The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-08
Mr.. Carlisle Puts Himself on Record.


WA,,uscroN, Moy 5.-fPrsfs. In The
a.b.i mn the iann hill Gib'on vas sorry
m nm Mas mol in such o fofm rs 10 30 lIs.
lice 40 his tate, but u came, lie all her
ierIslAiion, 10 be acted upon, ava amenctu'
ana I'D decline 10 consider u would De 10
stand a. ga OhtttuCtioust 10 much'ntoteu |
lces.ato He was nos wiiiing 10 eater
mo coalition with the republican phlS 10
obsIuo. wise aud patriotic Legislation ~
the dsmcciAlic majority. lie wss Wlllhf
10 uus To The wisdom, hoNreiyi ~. |
sense add good faith 81 the friends OF tuo
measure 10 enact justice 90 his state rnd ca
act Justice 90 ,ll slcii0us,
Randall thon took the floor IN opposition
IN Inc bill Ho opened by reference 90 the
extieme quckuGss with whioh capital 10.
vested Ia large iudus,r oil Embellishments
took alarm, while ia common with all other
interests, Il was liable TO DO called on Tor
taxation 10 aid Ia the support o. the gov
ernment Congress O6ed II 20 i'seli iAA.
nothing Ike o. yl.lietive pplicy should be
adop,ed In t.s "'c' r'lll'mcuf u bust
ness al i.8 ..t.- W17 nothing more cALdu-
ciyo , Aqcca.a th2u liability. II There Was
stability ii IVES sure 'oludauou ui conn
dCuce, ACd o. natural result capital aud
labor moved forward In their respective
fprrrr in content q In scc0!dEuce with
mutual pfoit. To judge irom the iniem-
perate lauauagH aud sXNg geratod Practice
which has req Iel'iy marked The GUJAtc, 10
would st,m as u those engaged IN dus-
trial pursuits gssn rObber7 aal outlaw; a.
ama,tnr OF fac. they were nothing OF The
sort Thee were part, and no mean part
Of the hu.iGc3s OF the country, and had
been united und OF the law 10 engage IA
those suploymprtl, and therefore, IL Tor
DO Olhe rees1n, hey were entitled 10 tho
projection % tae law. Thof Wera part Of
our resources as . nati0n. aud to develop
those resources wa The t,s' OF true ptlteS.
msnship. He rej)iced iD the growth ara
prosperity y every eoction oi tho country.
Ii the delugc.atious OF the advocate OF the
bill we're CD be believed, the men who d
built up our mlnuisc urHs had committed
an uupATdonab'e a.n He could see goou
reason Why England shOnd think so, but
not Why uch Fhouid no tho fcoliug OF any
citizen OF the United states. Crest Britain
hs1 never ceased u dspl1re the Tors Of her
American colonies. She had struck, as she
though, h deadly GLOW In 1912. sad during
our .ts civil var ba1 done her best 10 sun
de the tao section Since that time shN
has changed her policy, and instead OF
force, rssuttrd 90 persuasion and advice.
she cked ont ne liHa's kin with th1to OF the
fox The United S te3 should remember
the wsrliug % irar The Greeks even when
buuFiug gits is ihtu went on ~ argue
agniuet the policy u unseitiiuR tn bust
ress iutertsts by COng,aut tiokoriug win
the Ia Il. Should 10 law last longer thsn
the meeting Of the next cnnyrrst? Should
the meeting " congress can fear ami its
adjournment cause erjoy mem? Should
nO.hiug be geillcN tor = time 81 least. but
should doubt and mislrus' always haunt
the waklLg aid slegpi1g hours Of The peo.
pie For ore, he Wc5 Cmphatlca,iF opp ngad
10 any such auicidsl policy and II would ~
msdDe ,1i any party % pursue e. H.
submitted +. 10 every nem1el's judgms"t
whether Apply h-TOic remedy TO [ is
NHs nNaH rN AZ ~. % -
hearing . its wake business confusion ard
gtaeral sfupicy. Il wac no based on
.ur fOuud principles. There lal been an
afClcgy tor 10. bat 10 defense. 10 was
gn sssd nigh. reduce the urplus reye.
rue, but uobody pretended % speak with
90 tiinty. The wGs no ,tIlmpt for the al.
i1siinfn " tha toriI. 10 emacked OF rtc.'
less iujury. Ag . revenue 50 vac like The
fsmoua bed OF the old robber. Ii man
was too mall he was stretched out % its
ine2oraDls length; II too long he WAS cut
dosn to H. iL. IL was thing OF measure
ment aud not a wies scheme OF reduction.
