The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-13
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES
Defended in the United States
Senate by Mr.. HiscOck.
THE REPUBLICAN TARIFF BILL
Still Under Dlscnssion-The PresI-
dents Civil Service Policy Fruit
full Topic Democratic GrowI
About the Election.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12,-There was but
little morning business, SO the tariff bill
was quickly taken up, the question be-
ing on the amendment offered by Mr.
Jones, OF Arkansas, to admit hoop OF
band iron" cotton ties, &c.,) free ol
duty instead OF taxing it 2-lO Of one
one cent per pound additional.
Mr.. Ferry said that the proposed tax
illustrated the absolute injustice of the
whole protective idea running through
the Senate substitute.
Mr.. Hiscock, u member of the Finance
Committee, avowed his own under.
standing that the substitute was polit-
ical measure. The division between the
parties upon the tariff was political
division. The Republican Senators on
the Finance Committee had prepared
the substitute from Republican stand:
point, illustrating by it the principles OF
their party. We have been through a
canvass in which, on the Democratic
hustings throughout the country we
have heard this cry about the robbery
by means OF the tariff. The Northern
States that favor Protection were espec.
tally invaded by gentlemen who in
dulged in that sort OF defamation. The
verdict has been taken on it.
1t has been rendered by the people,
said Mr.. Hiscock. You have a chance
four years from now to try it over
again. This is not the time or the place,
SO soon after this full discussion, so soon
after the rebuke OF that sort OF declama-
ton, to indulge in it again; and l imag-
inc that it will have no effect on this
side Of the chamber, aud no effect on
the country. We don't believe that the
tariff is a robbery. We belieyein build
ing up American industries.
The causes OF the defeat OF the Demo-
Gratis in the last election were brought
up, Mr.. Reagan claiming that the tariff
hadn't so much to do with it as had the
veto of the dependent pension bill aud
Democratic discomfort with the Presi-
dents Civil Service policy.
Mr.. ChaCe asked whether the discon-
tent wus because the President hadn't
carried out his pledges!
Mr.. Reagan-The discomfort was be.
cause he did carry out his pledges and
because he kept Republicans in office
in cases where the law did not require
him to do so.
Mr.. ChaGe-The Republicans who
voted for him four years ago were dis
eontented because the President did not
carry out his part Of the bargain.
Mr.. Reagan-That may be said for
party purposes, but history will not so
write it down.
Mr.. Dawes-Does the Senator mean to
say that the Presidents party deserted
him because he would not break his
pledges?
Mr.. Reagan-No, sir; I do not mean
that.
Mr.. Dawes-What do you meanP
Mr.. Reagan-It was the Presidents
duty to carry ont the law, but it was
not his duty to extend the principle Of
the law to offices that were not covered
by 1t.
not2
Mr.. Reagan-That is what said was
his mistake.
Mr.. Dawes-Then you mean that the
President kept his pledges, and that his
party went back upon him because he
did soP
Mr.. Reagan-I mean that there was
discomfort with the doctrine OF civil
service reform, and gentlemen on the
other side will soon have evidence Of
that discomfort.
Mr.. Hiscock asserted thatthere was no
evidence Of that Democratic discomfort
in the State Of New York with the Pres.
ident's civil service policy during the
last year; then replying to Mr., Reagan's
remarks about the agricultural interests
on the tariff question, he reminded him
Of the fact that the Republicans OF the
State OF New York came down to the
Harlem river with $1,000 majority, and
that that part Of the State was fairly
agricultural; that Iowa, fairly agricul'
t1ral State, gave Republican majority
OF $4,000, and that Kansas gave Re-
publican majority OF $4,000 or $4,000.
That proved, he said, that the agricul.
tural interests OF the country did not
consider that it was being injured by the
tariff.