The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-08
The Debate on the Tariff g;u.

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The Debate on the Tariff Bill
WASHINGTON, May THE committee OF
eiecllons reported on the Alabama contested
election case of McDufie VS.. Turpin in favor O
ile claims OF the contestant. Ordered printed
Mckinley, of Ohio, moved to go INTO commit
tee of the whole for consideration of the tarif
blll. Mckinley said he hoped to close the de
pate by Saturday evening
NILS OF Texas, protested against the short
Time allowed for debate
Mchlnley's motion was agreed to and the
house went into committee of the whole. Nc
Alhley then took the floor in support of the bill
lie SAID the result Of the last political campaign
the majority in the House, and the presence
OF harrison In the Presidents chair. meant that
arcsislon OF the tariff was demanded by the
people, that that revision should be along the
me ana IN Iull recognition of the principle and
p11T bo ItsS, OF protection. Applausel.
Inc Dill presented was in fun continuation of
the policy OF the protective tariff The Hill had
not aDolShed internal revenue taxes as the
committee had found abolition unnecessary
INC PHI recommended the abolition of all
speclal taxes and the reduction OF the tax on
tooacco ana Snun, and removed restrictions
upon growers of tobacco With these excen-
tlo.s Inc internal revenue law stood as at pre-
sent mis- reduced Internal taxation over ten
1nllllon dollars The bill also liberalized draw
backs on imported raw Materials when ex-
lOl bGO dllCr illnuiacture. The law nj.
lows q 80 per cent. drawback
alter discussing the bill more in detail Nc
hinley sad that under the duties fixed by the
OH, the annual imports of s2500O0OO of agri-
cultural products would be supplied 10 the peo-
PIE OF the United States by American
farmers rather than by Canadian farm
ers, and that the s25OOo,O0O distributed
among the farmers would relieve some
OF the depression prevailing and give them CON
1luence and courage and increased ability to
Ialae Ihe mortgages upon their farms. During
we've years OF reciprocity with Canada the
United States had bought more than il had
sod. What Canada wanted, what other coun-
Irles wanted, was free ana open market in the
United States. What the United States
wanted II IL ever had reciprocity, was recipoc-
lily with equality
Mckinley explained and defended the wool
schedule and the paragraph in the metal sched-
lue concerning tin plate, and considered the
Tree list. Referring TO the growth of the CARPET
industry IL the United States. he said the nrjce
OF carpets had gone down, while the ad valorem
equlVaIect had gone up. The favorite assault
OF the Democratic free traders and the revenue
larlI reiOrn1erS was to parade this high per-
cehlage ana al valorem equivalent 10 show the
enormous burden of taxation imposed
upon the people When steel rails were
elOO ton there was an equivalent
az Valorem duty upon them of IS per cent but
when rails were reduced to $50 a ton Ii was
because OF this duty Of 2S per cent which had
induced our manufacturers to engage IN that
business, and the ad valorem equivalent went
up TO 55 per cent. The Republicans looked ot
prices. The Democrats would rather have low
iiQ Nalorem equivalents and high prices than
nigh ad Nalorem equivalents and low prices
There was a complaint against the bill that IL
would stop expectation and interfere with orr
foreign markets. Was the foreign consumer a
better consumer than the American CON
suI Iiss Under system of revenue
farm we bought more abroad than we sold
and paid the balance in gold an unhealthy
state OF affairs The organized opuoSition 10
the Dill came from eonslgnors here and con
slgnors ana merchants abroad. The press CT
other countries condemned the bill Why? Be
cause II works against them. This bin was an
Anerlcan Dill! made for American interests
j exporting more products than at any time in
our history. Our exports increased SIS per cent.
more more than the exports from free trade
had, between 1870 and lSs0, So lost eti'ai "a
per cent. of her commerce, the United
States gained % per cent, and with
gave, the ships of the United States would pillow
every sea, under the American flag. in success
Jul competition with the ships of the world We
nag enjoyed twenty-nine years of continuous
protecuon, the longest period since the founda-
non OF the government, and found ourselves in
greater prosperity than at any other time In
lo6O after fourteen years of revenue tariff the
country was IN a state OF depression. We had
neither money nor credit. We had both now
The accumulations of the working classes had
increased; their deposits in savings banks ex-
ceeded those OF the working classes of any other
country. These deposits told their own story
The public debt of the United States per capita
vas less than that of any nation in the world
We lead all nations in agriculture and mining
Could any nation furnish such evidences of
prosperity: Yet men were found to talk about
Inc restraints we put upon trade The greatest
gooa 10 the greatest number, and the largest OPP
por1unlfy Tor human endeavor were the maXiIls
upon which our protective system rested. GAp-
plausel.
AT the conclusion of McKinley's speech, he
WsS warmly congratulated personally by al
most every Republican member present, while
the cry, " Vote, Vote ~ was heard all over the
western side of the hall
Mills followed. He declared this was the
first bill that had come before the American
people with its mask torn off like highwaymen
demanding their purses. To check irunorta-
ton was to check expectation. When me re-
fused 10 take the products of other nations.
that refusal was Introduction against our
exports, and as We removed the barriers to free
eSeClhange, we increased our trade. Protection
anu carried out to its logical con-
clusion, it meant all work and
no results g, Mills criticised the provisions
OF the bill relating TO hides, tin plate and sugar.
and then said "At length these gentlemen
were brought to their knees at the confessional
and were bound to admit there was widespread
depression throughout the agricultural regions
What did the bill do TO aid agricultureg Ii mt
sugar on the free list. Two years ago the Demo-
Gratis stood here and declared the country was
on the edge of dark shadows The Republicans
had ridiculed this, and had said |
that farm mortgages were only a fur |
ther evidence OF prosperity and wealth |
why olu nOb the committee treat sugar as IL |
treated wooden goods and cotton goods and iron |
goods: Why did it not put protective duty on |
sugar and compel its production in this country /
and carry out the protection policy: The com |
mttee had found out that the wheat and corn |
production was in danger and increased the /
duties. The United States exported 100000 |
business of wheat q year and last year imported |
1,s46 bushels. OF corn 69,000.000 bushels were |
exported and 1883 imported. This immense /
importation must be stopped The committee I
proposed TO deliver the rye farmer from all |
peril. How much rye did the United States i'm
port: Sixteen bushels last year. A majority OF |
the committee let the portcullis fall In |
order to save the cabbage patch |
.aey had placed duty on cabbage |
the panacea for all ills. The farmer could stand
In his cabbage patch and defy the world. This
was a cabbage head bill. The Republicans
must do something more than this in order To |
fool the farmers. This bill would almost stop
the expectation of agricultural products, and |
then the Republicans would hear storm worse |
than Nebraska cyclone. Agriculture was
chained like a galley slave. When her bonds |
were rended and her products exported TO
foreign markets. the price of those products |
would be increased At home and abroad and |
the increased price would extend to employment
and production in all departments of labor;
the industries OF the country would develop
until they produced 10 per cent more
han could be consumed in this country
The surplus was constantly increasing. |
and the question was, what is Con
sress going TO do about its The Democratic
gay was TO let down the barrier and let the sur