Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-18
THE HIGH TAX ROT
BAPOStD BY DEMOCRATIC SPEAKERS IN
THE HOUSE
The AbSlrdlty Of the Free Trade Cry--The Country
Has to Pay S3OOOOOOOO to Get $50
100000 Into the Trsasury-Ths
AOnopohS,s Get It All.

muutPJlSA uel II ALL
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE House 90
usual early went into Committee of the
Whole on the Tariff bill.
Mr.. Breckenridge, CfArkans ", eulogrzcd
the Presidents annual message and de-
clared that it had met with great public
favor, that the political sdversaries Of the
Democratic party had sought some point
OF attack along the Democratic line, ard
that the chief of the opposing forces who
had rushed valiantly into the fight, had
sent letter which was practicallya letter
Of resignation withdrawing entirely from
the contest. In the course of events the
Presidents message was referred TO the
committee on Ways and Means and that
committee reported hill TO the HOnae pro-
posed reduction of taxation. This had been
made an occasion of violent assault aud
most eNtravaGant assertions, but since the
people had had an opportunity to examine
the bill and to mediate upon it. they had
found that it was bill that iell far short
OF even the conservative recommendations
OF the President. The people were begin.
ming TO approve the bill To-day all over
the country, county after county, dis
tfict after district, and State
after State, united in the enthusi-
tstic demand that there should be a reduc-
tiOn Of taxes. After a brief reference To the
proceeding of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, in which he denied that the major
ity had ever refused the right of the minor
ity, and criticised the minority for having
made eXtravagant statements in regard
thereto, he passed to an exhaustive anal
ysis Of the provisions Of the hill, contend.
ing that the conservative reductions pro.
posed could not resnlt in the crippling of
any of the Industries affected by the meas
ure.
In discussing
TUE QUESTION OF FREE WOOL
he replied to and denied the charge
brought by the gentleman on the other
side, that the placing of wool on the free
list was sectional measure designed TO
iDiuro the North and West In conclusion,
he said that the bill proposing to remedy
the existing evils Of the tariff was mod
crate and conservative measure. II wa.
not sectional bill The condition of
affairs ut this time did not permit of the
question assuming sectional phase.
There had been a time when the
development OF the country from which
he came was limited by the institutions
which then prevailed and which he was
happy to say had gone forever, hut now,
under free labor, this country was devel-
ing in every way. The pending question
was national one, and il was for the
people t0 determine whether they would
take the first step, "a proposed by the
Mills bill, towards return to
SOMETHING LIKE A PRACE ESTABLISH
MENT,
or whether they would permit war tariff
and system of subsidy to obtain in the
land applause
Mr.. Stewart, OF Vermont, spoke against
the hill
Mr.. Cox, of New York, paid he would he
willing D. reduce taxation In almost any
way. He would do almost anything to
get rid OF the surplus, which menucod and
paralvZed the industries OF the county. In
| Sol he had gone to the Custom Houses in
Boston and New York and found there the
cost of some articles imported After
making computations and allowing for the
premium on gold he had found that in
order to get S5O, OOO, 900 into the Treasury,
the country had to pay the enormous sum
of S7jO, 100000 that never saw the
Treasury.
THE WAY 1T WORKS
Deducting the sixty per cent. for depre-
CIated paper money it would he found that
in order to get $50 OOO, 600 into the Treas
ury the county now paid at least $500
OOO O0O He would not clll the protection
system robbery or burglary; he would use
some euphomistic word like the gentleman
from Ohio lButterwOrthl who said that
customs duties were not tax but trade
regulation. Laughter lie remembered
reading about Catholic priest who met
with brigand who had not a knife or
pistol in his hand but who said to the
priest: Venerable elder brother, it il cold
IN the mountains, lend me your coat
Venerable elder brother, ! am tired of
lend me your hOrse;' that was n
trade regulation. Laughter
Gentlemen on the other SIDE said that !
the Mills bill was radical measure. He !
did not see that reduction of per cent |
was much of free trade reduction. lie !
wanted to know il the gentleman on the |
other side did not follow the example of
TIE TALLOW CHANDLER or TRAECE,
who petitioned for the suppression Of all |
,as producing machines, and wanted all |
windows, openings, Chinks and cleits closed /
10 that the sun could not enter, and 50
hat the tallOw chambers might have the
advantages which would follow the closing |
,ut of the sun. 1t was proposed to shut
,ut tine sun as foreign cheap labor pro
iuct. Laughter
Mr. Cox referred to Mr.. Burrows speech, |
md especially to that gentleman's perora
ion, where like Silas Wegg, he
"pEorPEn INTO roErRY."
The gentleman, after, ineloquent language,
nicturiUg the advancement and progress Of
he new South, quoted Hail It's Coming
Tongue and Pcn"-quotiug Charles
= corn law rhyme for the incoming
,f absolute free trade. Loud laughter
md applause
He quoted the verse at thu Democratic
,lurus held at the time of the dead lock,
md he did not know how the gentleman
lsd pot hold of it, unless it was that Mr.
Perkins, of Kansas, who had inadyertent-
Y wandered into the Ca1cusl had heard
lin quoting it aud given it 10 the gentle
nan. He would like to have tuning fork
lere so that all might sing
HAIL il, coming tongue Hul psn.
,lt 10 hopes OF honest men.
,il It paper. aid IL type,
lnI1f IDr thu hour Irrlpr.
,rI our earnest >hDunlupt SlH. ken into play.
len ut thought and men ul auiluu lead the
way.
But he could not get tuning fork he
luse the tariti was too high. Laughter.
n conclusion Mr.. Cox said that the Coun-
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