Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-20
TARItF RHMARKS.
Senator Beck Gives the Protection
lists some Heavy Digs.


lists some Heavy Digs.
The following extracts are from Senator
Beck'a speech on Senator MOrrill's resOlu.
tion that it is inexpedient to touch the
tariff at this session. The speech was de.
livered last Thursday and synopsis OF
it appeared in the dispatches Of the
MORNING NEWS:
The great mass Of the Democratic
party in the House of Representatives,
indeed at both ends Of the capitol, can
not say with confidence every one OF
them, earnestly desire that propositions
seeking to reduce taxes may be brought
forward, and if combinations are to be
encouraged by resolutions and speeches
here prepared in advance and circulated,
as have in a beautiful covered form on
nv desk this morning the speech Of the
Senator from Vermont, and hope to get
one in equally attractive form giving the
speech OF the Senator from Massachu-
setts in day or two, we should be given
time to look at them and see what can be
said on the other side.
lonly desire to say at this time that
am welded to no scheme. / want taxes
reduced. | seek the aid of gentlemen on
both sides of the chamber to secure the
consideration by the House of a bill that
will give US chance by sending some
proposition here to determine how they
can best be reduced, l am one OF those
VINO believe that before this country can
acquire the high commercial and manu-
featuring position 1t is entitled to among
the nations of the earth, It must take the
old time honored position it held under
Democratic low tariff upon the hilh seas
and carry ON its own commerce in its own
ships.
I BELIEVE AS LONG AS THERE is TAX
of 90 per cent. upon every nail, every bolt,
every piece OF iron that is used TO build a
ship, and on every piece OF cordsge that
goes into il, and every article or material
that helps to set it afioat or run it, we can
not succeed, especially when we have
treaties allowing the people OF all other
nations to buy their ships where they
please, as cheaply as they can, and trade
with us on equal terms with our own citl-
Zens in costly nome built ships. do not
believe that taking the tax of tobacco or
the tax off of sugar will cheaper the con-
structIon of a ship, or open single man
ufacturing establishment in the United
States to more extended markets than IL
has now. But giving up the taxes on
these things is earnestly urged for tbepur-
pose OF preventing us from removing taxes
on manufactures or materials, aud 10
keep us from dong anything 10 enlarge
our commercial power and send our man
ufactured goods abroad TO compete IN the
markets of the world with other people.
The men who own the machinery aud
the men whose fortunes nave been built
nm nv prote ctive tariff are content With
this market, and all their pretenses OF
zeal 10 aid their laborers only means that
they intend TO perpetuate by law
their power to appropriate THIS market TO
themselyes--tO secure the right to charge
what they please. Their laborers may
starye before they Will give them any
chance TO work for markets more ex-
tended. or carry on business on such "A
seale that the operatives can have labor
all the wear, instead of six or eight
montbs. which is about the average now.
THE NAToR FROM MASSACHUSETTS
tells about the immense amount OF cap
ital that mas accumulated IN this country
in the last thirty or forty years. ADMIT
what he says; but let me ask now IL IL
distributed? IL is in the nands OF the
Nanderblts, the Goulds, and the great
protected manufacturing companies
What good does all that enormous WeaIth
do the laborer and his family wDlle tDey
are idle for months at a time when COM
binations such as that OF the antnrscle
coal companies and others are closing up
their mines and shops in order 10 increase
prices. so as TO make few men rlcn ana
starve the laborers--the protected pets Oh
Congress alone getting richer.
I want laws passed which grant no
monopolies or special privileges. seek
10 obtain fair and equal dlstrlpuuon o'