The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-05
Sherman and Voorhees, De-
liver Speeches ON
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Ssntor Voorhees, Declares that the
Frosts OF November Will Blight
Republican Misrepresentation.
SENATE,

ShCi Lu1A OcSdn LIS SPCCCl Oll tuC iSo-
ident's message at o'clock. The Pres
ident of the United Stats, he said,
departing from the practice of his IL
lustrious predecessors. dropped from
the recent annual message all reference
to the foreign relations of the country
and interesting questions of national
affairs, even omltting the usual recogni-
ton of the Supreme Ruler of the uni.
verse, postponing all things, celestial
end terrestrial, until the surplus
revenue De got rid of. The existence &
surplus revenue has been constant
occurrence before and since the close OF
the war. Instead of its being danger,
it is an indication of the continuous
increase of the domestic productions of
the country, its foreign and domestic
commerce, and of the steady improve
ment of financial conditions. Larger
surplusses had frequently been dealt
with wisely by Republican administra-
tons by reduction or repeal of taxes,
These simple remedies had been ap-
piled in the administration of
each of Mr.. Cleyeland's predecessors
since the close of the war, without tx
cry of larm being raised. Democrats
had now had control of the House since
the success of the Mississippi Plan"
except for two years, and had not pro-
posed the reduction of taxes. WHY
had not the President followed the ex-
ample of his predecessors by using the
powers conferred upon the Secretary of
surplus to the reduction Of the
public debit His administration
had changed the form of
the debt statement so as
to conceal nearly $50, 900 600 of money
as unavailable assets. If the President
regarded this growing surplus as
dangerous, why had he not brought his
influence to bear upon Congress to pro
vide for reduction of taxation? Pro-
&C. ding to details, Sherman said that
over one-third of all articles of foreign
production consumed in this country
there was absolute free-trade. They
were mainly such articles as could not be
produced here, and did not come into
competition with domestic industry
With that kind of free-trade he was
in hearty sympathy. The moderate
protection given to the labor and
capital employed in mining and agri-
cultural industries, was favorite point
of assault by the President and all free
traders. Upon the protective policy,
the farmer performed as valuable labor
as the artisan, and the rights of every
produeer should have equal and just
consideration, without fear offavor, and
yet the President had selected that class
of productions under the name of raw
materials for destruction, and had
especially selected wool as an article
not to be protected. His whole argu-
ment rested on the allegation that the
price of wool was increased to
the extent of the duty, but for
the duty the merchant could buy
this wool cheaper In South America
and Australia. This argument was
fallacious, because the destruction of
the wool industry il the United Sta es
would at once advance the price of
wool in foreign markets. But even if
the argument were true, it would apply
as well to all domestic products and to
all manufactures. Wool was a COM
cloth was of the manu- acturer, and as
coat was of the tailor, and the objec-
ton that the duty on wool raised the
price to the consumer, applied
as well to the duty on cloth and
on every article on the tariff list.
The all-sufficlent answer was that
the duty encouraged the production of
the wool manufacture of cloth and of
an infinite variety of articles, pro-
duced by American labor competing
with foreign labor. Cheap labor in this
country meant the degradation of
American politics. He had thus en-
deavored to give respectful answer to |
the Presidents message. He was will |
ing to correct irregularities of the tariff
and to reduce the surplus, not by the
vicious and undiscriminatlng process Of
horizontal reduction, but by such |
as would relieve the taxpayer
injuring the laborer or the great |
productive industrieslof the country.
Voorhees, denounced the statements
Of Sherman, Teller and other Eepubli-
cans as insincere and misleading, and |
that by way of preparation for
the coming presidential election, the
legislators were endeavor-
ing to put the President and the Demo
aratic party in an attitude of hostility |
to American manufacturing interests. /
Under the leadership of Cleveland, the |
Democratic party demanded such a re-
vision of the tariff reduction revenue
and surplus and such administration of |
the powers of the government |
IS was most beneficial to
all interests. The frosts of No
sember would blight the Republican
Misrepresentation and rebuke Of the |
Senator'S, who characterized |
as .'humbug," the fearless and states
manlike message OF the President.
The subject of taxation was as old as |
the government itself, and yet it was
full of interest to-day with the labor
ing masses. A contraction of the vol !
ume of the currency had always been |
. policy marked by disaster and suffer-
ing. But when that abominable policy |
was further aided by snatching the |
money of the people from t. fr hands
at the rate of $40. 10000 ans. very
soonest mind had to revolt azacl such |
vsnton robbery, and yet thes ,tor
e. Ill !