Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-11
The Republican Party ana the MOT
rison Bill.

REPRESENTATIVE Hiscock, OF New York,
has expressed his views, in an interview,
relative to the attitude of the Republican
Marty toward the Morrison tariff bill.
Mr. Hiscock's views are important be-
cause he is one of the Republican leaders,
and is. perhaps, as we'll informed with
regard to the intentions of his party as
any Republican in Congress. There have
been no formal consultations, he says,
among the Republicans; they are waiting
to see what the Democrats will do. When
they are satisfied on that point they may
endeavor to agree upon course OF action.
Mr.. Hiscock, however, believes that the
Morrison bill ought to be defeated De-
cause it is a bad bill for the industries OF
the country. He thinks that the man
ufacturing interests want rest
from agitation The American
manufacturer has been worried and
harried by commissions, bills,
and debates until he doesn't know, to use
Mr.. Hiscocks expression, whether he
stands on ''his heels or his head" Fur
Their agitation will increase the already
widespread prOstratien of industrial in
terests. Mr.. HiscOck thinks the bill viii
entail further loss upon wOrkmen and
EMPLOYERS. Altogether. Mr.. Hiscock takes
very gloomy view Of tariff agitation IL
there is to be any more agitation oil the
tariff he warts it put off until the country
becomes more prosperous. Mr.. Hlscock
Uses the arguments that have been used
bv the prOtectionists since the tarIH
became a leading question in politics.
They have always opposed any reduction
in the tariff, and they can be depended
upon to always oppose it, however pros
porous the country may become. 1t may
| be that agitation is hurtful to the manu-
featuring interests, but as the protec-
! tionists oppose reduction, agitation IS alb
/ solutelv necessary in order to reach
| tariff that will promote the best interests
| of the whole country. If Mr.. Hiscock VIII
! point out a way to establish lower rate
Of duties without agitation, it Will I'M
! doubtedly be adopted. The DEM
ecratic party is not anxious Tor
agitation. but it is anxious to reform the
tariff. 1t is charged with the performance
| of that work and the present is just as
| good a time to do it as any future time Is
! likely to be. Mr.. Hiscock admits that
| there is a surplus of revenue that must
/ be cot rid of. He doesn't think the sur
| plus, however, will be any where near as
| large as it is thought it will be. He meets
! the surplus revenue problem, however, by
proposing to strike off the whole, or at
least half of the sugar duty, and to repeal
| the duty on tobacco. 1t seems that his
| party has dropped the idea OF making
| whisky tree. 1t wasn't popular. But
| why should the tax be removed from to-
! baccO, which is a luxury, and retained on
/ blankets and a hundred other things
which are necessaries, and why should
| the tax be removed from sugar, which IS
a strictly revenue article, while 1t is re-
tanned on pig iron, which is not revenue
article2 Mr.. Hiscock's arguments, which
are the arguments of the Republican
party, are all in favor of the MOnopolists
in this tariff matter, while the Morrison
bill is i'm the interest of fifty millions OF
people. If the Democratic party Will
stand firmly by the position it has taken
in this tariff matter in Congress-, the peO-
| pie will stand 10y it in the national con-
test this year. Let the Republican party
| enjoy whatever benefit it can get from the
support Of the mOnOpOleS.