Evening journal., 1888-09-24

Every Republican platform for years,
three Republican presidents, the recent
ones. three secretaries of the treasury,
all have advocated reduction of taxa
tion for years Their orators and their
newspapers have advocated it. Even
Ben Harrison, son of old Henry, maybe
you have heard of him (laughter) | was
going to say he was running for Presi-
dent, but he has not struck run yet,
came out in his letter Of acceptance and
in gingerly way advocated reduction.
He could not come out plainly as that
would put him on Democratic platform.
He don't want to be there and God knows
we don't want him. There are two ways
TO reduce taxation. Some Of the people
in the South believe in taking the tax off
whiskey and tobacco. The great bulk Of
the people believe in taking it off the
necessities of life and keeping it on
whiskey and tobacco. Some Of the Re
publicans said they wanted 1t taken off
whiskey and tobacco. But they did not
mean it as they would have 20 take the
tariff off these articles said to them, that
suits me; | will join you. Well, when
the Mills bill came up it reduced the
revenue on these articles and every whelp
Of them except four voted against it.
The Republicans had been talking in
the Senate until two months before the
Mills bill arrived and after four months
they are in the position of the man who
had hold of the lions tail, It was HI to
hold on and damnation to let 90. 1t is
unnecessary to ask you il you think it il
right that the people should be taxed
$40, 600, 600 over and above what Is neces-
sary for the support Of the government
Under this administration the largest
river and harbor bin ever passed has
gone through, the most liberal pension
laws have been passed. numerous private
bills have been passei there never hav-
ing been such liber llity displayed and
yet the great surplus is not reduced
"All taxation should be levied upon the
people in proportion TO their ability to
pay Ii. The present tariff takes the most
from the poor and least from the rich
The average duty upon all products is Al
per cent that is, for every 800 worth
Of iron you buy. you pay $50 for the iron
and $41 tax, while on gold and silver
iewelry you are taxed 25 per cent dia-
monds, 10 per cent The reason they say
IL is so low on diamonds Is that they are
so easily smuggled that it makes more
revenue to put IL low Wooen goods of
all descriptions, which the rich and poor
wear alike, are taxed $50 on the 800.
while silk goods, worn almost altogether
by the rich. are taxed $50 on the 800.
Is that rightly Cotton goods are taxed 40
per cent, common both to the poor and
the rich, more especially to the poor,
while fur goods 20 per cent almost ex-
clusively worn by the rich Is that right?
Flax goods common to the rich and poor
alike, pay % per cent and straw bonnets
81 per cent. Fine French brandy, only
used by rich people, pays 81 ger cent,
while good old North Carolina whiskey
pays 396 per cent. Sparkling wS5.es from
the banks of the Rhine pays 44 per cent
such rs yon always drink and gqrd old
fashioned lager beer, with 81, hiet the
poor man quenches his THIRST pays Guty
Of 62 per cent. This is what ahey call dis
tributng the burdens among the people
But we are not half through The Bible
the word Of God, by which we live and
by which we seek salvation, is taxed 25s
per cent, while fashion plates are free
The states and pencils your children use
at school pay 35 per cent. but fiddle
strings are free, Salt Is taxed 7G per
cent, spices are free. The tools Of work
ing men are taxed 40 per cont. but stuff
ed birds are free Workngmcn al d yon
ever tbink while you were working with
10 per cent. taxed tools, stuffed birds
were freeg Horse shoe nails are taxed 3S
per cent and skeletons are free, every
man can have skeleton In his closet
They don't cost anything. Laughter
Is this not uniform disposition of tbe
tax ',yill any man VIII, - anni,gb II
ent,, T.. < =. 1aaane asysW benitenti,srs y, y
foolish enough to say that IS not iustg
But when you say reduce the tariff on
necessaries they cry Free trode. Is ii
free trade 60 change law to take per
cent. ong
My only objection to the Mills bill is
that Il does not take Off enough They
say that President Cleveland struck a
death blow to the industries Of the coun-
try. The manufacturers did not die
when they were s per cent. when they
got little stronger they were fed to Is
per cent. and the stronger they got the
more tariff was fed them. la 1916 when
1t was proposed To reduce the tariff the
New England men said they were going
To die and said You would hear the cries
Of little children for bread and every.
one but two voted against the reduction
They thought better Of il and concluded
not TO die and in 1857 every man of them
voted to reduce the tariff still more
Die! II they die by reduction of per
cent, they ought to die. IL its the Lord s
Will Let us try per cent. The Mills
bill gives you free raw materials. free
hides and leather There is not manu-.
tacturer of leather that is not benefited
We propose to make wool free. Why
should not wool be free2 When we are
able TO compete with the world ia leather
why should we not have free raw mater
ialsf And we could compete with them
in other things The Democratic party
proposes to remedy these evils. Under
President Cleveland we propose to reduce
this taxation and wipe out these irregu
larities
We have been hampered by Republi.
can Senate, but now we have prospects of
entire control do not think YOU should
turn out the present administration
until II has had a chance Support the
party that has through good and evil
report preserved its integrity and pre-
served the principles Of your constitution.
In the rude old feudal time the kings of
England appointed lord guardians to
repel invasions. In my state in the
darkest days Of reconstruction We looked
upon Delaware as one of our lord guard
lans, Light your signal fires Sound
Your bells and send word to your breth.
rem that you are on the side Of right
When Senator Vance had closed the
entire house almost called for Secretary
OF State Bayard, who IN response was
introduced by Mr.. Lore Mr.. Bavard
delivered q short address. eulogistic of
Senator NnOea and his ,,rt,,,l,,;4s s. i.