Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-27

ing up old comic almanacs that wo,,l
not tnen sell for penny apiece. Hos
ought, after Nance's speech. to call ri
tion to the precise attitude in wbic
vance put the community which !,
represented here. The sum wbic,
Massachusetts would receive nn MAJ
the present bill was on,
100000, while North Carolin'
would get over 100000. III
did not say this by way eff boast, h.
would not have the bao taste to accom-
pany an act of liberality with boast
Hoar read from Nance's speech A few
days ago In which references wer,
made TO investigations by congress ant
70 carpet.bag government, i'm which
vance had said the states ofthe S,utl
would help themselves If the Noril
would take their hands Off The South
that he had always had hi,
doubts about the Renubl,
can party wanting to do
anything substantial for the blacks,
and so was not disappointed. Now
when he believed this bin would no,
pass, Hoar wondered whether there
was another senator from the soutb
who was willing TO meet so generous n
proposition as this bill made with
such slap in fhe foo
as had thus been miven nv
the gentleman from North Carolina.
This bill seemed 10 him to be in The
right direction, but il did no. 30 fer
enough. 1t did not ouch Ire hesi. OF
the question, but it wae al en,ef,rg
wedge which was going TO bring con-
gresS iace 10 face with
The question whether it would
continue TO tax raw materials.
IL vas for this reason ne would vote
for this bill. TaXeton lad nothing TO
do with morality. He L.i been
brought up to believe tixli;ol was for
revenue and for revenue only, lap
plause on the Democratic siuel but
there had beea in this country n
school which had ben dom.rsni,
which believed "a tiNatioa for pr0tec.
ton, and IL ilod taxation for pro ectiop
until 1t had divit'cl TIE county into
the very rich and and ve.y poor, and
now, that system was breaking down.
Taxation had no Zinc to 90
with moral quo ttion. Ii WA Just as
legitimate TO produce whisky rs to pro-
duce pig-iron in the eye OF the law.
They were equa' " repu able aid val
liable rs pig-iron maker. He was
ut loss to know whether The pruduc-
ton of iron or alcohol WIS more use
to the human race and vet il any man
to day were to propose to impose tax
on pig-iron he would be hooted out of
the house rs he ought
to be. The tax on alcohol
should be abolished altogether. The
first step was the passage of this bill,
and he would vote FOR it because he
thought it would bring about an aboli-
ton ofthe tax altogether. He did not
expect these taxes, ii time was ex-
tended, would ever be paid. He did
not want them paid. He stood on a
broad position. This would be the first
honest step toward the doctrine of free
raw material. which, in his judgment,
was vital question Of the uge and
Some reference had been
made to the resolution adopted last
night to abolish the tax on tobacco.
He was sorry that action had been
taken; he regarded ii as Il step in the
right directions; tobacco was II luxury
pure and simple. The reason why he
wanted TO see the whisky tax
in addition to
the general principle he had
laid down was that il would so reduce
revenue as to compel IA revision of the
tariff on the fundamental basis of free
raw material. What he feared in re-
gard to the Morrison bill was that it
might turn out to be n measure for the
increase OF the revenue instead of its
81. xuA,,tI M ha
free list. lead, iron and copper ores,
and all raw materials which entered
into consumption. As to wool,
he had no doubt the removal
Of the duty on all kinds and
grades of wool would be the wisest
measure that could be adopted. He
would abolish the duty on wool, aud
he hoped there were votes enough to
10 it, but he would give it up in order
% secure some revision. What is
more, he would put the duty back, If
necessary, to the point from which IL
lad been reduced by the last congress,
n order TO force the Republicans to
yote for bill which put other things
IN the free list and ought to he there
Jonas denied most emphaticelly, as
and caluminious, any charge
hat any of the people of the South had
my prejudice against the colored peo'
Die. lyon sympathize," said Jonas,
with their ignorance and poverty, but
hey are our rellow-cirizens; We meet
hem in contests every day of life; they
re our neighbors, they pervade the
treeis of our cities, they live in our
-illages, they cultivate our fields,
hey mix with our families,
hey vote at the polls and TO large ex-
ent control our elections.
Harrison inquired whether the SEN
tor meant to imply that colored voters
controlled the elections in his sec
ion.
Jonas replied they did wherever
hey had the numerical right to con.
rol them. They controlled them in
ONE cases in the interest OF the Demo,
ratio psrty, but they voted and voted |
RELY and quietly. Jonas supposed |
lswever, that the senator from lndi-
nd would not consider they voted |
RELY if they voted for the Democratic |
arty.
Harrison said the senator did him
INJUSTICE. He (Harrison) had but one
csire, and that was 10 see everywhere
the country that black
len and white men should freely vote
nd have their votes fairly counted.
Homes said be shook hands with the
entleman on that, but he wanted to
i've voters the benefit of education.
Ie hopcd the time would come when
very man. woman and child In
he South could he educated by their
wn states. but If they were to be edn-
tied now aid would be necessary.