Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-05

-toSo sucOllCS SulOICc tue 1leSlueuI anu
his party have made it perfectly under
slood In this country and abroad thst
their acceptance Of these theories is CON-
plete SID that they intend to put the
AZ to the root of the protective
system. 1t will be noticed that in 1860,
after fourteen years Of revenue tariff, the
total production Of domestic WOOL WAS
60,264,9l5 pounds, or IL pounds
four years Of protection, the totsl pro-
pounde, or 81 pounds per capita.
Ials increase lustifas the policy Of
affording
THIS IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT
adequate protection. Ths development
OF wooden manufactures in the United
States has been arrested by inadequate
duties that were imposed upon the manu-.
fsctures CT wool by the SC. Of March 8.
1883, which taken together with the
erroneous classification OF manufactures
OF worsted have led to greatly increased
lmportstions from E1gleld, Germany,
France and Belgium. II is only By the
miintslnsIcs Of the Americsn sygtem
thst operatives in American 1oolen mills
csn hope to retsin tee Immense advnn-
over the Woi kiuguen Ct Elgiald, Ger
many and Frsnce.
1.-THE promotion Of all industries CT
wool and wcclens has nor, however, been
bene t1ciel slCpe tn person employed IN
WOODEN mills. Il has at the same time
helped to increase The wages and rewards
Ofiarm hands. Ii has enabled US 10 Mise
ana sell 800 00G,000 pounds OF wool
0l1 10
to employ operatives in working up 40O,-
COO. coo pounds. where hut S6,O00,000
pounds we're raised and manu-
featured. Coincident with this con-
slant edVance in wages and enlarged
emploYmen';shere hss been great -educ.
ton in the cost of wooden goods to
American consumers Free trade IN
wool and bare revenue duty for wool.
ems would compel manufacturers to raise
other crops, of which the supply is
sireedy greater than the demand, and i.
would close factories in which many
army OF operatives CT employment and
force down the wages CT sill other labor.
All this
SACRIFICE AND SUFFERING,
this arrest OF harmonious progress and
10 face in the nope that, with one-s.xth OF
the worlds supply OF wool cut off, We
may thereby get cheaper wool and
rational the loss would far
tain the wages of our workers and to de- |
velcp our own resources than to abandon |
our f5lds, step our mills and look to Eu-
rry1l fNr tna ,vN1r -
products"
The msl1rity terms the mill5 bill s |
sectional Gill;" and eOye it's prCvtsicTs !
paint to an attempt to discriminate in |
flVor OF the planters Of the cotton grow
ing states; TN n:tsmp. II sca with the vain
hope that 1t m5Y De found possible to
achieve permanent prosperity CT one Sec
lion at the expense CT another" The
war tsri1 Is being maintained IN time cf
peace.
In conclusion the report says:
umerou:j .ugg s!ions for the r3p,Ai #
Bill internal revenue taxes and the aboli-
tion CT the entire internal revenue sys-
tenn, but they deem the adoption OF this
course st present both impracticable and
these taxes would create large srnual
1efcit, but for the farther reason that
axes levied on distilled spirits used as q
beverage should DC retained, And legisla-
ion 10 protect American dsiry products
rom fraudulent impositions should be
.nf0rced."
THE REPORT OF THE MINORITY
makes document Of 12l printed pages.
y -rrJtp thn Ga Sh.S 81 .
preparation CT substitute for the House
'ill no member OF the minority Of the
committee wss consulted or in
ormed IS to rs provisions
Until it wss reported to the full commit
zee on September %. The minority re-
,ites the work Of the subcommittee in
tearing statements, arguments and sp-
,esls Of manufacturers and others who
that the present high rate OF
ariff taxation shall De maintained, and in
most instances prompted not by any
evenue necessities but alone for the
purpose Of Increasing their own profits 81
he expense Of 60, 000, 900 taxpayers. Con-
inuing they say: "I.is safe to say that
IL the interests benz flied by the high
tariff have been FULLY heard,
nd have had much influence in shaping |
his substitute, while the gcea. body OF I
ne people, the taxpayers and victims OF l
ais policy, have not appeared, and have
lot been heard"
II is then said that the short time that
be substitute has teen in the hands Ct
he minority has made 1t difficult
TO ASCERTAIN ITS EFFECT,
ut the difference between the House bill T
nd the Senate substitute ia apparent and
adicsl at the outset Ia the matter OF rev
nue.. One is framed IN the interests OF =
he public Treasury, the oEner IN the in
crest Of private pockets. Ole Is framed
q the interest Ct the whole people, the
ther in the interest CT 500, 900 msIufsc-
1rers. One is designed TO reduce both
overnment revenue and tsxstlon espe-
tally which bears heaviest upon the nee :,
ssaries of life. The other is intended D
} raise public revenues indeed, but to q
lairtsin private revenues by Increasing n
nd rs!sinir e taxation ON all necessarias a
life. Toe substitute relieves on. a
ecesssry tobacco in sll It's forms e.
zcept cigar, cheroots end cigarettes,
ON internal taxation, ard gives Tree :,
cohol to the arts. The substitute ffs,s G.
, the people free whisky and free to- 81
scco, leaving all expensive machinery =,
Y the collection OF revenue lad the en- O.
,rcement Of the law in full force, Will. "
increases taxation upon sexual and y
necessaries CT life"
The minority c.nlinueg: "Cotton ties
ca c,rofu1