St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-23
further notice. for general dehate on the

pernlclOuS use OF the rlght OF taXdtlOn. IL
would be difficult to find in the
whole range OF the English language
more hypocrital words than incidental pro-
lection" He protested against this fraud in
the use of language. If protection were good,
right and constitutional let it stand on its
own merits, and not lean on anything so
respectable as the revenue. Incidental pro-
lection, as a designation of the present tariff
was practical illustration of satan masquer-
aiding in the habiliments of the court of
heaven. A more iniquituous burden than
the protective tariff system never
rested on the people, and yet the bene-
ficiaries of the tariff unblushingly declared
the movement now going on for the relief of
the people ought not to be countenanced be-
cause it disturbed the business interests of
the country. Congress should enter at once,
by the passage of the Morrison bill, on the
path OF reducing the tariff to strictly rev.
enue basis. This was the great issue before
the American people. 1t ought not to be
eyaded, and could not be postponed. Over the
stronghold OF protection waved the RepUbli-
can banner, and against this fortress of in
EQUITY the Democratic party WAS putting in
motion its columns. The struggle had al
ready begun, and the result of the contest
could not be doubtful on such an issue.
Democracy would ultimately triumph.
Mr.. McKenley said it was gratifying the
people could no longer be deceived as 10 the
real purpose OF the Democratic organization,
which was to destroy the present system OF
taxation and protection, and substitute
system which would recognize revenue and
revenue only. II was gratifying because the
patent platform would De no longer in use
in this country, and individual utterances
of Democratic statesmen would no longer
avail, and false pretenses would no longer
win. He therefore congratulated the people
that at last and finally under the
leadership of the honest statesman
from illinois (Morrison) that party
had announced the true platform
on which this great economic question is to
be fought. revenue tariff, as taught by
the Democratic fathers, meant taxation on
tea and coffee, and on every commodity
which could not be produced or manufac-
tured in the United States, and a release
from custom duty of every other article of
imported merchandise. The gentleman
from Illinois shook his head at the PROPOSE
ton. Why, it was old as the Democratic
party, and in the Forty-siXth congress, the
leader of free trade in this house, Mr.
Hurd, introduced u joint resolution de-
claring that, ''to the end that the present
tariff shall become one for revenue = x
the duty on tea and coffee shall be restored, -
and that was what a revenue tariff meant.
Mr.. Hammond inquired, what had become
of that restoration.
Mr.. McKinley-"It never was passed. 1t
never was taken up to be passed"
Mr.. Hammond-"Then it was the opinion
of one man and not of the Democratic
house,"
Mr. McKinley-''That resolution was re-
ported to the house by the Democratic ways
and means committee, on which were such
gentlemen as the distinguished speaker of
the house and the eminent gentleman from
Virginia, Tucker" Whether twas the voice
of the housetpr not, it was the voice of that
great committee, which was the organ of the
house. The gage of battle has
been thrown down, and we
cheerfully lift it up, appealing
to the people, whose servants we are and to
whose judgment and will, legally expressed,
we will give cordial acouiescence. The real
great issue between the two parties is, wheth-
er we shall have free trade or revenue tariff,
or whether we shall have a revenue tariff,
doctrine of protection in caring for the great
industries of this country" Mr.. Mckinley
then proceeded to criticize the details of the
bill which he characterized as too uncertain
for the great public statute 1t was difficult,
if not impossible OF execution, and mathe-
NAUTICAL experts would be constantly required
to determine duty on invoices.
''Would the bill commend itself to YOU if
tho Morrill, clause stricken l3;i N rod
Morrison.
II would not support this bill, replied Nc
Kinley, if it were simple straight twenty
per cent. reduction of the duties of 1878, and
will tell why. Some articles of important
merchandise can better standa reduction Of
twenty per cent. than others. A reduction
OF twenty per cent. will destroy some of the
first manufacturing industries of the coun-
try. Twenty inches off the leg of the gen
tleman from Illinois would leave him a
stump, but twenty inches off the leg of one
of the smaller members of the house would
not leave him a stump at ALL" Laughter. !
THAT is good stump speech suggested
Tucker
During last congress the Republicans were
criticised because they created tariff com
mission to revise the tariff, and it was as
serted that it was confession of incapacity
on the part of the Republican congress to
make revision. What would be said of
this bill, this bill of two pages, this horizon
tai cut. Why, it bore on its very face the
highest evidence of absolute incapacity.
Applause on the Republican side. Nobody
would ever suspect that this bill ever passed
the scrutiny of commission experts. 1t was
an invention of Incidence, and not only that
but it was the mechanism of the botchwork
man. The trouble with the Democratic
party was, that it had determined on doing
something, no matter how mschiev-
Gus, which looked to the reduction
of duties on imports, even when doing it was
in opposition to the universal sentiment of
the country. With the power in their hands
the Democrats could determine to put the
knife in no matter where it cut, nor how
much blood it drew, and it was not to stop
with one horizontal slash, there was to be an
other and another, until nothing of life was
left, and then the doctrinaires would see the
eXempliication of their pet science in the
destruction OF the general productive ir-
terests Of the country and
the starving poor would be found with
out work, shelter OF food. 1t was well
the senate yesterday passed the bankruptcy
bill. 1t was fitting corallary to the
Morrison bill. 1t was an appropriate and
necessary companion, and the senate have
done wisely in anticipation of the action
herein, providing legal means of settling
with creditors, wiping out balances and roll
ing from the shoulders of the people crush
ing burdens which the Morrison bill put on
them. The only persons who demanded a
reduction OF the tariff, were the members of
the free, trade club in Brooklyn and New
Vor IF
''they toll not, neither do they spin.'' Their
capital was not invested in active indus
tries. They cut their cou-
pons and bought the most
of their good on the other side, and if con-
ocress ln,rered the drties theu unuId ont tIneir.