Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-21
'Mr. RIains-why. sfr. your own STATE

Mr.. Rlaine-why, sir. your own STATE
fs protected In iron to the amount Of nil
lions of dollars more on that single article
than Maine evcr received On al her products
together.
Mr.. Cox-It does not necessarily follow
that l am to stand up for one particular
Interest in my State Il I deem It against
the general interests Of the whole State,
or initiates just principle Of tAxaton.s
These views of public duty on these
difficult subjects commend to younger
members. They did not embarrass me
either ss q member from agricultural
Ohio or commercial New York. Indeed,
believe they sent me to Congress again
ana again from the great metropolis
sApplause.)
Some members here are unequal to the
enort or are reluctant to attempt to
good. My commission is as a Repre-
sentative Of the United States from New
York and not for New York. tApplauss.)
Members admit that there are certain
productions which upon principle should
hot have protection; but they declare
that they will make reprisals Tor the
clamors and exactions Of the tariR in
other ma tiers where they are unprotect-
ed. have inveighed against this system
as mutual brigandage and the reciprocity
of robbery. Applause and hughter.)
Our tariffs illustrate this in every
paragraph. Kentucky wants cheap
copper stills for her whisky. She gets
even with the Michigan robber BY de-
manding q tariff on hemp. Now, hemp
is to be on the free list then WHY not
make up for the Massachusetts roguery
on fabrics. Massachusetts, howS for
cheap coal: Pennsylvania says no and
SO Massachusetts, goes out with Home
Market Club, and knocks down the
West and South, to rifle them Of half
their gains On corn and raw cotton.
Tennessee. Virginia ard North CsreIna.
being tieeced all around in clothing,
sugar and what not, 20 for "goobers"
at cent a pound. Iaughter.) Cali.
foruia demands q large reprisal for her
olives and vines, because she Is heeced
on salt bY New York, West Virginia
Ohio and Michigan. The Gull States
form . band Of brigands, and march
forth with precious little hope for any
steal worth the powder; but being re-
Fra Diavalo from Louisiana to lead
against the robber gang Of out-throats
on cotton ties and trace chains PennsyL
vanis, the Robert Macaire Of the loA
steals boldly on all articleA from . plate
glass to Q locomotive; and to make up
for the. general loss the Northwest
demands timbe. reprisa1s; and 80 on.
Nothing is sacred Even the corsets Of
Connecticut around which hover SO
many happy associations tlsughteIl Or
the brier-wood pipes Of Father Knick-
erbocker, are not safe from the inter-
changeable piracies Of the tariff.
daughter and spphusa) Oh, the
beauty Of reciprocal rascautr laugh
ter.)
II IT ROBBERY On ooxNuxISk
Gentlemen seem to take umbzage b.
cause we call thes tariffs which take
from one class to give to snother rob
berry. But l have the best ethics for
the statement that the right Of property
is violated by cheating. stealing. rob4
berry. or violation Of contract; and uni
versally, Just as these crimes prevail
production anguishes. Industry dimin-
ished inhabitants. But when Govern
ment lays it's powerful gasp on the
property Of the citizen to bestow that
property on favored enterprise, It II
none the less robbery and communion
because done under ths forms Of law.
oh, but the gentleman from Ohio
lMr. Butterworth) says it 10 not Q tax,
only only trade 1ssus'n "a. 1 .s
ton sounds pretty. but II 10. al the
Same, . tax. and something worse.
Is IT 8URoLARYi
But stopi Mr.. Chairman I sheuld
apologize / must be decorous. UAnghA
te1l Il 10 mot robbery Since the
tariff forces taxes from ono person to
give to another by indireotion. by .
sleight of-haud msnlpulation. b Il not
merciful TO Tcah il by enothee name
TIA than 5;oSSSer !yss,o All s i i d0q a. !.
done des % against ss'S sSe defsnss:. esn:
when asleep and in their homes. Some
folks would call il burglary. laugh
ter and cheers.) But I must be par.
liamentary uAughter) Therefore I
Gall it trade regula&ion, HAnghterJ
have read . volume BY M Hue, .
yellow robes, travelled through Thibet
He made great many graphic de-
scriptions Of the then strange lana Of
the Grand Llama. Among other de-
scriptions q quote from memory II thst
Of an adventure in the Thibettan noun
tains:
An EurHrMsx-''rnAp1 RxouLAT1oSR"
A brigand meets tho priest upon the
road. The br1gapd does not point Q
pistol at his breast nor draw : knife.
lie says with perfect courtesy:
Venerable elder brother, II q
cold to-day in the mountains would
like the loan Of thy cloak
Beloved friend. doss thou NOT Sc
tAat 1 am tired with walkingf Thy
horse, II thou pleasest."
This is trade regulation" IN the hnd
Of the Grand Llama. Great aughter)
But the great bulk Of our tariff lar
and II Dr.. Wayland and other writers
be correct beyond cavil these unequal
unlawful and outrageous taxes arc fiat
burglary. beg pardon-I win again
use the language Of my friend from
Ohio, used in this House, and not in
Canada-it is not taxation. 1t y .
little trade regulation" By which
Ohio 10 made magnificent and prosper
GUS at the expense Of our Southern
SUN AND COAL.
radical bill to ruin our industries.
How can this be? Why, the sun and
his kindred elements are regarded ~
aliens against which we must have pro-
lection and prohibition Coal Is left
of Of the free list, although ready to
drop into our ships from the cliffs Of
Nova Scotia. to give calorio to the
factories of New England
Mr.. Chairman, l once had occadon
here to improve upon one Of Bastiat's
fables so as to apply IL to our country,
but did not then know that the story
had o basis in fact. NJ. Rouvierc, htc
Prime Minister Of France. in . speech
in 1882, think, said that the tallow
chambers Of France-good, kind, simple
tectionists-petitioned the Chamber
Of Deputies to suppress gas Whyf
Because it would ruin their business.
With this new light beg to repeat
the analogue, with my own comments.
and to print Bastiats petition as an
addrndum TO my remarks.
Mr.. Bastiat's petitioners desired to
suppress sunlight They were protec-
tionists Of the genuine type. They de-
manded that the authorities should close
all windows and skyights, inside and
outside, all shutters, curtains, blinds,
bulls'-eyes, openings, chinks, clefts, and
assures, whereby the sun enters to the
disadvantage Of the manufacturers Of