A. horizontal reduction offered no remedy.
On the contrary 70 made woree what wa5
bad before. 10 was palpatle confess o. OF
inability % handle the Intricate problsN a.
Issue, or else rash eagOrness TO do what
was a. once unoalled for. uuwise and un-
f0TIuuate. IL appeared 10 be agitation only
for tao sake oi agitation, always q mistake
was the clear dictate az cPIum 1h sense -
ll 81 visited mill he I'll c ~ the last tariff
ulf have baFn learned, aud thus have
been alYed ffgm a.i passion and turbulence.
fhe presidential election, q question Ia
VIII ch tbs public welfare was So deeply con.
corucd and which, II possible, should never
be made purely pMtisan issue. This
twenty per cent. reduction Wag not so dam
gerous Tor va + IL did rs for what IL prom
sad. Ia this respect there was no room for
conjecture. II was proclaimed to he the
first step toward free trade. Let the gen
tiemen c1rHidcr what free trade, 50 called,
meant. IL meant the change OF our whole
scheme oil collecting revenue. Fhe people
had become accustomed 10 81 import duty.
It would prove The ratoHt and best method
OF taxation. 10 caused no friction, or com
parstively none, or this would he abolished
and Internal war taxes continued. Was
that the wish of the people? The old con-
federation relied on direct Taxation and u
was failure rho fathers %, the govern
ment sought ref1go in IA different system,
add the result was . more perfect union 10
order 80 provide for common defense aud
general welfare TIC hill bora a captivating
caption, aud ~ "a dsuJ,l,ga lltll-sa tu
be captivating. II did not abolish wir tsX
es, for IL did, 10 woult repeal internal
revenue. . n these taxes vera abolished
there would be no surplus o. venue, aud the
, sofninttreiion OF public If iifB would DC
ruR pro orlv and well. TIE surplus rava
nue. f1r this cnrfeut year would be about
5000 ,0OO The house YVES invited here o.
choose between firm first step towards
free trade, or 10 wait 10 riiorm tho tariff
until such time as the democratic party
should build on principles expressed In the
Ohio platform. He had no difficulty 50
choosing between the two lines OF public
policy end no chose for his own people aud
his own country. lie did this In the full
assurance that free trade would bring
nothing but disaster and ruin, while the
principles expressed ia the Ohio declsra.
ton would bring ua property, happines1
aud higher order OF civilization. Would
il not be wiser TO defer consideration o. this
qusuiln until the house had passed
through the excitement OF q presidential
struggle and until some Inform alton could
be occurred as TO the workings OF the tsriff
bill OF 1883? Then real reform measure
could be adopted which would remain un-
disturbed for years, and would be safe,
steady and universally accepted. Then
the business Interests would have TO adapt
themselves 20 Whatever changes might oc-
cur. Though this subject ought NOT TO liz
voivo any question Of party allegiance, IL
might be well 10 consider now iar itn esi-
tation might advance 10 reterd the march
10 vtry great democratic victory. The
southern states were alone inadequate to
success, aud which Of the northern states
was likely to accent the new dispensatlcn?
He weuld speak plainly, and utter HE fears
even in the presence OF political enemies.
Take the four crest states OF Connecticut,
New York, New Jerssv and Pennsylvania.
The census showed that more than 10000
persons were engaged In msnufaciures in
these four great commonwealth. Did the
Gentleman believe a reduction OF wages was
4 potent factor ia winning the support Of
those people. and especially when republic
can orators. backed by o powerful prers,
would thunder in their ears the statement
that the democratic party had been the