Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-10-20

posed to every tax but the tariff
They ought to coach Blaine. He
exposes the whole thing in Michigan,
where, You know, he should be most
careful. Laughter.
"I,n says Mr.. Blaine, !" am in
favor of a tax on whisky because
that tax makes whisky dearer and
fewer people can get it.n Now, my
friends, | am opposed to q tax on
clothing, because that tax makes
clothing dearer, and fewer people
can get it. Great cheering.
THE REPUBLICAN TARIFF RECORD.
The Republican party did not
understand Protection five years
ago, as it does today. All of it's
leaders had to swallow their words
when it adopted their platform at
Chicago this year. Sherman, ALI
son, ingalls,, Blaine, held different
views than from those they hold
now. What becomes of, the tax 7
General Golf says the Englishman
pays it. All, General Golf bows his
assent; you do say that. He does
not bow so emphatically as he did
Applause.
Five years ago when the average
tax was S42 on every hundred in.
stead of SAT as now, President Ar.
thur, acting by authority of law
passed by Republican Congress,
appointed a Tariff Commission. The
Republicans thought then that the
tariff needed reduction.
Here Mr.. Wilson read extracts
from that Commissions report which
form so large part of the stock in
trade of all Democratic orators.
In 1871 there was a disastrous
fire in Chicago, and the Republican
Congress TO show its compassion,
passed a law admitting duty free
materials needed to rebuild the burn.
ed houses. If the consumer does
not pay the tax why was this 7 II
the tariff does not increase the price
of the commodity, Why's Applause
Now, to the practical question, how
shall we reduce the surplus? Gen.
Goff says, by raising the tariff and
abolishing the internal revenue tax
es. I'll raise the taxes and give you
free whisky; that's his position.
Laughter; voice: That's what
we want! Increased laughter.
In every yard of cheviot there Is
wrapped up s1.O5. If the govern.
ment needs it, we'll pay it and more,
and that will be a tariff for revenue,
a tax to meet the demands of the
government.
The wooden manufacturer comes
to Washington and says to General
Golf, and Mckinley and the rest OF
them: Run up the price of chev.
lots to $3.50 and I'll go into the bus.
mess" Once General Golf would
have said: Say, amt that a little
rough on the people 2" That was in
the days of his innocency. How is
1t now? Now he asks: "How can
we fix itg" Laughter. The manu-
factureI says put on tax of 80 cents
yard and 40 per cent, and they do
it. That is only partnership affair,
in which the government, one part
ner, levies the taxes and gets q
small percentage for collection, but
even that small percentage is too
much. So General Golf would raise
the tax, reduce the imports, increase
prices, and so reduce the govern.
ment's share of the partnership pro.
ceeds and increase that of the pri.
vate individual, who is the other
partner.
THE TARIFF AND LABOR.
The Republican party says the
tariff is not for the benefit of the
manufacturer but of the workingmen.
Did ever one of the fathers whom
Gen. Golf is so fond Of quoting, say
that If one ever did, trot him out
lLaughter.] Trot him out with his
wig and his knee.breeches and his
buckled shoes and let's have a look
at him! Laughter. There is not
one. Nobody before Blaine ever
said anything of the kind. Hamil-
ton said the manufacturers needed
little temporary encouragement
because of the greater cost of labor
due to two causes, the scarcity of
labor and its superior competence
and skill: but that the tariff would
stimulate immigration and so cure
the evils. That was their way to
protect the American workingman
with the broad shield of American
laww Applause and Laughter. 1t
was to give him a cheap government
and not tax the necessaries of life
needlessly.
The tax ON ten yards Of broad
cloth is $40 and the tax on common
cloth S1S. That is In the interest OF
the workingman? fDerisive laugh.
ter. e
The Republican party has been
the friend of the laborer since when !
There is a man up In New England
who said he was afraid to be as fun
ny as he could. He dare be now.
Since the Republican party posed as
the friend of the workingman there
can be nothing too funny. Laugh.
ter. Grants first signature as Pres
ident was to an act making govern
ment bonds payable by coin. Was
that in the interest of the working.
man7 1t added hundreds of mil
lions to the debt of the country. 1t
added days and weeks and months
of labor to your portion and millions
of money to the capitalists pile.
That party legislates for the favored
few, and against the masses. Let's
see how 1t protects labor: it puts
S1.05 tariff on wooden cloth-Gen.
Golf says for the benefit of the work
ingmen. The workingmen go to
Mr.. Saltonstall, owner of the Pacific