Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

ana 10 lnOletbe our IofblEu bhho &aSl
made o bill, and here 10 q List Of the mer
who appeared before the Senate DOM.
mitfee TO tell how to make their bill.
The other night, standing here, I said
| that marveled 1t the mericAn peoples
blindness in permitting the men who
were interested ip our laws TO have tho
making Of those laws. said we did moi
| let q man sit upon q jury, nor judge
upon the bench, who had ON interest IN
| the cause to be tried; but that we do ill
| our houses of Congress with men who are
voting money into their own pockets; and
then said that IL you give me, or give
man, the right to make the taxing laws
and he could place his fellow countrymon
at his feet, and really, In the paucity Of
] argument, found myself proclaimed BY
certain gentlemen IS having Indicated Q
desire to place the people Of the Amefi.
can republic ct my feet. That Ia about
as near right a. they are coming lately.
Laughter and spplsuse
THE SENATE BILL.
But how does the Senate bill propose
to reduce taxation. The report on that
measure was written by John Sherman,
who ia held up % the great authority on
the tariff His views ought to suit his
party, as be has expressed enough vary
ing opinions on the subject to suit every
man, woman and child In IL. he first
proposes to increase the surplus by max
ing an increase. He would reduce the
duty on sugar one half, and repeal the
tobacco tai, amounting to ga, $40 600
per year. Six years ago he said the to-
bscco tax was the easiest TO collect, the
most certain, and one of the best sources
of revenue. Oan you get better authority
than this In regard to an item that
amounts to one third Of the entire pro-
posed reduction Then the bill increases
the rate on some cotton goods. The
United States Ia the natural home Of cot
ton. and we export both cotton and
cotton goods. OF what use is the
tax, except possibly for the benefit Of
factories Of the future. The report also
refers to tin plate with the allusion that
1t is o proper subject for amendment,
which means that the tax should be in
creased. Here in Delaware, where we
raise more fruit, berries and vegetables
than we can possibly consume, the great
surplus is used by the canneries. How is
1t proposed to encourage this industry
By taxing the tin plate from which the
cans are made. But there is no tin in
J this country, and the only possible pre-
|
may In the future engage in producing
: 1t. And for this every cup, every dinner
pail, and every other article manufactured
from tin is taxed. Why should II be
taxed to the extent of 5000. 900 an
\ nually, as at present The President
says the country doesn't want IL and the
Mills bill says put It on the free liat.
Great applause
The Senate bill further provides for the
B free admission of alcohol used in the arts
j and sciences. Well, II this Ia done, we
[ may expect to see science and art Hour
ish In this country in q way never known
3 before. Laughter. It is also proposed
7 to take the tax of Of tobacco and leave
il ON the necessaries of life.
5 Mr.. Sherman has suggested that BY
FREE INTERCOURSE WITH CANADA
we may find q greater market for our
: productions. II this be true of our north.
j srn neighbor, why is II not true in re-
D gard to Mexico and South America ? Why
= not let one item, wool, come In free Just
: to try il /? Mr.. sherman has preached the
I most unmitigsted free trade. I believe
very much in freedom Of intercourse and
- kindly commercial relations with Canada
9 and have done my best TO establish IL
q rApplauss Mr.. Sherman made speech
70 on the 18th Of September-he 10 chairman
y Of the finance committee and sat daily
u With his friends and knew that bill We.
e being msde-and why was It there WA
y not single item In II in the direction Of
2 his speech of two weeks agoa What Il
,- the game our Republican brethren are
9 playing with the American people
!, Is il fast and loose certainty or uncer.
. tainty? What do they mean You find 9
L man il one breath proclAiming for the
. most free and brotherly intercourse with
. Canada, and In the next breath making |
. bill shutting everything out, They ever
y put In their bill clause that would result
:: In putting back the tax on fresh fsh. L
fresh fish manufacturer Ia not fsi
not only O food of the people, but TIL
y most bountiiul supply almost eve
70 known? II simply comes and goes, and
le and the better 1t is.
as I can read the fine handwriting of tn,
~ men who framed this Senate bill, and
u every one did it in his own interest
y There must be more Just, generous
W comprehensive spirit Of dealing with th,
y great powers of the nation. We are no
y sitting as a mere levy court, dealing will
p small sums. We must not have smai
!. minds to deal with great matters.
~ After quoting from report made b!
70 aenator Evarts on May Goth, 1879, Il
g show that at that time the idea had no
y even occurred TO him that wages wer
! created by the hight or depth Of the tariff
. and that the workingn an owed TO hi
q employer the privilege Of earning live
lihood for himself and his family, Mr.
Batard continued:
= Ny fellow men, no evidence is 81
strong as unconscious evidence. Moth
e ing tells a mans character or intention
10 more than his unguarded utterRnces; ant
find in this document the benefcen
10 doctrine that the workingman of Amerio
~ him enables him to feed and clothe hi
" wife and children. would like TO asl
y the gentleman who penn.d this lette
70 vhat enabled the men who gained til
s- liberties Of this country to do their work
a. Who were their employers2 We're the.
ls benevolent olass2 It strikes me ths
what enabled the American oolonists Il
~ win their liberty was their manhood
w Applause They did not do 1t 70
" wages; they did 1t for the sake Of estah
~ - fishing free government; and do pro
test against the idea that one America
=, shall say to another that the tim
oi has come when he Is enabled /
- earn bis bread and the loaf for his Wit
'es and children at the favor Of any mar
~ Applause b What was feudslismp Thi
~ idea OF the necessity Of sustaining th
az manufacturer, or employer, by heavy tn,
az alton. in order that he might enable some
III body 10 earn o living. i spoke httl
- while ago about the French nation build