The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-05
II Gould Have Been Guessed What
He Would Say About 1t.
Voorhees, Replies TO the Bloody
Shirter Most Excellently.
He Defends tho Message and Scores
tho Republican Party.
He Says That Had Mr.. Cleveland Writ
ten the Declaration OF Independ-
ence II Would Have Been Dis
approved OF by Sherman.

ANnlNNIpNi jan " hHOIGU INC IIlcf9
presented in the Senate today was petit
ton handed in by Mr.. Hale, protesting
against any change in the fisheries treaties
and in favor OF the rights of American
fishermen under existing treaties and leg
islation.
Mr.. voorhees, presented petition in
favor Of the present tariff on lumber.
Mr. Cullom presented several petitions
of the Illinois State grange, indorsing tho
interstate law, Givoring government own
crship Of telegraph lines, dcnouncing
gambling in Cultures" iavoring the re-
striction Of immigration as proposed in tho
Reagan bill, opposing the abolition OF tho
whisky and tobacco tax, and iayoring tho
placing OF salt, lumber, sugar, etc, ON tho
free list.
Among the bills introduced and referred
wep the following:
by Mr.. Culom--A Amendments To his
postal telegraph hill.
By Mr.. Blar--1o encourage the holding
Of national industrial exposition of arts,
mechanics and productions Of the colored
race throughout the United States in At
lanta, Ca, in 1855 and 1859.
Mr. Brown offered a resolution declar-
ing that the practice OF the government
was correct for the lirst thrcc-q quarters OF
century Of lis existence, when II COLI
lected the necessary revenue NJ the ports
or othct boundaries 10y taril, except in
case of war or other great emergencies,
when internal revenue or direct tax laws
were imposed, hut which wcrc repealed M
soon ~ the emergency ceased; also, that
the present internal revenue laws wero
enacted IA war measure and that II has
now became the imperative duty Of Con-
grcss 10 enact appropriate legislation Tor
their repeal ut the earliest day practicable.
| lie asked that the resolution be laid on
the table aud said that next Monday ho
would submit remarks upon Il.
The Senate then took up the resolution
for the distribution Of the Presidents
annual message, and was addressed Ivy
Senator sherman.
Mn. SHERMAN SPEAKS.
The President OF the United States. he
said, departing from the practice OF his
predecessors, dropped from his recent an
nual message MI rrfo~enoo ~ the foreign
relations OF the country and the inicfcst-
| INK Vu'~iihuN w lAllNflN huhltFt fNtu
emitting the usual recognition Of the SUI
prcmc Ruler NJ the universe, and pOsipon-
| ing all things, celestial and terrestrial, until
the surplus revenue be got rid OF. This
| extraordinary measure, hc MIR. Shcrman)
! felt called upon to consider 10 inquire
whether the dangers spoken Of In Il were
exaggerated OF not, and TO examine tho
remedies proposed The existence Of
surplus revenue had been aconstant occur
renee before aud since the close Of the war.
| Instead Of its being a danger II WIS AN IN
| dicaiion OF the continuous increase Of tho
| domestic productions o. the country, aud
| III foreign and domestic commerce, and ~
| the steady improvement ~ liz financial
condition. When, In 1900. President JEFF
| lcfSOn hal the good fortune Of surplus
revenue he asked lin his message Ia Com
grcssl 10 what purpose the surplus should
! bc applied and expressed his belief that
| the patriotism oi thc people would prefer
the continuance Of the impOsts and thc
application oi the money "to the great
purposes OF the public education, roads,
riycn and canals.
lie mir. shcrman) wished To approach
the questions presented 10y the President
with sincere respect for him and hishigh
office, but with q consciousness that soma
tons and representatives had the RESPONSE
bility Of acting upon such matters, with
fuller information and u BROADER view Of
the interests Of their constituents. than any
executive officer. however elevated. could
have. lie agreed las lac had said moro
than once last Congr's) that the revenue
should he reduced. The country had two
distinct systems oi taxation, one upon tho
| American productions OF spirits, tobacco
aud beer; and the other upon imported
goods, the products Of foreign nations.
The hnt OF these the President had dis
missed with single sentence, saving that
none of those articles were ncccssarics;
that there seemed 10 bc no Just complaint
| OF such taxation 10 consumers and that
there seemed 10 he nothing ~ well able 10
bnar the burden. without hardship Ia any
portion oi the people. II might bc that
there was no complaint upon CONSUMERS;
but could that be- said Of the producers VI
these articles? They were nll either tho
product Of the farm. The chief cost
was in the leaf tobacco, the corn,
the rye, the wheat aud the barley.
Did not the farmers complain Of
the taxi II the President thought they
did not hc was greatly mistaken. TOBACCO
manufactures, distillcn and brewers
might not complain because the necessary
| requirements ui COLLECTION hNh kANt lncu
close monopoly but the farmers, who
had Ia sell 10 licensed dealers alone, did
complain. The tax on whisky might, and
Ia certain extent did, restrain the use OF
whisky ~ q beverage, and In that way tho
tax did good, bu' the taxes on beer and
tobacco did not. The traditions and policy
Of the American people were against In
tcrnal taxes. They were a necessity during
the war, but nov II continued they should
be reduced. and the tax ON tobacco espe-
cially should be remittcd. Though not a
necessity like bread and meat, the use OF
tobacco was No general that Us tax was
burden 10 the iarmcrand 10 the consumer.
II the object sought was only TO avoid
I the accumulation Of surplus, the easy,
! natural and logical course was to repeal or
largely 10 reduce internal revenue. But
, the President proposed TO continue these
taxes without dimnution, 40 that no
might strike a more effective blow at the
, taxes now resting upon foreign prodnc..
. tons. II was Of these latter that lac had
D used the epihcts 'yicious, incquiiahle
, and Illogical" II was ut the tariff laws
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