Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-29

taxes.
Eyes" replied Mr.. Mills, "you want |
Tree whisky. You do not say in your
platform that you want to reduce the |
duties on sugar and rice. The Conven-
tion has overruled what you have con-
tended for. Your party demands you to
90 for free whisky; we will 90 with YOU
before the country on this question. We
demand reduction on those things
which enter into consumption as neces- |
raries, and demand that the tax shall re-
main on whisky as II is to-day"
J. D. Taylor, of Ohio, challenged the
that the Republican party was
in favor Of free whisky; all persons Of
the Republican party were in favor Of
abolishing internal taxes because they
believed it to be an unwise system. That
the Republican party was in favor Of free
whisky was absurd, and he repudiated
the charge, saying in effect that the man,
who would coldly, and with his judgment
in his hand, assert that the Republican
party was in favor OF free whisky, might
be developed according to the Darwinian
theory for countless cycles of time with
out mounting intellectually to the posi-
ton of brevet ass. Laughter and ap-
plause on the Republican side.l
The platform of the Republican party
SAYS it is in favor of the repeal OF inter-
nal taxes. 1t says it is in favor OF taking
the tax off alcohol used in the arts, and
that is not enough. It is in favor of tax
ing off all internal taxes. That is what
is understood by the country as being in
favor of free whisky"
Mills said it was we'll known that the
majority Of the Republican party was
opposed to the extreme position which
the Republicans had taken in Chicago.
For the first time. at Chicago, the Re-
publican party had taken a positive
stand before the American people in
favor of keeping taxes on the necessities
Of life and demanding that the Treasury
should be emptied by taking the tax OF
whisky. No amount OF disclaiming
would convince the people that that par
ty, if in power, would take the tax of
whisky and leave it on every article oi
necessity.
Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, said that he
advocated the repeal of the war taxes
which Jefferson had denounced as an
internal system. He had demanded
that the Democracy should walk in the
steps of the forefathers OF that party, and
should maintain the holiest precedence
by removing the supervision of the
National Government from the fields,
the factories and the orchards of the
South. He had demanded that the
Democrats carry out their platform o.
1884, which promised an abolition oil
internal taxes. The gentleman from
Texas could not deny that it was the
Democratic promise in 1884 to the
tobacco growers and distillers of the
South, that they should be relieved from
National surveillance and supervision
He had asked that this great service ol
revenue be remitted to the people of the
States, and under the State laws to the
municipalities Of the State, and those
who bear the burden Of vice, crime and
insanity, should have whatever revenue
might be justly derived therefrom.
Reed, Of Maine, thought the gentle
man from Texas did not mean to be be
lieved when he said the Republican
party was for free whisky, because ths
gentleman knew there would not bt
enough Democrats left to make up thu
electoral ticket in half the States Of th,
Union If they had confidence in hi
statement. Laughter.l The gentle
man, II he had taken the trouble to reat
the Chicago platform, knew his senti
ment was one of those asservation
which was worthy Of the dignity OF thu
stump, and not OF the position Of tn,
Chairman of the. Committee on Way
and Means Of the House of Representa-
tives. The position of the Republican
party on this subject was too simple t,
be turned on this way, but II the Demo
cratic party should ever commence
campaign without false statements, ii
own friends would not know it. II tn,
gentleman from Texas meant to say b,
would hang on to the whisky monopol,
and give it protection, let him say it, anC
let him say SO openly and manfully, ant
not get behind lot Of miscellaneou
sentences which meant nothing.
Weaver, Of Iowa, criticized the inter
nal revenue plank Of the Chicago plat
form, and declared the issue could not b,
shirked and there could be no shuffiing
Il am Democrat" interrupted Wise
OF Virginia, "and l am in favor OF th,
repeal of the tobacco tax. Applause OF
the Republican side.l
Weaver-"This bill provides for re-
duction OF that tax, but l cay to the gen
tlemen from Virginia that his position il
favor of the repeal of internal revenu,
taxes is not the position OF this BILL"
Wise-"My position is the position o
the. National Democratic party in 1884
and the platform of 1888 endorses the
platform Of 1884,"
After some discussion Bakers motion
was defeated and the Committee rose.
On motion of Randall, Of Pennsyl
vania, the joint resolution was passed
extending for thirty days, from Jun,
30th, the provisions Of the existing appro
priation laws, in case the appropriation
bills are not passed before the end Of the
fiscal year.
Recurring again to the text Of the
Tariff bill, Mills presented the commit
tee amendments, placing on the free lisl
German looking-glass plates, blown and
silvered, and striking out plums and
prunes, which were adopted.
Buchanan, of New Jersey, moved To
strike out chickory root, acorns, and dan.
delion root. The motion was defeated
as was also one made by Vandever, oi
California, to strike out cocoa, and an.
other presented by McKenna, of Cali.
fornia, to strike out figs.
Bynum, OF Indiana, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, moved to
strike out pulp for paper-makers.
Farquhar, of New York, offered amend
ments striking out books and pamphlets
printed in other languages than English
lost.
buchanan moved to add the words.
mot edible" to the clause placing bulbs
and roots, not medicinal. on the free list .