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

upon all the products OF NORTH OdrOllna
arc at a point where they were fully pro-
tected; and Of course the Senator from
North Carolina remained in his scat
without saying one word.
Mr.. Vance. Would the Senator have
mo get up when there is a general di-
vide Of the plumber and refuse the share
which is equitably due to my Slater
Laughter.
Mr. German. No, sir.
Mr. Vance. Certainly; ] yield 70 tho
natural sense of justice of all Sena-
tors. n they are going to plumber
the people and divide it out, they ought
TO give the State Of North Carolina her
share; but / have not even asked TO put
any duty on rice. IL you want to do so,
strike It or; and strike it off turpcntine
il you want to; strike it Off everything
else grown by North Carolina il you want
to see whore my constituency viii be, and
IL you think it right to protect every
thing but North Carolina products. Ii
had only such an interest in North
Carolina "a was concentrated in one
mans hands, like the bichromate OF
potash, would be ashamed to rise here
and tax 49,999, 500 people for the benefit
of that one man.
Mr.. German. Now, Mr. President,
the Senator from North Carolina, hay
ing secured by the report of the Finance
Committee and by the recommendation
OF tho Tariff Commission, all that his
people want, asks the Senate whether
he ought to got up here in his place and
'disgorgo tho plumber that his people
are about to get" No sir; that would
BIO too much to expect Of him; but it is
ungencrous in that Senator, it is unfair
in him as d Senator and statesman,
when he knows that 1920, 100000 of
revenue are to be raised from tariff for
the support Of the Government, to get
in this way by the report Of the commit
tee all that bis people want, and then
turn around and strike not only at Mary.
land and West Virginia and Pennsyl
vania, but ut 10000 laborers who are
dependent on this very interest. II VIC
could wipe out this entire system Of taxa
ton would 90 with tho Senator from
North Carolina.
Mr.. Vance. DO get anythingf
MIR. German. The Senator's State
does, ! understand.
| Mr.. Vance. Is it for my interest?
never appeared to represent any interest
OF mine, and never will. How about
bichromate Of potashf
Mr.. German. The Senator from North
Carolina refers to another interest
which has already been settled in this
bill that Of bichromatc OF potash.
advocated reduction in the present tax
/ believed then and now that too great i
reduction has been made IL was 9
greater reduction than has becn made or
any like products. Let me say to The
Senator that no Democratic Statesman
who has shaped this legislation when
our party was in pbwer, evcrproposod tt
strike down these American industries
| The Democratic party restored to power
would not do il. But, sir, we mus
raise $220,O00,000 for the support o
this government by taxation on good
imported. Tho only question now to b,
determined is one OF fair distribution
OF that tax. All interests will DO pro
tected il it is fairly distributed, and
will say to our Democratic friends her,
that there never has been II tariff bill
drawn by Democratic statesmen that die
not 50 discriminate within the revenue
standard rs to protect every American
interest, and the American people will
never submit to any other form of taxa
tion.
i When it comes to an interest Of Mary
land and West Virginia tho Senator fror
North Carolina would strike it dowr
, That is not right. To use his own stron
; language, If you choose toput it in tina
: way, give us our fair share OF this pluI
dor whom you have already had your
: do no. think ii plumber | ask it bt
cause it is right. Maryland, under til
! laws which have been passed by tn
Democratic party, enforced by Demt
cratic Presidents, and in spite Of un,
quail laws by Republican Congresses, Ia
gone on and has built up a great commit
nifty with large mining and manufactt
ring interests. One ninth of our popul,
! ton aro 40 employed. All l ask
justice fer the people of that con
monwoalth. Her representatives wi
} extend tho same rule to every othe
State, Now, sir, as to the consistenc
or rather Inconsistency which the &ei
ator from Alabama twits us with.
! applies TO every interest and every Stat
in this Union. But yesterday we di
, whatS Keep tho tax on loaf-tobacc
J where 1t is, 50 cents poundS No. B.
! an overwhelming vote of the Senate, IN
Guiding the Senator from Kentucky, VIII
now strikes at coal, raised the tax upo
leal-tobacco from IS cents pound to Z
cents and 81. SAY to that Senator tina
: there Is no principle on which he cal
J justify his vote and twit us with bcin
protectionists when oil we ask is
} moderate revenue duty upon coal. ]
tobacco can not be raised in Kentuck
and Connecticut with tax Of 80 cent
per pound upon tho foreign commodity
then the farmers Of Kentucky and tn
farmers Of Connecticut ought to sto
tho raising of tobacco and engage in mir
ing coal,
/ Mr.. Williams viii the Senator allo'
me moment.
Mr.. German. Certainly.
! Mr.. Williams. Whenever this Coy
crnment puts an internal revenue Ia
of 200 per cent upon the product OF you
coal-mines, then / will consent that yo
may be protected by duty against fol-
eign coal Tic pcrc mt, ad vaIorem, no,
upon Kentucky tobacco Is moro than 20
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