Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-08-01
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THE MORRISON BILL.

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THE MORRISON BILL.
But you say that to stop thls woulu
break up the industries now manulaclur-
ing. Mr.. Morrison and Mr. Carlisle adop-
ted the plan which was adopted in the
old times bv Clay and Calhoun, horizon
raj reduction like that of 1888. When we
were told it was an absurdlty, did not
think we could be very absurd in follow
ing Calhoun and Clay. There was fair
difference of opinion about the bill
by the Democrats in Congress. But
the Morrison bill was never voted for
by any man liz Congress. It was in
troduced for consideration and all tLat
was asked for it was that it be amended
and considered. The question was wheth-
er we could amend it at all. and by ma
jority of that was prevented. IL Was
not radical reduction. The Tariff Com
mission had recommended 25 per cent. re-
duction, the Morrison bill only proposed
20 per cent.
IRON TRADE.
Mr.. Tucker held that iron could be pro-
duced in Virginia at $l2 ton and could
be laid down in New York at So more
ton, making SIS. Iron could be produced in
England at IS, and 81 freight would land
it in New York where with the SIS duty it
would be SIG per ton. The Virginia man
ufacturer would start out from New York
with 81 advantage over the English iron.
Mr.. Tucker held that high protection on
iron, like everything else. put the tax into
the manufacturers pocket and not tine
laboring men IS. The Morrison tariff
couldn't hurt the Virginia iron workers.
What interest have Longdale, and the
Firmstones in building up Virginia. They
are no Virginians, they are foreigners.
They come down here and make their
money and go up to New York and spend
it.
BLAINE'S PROSPERITY FIGURES.
Mr.. Tucker ridiculed Blaine's evidences
of the prosperity brought on by protec-
tion. Between 1850 and 1860 was the low
tariff period. In that period the popula-
tion increased 100 per cent. and the manu-
featuring interest increased 80 per cent.
No such increase was shown in the high
tariff periods quoted by Blaine. The fact
is, remarked Mr.. Tucker, that high
tariff only helps Pennsy Ivania to beat
Virginia.
Mr.. Tucker added that, subject to
the limitations by which the wages of the
working people shall not be imperilled, nor
the healthy growth of industries checked,
the Democratic platform meant a fair and
thorough revision of and change in the
tariff. He stood on it, aud if he knew the
people of Virginia. they stood OH it too.
Mr.. Tucker spoke nearly two hours and
his speech was full of statistics. The
change To the court green made it impos-
slbie to report him fully, but the sketch
we have given will give coed idea of his
position on all questi ons touched upon.
WHAT MR.. HILL THOUGHT OF IT.
The Washington correspondent of the
Alexandria Gazette, writing on Tuesday,
says:
Mr.. Hill, member of the House from the
Defiance district of OHIO, arrived here to-
day from Staunton, Va, where there was
Democratic ratification meeting yester-
dav, which was addressed by himself, Mr..
J. R. Tucker and others. Mr.. Hill says
the white people of the Valley are imbrued
with their old time democratic enthusiasm
and will give their old time majority next
November. He says the meeting yester
day was an immense one and was emf
nently satisfactory.