The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-04

TARIFF TALK.
DsAats - ths TariR MN Csnsis1sa n sAs
| WARRINGTON, April A-Ysstsrday Do.
bate continued on the tariff The House
went into Coumittee Of the Wholo on the
Tari2 bill and Mr.. Bynum, Of Indiana, said
the bill presented did NOT meet with his
| unqualified approval He believed that
duties on imports should b levied and
collected ut all times to meet the curreut
ordinary expenses OF the Government and
that any extraordinary expenses should b
met BY resort to internal taxea. Believ.
ing this to b correct hs would maintain
the present internal revenue system Of
taxation until the last obligation Of the
war was discharged. But, mindful OF tho
diversined interests Of the country, hs was
willing to come to tho consideration Of the
bill in spirit Of concession and compromise
and join in the construction OF measure
which yielded something to the productions
OF every locality. He advocated . reduc-
/
which the laborsrs Of the country worked.
He advocated such Q reduction ~ would
give larger markets il which manufactur.
ers could cell their products. He admitted
that wages had increased under protec.
| i've tariff, but deaied that this was On 70
count OF the tariff, because the same In
crease had taken place in Great Britain
under free trada The great trouble with
the country was the waat OF . market
Tear down the wall that had been buils
around the coast give American labor .
chance TO compete with foreign labor and
il could take care Of itself Il needed no
other protection.
The speaker controverted the claim that
protective tariff WAS for the benefit of
American labor. II was said that the Amer
'can farmers should b protected IN tho
production Of wool Under the high pro
tection on wool the price had steadily fall
en-. He did not assert that the tariR was
the sole cause OF the decline, but he con-
tended that 1t was IN important factor.
Wool could not DO produced in the United
States for less than - cents . pound.
The people Of the country consumed 60.
OUo00o pounds year. which
cost them s240, 0O0. 600 or this 900. 0OO 900
pounds moro than 30 0OO, 600 had to be pur.
chased abroad because the high tariff had
broken down all the wooden industries. In
conclusion, he said that the day had passed
when the glory and triumph Of men aud
natiouS was In the invasion of foreign
land aud the day had arrived when that
glory and triumph consisted in bearing the
National emblem into the harbor Of every
city OF the world, there to plant it in the
grand temple dedicated to commerce and
industry.
Mr.. Browne, Of Indiana, expressed him.
self a. not In the least frightened ut the
plethoric condition Of the National treas
ury. This Was not tho first time that there
had been . surplus in the treasury, but
neither johnson nor Grant nor Arthur had
made tho condition Of tho treasury pro-
tense for disturbing the industrial policy
OF the Government The coultry con-
tinued to enjoy an unparalleled pros
per1ty. The accommodating revenue might
De made the occasion fer doing much
for the peoples benefit Tho Ma
tioual debt might be gradually paid OF. tho
merchant marine might DO built up, harbor
and coast defenses might be constructed,
navy might be provided commensurate
with Americas glory and grandeur - .
nation, and grateful people might tender
to the old soldiers who saved the country Q
parting benedictlon. That surplus existed
was an evidence Of National pros
perity. That 1t had been gathered
into the treasury without oppres-
sion or complaint was IN evidence
that the protective system was Q just one.
II the surplus wero under the control OF
wise ststesmanship, it would be q National
blessing, but - IL was safer to reduce IL
than to run the hazard Of ill-advised ex-
penditures he was anxious to have n.
vision Of the method Of taxation 80 a. to
reduce the revenues to the lowest limit OF
National wants. The speaker argued that
the plan Of reduction sketched by the
President in his annual message would re-
suited in disaster to American industries.
Mr.. Dockory, Of Missouri, said that the
surplus was required in the channels Of
business and trade and commerce iu order
that capital might employ labor, and that
the question presented was how that sur |
plus was to be disposed of. He warned
Congress that II 1t did not reduce taxation |
it WAS by extravagances that the surplus |
would be got rid Of There were on the |
calendar OF the House to-day hundreds OF |
measures which would never have been |
heard Of had 1t not been that there Was |
surplus in the treasury. The Democratic |
party had always been the friend Of the |
laboring men, and IL the Republicans could |
show that the protective system was bencfi- |
cial TO the workingmen Of the country he |
WAS willing to waive his objection to it /
But they could not do 50. On tho contrary |
many unprotected industries paid their /
employees higher wages than were paid to |
laborers in protected establishments. He |
had statistics to show the immense bonus
which the protective tariff put into the |
pocket OF the manufacturer, but which did |
not go into the pockets Of the workingmen.
Mr.. Kerr, Of Iowa, inquised why the gen.
tleman did not go out of the banking basi-
ness and into the manufacturing business,
if it was SO profitable.
Mr.. Dockery replied: Il remain in the
banking business for the same reason that
the manufacturer remains in his business,
because i, pays; but never went before
legislative body asking aid for myself and
behind the supposed inter-
ests Of the laboring men Of the country"
The protective system, he continued, had
5uiltup an aristocracy Of monopoly.
The speaker contrasted the increase Of
individual wealth in the manufacturing
States OF the East with the decrease in the
individual wealth Of the agricultural
States OF the West, and said it was due to
the discrimination made by the protective
tariff against the West The Democratic
party proposed to favor a revenue system
which would give all the incidental
protection which the manufacturers !