Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-09
SUGAR
III rHE HOUSE DEBATE YESTERDAY,
But II Does Not Swsstan the 0ratorical
Controversy.

Controversy.
WASHINGTON, July n. After some rou-
tine business the House went into Com
mitsee of the Whole on the Mills bill, Mr..
Springer in the chair, the pending amend
ment being that offered by Mr.. Cannon, Of
Illinois, on the sugar schedule. Mr..
Kelly, of Pennsylvanis, announced him.
self to be q Republican, devoted to the
doctrines OF its party and to the utterances
Of its National Convention. he was pro-
sectionist and believed that the system Of
protective duties had developed the coun-
try to its present industrial position and
was essential to the maintenance of that
position. He had been surprised to hear
the gentleman from Illinois (Cannon)
makean assault upon the platform recently
adopted by the Republican party. The
system of bountiss had been proposed to
the country under the highest auspices. 1t
had been first proposed to the American
people under the auspices of George wssh-
iugton; SO years had passed since then and
in no instance had bounty been granted
directly to an industry. In early days the
fisheries had been sustained by bounties
svowedly as O school for q volunteer navy.
Little had he thought that he should hear
Republican echoes of the anti-American
doctrines enunciated on the other side of
the House.
Mr.. Nelson, of Minnesota, suggested that
the gentleman from Pennsylvania was the
only man who was thoroughly endorsed
by the Chicago convention. Laughter.
Mr.. Kelley accepted the compliment.
When he made his speech in response to Mr..
Mills distinguished editor of Chicago de-
nouuced him as "chsttering old crank"
and this was republished in Philadelphia
paper under the heading, what West
ern editor thinks Of Mr.. Kelley" Yet
when the convention met they said,
'sHere is q man who, since 81,
has pleaded and urged that we
follow the example of the fathers of
the country and abolish internal revenue
taxes and put the accused thing whisky
in all its forms under the charge of the
respective States Of the union, where il
can be policed and where the revenue de-
rived from druksnness and crime and in
sanity will 20 into the Treasury, that has
to bear the expense of vice, crime, idle
ness and the hereditary insanity engender-
ed by taxes but unpoliced whisky.
The Convention did endorse him, and
be was ready to say, 'Lord, lettest thou
by servant depart in peace, for mine eyes
have seen the glory Of the Republican
party. Laughter
Mr.. McKenns, of California, said that
be too was Republican, and for that rea-
son he arose to oppose the amendment. 1t
had no true basis of fact or of principle.
For the same reason urged to support it,
every item of the Mills bill could be sup.
ported. For the same reason given to put
sugar on the free list, every American pro-
duction could be put on the free list. The
amendment was opposed to the principle of
protection. 1t was distinctly and accuT-
ately opposed to the Chicago platform.
That platform declared protection to
American industries to be the supremest
principle of the Republican party.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, said that the
gentleman from Pennsylvania kelly who
had so much more reputation in the coun-
try than he had, had seen proper to ar
raign the amendment and his (Cannon's)
position as metropolitan, if not unpatri-
otto. If the gentleman was correct about
this matter, if the Chicago convention
meant what it said. and if he Kelly alone
of the sixty millions of people had the
right to construe the platform, then he
(Cannon) must get off il. He had no feel
ings save those of kindness toward the
gentleman from Pennsylvania. If he diff
fered from him radically and positively,
he begged to assure the gentleman that he
did it respectfully, but the gentleman
could not ask him to sit still and listen to
him place the party to which they both be-
longed in position which in his mind il
did no. occupy. ~ tell the gentleman, in
the face of this House and of the country,
in the presence of my constituents before
whom stand for reelection, asking for
their ballots, if now or hereafter have got
to choose between taking tax off sugar,
which is the revonue tax only, and taxing
the tax of spirits, will take it off sugar.
Applause. Having said this much, 1
appeal from the gentlemsn's construction
of the Chicago platform to the platform
ITSELF"
Mr.. Peters, of Kansas, said that he
would favor protective duty on sugar,
even if not pound was produced outside
of Louisiana, because to be consistent
protectionist he must support law protec.
tive of an industry that was confined to no
one State.
Mr.. Gear, of Iowa, announced himself as
in favor of the amendment for the reason
that it was sound, practical bust
ness proposition, and argued that
il contained no word or line
disagreeing with the platform. Mr.. Hen
derson, of Iowa, wss for the amendment
and thanked the gentleman from Illinois
(Cannon) for his courage and ability in
presenting the vi avs that be had.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, said
that the day for bounties was over. The
system might temporarily remain in some
of the States but il would not last. It was
absolutely elusive. If o bounty were
given to sugar it would not last for two
years.
Pending q vote, the Committee arose
ant on motion of Mr.. Eggers, of Arkansas,
bill was passed authorizing theconstruc-
ton of bridge across the Missouri river