The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-08-30

shall undo tho work Of previous congresses
who have i'm: ted George III, as Mr.. JeffcT-
son SAYS in the Declaration OF Independence,
by cutting off our trade with all parts Of tho
world! Give Us a fair field and an open fight,
and that is eli we ask. tAprlause on tho
Democratic side.l And, Mr.. Speaker, that
fair field and open fight we intend to have.
IRenewed applausel We are going to karo
it, and without trying to fry the fat" out Of
anybody, either. daughter and applause
Oh the Democratic side
We do not intend to try to bebauch tho
american people with money in order TO buy
their. votes at the polls We intends 70 appeal /
to the Intelligence and the virtue of our fell /
low citizens. That is the great corner stone I
upon which the republic is founded, and il .
has been found adequate to all t<.als in all .
times in the past, and it viii not bc wanting +
now. We intend to appeal 10 their good
common sense and ask for verdict OF APP |
proval, and we shall appeal TO that great /
tribunal with an unshaken confidence that it /
will speak for tho welfare and prosperity of
the country. IApplausel
The next largest item is tin plate. the
amount of reduction being S5,IO0,C00 Not
pound Of tin plate is made il the United
States. That has beea repeatedly stated on
this floor; stated from the other side as well
as this side. II is clearly an article of rcve-
nue.. To put tin plate on the FREQ list does
rot deprive any man in this country of e1l-
ploymeut. 1t does not take q dollar of profit
from any manufacturer in the country IN
order to meet the condition of tho treasury,
which is SO alarming, we have taken of this
amount of So, ,7OO, 600 and given it to tho con-
sumers Of tin plate. Gentlemen on the other
side say that IS free trade, too.
Have YOU thought how many people arc
interested in tin platoi You will find it In
the homes of all your poor people. You VIII
iind all your working1nen going To their WorS
with tin buckets in their hands carrying
their dinners. You will find the manufactGs-
ing and canning business OF this country
carried on by the use Of foreign tin plata
You will find this article every where, paylrg
now q duty which does not disturb anybody
ct all but which is piling too much money
into the treasury and congesting the circula-
tion needed in the channels of business. 10
remedy this disturbing condition we propose
to put this IS, zoo, coo back into the pockets OF
the poor people of this country If that Is
free trade make the most OF 1t. lAppIauso
on the Democratic side
The next item is salt. Salt was put on the
free list for the first time by the measure
which Thomas jefferson took part in franz
inS. Salt is not product Of the skill OF the
human mind or hand The Builder OF tho
universe has made salt Salt is in ell the
multitudinous waters of the sea; salt IS be
meath our feet in al tho bowels OF the
earth; God, in his providence, mas
made it for man. 1t Is necessary
for animal existence 1t ought MT to be
taxed We have put salt on the free list, SO
that salt may be free for our great packeries
of pork and beef, for our butter makers who
I, are exporting butter largely, for those who
cure pork, either fer their own use or for TIC
market. This removal of duty affects espe'
ciaiIy in tho north and the northwest. IL
should commend itself especially to you GEN
t!crlen who represent northwestern constltu
, ents who send into tie market bacon and
! pork which We buy from you But because
q few people are interested in having u mo
: nopoly of tie salt business we arc branded
4 before the bar of the country as FREQ traders
when we consent to remove the duty on TIM
. article, and give back to the people TIN
bounty which God has prepared for them
[Applause on the Democratic side.l
Next is the item of burlaps on which '"
,. make reduction of S91S ,0oO Not yard Q
" it is made in the United States. The duf.
upon this article brings money into our COZ
fers which is not needed 1t is better tina
10 this money in the channels # business. The
~ tell Us this is FREQ Trade. Every reduction c
: tho tariff which propose to make
II charged as free trade, and nothing commend
itself to the judgment of those who max
y this charge except that We woul! coup
s. with reductions on few little things IN Il
50 tariff so,no free whisky. [Applauso on Il
Democratic side
o Now, Mr. Speaker, what further have u
40 donel We put fax, hemp and jute on Il
.7- free list. from which was derived revenl
he of $4,000 Wei, our friends say :
- ou-ht rot to have done that They 81
Your arc running the fax and the hemp i
~ dusti-ies of this country; you are running !
eF dlstries in which a very large amount
Ut capital. has been invested, and VIC aro goii
Nc to extend these industries and produce SUI
III and sisal grass after while, and we "
ii make vast field of employment for our pe
pre- pie and profitable industry for Our coz
'H' try"
m What is the fact2 We have been tryi
no this thing for many years, and the indus;
we is passing away with all the fostering cn
ed we can bestow upon it. With ali the n
use we can give to the babe il has refused
It's prosper. and but short time ago gent
man on tho other side of the house, VII
the they had made up their minds TO starve
70 little infant sugar that they have nuTsed
ra- long. said that '."y found tSet the mon
Tor they lad expended upon it had been uttc
,er- thrown away and wasted; sugar refused
ing be nourished. the little infant was dy4l
! OF there was not ghost of chance for its
are coyery, and the reason they wanted to tbr
the it aside was that it ceased 70 pros.cr. a
nu- they felt justified in s.aughtering il Appla
can on the Democratic sida.l NoT, acting Oh
OF principle Of tneir own philosophy, here
Tn have found that the fax. hemp and j
ack business, that for years We have been nnrsi
ton that for wears with all the paternai care 4
tenderness that could be bestowed upon Il
un- not prospe-cd, and Is passing away: il
pro dviag, It soon must depart; and he.ce
: al peat, in the light Of their own phi.oSoD
Ln'i- and learning the lesson from that side of
en- house. ,ve took il and put it on the free
our iAppla.Isc on the Democratic side.l
aen Another thing: we have taken OPT;
: ieI $aGs 900 worth OF medicinal opium, a r.
at4c ciao for the relief Of the sick cnd the suf
you Ing. not In ounce ot il grown in the Oni
"a" States, and that also We put UPON the
the list But they do no. want FREQ opium:
!" whisky they want; they refuse opium
tne gctcer IApplause on TIC Democratic 81
licio Have VIC endangered any ono industry
caa tbs cha:lgel And yet they demand that
way duty st- be put upon opium too. becans>
-Ap releasing tbs duty it might be considers
s.en in the direction OF free trade.
Well, what nextl We have got cotton
20 cn the free list the duty collected On {
.- - is Slal 600 annually. Nearly all these co
t.ez arc naade IN fo-eE7 cgu1tr-e.s as- /
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