The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-29
TARIFF DEBATE.
Stump Speeches in the Low.
er House.
TIE RIVE. AND nAnnon BILL
A senate Cemrsisscc SPEAK ef the
Dangers cf Abuse 81 tac Veto Pew
er a. rr.esic~d by Cl~s~iaEd- The
Coaxs Cemraissisn.

Ut - hfSesssru ~ Nsrscs1Ea NJ
Coaxs Cemrai>sian.
WARRINGTON. June S--The iea<e ysss.
sSi = sssat rese}Esioa vsresidiax fss- rxfsns-
- OF the government temporarily In Ease
tAe srerogsis-ioa balls Do not ls-rcne laws
&cfprc tuly l.
The hofsse then, WITH >rssaesr. Of III.
nsAss. IN the chair, sent inf.s esssnsasssrr oi
tise whole On the ta-d hssl Baker, al Sss
York. tss9vsSs 10 strike frUtG tfse frsc sssi
VEGETABLES In their nzturai stats ee Ia sal.
or Driite, no, specially enumerated ~ ;,rc
sla@d fssr. Brewer. II MseAszHu. IN SAP
porting the motion. Fefrrrcl tp the strong
competition which existed hetweeu tae
( farmers Of Northern Nichiszn ans. these
uf the prcxf.see of oataxle, and he rrasesl>
ed against the removal uf the small tariff
which was new lad upon tAe VEGETABLES
I imported frpta Csnsaa-
Erawa, 81 ftreinis. said the question:
presented was whether the farneFs u sh.s
country ssia.id he permitted TO feed sae
! reaRis Of ;he United states or whether the
i1srae-s Of oshes eossnss.es shcsisd - al
Far4uhsr, u yrw York. Ironically ex.
pressed bis admiration fer the Feaensits \
81 sae rcfnssiifee on WAYS and isteaps IN
oycning the Northern markets 80 cans-
dian sarmvss, II fhai was good Americas
/ policy, Let the ccsA saifFee safioN n. ant
aiaHr The Canadian hsrisr fsere were ia-
;s.iireas farmers who would give their
opinion ef this eRs-tares, lcgfsiAsian whea
November easae sFcund.
Mills. Of TesaS, said ere IF the ufiess-
tons afa2c "a the ciarse S&s thai il ~
snoysd the aats en rstaEocs. Ihis MAS a
mistake ~ fssiafu<s were .HrSfix ssTss
yiaesi fsr Ii aaasiser portion 81 the tisa.
The elsase, lie consesdel, vas In The in.
tersSt q thr eonsHisinS classes. aGd he
Gn2ries! whether thu Republicans wenla
Ia wiling 10 reduce taxation.
iiFamni, Of peRusy iyauia, suggested that
they were ready 10 gevdecc internal taxes
Yes, replied Nj. Mills. ''yas wanf irsse
WHISKY, fon do mol say IN your platform
that yen want 90 reduce the dssfy oo sugar
aud rier. The convention has oveFTsiled
what yaa have ceatensied for. Yonr party
commands you - 80 dor iree hisky. We
go With you 30 the contrary oa that atfct
ton We demand g rciurit2z. on thcss
things whica enter into consumption ~
neecssarSes, aud demand that taxes siisil
remain ca whisky as they are today"
j. u Taylor. OF ohio, chaisrngci the
statement that the Republican patty Was
Ia favor OF free whisky. All pcztions q
fhe Republican party aru IN sAsnr os
aboiishing internal taxes. lsscasss ihes he
heye il 70 he an angisc system. That the
Republican parts was in favor Of ffcc
the charge 10 that effect Under the ctr
cumstaaces, a man who would coldly agd
with his Judgment IA bis hand ASSET that
the Republican party was IN favor 0i free
whisky might be developed srrSrsilng io
the BaFsinlAn theory for countless cycles
OF tinse without mounting intellectually
to the position Of u hregci Laughter aud
applause on the Republican side.
The platform az the Republican party
SAYS It Is In faNa- If q rsf-eal ot the intsfil-
al taxes. n says Il IS 10 fayor OF taxing
the tax OFT alcohol nsest IN the arts. aud II
that is uai euaugh IL is ~ faver of taking
OF all iHtsrnn. iaxcs THAT Is what 4 Hn-
tierss9od BY the country as being ia fsy9s
~ free whfskry
Miifs aid II veas vel! known that a iaAs
iority Of the republican party sas opposed
10 the extreme position which the kensiis
ileans had taken Al q hiengn For the Hsst
tine. * chicsxa. bad the Rerui,sleau p&r;y
taken Position before she American pre-
pie ln favor 81 keeping taxes 90 the neecs'
sarseS os life and demanding that the trtEs-
ary shanfsi BE- efuwied ~ taxing The tax
OF whisky. Ne An1Ouat ~ sisSciaifasaF
woaii eSasiucS the people ibss thai party,
II 10 power. would sIof take the tax on
whisky aud leave IL on escry article q fls.-
sesxlfF
keiie~. Of Pennsylvsnia. said he aiTo.
