Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-29

and throw the colcred brethrsn Of Lonisl-
ana overheard. [Applause j So they cut
down the tax ON sugar so per cent, .isef
in the committee resisting any rtddetton
Gift. WHY, fellow citizens, II there y
anythiup in this protection for American
isbr. Thy ia not the colofe1 latoref OF
Louisiana to have his ehare OF TT lCnfe 2.
THE SENATE BILL FAvoRS TIKI SUGAR
TRUST.
Gofss bill, and that Is the old Senate
hill of which I have copy here. Is IN tne
;ntsre.t of the sugar trust. Will tell you
how it ia we made O horizontal cut Of
90 par cent both on the refined aud on tne
raw sugars. The Senate bill cuts on one
half of the duty on the raw sugar DOS con,
cut off one-h half on the rtfinsd sugar. 40
That extent il Is In the interest OF the
sngar trust. More than that, the Senate
hill puts molassee, composed OF more
than "a degrees Of saccharine matter,
an the free list. Didn't thsy know tnat
there are sugar refineries In this country
that import all their rawtu2ar in the share
of molssses? They are giving them iree
raw material, which We didn't DO, ana yet
tbey are kicking against our bill and gay
We are legislating in the interest OF the su'
gar trust.
THE SURPLUS THREATENS FINANCIAL
BUN.
Gen. Golf says this tariff Is not tax
We had last year, as told you, surplus
revenue over and above the ordinary ex-
psrses of the government Of Sill ,0O0, 600;
over and above the ordinary expenses and
sinking fund, $40, 000, 600. Now, the people
of this country are entitled to be freed
from taxation to the amount of eighty
or ninety or one hundred million dollars.
We are ready to take eff the burdens Of
taxation. We are ready to keep ont Of the
treasury the money that goes there
ether than to buy bonds and deposit In
bank, which, if PRINTED to continue TO
flow in their at that rate will bring about
such condition in the funds Of this coun-
try that we could not employ labor, and
bankruptcy would come over tbs land,
property values would come down and en-
terprise and capital 60 to the rear, and In
v.stments to ruin. This Is the danger
under which the business interests Of this
country have been movirg forward in the
last yeN. Every dollar OF the bonds that
could be brought in were called In fifteen
months ago. The statements for the same
show that the Government in the last
fiscal year paid ont .$8. &c. 600 to buy
bonds 10 the market.
submit to you who work fur living
in the mills and factories Of Wheeling,
whose ambition it Ia to do well for. your
G. untry, for your family and for your pos.
terity, why should We not get rid Of this
Ubiquitous system Of tsxstion-a law that
in itself stimulates the prices Of United
States bonds when the Secretary OF the
Treasury gees out into the market to pur-
chase them.
FREE WHISKY Oh CHEAP CLOTHING,
WHICH?
There must be reduction. Shall We 70.
duce upon whisky and tobacco and cigar',
or upon the plain recessaries Of life? Gen.
Golf Gays rather than touch the tariff he
would give you free whisky. He
would not call it fres whiky, because,
he saye, the State would have the power
to tsx it. Take of the Federal, tax and
you will hear the States cry our to the
dis.illers, "Come over into my territory
and manufacture all the spirits, you want
for nothing" The State can't tax It.
Free whiskey is not going to make EN-.
ployment for any laborirg man in Wheel.
ing 1t will bring comforts and happir es
to no mans home or to any woman's life
in the county of Ohio. Cheers and sp.
p'ause. I want to reduce these taxes on
the laboring men of this country. want
TO give them cheaper food and clothing,
cheaper tcols and cheaper houses. "a
voice-"How about cheaper wsgss?" and
interruption continuing Now my fellow
citizens let me talk to you about
this tariff without interruption.
THE TARIFF rs A TAX.
My friend Gen. Golf says il is duty,
not tex. Suppose you had jumping
tcothache and went to dentist and he
said, "Oh, it's not the toothache, it's sim
ply denticular ureasiness, and you must
not make any fuss about that" would
that cure it by changing it's manner Of
course not. So 1t Is with this tax. You
can't cure it by calling it something
else.
Why, could bring out the old fathers
before you, Jas. Madison and Alexander
Hamilton, and Fisher Aimes, who talked
about the tariff that was to be and one
that had been, and can bring out John
Sherman, all of whom will support me
by their past utterances, when say that
tie tariff is q tax paid by the consumtr.
Why, might bring Senator Plumb, S.ns-
tor Allison and countless Republican
statesmen in this country who five years
ago declared that the tariff was tax, and
that it was p id by the consumer.
Cheers
Mr.. Blaine in his speech In Adrian,
Michigan, said, ~ have said thst I was
opposed to every form of taxation except
the tariff tax" Said he, II make one
other ex:ept:o- am In favor of q whisksy
tax, except free whiskey for the arts and
medieines.' WhyP Because Il tends to
make whiskey desrer and fewer can get II
to drink" For the very fame reason I
am opposed to this mercilees tax on the
clothing Of the people, because IL tends 10
make clothing dsaler, and fewer can get
it to wear. [Applaue
Let me see if can explain to you the
difference Between tariff FOR revenue and
tariff for protection. Speaker interrupted
by criee for Gcff and general applause and
confusion. Let me see If I can explain 70
you the difference for revenue and tariff
for protection. am going to use Q little
illustration that the General hss heard:me
use, ss have heard some of his remarks,
mytelf Laughter. went into store
in Boston and asked the proprietor, WHO
made ready made clothing, to tell ma
The tariff on clothing. And he threw down
9 b. 1t Of cloth very much like the cloth
ing Col. Hart has on; and he said, that
clothing cost him dollar and twenty-five
cents and the government charged him a