The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-05-12

theme in the House of Represen-
tatives, whore it will hold the
| right of way for the next fort
night. So far revenue reformers
have no reason to be ashamed of
the figures made by their cham
pions in the fight. If every
voter In the country could read
the debate on both sides up to the
present time and clearly under
stand the question at issue, thele
is not much doubt as to what the
issue would be. Representative
Ford, of Michigan, made some
telling points in his speech on
Thursday. Foi instance he sail
"a tariff which gives a compar,
lively small number of mon the
right and opportunity to tax
millions of our citizens AZ per
cent moro than their goods will
sell for, in open market can not
fail TO have the result of bnlld-
ing up and maintaining vast mo-
nopolies and trusts, whose enor-
nous profits are sweIled and in
creased by the tribute which The
tariff authorizes them to levy
upon the pockets of the people.
Congress has no right to take the
part of a few manufactures
against the great body of con-
sumers. But that is just what
has to be Done Our war tariff
declares for high prices for the
producer of iron, low prices for
the producer. of corn; high
prices for the producer of glass,
low prices for the producer of
wheat. The present tariff aims
to secure to few manufacturers
Il disposal of their goods at a
large profit
On Friday, Mr. Tarnsey, of
Michigan, who has been claimed
by the republicans to be opposed
to the Mills bill on account of its
putting lumber and salt on the
froe list, made speech placing
himself in line with the Presl-
dent. He SAID: 81 belong to
that school of politics which be-
lieves in collecting from the pock-
cts of the American people so
much money as Is necessary for
the proper and economical adj
ministration of the Government,
and not s. beyond. Neither my
self nor the gentlemen on my side
Of the House are free traders; we
are fair traders. We are not seek
ing to pull down the custom
houses Of the country. VIZ
propose to continue custom
house taxation, but we will re-
wise existing laws SO as to bring
taxes down to the bare line o
necessary revenue; and in so re
yislng the laws place the duty
highest on the luxuries of life anC
! lowest on iife's necessities. )"
Gen. Joseph e. Johnston, oui
present Commissioner of Rail
. roads, and the highest in rank o
: living officers of the Confeder
ate army, has been, at his owl
request, elected an honorary ant
contributing member OF e. d
Baker Post G.. A. r. of Philadel
phia. He is the only ex>Con
: federate soldier who has ever bee
received into the ranks OF Gram
Army Post.
. Speaker Carlisle's expecte
speech on the tariff IS bein
anxiously awaited.
Secretary Fairchild is oppose
to issuing fractional currency.
A bill has been favorably rt
ported to the Senate whic
/ provides for the erection of
= y public building In. every tow
q where the gross postal receip'
have averaged $4,000 per arnul
during the past three years.
Senator Voorhees, IN ade
speech on the Presidents m essae
in the Senate last week that hi
r attracted considerable attentic
l. on account of the plainness I
is some of its statements in regar
is to the treatment of the Sout'
se He also made an eloquent defen
W of Gems. Mcclellan and HaDcocl
Us recently attacked by the calumn
Or Gus Senator from Kansas, N
d Ingalls,. The latter is deep
Id riled over 1T and has announc'
OF his intention of replying to it t
morrow. He is doubtless frar
~ ing some of his most elabora
Iis sentences for the occasion viii.
y will contain all of the venom
IN which he is capable.
IN The agreement to appropria
Id quarter OF million dollars T
lis representation of the Unit
to States at the Paris InterpatIon