Gated repeal of the taxes which }efiefssn
had denounced as nj Internal system he
demanded taat ;ae democracy should
aalk Ia the steps OF is furSfashess aud
should maintain lis hcties; prcesaents hy
removing the supervision II the national
government fgosa the fields. the factories
aad the orchards Of tie south. iie had
demanded fae; the democrats carry oat
their platform 81 iSss. = hirh prupiiSad hu
a.seiifies of internal taxes. The gentleman
sroln Texas could BOT deBy that Il WIS
democratic f.FoEafse in Isss q the tol1aeto,
growers, fg.ift growers aad ,sissiiscrs VI the
south that they shBuid be relieved from
national surveillance aud supervision. He
had askgsi that this Krenf so,Ircs VI resen1e
fe rcsnftssss 20 the Jes ,slr af the states, and
undey state law 10 the municipalities oi
the state. aud those Branches ef tue g3f.
ccnsae.t which ssar ihr burden % crime.
Wee aud insanity should have waAsescr
rcvenae Nigh. sse Justly rived fhcrsfrvsss.
Reed, Of NslHe. Thought fhe gentleman
from Iexas did not mean 20 b. believed
when he said the Republican party was
for free whisky. bctsise the gcntleEaaa
knew there would not be enoagh Deflss
erais iest H. make sp the eiecsuFaf ticket tt
half Iae states ~ the aiou II they he
Defcsi in his statement iIsfsater Ihr
gentleman. IL he had taken the ffs,nhls 10
read the hicago platform, kne1 his state
Bent was cite Of those asseyeraticn= which
were B'szshy OF the dignity of the stump.
aud NOT Of the position Of the chairman ~
the committee on Ways aud means OF the
horsc os representatives. Tae geailcsnan
knew the position Of the Republican IaFsy
on this sabiect aaS too simple IA s-e turned
in iris Rsy, bns II the Democratic iarfg
snoiiia ever commence a rnfspatgn a4fh-
oUf false statements is own ifieads would
no. know il II the gentleman from Texas
,acans 10 say he Wp1ld hang oii - fEt
whlsky iaa.i"ls'ly aad slse = rrS'seiss1si,
le; hisa say - stitiliy aad snafifaiit, aiif
~. sei behiHd fnis-cilAaso-.s seI..esesss
which f1qHrt fs5tN iffs
Mr. Weaver criticised the Internal fere.
niie plank of tbs { h.ce<s platform ani de
ciaFssi i casild no; be shIrke6. and here
could he no shifting.
II ara l,eIaacrsi, interrupted Ar.
wise. % Virginia. "snd l am ia fayo- -
repeal If The tehsecD tax. AiEiaGsc On
the Republican side
Mr. Wcmyer-This HliI provides for ,he
reduction - that tsr. t.at rsy 10 lbe Rss
ilsEsa1 from Virginia Wat fls position Ia
f&seF Of feFfal 81 tise internal srfeRue
taxes j. ret Inc position oi TITS t,ilI
Mr. Wisely rosiisgu II the iss,-tfie1 ~
tbs na;s.aai l,efssocre.ie t.arfy Ia is+f and
The pattern of lss1 infoTsss the platform
If lsss
siser sorse further discussion Mr.. nak.
es's motion xzs defeatef-
nozE AMENDMENTS.
Mr. Mills presented COMMITTEES amend.
faeff.s Ts'acifsg On the Tres 'isi German lock
tIE EiEsS fsizfrFs sABNss kfsi -3tsf Ttft- af1f
ssr king eal iisFHs aod ffnnss, which scrs
asopssA
Nj BaahanAn. os Sea Jer~ey. moved 20
strike es; eh4c9ry root. aet,rus aEsf dzrste-
iis1n rsat. TIE motion vas sfcfta,esi, ax
ssAs one fnai~ ~ Nj faodrYer, 81 Cal!
fsgg4lA 50 strike ggft epcsss. sfsf another
presented by Af.NekeHns. ~ California. -
strike sat ii,.s Nj. kYugfa. 81 tn1ssas,
fr5Fa the ssofa ssiltsec on says aad mezns.
moved % strike gssf sasr sSr .aares max
srs' nss. afurtsd.
farssazas II Sea Yerk aTerszi esnes.s-
asnfs ssTi1iug oas iE-sks ard pamphlets
S-iEfed IN other languages than English;
t0st
f8ehsaaa raesed 70 aid the worsis $40.
edible 80 ihe clause placing b1ita ard
iTuif=ors ta<s.s art nsessirinai sa th4 free
List. sssst.
to1wsiife amendments we're asyre1 20
striking fsnsn the uss hatteFsf fIrs fsSs pss
The sxln. sad iiisssed CO HaK sod. asssi Isssr
b.: of 81 kia1s ia tsas block. fsssxs 81
ssssa-gss. aas sssiesrp frUsn ssst free Bss.
va motion II NiIs a. sfssDsfnesz' ass
agreed 70 striking sr1rn tiss free list plaster
Il parsz when grSasd cr enlclEed. The
sssrnEJltfre fnsH rF.4r-