The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-01
The tariff Deb.,s In the House.


WASHINGTON April 30.-The call Of Staten for
the introduction of bills for reference was dis
pensed with, members being permitted 10 fle
their measures at the clerks desk.
The House then went into committee. of tho
whole on the tariff bill. and Was addressed by
Mr.. Grosvenor, OF Ohio. 1t was strange, no
said, that tho Democratic party Arrsysd itself,
led by the amateur statesman. the President of
the United States, In defense Of the internal
revenue system; that suddenly the Democratic
party had become the champion Of that system.
For twenty years the gentlemen representing
the Southern States bad not only denounced the
general system Of internal revenue. but had OPP
posed ell the efforts OF the government to en-
force the law. and bad so thoroughly
educated the people Of the South into the
belief that the systsm Was tyrannous. that they
had builaed up . great sentiment in the South,
that to defeat, and violate and destroy that sys-
tenn by fraud, and violence, and boodshed. and
murder was but the assertion of the God-ei
right of rebellion against the tyrannous enact.
ments Of a tyrannous government Now the
Democratic party, directed by the message OF
the President. ordained that the most sacred
monument OF taxation in this country was now
and must be in the future, the internal revenue
system. Discussing briefly the speech of the
gentleman MlnbeSOt8
quoted that portion of tho speech in which tho
gentleman put free wool and free lumber
against free whisky and free tobacco. When
the gentleman undertook to put the Republicans
who favored the repeal of the internal revenue
law into the category OF being IN favor OF free
whisky and free tobacco. he made great mis-
take. The proposition TO repeal the tax on
whisky was to remit the power of taxation TO
the States and to permit the States TO take tho
place of the general government Referring to
m
that the present tariff law was unconsti-
tutional and robbery. he queried how IL would
be any less robbery by reason of reduction of
rates. II q robber took from him $50 fall he
hadl it was robbery; IL he took $40 and left $40,
it was still robbery. The mission of the states
man was to TO 1t that the laboring men of
the country should have q great deal higher
wages than the laboriug men Of other countries.
He quoted statistics IN behalf of his assertion
that the condition Of the farmers was prosper
Gus. and argued that the amount OF MORTGAGES
upon the farms OF the Western States, which
had been absurdly exaggerated by tho gentle
man from Missouri Mr.. Bland Indicated not
that the farmers had grown poorer. but that
they had borrowed money either for the purpose
of improving the property they already owned
or else to buy out their neighbors who had con :
| cluded TO 20 still further West The prosperity
of the country had met with no check until the
! Morrison bill menaced the industries Of the
United States. The disaster which threat
| ened by the Morrison b,l would be auadrupled
passage
the restoratio OF the Republican party TO po w.
| er-ths party which had laid deep and strong
| the Foundation upon which the great tariff
| structure had been builded; party grown wiser
| By the assaults made upon the system by its en-
emies, and IL would then DO able to reburnish
| and rebeautify the magnificent structure which
WAS TO day the pride and glory OF the American
| citizen. Applause.
| Mr.. Raynor. of Maryland. did not think that
| the duty on glass should. be reduced to the ex-
| al In, ha put sha,> -
| plenty of duty left to make MP for all differ
| ences in the rate Of wages here and abroad. and
| il any glass manufacturer put down wages he
would bs using the bill rs pretenss for Cypress
| ing his employees; but. no matter how the bill
came from the Democratic party. he would vote
for IT. iApplAuse.
Mr.. Nuttine regretted to hear he gentleman
say that although there was a wrong Ia the bill
| which put thousands OF iaboring men at q disad-
| vantage be would vote for ii.
| Mr. Raynor replied that he would follow his
| great party on this great issue He had no
| right TO look to any industry In his district
| when the question before the country was
| VIII ether a systematic plan of robbery and plum
| der should DO continued Passing to q consid
GRAFTON OF the question of trusts. he said that
unless heroic steps were taken to impede their
advance private enterprises would be seriously
| affected and the prices OF the principal commod-
iries OF the country would be arbitrarily fixed.
| The Standard OIL Tr ust was OF fraud, cor
| ruptiou and oppression.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois. inquired whether tie
gentleman did not know that the present ad
ministration had appointed one of the principal
representatives OF the Standard Oil Company
lat least by relation. II not othsrwise Secretary
OF the Navy; and that another representative
was the Senator OF his parsv from Ohio
Mr. Raynor replied that the fact that mar
was q sonln-law Of somebody connected with
the trust aid not mix him IN with TIA fraud
He believed he could vouch for Secretary Whit
nay ,ha, he had not the slightest connections
with the Standard Oil Trust. but it did not make
any difference TO him who was connected with
It. He did not care whether Republics q