The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-29
THEN AND NOW.
Prominent Republicans Who En-.
dorse the Democratic
Platte rm.

\
Warner Miller-The sooner we have
hat (tarifD revision, the better il will
be tor all industries.-lS82.
VIM Mckinley The free list might
be enlarged without affecting injuri-
ously single American interest.-l882.
Senator Morrill-It is a mistake of
the friends of sound tariff to insist
upon the extreme rates imposed during
the war.-l870.
William ID. Kelley-Let the raw
material (wooD come in. Let us make
blankets that will drive out English
blankets.-July 90, 1856.
Henry l.. Dawes--1he duty must be
levied on the raw material or on the
manufactured article. If you levy it
on the raw material, YOU discriminate
against American labor.
Eugene Hale-Salt. ! believe this
article should go upon the Tree list;
that the monopoly viii ch has obtained
heretofore of the Onondaga Salt
Works ought TO cease.
Benjamin Harrison-The creation of
the tariff commission was u confession
that the tariff needs revision. II the
report comes I'm, II should be promptly
acted upon. November %, 1882.
Charles j. Folger, secretary of the
treasury.-Taxes upon spirits and
tobacco, being upon things not need
tul, should be retained rather than
those upon the common necessaries OF
life,-Annual report, 1888.
VIM. q. Allison-l will say with re-
gard to the duty on wool and woolens,
that L regard il not as as an Intentional
fraud, but as operating as though 1t
were fraud upon the great body of
the people Of the United States. March
"a, 1870.
Oliver P. Morton-The country ex-
poets large reduction, the country
knows that it can be made, the country
has been promised this reduction, and
the dominant party here is responsible
to the country for this reduction, and
will be held responsible if it is not
made.
Hugh McCulloch, secretary OF the
; treasury under President Lincoln aud
.Arthur-The existing duties upon raw
materials which are to be used in man
uficture should be removed.-Annual
report, 1887. Mr.. Cleveland has mark
ed course which can be followed.
Gen. John A. Logan-When gentle
man stands upon this floor and tells me
that this high, this extraordinarily high
tariff is for protection OF the laboring
!! man, tell him that don't understand
how he can possibly substaIniate such
theory.-April 1870.
Levi 2. Morton-Mr. Morton's record
as free trader offsets his cablegram as
/ protectionist.-Albany Evening Jour-
, nal (republican), January 0, 1884,.
, When Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois.m{zg1l
ed 10 pass the bill to Hjo6I - kn11
other articles on the freS IS d !|s
, 1880, Mr.. Levi P. Mortol} 3eI h u y z'.l Z
President Grant--Mauy 0t<lG gflIt6jw
collected mightbe renitted.
would mention those articles
which enter into manufactures of all
1 sorts. These duties not only
r come from the consumers at home,
= but act as protection TO foreign man
: ufacturcrs. Annual message, 1875.
Q Justice Miller, OF the United States
t superme conrt--To lay with2one hand
Y the power of the government on the
: property of the citizen, and with the
i other bestow it upon favored ihdiviu-
Y ais to aid private enterprises and build
s up private fortunes is none the less u
: robbery because it is done under the
forms of law and is called taxation.
o John Sherman-Such excessive pro-
e lection not only ceases to diversity
8 production, but forces labor iDto pro-
Q tected employments- 1872. The tariff
r ought to be carefully revised with q
: view to correct any inequalities or
e incongruities that have grown out of
' the change of values since the passage
: of the act of 1S83-January, 1885.
r President Arthur-A total abolition
c of excise taxes would almost Inevitably
[ prove serious, if not an insurmounta-
| ble obstacle to thorough revision of
8 the tariff and TO any considerable re-
n duction in import duties. The present
t is In many respects unjust. 1t makes
t unequal distributions, both OF its bur-
i dens and its benefits. Annual Mes
s sage, 1882.
Q James A. Garfeld-I am for a pro-
lection which. leads, 40 sultimatesfree
n trade.-Aprit753; z = a y { b 4 1
e years the wIis5l6 T. 4 ) ~
n salt in Torast< ~ = q II; 61Iz&
lower per bsnraI 5I{ n (ljt 81 =
g selling for on the New York side Of the
lake. Certainly, gentlemen
t will not want duty continued that
n enables such things to be done.-May
Q Is. 1872. 49,.
D John j. lngalls-We are OH the verge
t of All impending revolution. :.
:. On one side is capital, - en-
i riched by domestic levy and foreign
8 commerce. On the other is labor.
> asking for employ ment, striving to
: develop domestic industries, battling
( with the forces of nature,
! resolutely determined to overthrow a
E a system under which the rich are
8 gro wing richer and the poor are grow
, ing poorer.