Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-08
SUGAR
In THE HOUSE DEBATE YESTERDAY,
But II Does Not Swsstsn the 0ratorical
Controversy.
CANNOES AMENDMENT DISCUSSED.
Pig Iron Kelley Reads Him Out Of the
Republican Party.

WASHINGTON, July After some rou-
tine business the House went into Com
mittee 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 Pennsylvania, announced him
self to be Republican, devoted to the
doctrines OF its party and to the uttsrances
of its National Convention. He was a pro-
tectionist 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)
makssn assault upon the platform recently
adopted by the Republican party. The
system of bounties had been proposed to
the country under the highest auspices. 1t
had been first proposed to the American
people under the auspices of George Wash
ingtOn; % years had passed since then and
in no instance hsd a bounty been granted
directly to an industry. In early days the
fisheries had been sustained by bounties
avowedly as q school for 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-
nounced him as 'chattering old crank"
aud this was republished in Philadelphia
paper under the heading, ''What q West
ern editor thinks Of Mr.. Kelley" Yet
when the convention met they said,
Here is man who, since 'S1,
has pleaded and urged that we
follow the example of the fathers of
the country and abolish internal revenue
taxes and pat tine 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 drukenness and crime and in
sanity will 90 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
he 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
he 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 he sup.
ported. For the same reason given TO put
sugar on the free list, every American pro-
ductiou could be put on the free list. The
amendment was opposed to the principle of
protection. 1t WAS distinctly and accur-
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 80 much more reputation in the coun-
try than he had, had seen proper to ar
raigu the amendment and his (Csnnon's)
position as un-Republicsn, if not unpatri-
otto. II 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 it. He had no feel
ings save those of kindness toward the
Gentleman from Pennsylvania. II he diff
tered from him radically and positively,
he begged to assure the gentleman that he
did it respectfully, bat the gentleman
could not ask him to sit still and listen to
him place the party to which they both be-
longed IN q position which in his mind it
did not occupy. II 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 l have got
to choose between taking o tax off sugar,
which is the revonue tax only, and taxing
the tax off spirits, will take il off sugar.
Applause Having said this much,
appeal from the gentleman's construction
of the Chicago platform to the platform
itself"
Mr.. Peters, Of Kansas, said that he
would favor a protective duty on sugar,
even if not pound was produced outside
of Louisiana, because to be q consistent
proteclionist he must support law protec-
tive of an industry that was eonfined to no
one State.
Mr.. Gear, OF Iowa, announced himself as
iu favor of the amendment for the reason
that il was q sound, practical bust
ness proposition, and argued that
it contained no word or line
disagreeipg with the platform. Mr.. Hen
dersou, of Iowa, was for the amendment
and thanked the gentleman from Illinois
(Canuon) for his courage and ability in
presenting the views that he hsd.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, said
that the day for bounties was over. The
system might temporarily remain in some
of the States but it would not last. TWAS
absolutely elusive. If bounty were
given to sugar it would not last for two
years.
Pending q vote, the Committee arose
and on motion of Mr.. Eggers, of Arkansas,
bill was passed authorizing the construc-
ton of q bridge across the Missouri river
near Kansas City. Adjourned.
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