Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-11-01

49, ~ %a&As &&1AAAc01 anu G14uGS
friends. The Senate report had it S,
: 50 that it was undoubtedly at one tim
. the purpose of that Senate bill to pu
opium for smoking purposes on th
free list for the benefit of the Chinese
The Senate report, which have her
in my hand, shows that opium 70
smoking purposes was put on the fire.
list. But when you take look &
the bill you find that left out. I sup
pose they found that they had to tax,
it out. Opium. not for smoking pur,
poses, then, but other opium is on th.
free list. The duty on the cheapest
hind of iAhls L-i-ss used ~ sls pS0.
colored people of the South. is in.
creased fifty-6vs per cent. These seem
to be very extravagant statements,
but | am prepared here and every
where else to substantiate the truth
of every statement that ! make.
"Your wooden goods, necessary for
the fabrication Of the clothing Of your
people, are increased-at least certain
grades of them-to l2S per cent.
The cheapest shawls, the cheapest that
our womenfolks wear, have the duties
increased to over 100 per cent, and
on the coarser quality of knit goods,
worn as underwear by the laboring
people Of the country, it is placed by
the Senate bill at 25S per cent. That
is to say, every time you get dollars
worth Of knit goods for underwear
you pay sass as tax. Worsted
goods, the ordinary Sunday wear of
the wives and daughters of our labor
ing people, are taxed by this Senate
bill $50 per cent.
And when you come to the tin.
plates, an article which enters into
one the largest manufactures you have
here in the city of Baltimore, for I
believe you make here every year
about 100000 cans, Applause, in
which to preserve the fruits and meats
OF the country, the Senate bill pro-
poses, in fact has, increased the duty
on this material used in your manu-
features, and threatens in its report to
still further increase 1t.
at says: The present anomalous
! and ;na3~~..As~ 3"t;as IN Tin n,A
terne plates have received the atten-
ton of your committee, who believe
that such readjustment of these rates
should be made as would encourage
the manufacture of these articles in
this country
"None are made here now.
1--WE have not, however, up to this
time been able to obtain the definite
information upon which to base a
recommendation for an increase OF
rates upon the gauges, which could
now, or might in the near future, be
produced in this country if protection
We're afforded; but as soon as the re.
quisite information can be obtained
We shall offer an amendment for this
purpose
"They actually threaten to come
back upon US, as if they did not pro.
pose to do enough harm in this bill
Laughter.
$50 that, if they have their way
this article of tin plate, which enter:
into the fabrication of your bucket.
aud cans and pans for fruits and meats
with Is the raw material of one o
your largest manufacturing interest,
In the city of Baltimore, will have tn,
tax upon it largely increased. Anc
for whose benefit? We hear a erea
deal about infant industries, but thi,
Is an unborn industry. Applause anC
laughter. In the Senate report tn,
committee say that they can be man
ufastured here if proper protection i
afforded. There is none manufactures
here now.
I $50, after taking care Of all thes,
infant industries, some Of which ar,
hundreds of years old, We are now tc
60 to work and take care Of unborn
Industries. Applause.
"Aud all this at the expense of the
people. It many be said by somebody
and it is said very frequently, that
these rates of duty are of no conse,
quence to the greatness Of the Ameri
can people. because very few of our
people, comparatively, purchase and
use imported goods. But, gentlemen
do not deceive yourselves about that
The very object of imposing a duty
upon an imported article, according
to the fundamental theory of the
doctrine Of protection, is to permit the
domestic manufacturer of an article
Of similar kind to increase the price
of this commodity. Applause Il
thsv did nok afford tha dor,a.t;. -.