The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-02

incomes and the capital and deposits Of
banks. But these latter had been
removed, aud those which the gentleman
said worked hardships had never been re-
moved. The gentleman had not done the
very thing which he said the Democratic
party was responsible for not doing. He
(McMillin) remembered the gentleman
coming before the House and saying that
he favored the repeal of the system, but
that his caucus had determined otherwise;
and he had bowed his neck TO the yoke.
[Applauss on the Democratic side.
Mr. Kelley-Has not that been done now
by your Democratic caucus? Applause on
the Republican side.
Mr.. McMillin-Why does not the gentle
man offer a substitute now which will re-
peal the tax?
Mr.. Kelley-When we come to amend
ments you will find that l will offer one,
and make you vote on it.
Mr. McMillin-Does your party favor a
total repeal of the internal-revenue sys-
tenn?
Mr.. Kelley-I speak for myself.
Mr.. McNlilhn Who Will speak for your
party? Laughter.
Mr.. Kelley-Will you vote for such an
amendment?
MIR. McMillin-I do not propose to vote
for such an amendment.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine--Then what are you
talking about!
MIR. McMillin stated that S12O, 0O0. 900
was annually received from internal taxes.
If those taxes were removed, where did
the gentleman from Pennsylvania propose
TO get the revenue? Did he propose to re-
place the tax on tea and coffee!
Mr.. Kelley-No.
Mr.. McNIillin-You have not the courage
to do it.
Mr.. Kelley-Have you and your party
the courage to tax tea and coffee?
Mr.. McMillin-We do not propose to
take off the internal tax. There are none
of us brave" was Mr.. Reeds comment.
Mr.. Kelley Would the revenues of the
Government be endangered by repeating
the tobacco tax, including the Sl2,OO0,00O
derived from cheroots and cigarettes?
MIR. McMillin-They would not be en-
,dangered. Yesterday there was presented
to the Senate petition of seventy minis
ters of the gospel and between three hun
dred and four hundred teachers and 120
physicians of this city in favor of enacting
laws in the District of Columbia which
would prevent the sale of cheroots and
cigarettes to children under 10 years of
age.
Mr.. Kelley would vote for it.
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan, was the next
speaker. He said our tariff on imports
was to-day confessedly protective, in that
lit was levied not for revenue only but to
encourage American indu stry and protect
American labor. One wing of the Demo-
cratic party, under the leadership of Presi-
dent Cleveland, assaulted the system, de-
nounced it as vicious and illogical, and
declared it to be not only unwise but I'M
constitutional. On the contrary, the Re-
-,
tariff, that in levying duties on imports
revenues should not alone be considered.
but that those duties should be so adjusted
as to give encouragement to American
capital and employment to American Ia
Dor. The Republican party insisted that
the present protective system should not
be disturbed, except so far as might be
necessary to correct its incongruities and
harmonic its provisions. II Congress
followed the lead Of the President in his
his bold declaration and secured reduction
by such revision of the tariff as he pro-
posed, leaving untouched, as he suggested,
the internal revenue system, not only would
the protective system be destroyed but the
nation would be out on the highway of free
trade. As members we're free traders or
protectionists the bill OF the committee
would be approved or condemned. The
pending measure stood without a parallel
IN the history of American legislation.
Conceived in darkness. brought forth in
secrecy, its parentage carefully concealed,
ii was ut last laid at the door of the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, where the ma
iority took it up as tenderly as though il
were a legitimate offspring, hurriedly
brought it into the House to be adopted by
the Democratic party, aud nursed by the
Sarlot of free trade.
But whatever its parentage, whether
British free trade or Golden Club-either
of which was capable Of the outrage JUS
tice and fairness compelled him to state
that public suspicion of its parentage did
not attach to the members of the majority
and in further vindication of their high
character il would be no violation of the
secrets of the committee room to state thai
when pressed on this point no member OF
the majority was go lost to all sense o.
personal pride as to acknowledge the
parentage. Think of the majority of {
great committee of the National House o.