River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-17

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tie free lists The Whole sugaT-produelng iu-
terest in this country, on the most accurate
and reliable authority, does not exceed In value
sS1OO,0o9. This interest Is limited almost
wholly TO louisiana. The sugar consumed by
the rich and the poor during per cd OF less
than eighteen months IS taxed by import du-
ties in an amount SUFFICIENT to pay for the en-
tire capital Invested IN that interest in this
country and leave many millions hes des. And
yet the friends OF this NJ lis eh Tor the al
legged purpose OF reducing the revenues OF the
country S5,s9l,o5L53 duties on imported wool,
are willing to imperil this great wool industry,
with its aggregated capital as 1 have already
shown. of s35001a,010
The logic Of this bin would put iron ore ana
coal upon the free list ana had the same dis
regard for the great industries VII oh flourish
in northern and Republican States, as l have
already pointed out been followed IN the prep
aration OF this bill these art cles would have
been placed there. And It Is even claimed by
many that such is the fact from proper
struction OF the bill. This construct on, how
ever, was combated by Mr., MeMillin IN his
speech the other day, bat his argument aid not
seem TO satisfy the Virginia Representative, Mr.
O'Ferrall.
The following clipping, however, from the
Washington CFite OF April % indicates that an
understF ndng has been reached between these
two gentlemen who are willing TO destroy tho
wool industry and jeopardze an invested cap
ital OF $50 100000 by placing that farm product
on the free list. Here 10 IS.
" There was little talk yesterday that the
Ways and Means Committee would amen .ie
Tar bill 50 as to include iron and coal on the
free list, but Mr. McMillin has assured Colon
OFerrali, OF Virginia, that nothing OF the kind
is contemplated and, what is more, the
phraseology OF the Tarn bin will be changed
so that all doubts on the point OF free iron and
free coal will be- removed This will be inter.
esting news TO the people Of Southwestern
Virginia"
Aside from the argument that the necessities
OF the situation require that the State Of Vir
ginia shall give its Electoral vote TO the Demo-
cratic party this fan, no argument can be
urged in favor OF duty on those products that
VIII not be equally effect vs in protecting
all the vast and varied industries of this
country-many of which are being leopaF-
died by advocating the passage of this
bill and will be utterly DESTROYED IL IL be-
comes a law. can no. sympathiza with those
who denounce protection 70 home industries a
species OF robbery. The argument IN favor OF
protection rests upon the great principle the
advantage OF Oversize production. Every IN
dustry is stimulated and benefited under wen
regulated tariff law. IL keeps the currency in
circulation among our own people instead OF
draining our country OF IL and sending II abroad
20 purchase products manufactured in foreign
countries, and thus avoids financial d stress
II brings the consumer ana producer together
and saves the cost OF transporta ion While
lulh HioAoShift bhtbtA IS HihiAtAthpA obi NNus
try will go on in its marvellous accumulation of
wealth and prosperity.
The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Dockery)
in his free-trade argument here the other day.
in his attempt TO establish what he character
ICES as the UBIQUITOUS protective system claimed
that our tariff laws discriminate against the
great West, from which we both come, and took
the States of Massachusetts and linois and
contrasted their wealth per capita in 1860 aud
again IN 1899. and drew what seemed 70 him
pleas ng picture 20 the dctr mcnt or disadvaa-
tage of the great State which have the honor
in part to represen on this floor. had hoped
that should have the opportunity Of perusing
his remarks in the RfcOFd before making my an
swer to his unjust statements, but lat
privilege has been denied me by his
discreetly Withholding the reporters notes
OF his address. Among his many claims was
that the average per capita of wealth in Hi
nois in 1861 was s2s and that in the twenty
years intervening from 1885, to 1881 tho State
had progressed 50 slowly in the development Of
wealth that her per capita OF wealth was but
$3.50 in lSS while the great manufacturing
State OF Massach tsetts, " ia IL per capita OF
wealth Of s5}l in $50, by the development Of
her manufacturing Industry had increased her
per capita OF wealth in lSS TO Ss.S3-an Increase
per capita in Illinois Of S2S and IN Massachu-
sets or 1851. These figures, as | learn, are
based upon the assessed valuation OF the prop
erty OF these two States at these two different
periods. HIS conclusions are drawn from them
without taking INTO consideration the fact that
the assessed valuat on OF the property IN
Massachusetts is obtained upon an entire
~ different basis from that IA Illinois OF
course, his conclusion and argument drawn
from such figures utterly worthless.
The total true valuations OF tho pro perty
in Massachusetts, IN 1850 was SSi5 537 ,433, and
her total true per capita wealth at that time
was 1902. The total true valuation OF the prop
erty in Illinois in 1859 was sS5LSjl2S2 AMI her
per capita wealth was 500 The total true
valuation OF the properly in Massachusetts in
1887 was 81 623,00)01) and her per cap Ia
wealth AL. The total true valuation OF the
property in Illinois IN 1889 was So 211,0l0O)0 and
her average per capita OF wealth 1913. These
figures Indicate a ve-y different showing for the
great agricultural State Of Illinois than the
gentleman from Missouri sought 10 establish.
II IS a striking fact that all the reductions OF
tdxat on which have occurred since the Goa
cusion OF the war, with the exception OF the
trifi.ne ones made by the acts OF March /, 1872
and OF May IS, 1880, aggrcgatiRg q little over
900 .Oo9, were accompl she'd while the party
now in thu minority in the major ty and in
control of legislation. Whatever Inequalities
may exist in our present tariff laws the Repub-
leans are willing and anxious to remedy THIS
bill increases instead OF dimjnishes the in
cqualities OF the law. With its title it keeps
the word of promise TO the ear but breaks it 70
the hope" II it becomes law in its present
!o-m widespread disaster will follow I'm its
wake. / should as ! feel regard ny this bill,
be false TO my own convictions and 10 the best
interests OF the good people who honor me By
sending me here TO represent them. If /
failed to enter my solemn protest against this
unholy attempt TO overthrow the great indus
trial interests OF America.