Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-07-13
THE CAMPAIGN.
Il Il 0pened in Lively Fashion in the
National House Of Repre-
sentatives.
Chairman Mills Attacks and Mr.. Kelley
Defends the Republican Plat.
form.
rAssociated Press Report.

TAssociated Press Report.]
The House was in committee of the whole
on the tariff bill on Thursday. and was als-
cussing n motion to strike from .ne iies
| for. The motion was favored by Messrs.
Brewer (Mich.), Brown Wa). and Farqunnr
IN. W who contended that the ADMISSION
of vegetables duty free would enable Cana
border. Mr.. Mills Crex) called attention
to the fact that potatoes were speciilcaiii,y
| provided for in another part OF the plli.
| The clause, he contcndcd was in the inter,
est of the consuming classes, and he Guer I e.
| where the Republicans would be willing to
reduce taxation. Mr.. Brumm pa) sug-
gcstcd that they were ready to reduce in
ternal taxes. and Mr.. Mills replied:
Yes, you want free whisky. You DO not
say in your platform that you want to re-
| dlcc the duties on sugar and rice. The con-
vention has ovcrruled what you have con-
tended for. Your party commands you to
go for free whisky. We go with you to the
country on that question. We demand n
reduction on the things which enter into
consumption as necessaries, and demand
that taxes shall remain on whisky as they
are to-day"
Mr.. J. D. Taylor. of Ohio, challenged the
statement thst the Republican party was in
favor OF free whisky. All classes of the Re-
publican party were in favor of abolishing
internal taxes because they believed it to be
unwise as Il system. Under the circum-
stances, a man who would coldly and with
his judgment in his hand assert that the
Republican party was in favor of free whis-
ky might be developed according to the
Darwinian theory. four countless cycles of
time, without mounting intellectually to the
position of a brcvct ass. Laughter and APP
pausc on the Republican side.]
MIR, Mills said he was not astonished at the
tenderness of the gentlemen on this ques-
ton. 1t was well known that the majority
OF the Republican party was opposed to the
extreme position which the Republicans
had taken at Chicago. 1t was well known
Kelley represented a minority and when
the convention at Chicago was dashed and
scourged to take a position for free whisky
no one sooner than the gentleman from
Pennsylvania sent congratulations to the
convention for coming to the heroic stand
which he had occupied. For the first time
at Chicago had the Republican party come
boldly and taken the position before the
American people in favor of keeping the
taxes on the necessities of life. and de-
manding that the Treasury should be emp
tied by taking the tax Off whisky. That was
the position that party had taken before the
American people, and no amount OF dis
claiming would convince the people that
that party, if in power. would not take the
tax off whisky and leave it on every article
Of necessity. Applause on Democratic
sde.l
Mr.. Kelley Pa.) denied that he was in
favor OF free whisky. He advocated the re-
peal of the war taxes which Jefferson had
Denounced as an Internal system. He had
demanded that the Democrats carry out
their platform of 1884, which promised an
abolition of the internal taxes. The gentle
man from Texas (Mills) could not deny that
IL was the Democratic promise iii 1884 to the
tobacco growers, the fruit growers. and the
distillcrs Of the South that they should be
relieved from national surveillance and
supervision. He had asked that this great
source Of revenue be RENTED to the people
Of the States. and under State law, to the
municipalities Of the State; and those gov
ernments which bore the burden of crime
and vice and insanity should have whatever
revenue might be justly derived from Il
source so fruitful of crime and misery as the
whisky business
Mr.. Spinola IN. w. said a party should
be judged by its acts; and it was stated in II
newspaper that 81 $50 extra barrels of beer
had been consumed in Chicago during the
sessions Of the convention. [Laughter]
That was IL pretty strong piece of prima
facie evidence that the Republicans were in
favor of free rum.
Mr.. Owen QndD suggested that the beer
was intended for visiting Democrats, but
Mr.. Spinola denied that Democrats went to
such places.
Mr.. Reed CNeD thought that the gentle
man from Texas did not mean to be belivcd
when he said that the Republican party was
for free whisky. because the gentleman
knew that there would not be enough Dem
ocrats left to make up an electoral ticket in
half the States OF the Union if they had con-
fidence in his statement. [Laughter.] The
gentleman knew that the position of the
Republican party on this subject was too
simple to be turned in this way; but if the
Democratic party should ever commence a
campaign without false statement
its own friends would not know
II. What the convention had said
was that after having tried every
otner method OF reducing taxes consistent
with the maintenance OF the system of pro-
lection, if the Republicans had to choose be-
tween internal taxes and the protective svs-
tenn. they would stand by the system of pro-
1 lor Amerlcanindustres. The Lesis-
lature OF Virginia, which was 1wo-thir,ls
Democratic, had adopted /; resolution de-
clarlng 1t to be the duty of Congress to Sc
cure the repeal of the inte.nul revenue sys-
tenn. Was the Democratic Legislature OF
Virginia IN favor OF free whisky? No Demo-
cr;t mad been elected III Tennessee who was
not pledged to use his best efforts to srcure
the repeal Of Intermediates. Was the Demo-
whisky? wv
Mr.. Weaver Gowa) criticised the Internal
revenue plank of the Chicago platform, and
declared that the issue could not be shirked
and that there could be no shuf1linr
am Democrat" interrupted Mr.. Wise
Na.)' ana am in favor of the repeal of the
tobacco tax" Applause on the Republican
side.] 'A''A
Mr. Weaver-"This bill provides for a re-
duetlon OF that tax; but say to the gentle,
man from Virginia that his position in favor
OF the repeal of the internal-revcnue taxes
Is not the position of this bill"
Mr. Wise-"My position is the position n,
the National Democratic party in 1854. and ID
1884" i'"''oi III VI
Mr. Cannon dll.) said he was willing to
STANG s.and by the Chicago platform us a whole.
put ne was not willing to stand upon ;. SEN
fence picked out here and there and con
strued by the enemy. The platform de-
manded appropriations for the rehuiI,in% r1 ~
inc navy for the construction of scu-coast
ana ana other defenscs. for free schools, and for
the payment OF pensions. 1t then declared
lor lree alcohol used in the arts, and the re-
a pea, 81 uutX on articles not produced in this
county county when all this Was done. il further
reduction was still needed and q choice had
". va pe ~, MADE between the protective system
ana the internal system, then. and thnm
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