The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-13
THE SENATE.


lied American citizen, who has been impressed
into the military service Of France, aud as tc
other ike cases.
The motion to refer the Presidents annual
message Was then taken mp. and Mr.. Coke pro-
ceedsd to address. s'ss Senate He began by
speaking of the surplus of S140 OOO 900 IN the
Treasury, and said that the causes which took
that money needlessly from the pockets of the
people and the channels of trade, to the detri-
ment of every branch Of industry, were contin-
uing. and produced more aggravated results
each successive year. 1t was easy to see that
unless the causes were removed or greatly mod
ifed. it was only question of time when ca
lanity. fatally involving all the ndustriAl inter-
ests of the country. must follow. In view of
this emergency SO full of evil portent to the
country, the President had, in wise and bold
message earnestly recommended such revis-
ion of the tariff and reduction of duties i'm
ports as would reduce the revenues to the limit
required for the support OF the government In
that the President was simply voicing demand
that came from the people of the whole country.
Speaking OF the internal revenue. mir. Coke
said thai distilled spirits. matt liquors. and TO.
OAcco luxuries. necessaries that the
revenues collected from them went directly into
the Treasury, less the small percentage Of 3 40
for cost of collection, and that the internal
revenue tax was to that extent clear gain 20
the Treasury. 1t added nothing to the cost of
food. clothing, shelter or other item of living,
while 1t opnratSd as measure of repression
upon the excessive and injurious use OF the
articles. Consumers did not complain Of that
tax, and 1t was not strange that the President
should recommend it's retention undtmipished.
and that the aecessary reduction of revenue be
made by cutting down the tarif taxes. II the
reduction should. be made 10 this way, % Of
tribute paid by the people TO the manufacturers
would be cut off for every dollar cut off from
the revenue. The tariff of which cheese re-
suits Rrew was the most monstrous system OF
taxation that this or any other country has ever
known. This high tariff protection was tfsi-
vsrsally defended on the ground Of the necessity
pauper competition. This was all that thsre
was of the protection argument, aud no
effort was made to place Ii any
heart Searsle.s % and gronndess aeas pra,exs 'a1ss hsa
never been Invented to justify cover up q
great wrong. A clearer case of 'straliEg the
be found In history. The capitalist the manu-
facturer, the man who hired and employed la
Dor. realized. through the tariff. from one and
half TO i've times as much the iaborer re-
ceved. They became rich while the laborer re-
manned poor. A reduction OF the tariff to q
strictly revenue standard would cheaper the
cost of manufactured products. and to that ex-
tent diminish the cost Of living. 1t would open
the markets OK the world to the American manu-
facturer, and the American laborer would in
common with the whole people. have the whole
benefit thereof But Ii was the farmers of
the country who lived harder, who wore palmer
clothing. practced more rigid economy and had
fewer of the luxuries of life than any other
class that the protective tariff fell with the
most crushing weight.
AS TO the Presidents Recommendation that
wool be placed on the free list, Mr.. Coke stated
that wool 0a2h& TO gosor Ehe Tree Ist just all
the bases of manufacture and all machinery
used in manufacturing should. But when wool
was placed on the free list it ought 10 be done in
the interest of thu consumer, not OF the manu-
facturer. A duty OF 81 per cent. would paw back
the manufacturer the differences between
English and American wages in woolen manu-
fsctures. A duty of 20 per cent. would be
highly protective of the manufacturer who used
untaxed wool But to allow the manufactures
<,f feaa sau@a rad z1ru ar mr. r1pr pnr n
protection for the manufactured article would
be an outrage AS he did not expect the passage
of bill that would meet his views, and so
meant to accept what he could get in the way of
tariff reduction-ho @ever far IL might fall short
OF what he desires--he might be compelled to
vote for bill containing such an injnstice, but
most earnest protest. and after his
best efforts to reform It; and
as the best revenue-paying item on the tariff
list, and one carrying along with it less of IN
cidsntal burden than any other and thought IL
would therefore he wise TO leave the duty on su-
gar as it was. But he would accept and sup-
port any reduction of the duty that might be
found necessary to the success OF bill TO re-
duce the tariff. The attention of the people
could not be diverted from the real qu estians at
issue by the sectional .'bloody-shirt" canvass
already commenced by the Republican party.
and to be vigorously prosecuted for the express
purpose of binding the people with passion su
that they might not see how and BY whom they
were being plundered. His faith in the intell1<
QeQCe OF the D6ODi6 ana In tue1r asIdClme0C VI
honest constitutional government bAnished from
his mind all fear of the result OF she impending
contest
resumed consideration of the DILL 10 provide for
the admission of the State Of South Dakota and
for organization Of the Territory of North Dar
kota
Mr.. Turpis spoke in opposition TO the bin og
the majority Of the committee and in support OF
that of the minority. South Dakota, he said,
was not a Territory; it not division or the
nj n al Wal A
preston. He denied the right of the people OF
Territory to establish division OF 1T. and said
that the people of the whole Union bad right
to be heard as to the policy and propri~ty OF
such dicison. He would soon vote for the
division of State an for the division
of Territory under the circumstance
yet the history OF the country afforded but one
example Of the division or State. There had
been expression OF the popular
deem, last December. The utterances OF that
convention clear and emphatic, and
showed that the people of the whole Territory
we're against division and desired An enabling
act "a provided in the minority bill 1t wAa
not necessary to take Dakota piecemea. She
could be taken In IS whole AL the States ad-
mitfed recently had been large States. LII Da-
kota was large. the Union was also large. Ds-
kota WAS not as large, in comparison TO the area
OF the whole country. as Virginia, New York or
Pennsylvania had been to the area OF the tnir-
teen original States.
Mr.. Culom spoke in favor Of the majority
bill The pertinent inaniry onght 70 bs wheth-
or, in the fret place. tns Territory had q right
TO form itself into State governments. ana
whether. il 90. it had the requisite population,
wealth aad civilization to justify Congress in
admitting IT, Reviewing the history of the
question, he declared that in every instance
whsre a vote was taken in favor OF the ad duiis-
sion of the State Of South Dakota. the Repub-
lican Senators had all voted forit and the Demo-
Gratis all against it. and that when the bill went
to the House of REPRESENTATIVES that distiu-
guished Democratic body referred Is TO the COM
miftee on Territories, where it was M once bur-
led and at once reported back adversely.
Mr.. Butler asked him how il had been when
there was opportunity TO vote for the admits
sion of the whole Territory.
Mr.. Cullom replied that the Republicans had
been in favor OF division of the Territory he
9 ause the people of the Territory were in favor
Of il, and because the right and principle were
81 favor of IT, taking into account all the inter-
ests Of the country. This Territory had beea
knocking at fhs doors of Congress for years.
with = population very much larger than any
old Territory ever admitted as StRtc-moro
than twice as large. He was strongly OF the