The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-08-22
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4 principle OF their own philosophy, here We
have found that the hax, hemp ana juss
4 business, that for years We have beennu
that for years with an the paternal care and
tenderness that could be bestowed upon has
1 not prospered, and Is passing away; 1t is
I dying, it soon must depart; and hence ro=
4 peat, in the light of their Own philosophy
and learning the lesson from that side OF the
house, NE took It and put it on the free list.
4 IApplansc ON the DemocTztic side.
Another thing. we have taken opium,
$46S, coo worth of medicinal opium, a medie
cine for the relief OF the sick and the suffer-
ing, not an ounce of It grown in tho United
4 States, and that also we put upon tho fires
list. But they do not wnnt free opiuns It IS
whisky thoy want; they refuse opium alto
\ gether IApplause on the Democratic side.l
Have we endangered any one industry by
this changer And yet they demand that the
/ duty shall be put upon opium too, because by
4 releasing the duty It might be considered
step In the direction of t.treo trade
Well, what nextl We have got cotton ties
en- the free list. The duty collected ON these
Is Sl3l, 600 annually. Nearly all these cotton
ties arc made il foreign countries, as l am
I informed They cannot be made as cheaply
hero us in other countries aud brought here
with IS per cent duty. That was the rate
prior TO ths tariff of 1883 That rate Nas re-
4 tanned in tho tariff of 1855 There was SONS
ties could not be made 1t IS per cent, and
/ proposed TO increase the duty in order to
keep out cotton ties and give onr manufac-
turcrs the right TO make them; but Mr.. Nor
rill, tho great living father OF protection, re-
! fused to disturb the duty of IS per cent on
cotton ties The consequence Is That it is a
nero revenue duty, and the revenues are not
needed, but they continue to come, and the
surplus revenue continues to increase Tho
result is that we get Sl2l 900, not needed in
| tho present condition of the treasury, and
We propose to help to relieve this condition
by removing the duty To the extent of $751;
GO on cotton ties Yet, because we do thai,
| wear called sectional.
Ny friends out through tho northwest.
have you ever realized the fact that TO
very largo extent your prosperity is depen-
dent upon TIE prosperity OF tho soaltherif
plantcri Have you ever thought It might
be well to enable these poor people TO buy
more horses and more mules and moro hogs
and more of your bacon and lard
and fourl For years and yenrs you
hayc been sending these things TO
us Us the cllief consumers of your great
| products, aud we have been enabled tn ll.r-
chase them frcm yoa by Tic profits wo mako
on the production of cotton. But just in
proportion as you overtax your customers TO
that extent do you cripple their capacity To
buy; for just in proportion rs their capacity
to buy is crippled, your capacity to sell Is
| crippled
We have bristlcs, sI74. GOO. These we nut
on the free list TO help manufacturers make
brushes and give moro employment TO our
people and give them better wages These
bristlcs, am told, though l do not know
| whether it is true or not, come chiefly from
Russia They have certain quality of stiff
ness which makes them superior TO other kinds
and better than any that eau be produced here.
| As say, VIC have put them on tho FREQ list.
Does that injure any iil,;ustI,yi Who is hurt
by such an arrangement Not one. And yet
our friends ON the other side turn up their
eyes in horror and say, here is another
evidence of free trade that VIC arc forcing
upon the people. LApplause ola the Demo-
cratic side.l
And then we come to tho article Of cur
rants, Zaute, or other kind. TLe5e do not
grow In this countrys either. We propose to
put them ON the FREQ list. 1t does not disturb
n siaGlc laborer employed in the production
of nTants in this country; not ona Mono of
Them arg grown hero; none can be produced
hers, ond yet our friends on the other side cry
out again. Another evidence of free trade"
You must tax the people in their food. you
must tax the people in their clothing. you
must tax them in their implements of labor,
and, il you want anything free, take free
drink of whisky. [Grent laughter and APP
plause On the Democratic side
Here is lumber. We hnve put 1t on the
Eree llSJ 10 hnSitSsf Iuc people III Bue uOfIu-
west from the terrible and rigorous climate
of TINT region. We Democrats say 10 our
people it is tiIne for you TO be considered.
Prior congresses have reeased the taxes on
banks, the tax ON domestic manufactures
the taxes railroads, tire taxes OF telegraph
companies, the taxes ON express companiess
and the taxes for buying und selling ex-
changes All tho wealth OF the country has
been released, now the Democratic party is
again doing business ut the old stand and
says we intend To hunt the men who are liv-
ing in sod houses aud give them free lumber
fAWgRlnuSsl Wai ~s found ostrich feather, with ia.
of $500. There nre no Ostriches In this
country. This is not yet an infant industry
III tie United States. Ostrichcs are not
found on the western prairies, nor In the
northern woods, nor along the gulf coast, bht
our ladies' want TO wear the ostrich feathers
sometimes in their bonnets, and we do not
need the money, and why should VIC not let
them come in freel
When We asnin fnnugurate Grover Glove
land on the 4th of March next we viii want
all the ostrich feathers 10 adorn the hats and
bonnets of our ladies as they join in the pro-
cession and keep up with the band wagon.
[Applnuse.1
have been told, NJ. Speaker, and see
evidences of 1t, that my poor scalp is marked
ac trophy to adoFn the belts OF til6ss who
"receive the sole benefits of the tariff that
my Eetltl, 100. Is 0OoL1euhO the DaSiegEg In my
district the enemies of tho Democratic party
and the friends of this combination are
mastering their clans for a tremendous effort,
and they say that they intend to vacate
the seat have held so long. SEQ from tho
public prints that money is being poured
into the district represent, md ali the ele-
ments of opposition are organizing ard
mastering for the fray; but want to say 70
them here, once for all, that the people of
the Ninth congressional district Of Texas are
not for sale. tGreat applause on the Demo
cratic sideI
iave political enemies In my district;
there are men there who have given me many
hard blows IN former contests, which nave
returned in kind They win vote against
me; they viii do their best to defeat my re-
turn to the Fifty-first congress Their opposi-
tiou comes from principle. But all the tor
tures of the Ii quisition could not induce
them to exchange their manhood for money
and all the money that can be cxtorted from
the combination could not buY one of their
votes LApplause the Democratic sidel
Mr.. Speaker, before / conclude 1 want to
refer to the celebrated suit OF clothes which
the gentleman from Ohiol l5ir Mckinley ex-
hibi'ed TO the house during the delivery of
his speech On the 18th of Nay In thespcech
1t.