Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-05-21

lican Congressman to revolt openly. This
hitherto trusted party leader last week crit
icised uusparingly the bill and entered his
protest against the indiscriminate shutting
out of all importation. He declared his
loyalty to the protective system, but insist
ed that it dealt with conditions aud not
with national boundary lines, except when
the presence of those lines indicated the
presence OF those conditions against the in
fuence of which it was necessary to inter
pose the barrier of a protective tariff.
Competition never created new industry
they we're created by inventors. The
committee had tried to do the best it could
in framing the bin but it was not always
safe to rely upon the testimony of benef-
Charles under a law. He had indicated his
belief respecting the proper function OF a
tariff act and would sooner resign his seat
than depart one hairs breadth from that
belief He respected the wisdom Of the
committee. but why was Peter favored and
Paul turned down why the profits of GER
tain classes increased He could name
capitalists whose profits had exceeded those
of an the agriculturalists Of any State IN
the Union. There were some
things in the bin he did not like. He had
known Of an industry that had been able to
make 500 600 dividends on a capital of
81 100000 by protection. The country
could. in such cases, better afford to keep
these men I'm the Fifth Avenue Hotel, pay
their board and expenses and set them up
i'm the banking business. He favored prop
er protection, but these mem held the world
in their grip. The time has come when
some little concern should be shown for
American homes and fresides A great
body of employees in this country are foreign
in some great factories they are known
ON the registers by numbers because of un-
familiarity with their names.
There was such thing as paying too much
for am industry. Such was the case with
tin plate. The duty would be a tax on
every farmers patch, on every can of goods.
That tax would amount to S50,OO0,OOO be-
fore the manufacturers could declare div
idend
Mr.. Buterworth was heartily applauded
by the Democrats of the House, who yield
ed their time TO him. II is said his speech
will be circulated as q Democratic campaign
document.
Two weeks ago we referred to Republi
can Congressman Grosvenor's statement
chat during the next year Sl5O,000,00O
would bereQuired for pensious-43 per cent.
of the gross income of the Government,
and remarked that it was enough to stagger
the tax payer, whereupon the Richie Ga
-ette says:
"The taxpayer need not stagger any more
than he does now. No additional revenue
will be needed TO pay the above named
pensions
We know cur friend Of The Gazette to be
ageuerous man, but didn't suppose he would
give himself away" He is even mistaken
about the revenues being sufficient now, if
Gen Hawley, Republican Senator is cor
rect ia saying there will be a deficit Of 49,
100000 if the. proposed dependent service
pension bi Is become laws. But the trouble
is: the revenues ought not to be so much
the taxpayer Is impoverished by the pres
eut tax on the necessaries of life. We are
in favor of a tariff for revenue to carry on
the Government economically administered.
We are not in favor of prodigal expendi-
lures simply because the Government as
now controlled, has the power TO squeeze
the life and substance out of the people.
If the Government was wise and would, by
wise tarFlegislation, lower the prices ofcom-
modiues necessary for existence and COM
fort. the peusioner, who fills the eve of the
average politician, would be able, with his
IS per month, to get more by half, of what
he needs for it, His money would have
fifty per cent more purchasing power
The General Conference of the NJ Z.
Church. South. In session at st. Louis, elect
ed TWO new bishops on Monday Rev. DR..
Atticus g. Haygood, of Alabama, and Rev
Dr. u. p. Fitzgerald, of Nashville, Tenn,
were chosen. Dr. Haygood is one of the
most widely known ministers of the SOU d.
He is the ageu, for the distribution of the
slater fund.- for the education of colored
youth in the Southern States, an author of
ropute and a distinguished educator He
was elected bishop by the General Con-
ference I'm 1852. but declined, believing that
he could DO more effective service i'm the
educational work in which he was then en-
gagged Or. Fitzgerald is the editor of the
Christian Adrooate, published at Nashville,
the general organ of the Church to which
position he was elected by the General Con
ference twelve wears ago. Under his man
agemeut the paper has kept pace with the
growth and progress of the Church, and is
counted among the leading religious jour
nails of ,hecounry. DR.. Fitzgerald was one
of the pioneers in church work on the Pa