The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-01-06

party naQ Deen always ample 1Ol
their prosperity and progress That
was the only safe policy for the
American manufacturers them,
selves. If it were once clearly un.
derstood that the manufacturers as
a class demanded that they be en-,
riched by means of offraudulent taxes
that they accept the guidance of the
leaders Of the. republican party and
join III their praise; then indeed per.
lis would environ the manufactur-
ing enterprises such as were never
known before. If the democratic
party, with its record of more than
fifty years in the administration of
tho government and its frank and
constant declaration of principles
was to be charged with the
folly of free trade every time
an attempt was made to mod
ify the tariff the people would
very soon and very clearly find out
that such assaults were only made
to divert public attention from the
evil designs and schemes Of plan.
der of which they were the victims.
He could not believe. however, that
the sagacious and patriotic business
men of the country y 10 controlled
the manufacturing industries would
permit themselves, for po itical
purposes, to be put in an attitude of
unjust, selfish, overwhelming av-
Arice and of unfairness toward the
great mass Of their countrj men
Proceeding to discuss the message
OF the President he said that it waa
pleasure to him to declars that
his remarkable State paper was
true TO the principles and teachings
OF the Democratic party from its
foundation by Jefferson, slightly
seven yea 3 ago, to the present day,
and that the thanks OF the labor and
business classes of the
country were due to the exc
lcutivS for selling on the vital issue
with the grasp Of a strong, honest
man, and for presenting it to his
countrymen in such a shape and
light that it never would disappear
until the wrongs therein presented
were exposed and redressed, and
until the outrages Of over-taxation
ceased. In the present age of swol-
len pretenses, Of shallow aristocra-
cy and of gilded vulg&rity, the
splendid differences of the Presi-
dents message fall Cn the minds of
the people as tokens; as prize of
relief, reform and redemption from
o'e who had never broken a pledge
Cr forGntte" . i:i,lii2 duty. Tf1E
President had declared fol the iowTy
and oppressed. Since the match
less and immortal inaugural ad-
drtss OF Jefferson on the 4th OF
N@ruh, 1891, no communication
hai eysr emin:ted frOm Chief
MAJ ;atrate Of this government more
able, more elevated in statesman-
ship, more humane and benevolent
IL It's purpose OF more conducive
to the general welfare OF good goy-
ernment than tie message under
consideration.
HoUsG:-As the Speaker could
not announce the commit ees, the
STATES were called for the introduce
tiQn Of Bills and Reao. utions, and
the fo'lowiDg, among others, were
introduced
BY Mr.. Rowland, of North Caro-
lima: To repeal the tax on tobacco.
Similar bills were introduced by
Messrs. John on and Henderson of
North Carolina.
! By Nr Wheeler: Bill granting
= pension to survivors of Indian
wars who have attained the age Of
70 year: bill to refund the cotton
tax; also to remove the tax from
tobacco and spirits made from
fruits.
By Mr.. Springer, of Illinois: Tc
provide for the organization of the
territory Of Oklahama. The bill
provides for the creation Of a new
territory out of the public land strip
and all that part of the Indian ter
ritory West Of the five civilized
tribes, covering an area about ~
large as the State OF Ohio.
BY Mr., Adams, of Illinois: : For
the removal of dangerous aliens
from tis. Territory oi the United