Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-18

to the free list and by the reducing OF
the duties on steel rails, structura
iron, and many other forms OF iror
and steel it would, though it main
tanned the existing duties or
coal and iron ore, close the
majority of bituminous Goa
fields and ore banks, which are
now giving profitable employment tc
hundreds OF thousands of laborers moi
only in the North west States, but in
the Southern, but while protesting to
have abandoned their purpose to put
coil-oil on the free list, the trainers
had ingeniously contrived to make
importation, by such measures of in
direction as might enable them to
saddle the Treasury Department or
judiciary with political consequences
of their deliberate tergiversations
To illustrate the puerile absurdity OF
President Cleveland's assumption
that the duty was always
added to the cast not only of i'm
ported commodities but to the price OF
like commodities produced here.
Kelly called the Presidents attention
to the fact that, though the duties on
sugar when reduced TO the ad palorem
standard were never so high as now,
the price of sugar was never so low
in this country as now. The progress
of sugar making in Louisiana, since
1867, could be cited as an illustration
of the vitalizing influence of protec-
tion duties. Coming to the subject
of the surplus, Kelly said he would so
legislate on the question of sur
plus and sources whence it fowe
as to. increase the wealth, power and
dignity of the country by promoting
its developments, its natural re-
sources and diversification of it's in
dustries, and thus diminish its de.
pendence upon foreign importation
upon which duties are collected. He
would derive National revenues from
the customs duties, so adjusted as to
stimulate and defend home produc.
tions, while preventing combinations,
trusts and monopolies of any kind.
The reduction OF taxation should be ef-
fected Immediately by abolition of the
sources Of the income, receipts from
which may be computed month
by month, if not absolutely day by
day. The politics OF this country are
now dominated by whisky trust, as
absolutely as they were by slavery be-
fore the war, and king alcohol is PROV
ing he is as hostile to national devel-
opment as king cotton ever was. In
conclusion Kelly said the perpetual
tions of internal taxes is the issue
presented to the American people by
the President in his Free Trade mes
sage and by the five Southern gentle
men who have dominated the counsels
OF the committee on Ways and Means.
For myself, l will stand for the Pro-
tective system and the maintenance
of such rates of duties as will improve
the development of all the resources
of the country and increase the mum.
Der OF its industries, and perpetuate
its national independence, CONNER
cial and industrial, as well as politi-
cal. This cannot be if the Internal
tax is to be maintained, for the
surplus is in a condition
that cannot be perpetuated
with safety to our Republican
institutions. The purity of the Gov
ernment, safety of business and The
morals of the public demand an
abatement OF the surplus by repeal OF
the internal taxes.
Kelly spoke for two hours. and
when he resumed his seat he was
loudly applauded, and received the
cong atulations OF his party friends.
The committee then rose, and the
House adjourned.
A bill was reported in the House
for The erection of a public building at
Helena, Montana.