The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-05
A TILT OVER THE TARIFF
HAWLEY THINKS HE LED VANCE
INTO A TRAP.

tion He thought Nearest Right the
North Carolinian Named EnGland's
The Connecticut Senator Then
Launched Cut into Exultant Asser-
tons.
WASHINGTON Jan. 4.-The Senate at
1925 o'clock today resumed consideration
of the tariff bill, the pending question being
an amendment offered by Mr.- Vance to
paragraph 331 relating to stockings. Mr..
Allison asked Mr.. Vance to withdraw the
amendment stating that the finance COM
mittee was considering the propriety of
Offering some amendments to paragraphs
321 and 322.
Mr.. Vance complied with the request, and
those two paragraphs were passed over in
formally.
In the course of the tariff debate Mr..
rYawley of Connecticut interrupted Mr..
Vance and asked him whether there was
any nation which (he thought had any ap-
approximately just system of taxation; and
if not, which of the nations was nearest
right.
Mr.. Vance replied that the system of tax
alton which was nearest right, so far as he
was acquainted with them, was the Eng
lish system.
Mir. Hawley-That is about the answer
which l expected to get
Mr.. Vance, see what you call t'the true
inwardness" of your question. The object
is that you may charge that we are in the
English interest," that we are follow
ing the system; that we are forei gners
to our own people. But there never was
greater piece Of hypocrisy than this pre-
tense of dislike to foreigners. You only
dislike the foreigner when he brings some
thing to sel-when he brings in a blanket
or pair of shoes, or anything else, cheaper
than you are willing to make and sell it.
Then you desplse the foreigner, and appeal
to all kinds of prejudice agai st him.
WHEN HE is WELCOME.
But when the foreigner comes himself to
underbid American workmen and take the
bread out Of his mouth you welcome him
with an open and hypocritical embrace
That is what Is universally done; and half
the factories of New England now are filed
with men who are not even naturazed
citizens of the United States, but who come
across the border from Canada
and elsewhere, and who return
with the profits Of their labor. You vel
come that foreigner who comes in the
midst OF your strikes, when you can use
him for the purpose of putting down and
suppreSSing the efforts of the American
laborer to secure his share in taxation i'm
posed in his name. But when the foreigner
comes with anything t. sell he is dnathema
DlGrGn0thG; all men are characterized
as traitors who desire to purchase his pro-
ductlons at a reasonable price.
HAwLEY's DIsCLAIMEs.
Mr.. Hawley-l gave the senator from
North Carolina no excuse for saving that
dislike foreigners. l have no personal rea-
son for disliking England or Enelishmen. [
disbeieve in the English system of taxa
ton; and what [ wanted was TO get one
Democrat if not more to aYow frankly the
honest purpose of that party-that the
adoption Of free trade IS the policy of that
party. Not one time in fifty, on the stump
or III the newspapers were we able, in the
last campaign, to get Democratic politi-
clan or editor to tell the truth in regard to
the position of their party. An avowed
free trade meeting was held in Boston the
other day, glorifying the campaign,
gorifying the President of the United
states, glorifying every effort in
behalf Of free trade, prophesying glorious
future for it and the great progress to be
made under it.
ALL THEY ASK,
All we ask of the other side is that they
snail tell the truth about the inevitable
drift of their party, that which the whole
world knows, Including themselves to be
Vue truth that they mean to bring the
Il country to the adoption of a system of
4 taxation that will tax only articles of
universal consu" ption practically poll
taAl. nat IS what the party means, and
81 Iia1 IS why asked the Senat from North
Carolma the question. l wished to know
N what system Of taxation was nearest to his
luea' and he said that the English system
"a Was. England levies no protective duties
# / : 81 afv of
duce. P-'
N UNABLE TO ADOPT PROTECTION.
.. lhere are many things necessary for the
III 1ooio ana Tor manufactures which she
o"uuou produce; woods which she cannot
bro| ana cotton which she cannot grow.
o. Cuat England is utterly unable to ADOPT
TIr g protective policy if she wished to do So.
arot,e 49, we 70 uaVe territory ranging from the
AIcuc 70 the tropics, covering a wide range
S',ai S,sD ana west, with the possibility of pro-
Suotug tSot utmost everything in the world; so
. 1"aG Ia; we can live with what we produce
" t.,oi. Iaiu ~ I'M, tne rampaign that If we bad the
M iIin9us Ohlnese walln of free traders a
oal ruliuied W miles wide and kept it up for fifty
IA ICt's, Iot a. Sne breaking down of its gates would
ioU uhd us needy or starving. but a rich
'"pPy' ana intelligent people
A LESSON FROM JOSH BILLINGS.
III tIVo - 80 eplled TO Mr. Hawley. He said:
~ nau once in this country a phi hiosopner
N I'm good deal Of hard sense. expressed
aro.' l'r Tau Enghsh-Josh Billings. One of his
n c cP3G' egIns was, that In order to bring l1p a
sor a,-'u az ~ the way he should 60 it was neces-
1Li1 ior the parent to go that way once in
coI nie' aI' NOW, In order TO get your politi-
r. az uEEeiSafles 10 tell the truth. the Senator
~ on S9Al ecucut should do so himself once
fnIie f, laughter He says that am
of mee-rader, and that the policv
and by party is absolute free trade;
to 't bil ue bases that statement ON nv answer
Of ta question as 20 which foreign system
tbot I1"li,h "a n Is most admired. / told him
mesriI5 vue english system was nearest right
own y, OF all the other systems but our
Laughter on the republican side.
NJ. pI LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST.
maI ne senator's will contain themselvas
tBuent, tBe and perhaps the laugh will be on
oVuer side of their face
anv not mean by thu
we Il @.oroVal of that system under which
t,onsao God forbid as God did forbid IL
Mo-. e,. OF years ago, from the ton Of
sta,i i-T ~ Plnal when he said "Thou shalt not
craft Laughter and approval on the demo-
what @etueI am not authorized TO saw
party o ore sentiments Of the Democratic
NJ DAWES SEEKS A wHAoK.
One -l, -. DLawes-WIll tho senator answer me