The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-05
Sherman.
A POWERFUL SPEECH ON THE
TARIFF DELIVERED.
ScOrching Arraignment Of the
Free Trade Doctrine.
President CleVeland's Message
Torn to Pieces.
A Mastery Argument FOR the
Protection Of
American Labor and American
Industries.
Senator VOrhees Makes an Ill
Tempered Reply.
American Labor and American
Industries.
Senator VOrhees Makes an Ill
Tempered Reply.

speech on the resolution to distribute the
Proaidones message.
"The President Of the United States, ,"he
said, departing from the practice Of his
illustrioug predecessors, dropped from HE
recent annual message ell reference to the
foreign relations OF the country and TO the
interesting questions in National affairs
even omitting the usual recognition OF the
Supreme Ruler OF the Universe, and post
poning all things, celestial and terrestrial
until3ths Burplus revenue be got rid Of"
This extraordinary message he (Mr. sher'
MANI felt called upon to consider; to in
ouire whether the dangers spoken OF in |;
were exaggerated or not, and to examine
the remedies proposed. The existence Of
a surplus revenue had been constant oC'
curEsuce before and nince the c!oso OF the
war. Inltead OF its being danger, it waa
an indication OF the continuous increase
OF the domestic productions Of the coun'
try and its foreign and domestic com.
merce, and OF the stesdy improvement oi
it's financial condition. When, In 1905
President Jefferson had the good fortune
of q Burp!ug revenue, he asked Tin hiH
message 10 Cong2ess) to what purpose the
surplus should be applied, and Expressed
his belief that the patriotism OF the people
would prefer the continuance OF the i'm.
posts and the application ot the money
''to the great PURPOSES OF the public eGu-
cation, roads, rivers and Canels."
General Jackson, when he had the like
good fortune, bad recommended the dis.
tribution OF the surplus among the States,
and bill for that purpose had been in
troduced by Mr. Calhoun, had pasaod both
Houses by large majorities, and had been
signed by President Jackson. Larger eur.
plusses had frequently bsen deli with
wisely by Republican administrations, be
| ipg either applied by tho Executive
authoritieg to tho payment Of the public
debt, or ita accumulation, having bs6n
prevented by Congress from Tins to time
| BY the reduction or repeni Of taxes. These
simple remedies had been opplied IN the
administration Of each Of Mr.. Clevelsnd'e
predccsssora (siuCs the close Of ths war
without other matters being neglected OF
Ia cry Of alarm being raised. All suCh Ie'
Gductions Of taxes had been made by the
Republican party, The Democratic party
had now had control OF the House Of Rep
resentatives since the success OF the Mic.
sissippi plan Except for two yeare) and
had not in that time originated or pro
posed q reduction OF taxes. The only
Republican Congress in ton years had, by
the act Of MSrch, 1883, largely reduced
both internal taxeB and customs duties tc
meet the very difficulty which nov so
alarmed the President. Why had not the
President followed the example OF hiE
predecessors by using the powers con-
ferred upon the Secretary Of the Treasury
and appIying the surplus to the reduction
OF tho public debt?
SOME POINTED QUESTION:.
Instead OF that, and though outstanding
bonds were redeemable at pleasure, hic
administration has changed tho form ol
the debt statement 90 Rs to conceal nearly
thirty millions OF money as unavailable
assets, and had Rwelled the surplus fol
nearly q year, until friend and foo alike
crisd cut against it. II the President re.
garded this Uurplus Rs danger, why had
Rs not, as soon as possible, brought his In
fluence to bear upon Congress to provide
for reduction OF taxation? And why had
not Congreau applied the remedy? The
Forty.ninth Congress had lived the two
wears and died. Mr.. Cleveland was then
President of the United States. The
Houss Of Representatives contained large
msiorisy of his political friends. They
Elore had the initalive-the ConsLitu'
tionai power TO introduce 3 bill to reduce
taxes. Why had not that been done
The only answer was that controlling
majority OF the Democratic party would
not allow bill to be reported unless II
contained provisions which lin the opin,
ion OF majority OF the House, would
greatly injure or destroy domestic produc
tion, creating real dietress, and reduce
WAGES, II 1t had been the desire to reduce
taxes without reducing American produc
tlnn, the task WAS easy; but the enormous
mowers Of the Speaker OF the House wert
i,sed 10 prevent eyel the presentation o
such bill, and in this the Speaker hst
m was understood) the sympathy snC
support Of the President and the Secretary
lot the Treasury. BE Mr. Sherman) haC
called the attention OF the Senate, on the
10th Of July, 1885, to the precise difficulty
and danger OF the situation, and to thE
readiness OF the majority Of the Senate tc
provide for the reduction OF taxes and this
application OF the surplus; and, II 1t hRt
mot been for tho action OF the President
and his administration inCluding th(
Democratic majority In the House oil Rep
Tessntatlyes), the taxes would then have
been reduced without endRngering domeH
tic industries, Even without reduction
Of taxation the surplus revenue NIGH
have been applied for great national OBJ
iscts but for the vetoes OF the President
;or the failure Of the Secretary Of tht
Treasury to exercise plain discretion o
power conferred upon him, and ior tn'
failure Of the Democratic House Of Repre-
Bentatives to mako appropriations Tor SOM
OF the highest national objects demanded
by the peoplO. The President had, Of
what he (Mr. ShermAn) regarded %
frivolous reason, refused his signature Z
the River and Harbor bill, which woul'
have appropriated more than ten million
for necessary public works; and, BY hi
veto Of the Dependent Pension bill, h
had withheld from Union soldiers APpTo
priatlons mAdo for their relief.
THE HOUSES REsPoNsIplLITI.
The House, too, had refused to pEovid
for system Of coast dOlensss for q props
increase and building up Of the navy an,
OF the commercial marine, for postal com
) muuicGtlpn with the South American
] States and for the encouragement AM
support Of schools. II bad also nsRleotet
or refused to appropriate Tor eight million
OF deiCiencicg admitted to be due or +
| Dsss the Senate bill for the reiunding /
the several Stal0a the direct tax levied Il
1852 CSl4,O ,OOO, ,OO0) and these several appro
priationS, sanctioned by the Senate, beel
made by the House and approved BY II