The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-25
4HE TARIFF DEBATE.
Speeches Made by Messrs, Nc
MiIlin and Burrows.
MR.. KELLEY TAKES A HAND.
The Cause of Protection Finds an
Able Champion In the Michigan
Member sledgc Hammer
Blows for American Labor.

consent that all gentlemen might De
allowed to print in the Record any re
marks upon the subject of the tariff, but
Mr., Reed, of Maine, objected.
Mr.. Hopkins, OF New York, objected
to the request of Mr.. Mills that a night
session should be held this evening and
the House went into Committee Of tbs
Whole [Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the
chair on the tariff bill, the floor being
accorded to Mr.. NicNfiiiin, OF Tennessee.
During the course OF his speech Mr..
McAIillin declared that the internal rev.
enue system, against which the gentle
man from Pennsylvania kelly invelgh-
ed had not been inaugurated by the
Democratic party,
Mr.. Kelly admitted that the Demo-
cratic party had not enacted the law,
but declared that it had made it neces-
sary for the Republican party, which re-
manned in Congress during the war, to
provide the sinews for that war, and
thus forcing that party to resort to inter
nal taxes and all the hardships resulting
from them.
Mr.. McAfiiiin replied that the gentle
man from Pennsylvania not only inaug-
urated the internal taxes of which he
complained, but he put tax on railroads
md incomes and the capital and deposits
OF banks, but these latter had been re-
moved and those which the gentleman
said worked hardships had never been
removed. The gentleman had not done
the very thing which he said the Demo-
cratic party was responsible for. He
McNIillin remembered the gentleman
coming before the House and saying
that he favored repeal of the system,
but that his caucus had determined
otherwise and he had bowed his neck to
the yoke. Applause on the Democratic
side.)
Mr.. Kelly-Has not that been the case
now by your Democratic caucus? ZAP
pIause on the Republican side.)
Mr.. McNIillin-Why does not the gen
tleman offer n substitute now which does
repeal the tax?
Mr.. Keliy-When We come to amend
nents yout will find that will offer one
and make you vote on it.
Mr.. McAlillin-Does your party favor
total repeal Of the internal revenue
system?
Mr.. Kelly-I speak for myself.
Mr.. McNIillin-Who will speak for
your party? (Laughter.)
Mr.. Kelly-Will you vote for such an
amendment?
Mr.. McNlillin-I don't propose to vote
for such amendment.
Mr.. Reed, OF Maine.-Then what arc
you talking about?
Mr.. McMillin stated that SG0,0OO,OOO
was annually received from internal
taxes. II these taxes were removed
where did the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania propose to get the revenue. Did
he propose to replace the tax Oh tea aud
coffee?
Mr.. Kelly-No.
Mr.. McAIillin-You have not the
courage to do it.
Mr.. Kelly-Have you or your party
the courage to tax tea and coffee?
Mr.. McMillin-We do not propose to
take of internal taxes.
"There are none OF us brave, was Mr..
Reeds comment.
Mr.. Kclly-Would the revenues OF
the Government be endangered by re-
pealing the tobacco tax, including twelve
million dollars derived from cheroots
and cigarettes?
Mr.. McNEillan-They would not be in.
dulged. Yesterday there was presented
to the Senate n petition ofseventy minis.
tiers OF the Gospel, between 300 and 400
preachers and l20 physicians OF this city,
in favor OF cnacting laws in the District
of Columbia which would prevent the
sale OF cheroots and cigarettes to children
under sixteen years Of age,
Mr.. Kelly-I would vote for it.
Mr.. McNtillin-You would vote for it
and the same time you would vote to
give them cheaper cheroots and
cigarettes. Laughter and applause on
the Democratic side.
MIR. BURROWS SPEECH.
Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan, was the
next speaker. He said our tariff on i'm
ports was to-day Confessedly protective,
in that it was levied not for revenue
only but to encourage American indus
try and protect American labor. One
wing OF the Democratic party, under the
lead Of President Cleveland, assailcd this
system-denounced it us vicious and
illogical, and declared it to be not only
unwise but unconstitutional. On the
contrary, the Republican party believe
! in protective tariff that in ievying du-
ties on imports, revenue should not
alone be considered, but that
those duties should be so adjust
cd us to give encouragement to
American capital and employment TO
American labor. The Republican party
insisted that the present protective sys-
TEN should not be disturbed, except so
far us might be necessary to correct its
Iincongruities and harmonic its pro-
visions. II Congress followed the lead
OF the President in his bold declaration
and secured n reduction by such a re-
vision of the tariff MS he proposed, leav-
ing untouched, as he suggested, the in-
ternaI revenue system, not only would
the protective system be destroyed but
the nation would be out on
TnB HIGHWAY OF FREE TRADE.
l As members were free traders or protec.
tionists, the bill Of the committee would
be approved or condemned.
The pending bill exposed to foreign
assault many OF our principal industries.
The great wool.growing industry Of the
country, only in the infancy Of its devel-
opment, was to be exposed to ruinous
foreign competition, which would surely
prove its destruction. The majority
tried to delude the people into the be-
lief that cheap wool meant cheap
clothing. He admitted that wool
would be cheaper while our foreign
, rivals were trying to destroy our indus
try, but when they had eliminated from
our market the production Of 800, 600 00C
pounds OF domestic wool We would
lind ourselves, bound hand and foot, at
the mercy OF the foreign producer. What
restraint would there be then on his
power or cupidity2 In.the exuberance
Of the Presidents zeal for free trade he
wanted the entire reduction secured by
, a revision of the tariff, but even the free
, traders OF the Democratic party lacked
the courage to move on that line and oc'
cupy that advanced position.
The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Mills,
had stated that our taxes were higher
tO-dny than during the war, He spoke