Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-21
5. S. cox,
The Gentleman From New York
Treats the Tariff Question With
Humor and Logic.
ne SHOWS NOW II AFVEers ALL mTfRssrs.

The Hon. s. S. Cox, IN his able and
elaborate speech put his points against
the tariff in very striking form The
following extracts viii give one . fir
idea OF his method.
1t will not be doubted that 10 ges
$500, 100000 in the Treasury 1t costs
thousand mlillonl If this be not ao-
cepted as true then go TO the custom
houses and inquire for the bills Of lading.
When you find out the fact rs l did,
you will not wonder at the diabolism OF
the tariff you Will not wonder that the
father Of all sin and lies is the father
Of the tariff. (Laughter.l Members
grow Indignant at the percentages levied
on our nece, saries and the immunity on
the free list of Injuries; but they grow
reconciled when it is known that these
sums go to carry on government. They
are reasonably content with them. even
though they create surplus and en-
danger values and credits. But this is
not the head deviltry in the business.
Our tariff makes horns and hoofs"
free, while 1t taxes the Word of God
The devil is in that but only q little
devil. 1t is when our law ADDS to the
tax that goes to the Treasury the rob-
berries out lde that the worst begins.
Do you deny this resultp l give you q
touchStone to test IT,
We import, say, 100000 . year
OF the protected goods, and pay an aver
age of 47.1O per cent on them. Along
side in the merchants store are the COM
peting American goods. They are 47.l0
per cent higher than they would be sold
outside the United States. And since
they are five times the value of the for
eign goods in dollars, we must pay S.
tax to the protected manufacturer. where
we pay 81 to the Government Any
woman who buys Irish linen in Cork,
or a shawl in Paris, when she brings it
In will know the unhappy fact 1t ~
some times true, as this debate develops,
that American goods are cheaper over our
own borders. They have to be sold in
foreign markets. and to compete they
have to be underSold.
The devil is never dressed up 50 nicely
rs when he appears IS . protectionist
Oil how is the devil dressed7
He Is dressed In his Sunday best
With his scarlet coat and brooches Of bfuo,
But there is hole for ths tail to come
through.
naughter.)
1t is said that when the devil walked
the. earth In full dress he took most
delight in seeing . cunning old lawyer
cheating by statute uaughter.) II
he had only known the complicated
machinery of the tariff, ad valorem and
specific, mixed in his own dfess, by the
square inch and by the threads. he
would have enjoyed far moro the legis-
lative cheat Uaughter.)
FORM OF TYRANNY.
And now. I ask. where, under our
Constitution; where, By the laws of
nature, where, by the laws of Provi-
dence. is the warrant thus to violate the
rights Of property? Governments may
sel1s property, the property Of tndivid-
9sls, BY mere arbitrary act. This go
Dr. Wayland, 10 form Of tyranny with
were too well acquainted.
done by unjust legislation. That
is. when legislator howwellso-
ever chosen, enact unjust laws,
BY which the property Of tho part, or the
whole. Is unjustly taken away, OF un-
stion-s
FREQUENTLY since 1854. Mr.. Chairman.
1 have had occasion to pursue the same
methods Of AUGMENTATION In relation to
these peculiar modes Of public oppression,
! have learned these pr1nciples In connec-
uon with economy not from slave-own-
ers: OF Southern statesmen. or members
OF the Golden Club. but from teacher
whom l reverence and who BELONGED 10
New England. / need not say to the
reverend gentlemen now in yonder gal.
lery-who represent tho Baptists Of this
countrv-what emf hasis belongs to the
teaching of DR.: Francis Wayland, our
most distinguished moraliss and Chris
tan lApplause). He warned US In our
college DAYS to beware when the anti
dote to evil became the source Of evil;
when society itself set the example of
peculatlon; when public injustice became
the prolific parent Of private violence,
lie told US the result as he had CLEANED
let 90 Ok L. IL
his analytical code of morality. The
result was that capital immigration and
production ceased. and q nation either
sinks down In hopeless dependence. or
else the people. harasSed beyond en-
DURANGO. believing that their condition
can not be made worse by any change.
rush into all tho horrors of civil war.
The social elements are dissolved. the
sword enters into every house. tho home
ties which bind men together are severed.
and no prophet can predict at the begin
ming what will DO the end.
ILLUSTRATIONS IRON BAD TRANSPORTATION.
Let me make . homely illustration.
] heard it in the class ON. from DIR.
WA land S sgs to It Mr.; David A Wells
1t refers to tho interchange Of commoditie
and to transportation. II transporta-
ton be difficult. it adds to the
cost Of tho article to the consumer. 1ust
as Q tariff or tax. Whenever YOU di-
minish the abundance of things which
minister to our necessities. 1t is like in
hike broad. deep. an rapid unridged
stream. or bad road between producer
and consumer. No road at all: it is o
prohibitory duty. Twenty per cent duty
is like q bad road: thirty Der cent is q
corduroy road 0auRhterl: FORTY Der cent
like broad. deep. and rapid undcridged
river. and fifty Der cent. like sswamp
In lly IN rlU hnf ~ vx-l,y Il
eighty or J 90 per cent. such as Is levied
upon steel rails. blankets and window
glass. is band Of brigande who strip the
merchant Of nearly all he possesses. He
houh be grateful to God that he ESCAPES
with his life. daughter and appausel
LOCAL INTERESTS.
do not complain Of Kentkmen desir-
ing to help their local interests Truly
1t requires little sacrifice to vote for
the general veal when 1t causes q partic-
ular reduction Of profit At home. Local
color In art gives grace to picturesque
ness. Our polity has as Q presiding
genius. autonomy. Let US respect it.
but let US not carry 1t to such excess
as to make the removal of great wrongs
impossible. Craftsmanship should study
how best to reconcile the Earring and
diverse industries Of our extensive land.
May l quote with proper modesty. the
sentiment upon which l have acted in
respect to these local interests? l can
not do better than quote from q debate
in the Globe lpage 2.6S3. volume 62.
first session. Thirty-eighth Congress) In
which the eminent gentleman from Maine,
MIR. Blaine. complained of nv remarks
about Maine and lumber:
MIR. COx-I beg ieave to correct tho gen.
tleman. He would not have made these re-
marks II he had listened aetentiveiy to my
speech. / referred to the lumber interest
only to show that 1t was unprotected. My
remark, therefore, was In favor of the gem
tleman's State. said the lumber interest
of the West by the census of 1850 amounted
to over $50, 900 900, while that Of New En-
gland was only about 80. DOC, 900. Hence
lumber Was unprotected.
Mr. Blaine-The gentleman arraigncd the
Now ENGLAND States. and did not hear hum