Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-14
THE TARIFF.
The Senate Dsvotes the Best Part Of
Another Day to Discussing the
Question Of Tariff Revision.
Senators Dawes, Morrill,, Mcpherson
and Reck Have the FIoor--John
Sherman's Views Attacked.
Dawes ohesnrterises aIanatng's Policy as
Brutal--tho Country ASKS the
senate for AN Alternative.

SENATOR pAwFs.
WASHINGTON Dec. i8.--Mr. Dawes ad.
dressed the senate to-day on Mr.. Nor.
rilIs resolution declaring tarln revision
by the present session obviously hopeless
and imprachcahle. The secretary OF the
treasury, Mr.DAws said, had come into the
Geld and taken his advanced position on
the tariff, caueing increasing apprehension
and alarm In the great industries Of the
land. Sober, conservative business men
aud thoughtful anxious, but clear headed
dependents on thsse Interests were now
seriously lnqurlng whether, on the whole,
they might not be wrecked, II the theories
aud doctrines announced Ia the re-
port OF the secretary OF the
treasury were to govern the revision
OF the tariff The secretary OF the treasury
threw overload entirely, and la so many
words, all idea Of protection to American
Industry, Henceforth according TO the
seoretary's theories and dogmas, there
was to enter into the policy that is to con
troll IN fashio1iug the revenue laws OF the
future, no idea Of protection 20 American
Industry The secretsry's considerations
were not what might he the effect Of
carrying out his views on homo produc-
tioni not whether they might be advan-
tageous or Injurious to the vast
Interests invested In productions In
this country more than So 900, 000, 600 ia
1850, or TO the 2,700,oO0 wage-earners
dependent upon them. In tho mind of
the secretary oi the treasury no such con-
sderation was 10 enter into the question
OF the imposition Of duties. The score.
tary would not remove the duties on
sugar because they amounted, he said, to
only 30 cents per capita; but he would
remove the duties on wool, although they
only amounted 70 cents per capita, aud
on ready-made clothing, although they
only amounted 10 cents per capita. The
prop elton OF removing tho duty on raw
material did not even meet the approval
of the manufacturers for whose benefit IL
was suggested
On this point he read from the testl-
mony taken before the committee on ways
and meansl In which Mr., whitman, a
leading wooden manufacturer, declared
himself In favor OF duties on wool, 80 as
TO encourage It's production In this eouu-
try aud so render the manufacturers inde.
pendent OF foreign wool
SENATOR MORRILL,.
Mr. Morrill, characterized the secre.
tary's viegTas Wild and wauton aud brn.
tai, but they had awakened serious
and well grounded apprehension through
out the country. II was the attitude
OF those who had the tariff 10 reform,
which led to these serious apprhensions.
These industries turned TO the senate for
an alternative. They looked TO those
who spoke for the senate, as they had
spoken for the policy of tho government
in tue laet twenty-five Jeare, To know
what the alternative was. They knew
that under the constitution the finance
committee OF the senate could originate
no law or remodel or reform the
tariff, but they also knew that
IL was within the proyince and
ability OF the finance committee
TO consider this question ard formulate,
In report that would carry quiet and
confidence t0 the industries ana labor oil
the country. method u bringing the re.
ceipts Of the government down To the
la Of It's expenditures without Impair
ing the development or prosperity OF
those industries, or diminishing the com.
pensatlon Of that labor. II was for that
purpose he had introduced his resolution
tustructing the committee on flnancc TO
inquire ana report what specified
reductions can be made IN the
customs, duties aud Internal taxes
that will reduce the Esceirts..tothc nee
essary and ecomical Expenditures Of the
government without impalrlug the pros
perity and development Of home Industry,
or the compensation Of home labor. He
declaredth that men who would sttack home
Industries and home labor would strike
blow at the welfare OF the coun-
try than could be inflicted in any other
short Of war and treason. 1t was
treason itself to the great uu.
derlying interests and the pros
peri,y Of the untry on which
It's future depended, aud by which, alone,
its stability could be maintained. lie
y no impaired and weakened these indus
tries came very nesr 10 him who Slapped
and undenniued
THE CITADEL or THE NATION.
Therefore, be had thought 1t was not
out Of place 10 propose that the finance
OF this body should deliberate
on the situation and present 10 the public
the possibility OF a reform tariff that
would leave the result unimpaired, and
give freer aud broader scOpe 20 the en-
ergy, enterprise and yigor Of the Amer
can people. III should, therefore, ask
for the adoption Of the resolution which
be had offered.
SENATOR M'PHKRsoN.
Mr.. Mcpherson said there sere but two
OF dlsposlng Of the surplus rev
eDue. One was ex'Tayagant appropria-
tons and the o her was by reduction Of
taxation. For himself he was 10 favor Of
The second alternative. The senator from
Ohio (Mr. 5herman) mad suggested Ia his
speech the other day policy by which
s54 900 900 Of revenue could be
avoided by striking OF the tax
on sugar and IN the same
breath that senator declared that
The duties on sugars and on wool wer.
The only protection which the agricuitu-
raj interests enjoyed. lie (McPnerson)