Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-25
Mr.. Reed of Maine-Then what are you
talking about?


Mr.. Reed of Maine-Then what are you
talking about
Mr.. Mcmillan stated that 100000. 900
we're annually received from internal
tsxes.E II this tax was removed, where
did 1.-THE gentleman fromG Pennsylvania
propose to get revenue? DID he propose
70 replace the tax on tea and coffee?
Mr.. Kelley-No.9
Mr.. McMillan-You have not the cour-
age to do it.
MI. Keley-Have you and your party
he courage to tax tea and coffee2
Mr.. McMillan-We do not propose to
AXE of the internal taxes.
Mr.. Kslley-Would the revenues Of the
government be endangered by repeshng
the tobacco tax, including $l2 200, 900 de-
rived from cheroots and cigarettes.
Mr.. McMtIlan-They should not be en-
dsngered. Yesterday there was presented
to the Senate petition of seventy minis.
,ers of the gospel, 800 to 400 teachers,
and l25 physicians Of this city, in favor Of
enacting laws in the District Of Columbia
which would prevent the sale Of cheroott
and cigarettes to children under sixteen
years Of age.
Mr. Keiiey-I would vote for 1t.
Mr.. McMiIlsn-You would vote for IT.
and at the same time you would vote to
] give them cheaper -cheIoots and cigar.
cites. Laughter and applause from the
Democratic side.
Mr. Burrows spoke in reply to Mr.. Nc
| Millap, and made logical argumen,
! .ga,nst the bill, and argued that The far
me Is were directly interes' ed in maintain
| ing the protective system and home mar
ket, This home market should be to him a.
object of deepest solicitude, and upon II
the future Of agricultural interests Of the
country hinge. Here WAS lesson to be
4 drawn to the south from the history Of
/ tue past. Protection bad enhanced the
value of land in the north, 1t would bring
lit to the south. It would bring
i an era of unexampled prosperity. i
would develop her mines, ligh'
i the fires of her furnaces, construc
her railroads, invite capital, employ L.
| borers, plant cities in her waste placel
and lead her people into the highway o.
| industrial prosperity. During the las
ninety days S36 ,000. 900 capital has gone
into her manufacturing industries. There
| was not an industry of the south which b.
would not choose IS though 4
| were an industry OF Michigan
He believed in protection no
for his state alone, but for hi
country. He believed in American industry
in American capital and in American Ia.
| Dor against the whole world. The chair
| man Of the committee on ways and means
! expresses the nope that this measure will
pass. He is not alone in this
issue. There Is not mem
Der of the Golden Club or free
| trader in the United States who Is no,
| in sympathy with him. More taan this,
tree trade England stands on the tip-toe
Of expectation and screams with delight.
Let me inform you, gentlemen OF the
| south, that this measure bodies no good
to you. 1t will arrest the investmen,
of capital and bring your Industries to q
staudstill. There is no portion OF our
country where this measure should meet
with more united and determined opDo-
sition than in the south. IN
toward circumstances have heretofore
retarded her material progress, but
the way is now open for her to march to
splendid industrial future. The ad-
vance is already sounded. He who does
not respond to its inspiring summons
will soon find himself without party and
without following. 1 rejoice that there
is new south, new industrial south
born of the heroes of the war, but full
of hope and courage. She stands
to day with upliited brow facing the dawn
of mighty future. Her loins are grit
for new race. With unfettered shands
she smiles upon the earth and fountains
of unmeasured wealth gush forth beneath
her feet. She feels the stir OF marvellous
life. Her pathway is already illumined
with the light Of blszipg furnaces. Her
heavens are aglow with the break OF q
new day.
All hail its oncoming!
Aid It's dawnipg, tongue and pen;
Aid its hope of h nest men.
Aid 1t p .per, aid 1t type,
Aid 1t for the hour Is ripe;
And our earn stness must not slacken,
Must not slacken into play. -
Men OF thought and men Of action, clear the
way.
And when the sun shall reach the zenith
of that glorious day the north and the
south, connected into the indissoluble
bonds of commercial and frsternal unity,
will stand together under the banner OF
protection to American Industries and
American labor, and march to grander in
dustrial triumph.
The committee then rose and an at
tempt was made to have night session,
but it was defeated by the Republicans
refusing to vote, leaving the House with
out quorum. ~@"
The House then adjourned.