Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-28
COKE ON MARGARINE.
He Holds ths Measprs 70 Hs bnc"nse,t"
tioDsJ sod Declares the states shSsi9
Btsg0ists a.

The following tp*tth " AP-f NArA-"i
Coke ofTesas was delivered 80 the senate
of toe Uaitsd States, saturday, July
~, 1886.
Mr.. Coke said Nr, President the
pending bili imposes license tax d $500
! yesf % 81 manufacturers 81 oieonaf-
ganne, $500 on al wholesale dealers ~
ole0msrganoe, aud s4s % ~ retail deal
err 10 that article II elsO imposes YAK
II cents per pound Vn OBJ 0isomargaflns
manufactured. aud hedges about ~ man
ufeetura aud sale With the most 0nefops
and reDressige restrict ms aud Qosuuc-
ions, Involving heaYy Bonds end extreme
oepaliaes. the whole bid 58sNipg WIN
evidences u Legislative hostility W tbs
manufacture or sais " OieOmBrgerine4
propose W state briefly and without
elaboration The reasons Tor tue YOte
shall csst against the bill. II The mauu-
factnTe o. use u oleOmafganne y detfi-
mental 10 the public heath, or iOf aoy
reason u pubic policy should be pro-
hibited Or discouraged, II belongs e.
clusiYely " the police powers ~ we
several states ~ deal NTH the subject,
and congress has neither power npf
jurisdiction over a. TIE general propo-
elton tbst The regulation ~ lbe trades,
business, aud occupations % ne people,
70 far az the public are effected ~ them
IL under the exclusive control ana lpfis'
dlctlon II tie several states IL 80 fully
snstSiaed III the texts u elementary Ian
writers, the decisions of the courts, aud
No The political history and jurisprudence
Of the country that n would seem almost
unnecessary " quote authorities 10 sup
port VI IL.
This statement of the meaning and
scope Of the police powers Of the states
Is aDuudaslly fortified Wy q large number
u authorities botn Epgiish aud American
aud especially ~ numerous ana leading
decisions u the supreme court Of tne
United states. Among the latter u The
United States ys, DsWitti = wall ~, 10
which section " the internal revenue
act Of 1867, which undertook 70 make u
misdemeanOr " mix for sale naphiha
aud Illuminating oils, o. W sell Oh VI
petroleum iDnammaDle at less tempefa-
ture than 40 FanreDhelt, Was held
mere pO lee regulation, and as such void
Within the sIates.
The license cases % How, 50i) aud
ihe passenger cases n How, 2b0) aillfm
the same general principles. Congress
cannot legaliZe q business within state,
which IL forbidden ~ tbe state. tLiccnse
iax cuses, Wall, i7l) ia Patterson vs.
kentucky, ~ United States Rep 5Qi, II
II was held that the state could prohibit
10 her borders the sale VI an article
patented az an Invention under the laws
II the BAited states, aud this 10 virtue Of
the police powers u the state.
These and various other decisions 81
the supreme court u the United States,
which I will not designate because be-
iieye " Unnecessary establish az uldtnl-
ably as authority can do u the proposition
that while ia the tsfrtOriesand IN the Dis
tTict " Columbia congress possesses
general legislative powers, 10 the htates
that congress POSSESSES no power over
any business OF trade, and cannot forbid
0r punish any act done IN pursuance Of
any calling of vocation. This whole
subject, Il IL c0neiutiyely held, II within
the police powers Of the states aud out
side Of ths jurisdiction VI congress,
II II obvious that the pending bill, ~
is structure, II not predieated upon the
idea that congress possesses the power
" suppress or interfere with the manu-
facture Of OleOmaTRarlns IN the states.
u does not on It's face trespass upon the
police powers 0l the states nor Interfere
in any way with their rights. The BIZ Is a
tax bili, pure and simple. Judged by ".
self, the purpose 81 the bin IL 70 collect
and nay money into th3 treasury Ought
this ola ~ pass II this be Us object, uad
il can have no other c0nstitutonslityY
30 We need more money ~ carry on
The government, and must We invent new
methods aud subjects u ta1ailon IN order
10 raise IN / answer the question By
referring W the surplus now piled IN th'
treasury, which ought 10 be IN circulation
among The people because not needed fol
the purposes u the government. We
mage lying absolutely ALE "a the treas
ury Sra 200, 600, aud only siit 200, 00'
u bonds Wbien are subject W call anC
can DO paid prior 10 1891, aud We col
lected last year S99 ,0O0,p00 mofe than ~
could use, and will collect the same Ga,
next year aud the year after, and inden
nitely on, unless we reduce the prosen
rate u taxation, which np 10 this time ha
been successfully resisted.
Why hoard up the peoples money II
tho treasury Tue only legitimate oblee
0fxaXatl0n 10 % raise revenue, and th'
only honest purpose u raising revenue i
10 support and pay the expenses 81 u,
government. We have now more reye
nue. than Is needed for that purpose, NJ
recommendation Of additional taxation
has been made by The executive depart
ment u the government on The G0ntrali
a reduction OF the tariii has been recon-
mendrd and urged,
IL this biz WAS what 4 pufpOrts 10 be
d blll 10 raise revenue W support M
government aud nothing else, Tor o.
reasons I have given Il would no
receive I'VE minutes consideration no
half a dozen votes Ia either house .
congress,
While this is ta1 bill on Us face au
~ is structure, u IN perfectly clear iron
the enormous rats Of the tax u impose
aud the declarations ~ Us advocates 4
aud out " congress that TIE raising q
revenue Is not is object, because the Ia
Is largely prohihitory ana will seflousl
cripple II Il does not destroy the indus
ny ~ manufacturing oieOmafghflnei an
this Is The confessed object and pufpos
" the bils This bill IL demanded by IN
dairy farmers ia order 10 break down th
Ole0mafRafine manufacture because tina
artlpie c0mpetes ia the market with bat
taF aud brings down the price u II