Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-07

rms bill bore captivating can. lon
ana IL was doubtlessiy intended To bs
captivating. 1t did not abolish u,a,
taxes, for II IL did II ronid
rrepea! the Internal revenue tax s
III these taxes were abolished
there would be no surnins
revenue. The surplus revenue for
lne current year would be about s6o. !.
wo,0OO. The house was invited hara
10 choose between this first sten In
ward free-trade or to wait 10 refnrn,
the tariff until such time IA the demo.
cratic party should build on ihe
principles expressed in the Ohio
Would IL not be wiser TO defer
consideration of so jnnort,'nt
question until the country had
passed through the excitement or tha
presidential struggle and mill some
information could lie secured as 10 the
workings of the tariff bill of lss3p Then
real reform measure could be adopted
winch would remain undisturbed
ior years; which would be safe, steady
and universally accepted. Though
this subject ought not to in.
V0ive any question of party
allegiance, IL might be well
20 consider how far its agitation might
retara the march to a very great Dem.
ocfatic victory. The Southern states
were alone Inadequate to success,
ana which of the Northern states was
likely to accept the new dlspensation 4?
Take four great states Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
wanna. tne census showed
that more than 10000 persons
were engaged In manufactures
IN the four great commonwealths.
Did the gentleman believe reduction
OF wages was a potent factor ia win
ming the support of those people,
and especially when Repub-
lican orators, backed by a
powerful press, would thunder in their
Ears the statement that the Democratic
party had been the main cause OF that
| reduction ?
Mr.. Blackburn said that, unlike the
gentleman from Pennsylvania Ran.
DALI he did not complain of the con-
duct of the combat. Ithad been fair, fair
from the standpoints from which it
had been received. He did regret that
the gentleman from Connecticut
Eaton should in a fl oi,eXuberance of
his soul, have induiged in re-
| marks which were received
and could be received by
many of his political associates only
with Il sense of sincerest pain. He
regretted that the gentleman should
have found 1t necessary TO mp.
peal TO prejudice and passion which
should have been buried with the war
which gave them birth; and that he
should have attempted to ilaunt Ia
the face of the American house the
bloody shirt, which sense of dignity
ON the part of the Repub
leans themselves had long
since consigned to oblivion
Loud applause on the Democratic
side. He then proceeded with his ar
| gument in favor OF the bill. IL pro.
| posed TO nbate tariff taxation TO The eX-
cent of copper cent; 1t did not propose
| 10 Insert the knife too deeply. Would
any gentleman dare TO claim that the
reduction was too heavy? The gen
| tleman from Pennsylvania randall
stood complaining of the committed
on ways and means, and said
| the bill was q confession of
incapacity. The same gentleman
at the last congress stood advocating
at its every stage what could only be
described rs the tariff abortion
in the shape of the commits
zion bill. The gentleman had
changed his opinion on tariff legisla-
lion. In 1852, he bad expressed him
self in favor of n reduction of the tariff
now he did not want any reduction.
lie had gone forward, aud
illustrating that aggressive nature iol
which he was prominent, now pro
tested against even whisper in tbs
direction of agitation OF tn,
tariff question. Ii it wa
necessary in 1852 to reduce
The surplus revenues, why was 1t no
more needed now? He Blackburn
opposed the repeal of Internal revenue
custom taxation Friends of tina
repeal advo Gated II for the ill-disguiset
paIpose of maintaining protective
tarili rates. The issue presented by
the Republican side was protection FOL
the sake Of protection. IL IL was FOL
revenue, let them take all the govern
ment. bat when they got that let then
stay the hand of the taX-gatherer, TO
, whenever they had passed that lIni
or gone one inch beyond the line, INK
uatherers had become the rob
6ers of the land. L1ut
: applause on the Democratic side.
The time was not far distant when th'
people would repudiate the bold po
iitital hypocrisy of the protectionists
mud refuse TO submit to such politi
cal jugglery. For the hrs
time, the people wer
aroused or this question:; Ii was an Is
sue in American politics to-day and /
would not down. Cunning and insln
cerity had for years been able TO evad'
/, the issues. Itcould not long be deierre'
now. and political parties must stan'
and fight the battle out. lie carte
not what the gentlemen might sa.
,,hout free trade aud tho ultimate pun
. noses OF the Democratic party; tina
, was not the issue. There was no ma
I, nrouosing free trade; tber
! was 10 free trade In thi
nill. it was u proposition
; 10 limit the taxation of the people I
!. tbe demands OF the government, an
I whoever refused to stand by IL coul
/ find no ground on when 70 pa.
!. themselves. The man VINO Votsd
1. strike out the enaciin2 ciaus
;. 5eclared to the county ths
q lac was not willing 70 nay
), the tariff revised. taxation reduced
: the surplus revenue. abateu. ~
{. plause.1 The man who yotsd % ssf's
. out the enacling clause aamil'so
I, The country and the wari
:, that he dare not la'
"a HE issue Of revision OF the mfii
:, reauation of taxation, even ON tern
y which lie himsei might offer. al