The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-22

NJ Soo.OJ, reducu0n oil over S2U on every
500 OF taxation. This reduction seemed
large, but it was caused by the placing of
raw wool on the free list. The reduction
on dutiable wooden goods amounted TO
ISl2, ZOO, 600, but the wooden manufacturer
was not injured. lie was benefited.
This bill gave the manufacturer free wool
and 40 per cent. taxation, and still it is
said to be free trade measure. The duty
on books, papers, etc, was now SD. l3.
The bill left it az so. 06, less than 10 cents
reduction. The bill reduced the duty on
steel rails from Sl7 per ton 10 81 per ton,
and although the duty was left at 81 per
cent, 1t was charged that the Democrats
were trying to ruin this infant industry.
| fiity-four per cent. was larger duty than
had been placed on steel rails from 1865 TO
1870.
Mr.. Mills then addressed himself to the
consideration of the free list. On that list,
he said, had been placed articles amount
ing TO so, 100000. The largest was wool,
from which So, 100000 was received.
When the Democrats wished to put wool
upon the free list they were charged with
breaking the middle link out of the chain.
| The gentlemen who were charging the
| Democratic side Of the House with bring
ing in free trade measure had taken the
duty of cotton and put that article on the
free list. Had they stricken out the mid
| die link of the chain? When il was pro-
posed TO put wool on the free list il was
| charged that the Democrats were striking
the combination which had made the pro-
| tective tariff, and that they should not
touch wool. The first tariff ever framed
IN this government, after the constitution
was adopted, embraced in its title decla-
ration OF the principle of encouragement
to home industries, and il proposed TO en-
courage home industries hy putting wool
on the free list. Applause, The next
largest item on the free list was the tin
plate, from which a duty OF $500, 600
was derived. Not a pound OF this
tin plate was made in the United
States. The industry did not give a man
! employment In this country and the
placing Of the article on the free list would
not take a dollar from any manufacturing
establishment, The plate could be found
in the home OF every poor man and the
committee proposed 10 remove the duty
and put S5,000,000 back into the pockets
| Of the poor people Of the country. II
| that was free trade, make the most Of il.
| The next item was salt. Salt had first
been put ON the free list by Thomas JET
ferson. God had made salt for man and
beast, and il ought not TO he taxed; but
because n few people were interested in the
salt monopoly, the committee was branded
before the people of the United States as
being free traders because they wanted to
give back to the people this bounty on an
artitle which God had prepared for them.
The duty on cotton ties which were placed
on the free list amounted 10 sl2i,OOO. IL
was charged that the bill was sectional be.
cause II placed cotton ties on the free list.
Did gentlemen from the northwest ever
think that when they abolished this Sl2l,-
600 they enabled the poor people Of the
south 10 buy more Of their horses, their
bacon and their ilour2 Just in proportion
as the people OF the northwest overtaxed
their countrymen OF the south they Grip
Piled their own capacity TO sell. In placing
Zante currants, which grew in but one
spot in the whole world, on the free list,
the Democrats were charged with being
free traders. Gentlemen on the other
side said you must tax the people on
their clothes, on their food, on their en-
ployment Of labor, and ii you want any
thing free take drink Of free whisky
Laughter and applause.l
lie discussed and defended the repeal
Of the duty on lumber. II was time that
the poor people should be considered in
the reduction OF taxation, The taxes had
been removed from incomes, from manu-
factures, from railroads. from telephone
and telegraph companies, and from cx-
press companies. and now the Democratic
party came upon the stand and said that
IL intended 10 help the man in the log
house on the prairie and give him free
lumber. The duty on burlaps was S97g,-
600. Every yard was made abroad and
the duty brought money into the country
which was not needed. II was better that
the people who used burlaps should have
the money. The government did not
need H. II was injuring the prosperity Of
the country, and the Democrats proposed
10 place burlnps on the free list. For do
ing this they were charged with being free
traders. No reduction OF the tariff com
mendcd itself TO the judgment Of those
who made the charge, unless IL was
coupled with free whisky. Applause and
laughter
Hemp and jute had been placed on the
free list 10 the amount Of 81, 100000. Gen
ilemcn on the other side said that this
would ruin the fax aud hemp industry OF
this country. For ycaB an attempt had
been made 10 establish that industry here.
| but notwithstanding all the milk that was
given this babe Il refused 10 prosper The
hemp business was dying II soon must
disappear, aud therefore hemp had been
placed upon the free list. The duty on
/ opium, which amounted 10 500 200, had
been removed. Not an ounce OF Il was
grown In the United States, but gentlemen
on the other side did not want opium
| touched. IL was the tax ON whisky they
wanted reduced and not on opium. No
industry would bo hurt because cheap
medicine was given 10 the suffering and
| dying.
Ostrich feathers hal been placed on the
| free list. Ostrichs were not found on the
western prairie or In the northern forests,
| but our beautiful females wanted ostrich
| feathers, aud they would want some when
Grover Cleveland was inaugumtcd on
Mmth 4, next. Laughter aud applause.
Returning Ia the wool schedule, Mr..
Mills said that the bill proposed 10 reduce
the duties on wooden goods by taking tax
aston of the wool that was not raised by
skilled labor and scarcely by any labor at
all. IL grew ON the sheep The sheep
produced L. lie had heard much sym.
pathy expressed for the sheep. The
Democratic pariy's sympathy was for man
not for sheep. tApplausc. II proposed
70 bring down the price Of wooden cloth
ing, No that the poor people could get Il
10 wear In winter. The people today were
compelled 10 wear carpet instead Of cloth.
ing wool, and now the wool growers and
wool manufacturers came 10 an agreement
| that tho dutv shoutd hc Al Iiyl that no