The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03

and burdens Of our system of taxation
would be distributed fairly. That system,
both Internal ard external, would be treated
as whole Both systems would be treated
as whole The tax on tobacco would,
he had no doubt, be reduced or
wholly repealed. Iron and coal and
wool, and other products of labor
and care, and enterprise would not be sacri-
feed in the revision. They would stand as
the other industries of the country stood,
subject to their fair share in the benefits of
whatever the system might be, as revised,
and bearing their fair share of the burdens
of the common lot.
There was ample room for a reduction of
existing taxes without violence to any in
terest.
TO GO To NO EXTREME.
No extremes needed to be resorted to.
The measure of duty which filled the diff
ference between the cost of production in
the United States and abroad. with the cost
or transportation, was protection TO
labor and fair competition to the
employer. A measure that went beyond
that was monopoly to the employer and
unfair competition to labor. The Demo
cratic party had never been the enemy of
labor. Maintaining the ancient doctrine of
home rule, special privileges to none, and
equality before the law it had
ever been, as it ever would be,
hunble!S labor f' ', would find under its con con
troll of the government fairer and securer
and better reward, but monopoly fortified
and entrenched behind twenty years and
more of Republican exaction and misrule,
would have to GO Its citadel would be
stOrmed and in this Congress. Its exactionS
would be denied Its hold on the throat of
the masses would he broken. The mask of
Republican protection would be torn from
the face Of hypocrisy and deceit and ex-
tort on.
In conclusion, Mr.. Kenna said the ques
ton before the Senate at this time is the
bare reference of the Presidents message
The debate upon that question has been pre-
cipitated and calculated to alarm and TO
terrify the country. But the country has
been long preparing for this conflict. 1t is
now ready for the fray 1t is my candid
judgment that the great masses of the peO-
pie will indOrse and support this brave
struggle for their rights and for the relief
of their bondage Ourpeople are becoming
more and moro intelligent day by day.
WORK OF THE PRESS.
Information is better disseminated and
our action here is subjected to daily
scrutiny which would not have been
dreamed of twenty years ago. A generation
of young men is rising up about us who are
to control the destinies of the republic.
They are its pride and its hope. While places
of power and position are open to their as
pirations, they are to be taught that the
password to their futureGadvancement is
equality before the law" They are to
realize their Obligations TO the country, but
they are to realize and cherish as well the
obligations of the country to them. The
child of labor, the child OF fortune, linked
i'll common destiny, bound by ties which
should know no breaking, are to go to-
gether, guided by the spirit of our institu-
tutions and inspired by the genius Of our
/ country's freedom. These are to constitute
the men OF the republic.
BRIEF REPLIES.
After brief speech from Mr.. Sherman
in reply to Mr.. Kenna, and a still briefer
one from Mr.. Reagan in rejoinder to Mr..
Sherman, Mr.. Stewart address sed the Senate
briefly in support of the educational bill.
Mr.. Call obtained the floor for a speech
on the same measure but gave way to
motion to go into executive session.