articles on the free-list is that you
may keep up the rate on the articles
which we manufacture or raise in this
country. There is no other principle in
volved in this after you have reached
the point where you have determined
how much money is to be raised, except
to distribute it fairly with view Of
raising revenue first, protecting Ameri-
can labor and American interests AZ the
incident. There is none other, disguise
it as you may, call it what you may.
As to Mr.. Madison, there can be no
question as to his views upon the tariff.
He was bold and outspoken, and fortu-
natcly we have the debates of the First
Congress, in which he discussed the tar
4 lift bill drawn by his own hand. His
craftsmanship or his democracy no man
will question. Iquote from speech
delivered in the House of Representa-
tiyes, in which he says:
Although the freedom of commerce
would be advantageous to the world, yet
in some particulars one nation might suf-
| fer to benefit others. If Amer
lea was to leave her ports perfectly free,
and make no determination between
vessels owned by her citizens and those
owned by foreigners, while other ma
tions make this discrimination, it is OBJ
vious that such policy would exclude
American shipping altogether from for
eign ports and she would be materially af-
fcctedin one other mostimportant inter
ests. To this we may add another consid-
Grafton, thatby encouraging the means OF
transportation for our productions We
encourage the raising of them, and this
object, ! apprehend, is likely to be kept
in view by the General Government
Duties laid on imported articles may
have an effect which comes within the
idea of national prudence. 1t may hap
pen that materials manufactures ma,
grow up without any encouragement fol
this purpose. If it has been the case il
some of the States, but in others regula
tions have been provided and have sue
ceeded i'll producing some establishment
which ought not to be allowed to perish
from the alteration which has takei
/ place, 1t would be cruel to neglect then
, and divert their industries to other chan
ncls. 1t is not possible for the hand O
men to shift from one employment t,
another without being injured by TIL
/ change. There may be some manufac
lures which being once formed can ad
vance toward perfection without an,
advantitious aid, while Others from wan
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. will be unable to go on at all. Legisla
tive attention will therefore be neces
sary to collect the proper objects. for thi
, purpose, and this will form an exception
to my general principle"
(, This, Mr.. President, is the doctrine 4
one of the fathers. 1t simply mean
, proper discrimination for American in
, terests. / am content to follow the teacl
lngs OF so distinguished astatesman.
! AS have said, there has not been
statesman in this country who ever fran
r ed tariff bill or who was responsible
i for the management Of the finances O
} the Government who has not taken tina
I view. The Democratic party had Ion
! success by adhering to it. It will agail
SO into power on that platform. IN
} line between the two great parties !
clear and well defined, and well under
stood by the country.
II When i addressed the Senate som
: days ago upon the amendmentnow unde
consideration, ] said that whn the M,
: was Sl.25 q ton, a tax placed there b,
! 2 Democratic Congress, it was reduce,
because some American capitalist In,
bought the mines Of Nova Scotia and Che
were anxious to get that coal into Ne,
} England free of duty. They did sue
! coed about 1857 in getting il in withou
duty from Nova Scotia. The war came