The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-22


unnecessary taxation drawn from the peo-
pie and piled up in the treasury. 1t was
taxation levied upon the product of labor.
1t was an iuiQuity. This enormous amount
of money was constantly lowering prices
and pillng an enormous burden on labor,
and increa 5ing the benefits of the privileged
classes. Low long would it be before stag
nation would occur and bankruptcy and
rum flock together over the land.
FAILURE OF THE MAJORITY.
The majority had attempted to bring be
fore the house a bill to reduce this taxation,
and to lessen the inflow of money into the
treasury. By amendments made in COM
mlttee of the whole, the relative rate of
duty had been placed at S42 80 on 500.
This modera bill had been met by storm
OF denunciation and characterized as free
trade measure. Was S42 80 ON 500 free
tradef What state had per cent rate OF
taxationf In the majority of the states it
did not exceed 81 on 500. The tariff of 1916
had been spoken of as free trade tariff.
Mr.. Mills then took up the bill in de-
tail, beginning with the chemical schedule
where the rates of duty had been reduced
from $32 81 to $2S II. On earthen and
crOckery ware the reduction had been 81 in
500 They called that free trade. If $50
on 500 was free trade, in Gods name what
was protection! Sugar showed next to the
largest reduction in the bill-larger than in
hemp, jute, iron and on everything except
woOi-yet the bill had been called a sec
tiOnal measure. To get 100000 of pro-
lection on sugar, the government had to
collect $5S, 900, 900 of tariff duties
ON PROVISIONS.
On provisions, the reduction was 81 on
Sl00-more free trade 1t was less than 81
on cotton goods. Was not that moderate,
the duty still remaining at $3S OF? In
woods and wOOienS the reduction was S2C
on 800, and most of that had been caused
by placing wool on the free list. The man
utacturer would get free wool and 40 per
cent. protection, or 5 per cent. more thar
he now got, and still they said the bill was
a free trade measure. Articles amounting tc
S20, 900 had been placed on the
free list, and S6,390,000 of that
was wool Cotton had been
the chief product of this country, yet the
republican party had put it on the free list,
and they We're right, but when it was pro
posed to touch wool the combination that
ma le the protective tariff was struck, and
they said: ''Ye shall not touch it"
The next article on the free list was tin
plates, 700, 900. Not pound of it was
produced in this country The COMMITTEES
proposed to give this money to the consum
ers, yet their action was called free trade
If that was free ira de, make the most of it.
SALT ON THE FREE LIST.
Salt was next. Because a few people
were interested in its manufacture the com
mittee was stigmatized as free traders for
putting it on the free list. Burlaps was not
made in this country. 1t had been placed
on the free list. Hemp and jute made up
So, 900 of the free list. With all the
milk that could De given this baby industry
it failed to grow. 1t was dying and must
soon disappear The republicans had used
the same argument in favor of striking
down the sugar industry.
Opium paid $46s, 900. 1t had been placed
on the free list.
Cotton ties and bristles the latter pro
duced in Russia) had also been placed or
the free list.
A food product-currants-that con
cerned labor in this country had beer
placed on the free list, yet the committee
had been taunted with being free traders
Their opponents said: "If you want any
thing free take a free drink of whisky.
[Applause.]
lakes on express companies, on telephone
companies, on all the wealth of the country
had been removed. but none of the taxes
on labor had been removed. Wool grew on
sheep There had been much sympathy
expressed for sheep. The democratic party
sympathized with man. 1t wanted cheaT
clothing for the poor. The republicans
wanted the duty kept so high that neither
wool or woolcns could be brought in
With product OF 30O, 600, 900 pounds, which
were they going to do! The democrat
| proposed to let in wool free and let Oul
wOrkmen make it up into clothing
FOR LABoR's BENEFIT.
| The bill was intended to benefit the con
| dition and increase the waf ss of the labor
ing people [Applause.l 'rne government
| should not NEEDLE with the people. They
! could take care of themselves. They wer
the most Intelligent and best people in the
world. and could give employment to al
| of the labOrerS if congress would but lie
| them alone Why should we not have fire.,
raw material, and have an opportunity t.
| contest on equal terms with foreign manu-
| facturers We would have a fair field anC
open fight. fApplause.] The democratic
| party intended to appeal to the virtue anC
| intelligence of the country. Money was
| being poured into his district in Texas *
beat hlm for reelection to the fifty-frs
congress, but he wanted the country tC
know that the people of his district were
not for sale. The committee had reduced
the duty on steel rails from S17 to SlI per
ton, and it was charged that that was al
effort to destroy an infant industry
In conclusion, he said he haC
referred to suit of clothe
during his speech. He said that he haC
nothing to take back. He had inquired
and had found that a $40 suit bad been pro
tected to the amount of 81 03. He had hear
that that SUIT was to be photographed anC
used W. the campaign. He wanted q
! photograph in the brain of every voter th'
| fact that $40 suit was protected to tn
amount of 81 03.
THE VOTE ON COTTON TIES.
Az the conclusion Of Mr.. Mills speech
which was applauded, all Of the amend
ments were agreed to- with the exception
! of That on C tton ties, on which Mr.. Nc
| Kinley demanded a yea and nay vote. Il
resulted in 10 yeas to l2S nays, and tn
! amendment stands as agreed upon in com
! rnittee of the whole. Mr. Gear of low
| republicau, voted with the democrats. Mr.
! Randall was paired with Mr.. Hogg, o
| West Virginia,
TAKING THE VOTE.