The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-07-20
REPUBLICAN PROMISES
TO EINTERNAL REVE.
NUE. TESTED.
They > Ii iberately, by Their Votes. Re- |
pm ted Their Chicago PlatfOrm..Let |
the B: cord Speak.
= ,,ecial Cor. STATE CuEONICLE.1

When the Internal Revenue clause of
the Tariff bill came up in the House
of Representatives on Monday, Hon. Geo
Wise, of Virginia offered an amendment
| to repeal the entire tobacco tax. Mr..
| Nichols offered an amendment to repeal
| the entire revenue system. The amend
ment of Mr.. Nichols was ruled out of or
| der, as an amendment to an amendment
/ Col. CoWleS then arose and did his best
| to phrase a measure which would be
| acceptable to the Chair, the outcome
of which would have amounted to
a repeal of the entire revenue sys-
tenn. This gentleman persisted in his
effort to carry his point and resorted to all
kinds of parliamentary technicalities bat
without success. Mr.. Springer ruled
Col. Cowles, also, as out of order Hon
Thomas D. Johnston introduced an amend
ment adding a repeal of an addi-
tional $12, 900, 900 tobacco tax to the pres
ent $40, OOO, 900 included in the original
| Mills bill, making a total repeal of
| $32, 900, 900. An amendment was also
offered to repeal the fruit brandy tax
amounting to little over 81 100000.
The chair ruled that Mr.. JohnstOns
| amendment was in order and the vote
was taken on it. That vote stood twenty
seven for the anne ndment and one hundred
and thirty five against it. The North
Carolina delegation, Mr.. Wise, of Virginia;
| Mr. Gambler, of Georgia, and Mr.. Neal, of
Tennessee, voted for it. MesSrS. Reed,
Cannon, Hit, Adams and in fact all the
leaders of the Republ party on the
floor OF the House voted against. thus
committing that party by their recorded
votes against the clause in the National
platform which processes to be in favor
of relieving our people of the burdens of
the internal revenue system. AS soon as
I hn q yR-lr ',,l ,hn
ston arose in the House and made this
point on the Republicans. There is no
denying il and the fact ought to be pub
| llshed and repeated time and again
| throughout Western North Carolina that
the Republican party proved by their votes
in the House of Representatives, July 10th,
| 1883, that the clause in their National
ij:atform promising relief from burden
some taxation is a fraud and a delusiOn,
was framed to deceive those who pay the
bulk of these taxes and in 50 far as sin
cerity goes, is not worth the paper on
which it is written.
Mr.. Kerr, Of Iowa, Republican, during
the course of Mr.. Johnston's remarks,
said facetiously that his party on that side
of the House would vote to give Mr.. John
ston what he wanted if he would promise
thencefOrWard to vote the Republican
ticket.
a NOJc was taken anu resulted III IUe
defeat Of the motion, and the ma IOrity
against it was 50 large that Mr.. Johnston
came down in front Of the chairman and
asked to hear it again. 1t was repeated
and, in SURPRISE he said: ''Why, whats
become of the Republican party. Thought
hey were going to vote with me-
This ejaculation brought down the Dem
ocratic part of the House.
Congressman John Nichols and Mr. T.
G. l.. Harris recently made a trip to New
York City presumably to get funds for
carrying on the campaign in North Caro-
lima Whether Mr. Levi p Morton gave
them any encouragement In this direction
or advised them to wait until he won his
big suit against the State of North Caro-
lima, | not know. Speaking of the politi-
cal situation in North Carolina Mr.. Nichols
says: The campaign in the North State
is in full blast though the election does
not come off till November" We have a
big State to go over and not so many rail
roads to go by as in the North, SO it takes
longer to do the campaigning. The Re
publican outlook is encouraging. Con-
trary to expectation the Prohbitionists
are going to get a good vote. Their can
didate for Governor is a strong man and
will poll large vote in the middle cOun-
ties, drawing about equally from both
parties.
Mr.. Randall has been very ILL., At times
during he past week his life was in serious
danger. He is now convalescent. A great
deal of sympathy was expressed for him,
for, in spite of his protection heresies he
, is popular and very highly esteemed by
the majority of the people who know him.
| remember hearing that eminent lurist
and most fair minded of gentlemen, the
Hon. j. j. Davis, speak in the most cor
l dial terms of him. Although Justice Davis
is in thorough accord with the President
message on the tariff question: he has beer
always conservative enough to give Mr.
! Randall credit for all he deserved. Mr.
, Randall has several times spoken to me o
his sincere admiration and respect fol
Justice Davis and it is pleasant in thi:
city of violent partisans to find such ex
e amples of good fellowship and conserva
/ | tiSm.
When Mr. Cleveland enters upon the
second term of his administration ther
! will almost certainly be two i not thre,
j, changes ia the Cabinet. Attorney Genera
: Garland it is thought will resign and b.
succeeded by Northern man. Mr.. Endi
oott it is also thought will resign and vii
) be succeeded by Col Dan. Lamont, who's
,. | Wise ADVICE mas contributed no lJtie 10
J. wards the success Of the present Admins
tration. Some people consider it doubtful
whether Mr.. Bayard or Mr.. Whitney vii
remain in the Cabinet. People III Della
ware want Mr.. Bayard to again represcn
them iii the Senate and Mr.. Whitney
financial interest require more of his per
: sonal attention than his duties as Secre
:, tary of the Navy allow him 10 give them
J The remains of Col. James !. Christ
e mas. of Warrenton. son in-laW Of Mrs
q Myra Clarke Gaines, were temporarily dc
o posted in vault in Glenwood Cemeter
h Thursday morning. Later they will b
|. taken to WarrentOn for !inal infermeni
u He leaves three children, two sons and
d daughter VINO hope to win the Law suit il
sttuted by their grandmother fiftythre
years ago, next October. The case is 10
on the docket of the Supreme ourt of tn
United States and would have been decig
:, ed before the adjournment of that coul
l. but for the extreme length of the leg;
or documents necessary to be examined.
'e Ma jor Robert d Graham has been tran.
ie ferred from the Board of Pension Appea
SO and made Principal Examiner of Ian
e. Claims and contests in the General Ian
ID Office He has just completed q transl'
lie ton Of the Songs of Solomon which wi
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