Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-03

90 enable corporations TO carry ON manu-
lectures of various kinds: and where
the Court said that such a law would be
for the benefit of the dOnee. but could
not be- sor the benefit of the people.
MIR. Blair put the case of bounty
paid ON crows la New Hampshire
Mr.. Carlisle replied that the bounty
might inure 20 the benefit of everybody
in the State, while the sugar bounty
could iuure only 20 tile benefit of particu-
Tar localities i'm the United States where
cane, sorghum and beet were produced.
So that il was not a bounty for the gen
eral welfare, but only to promote the
welfare Of particular localities.
ASKED To 500 on"
Mr.. Carlisle Siguifcd his reluctance
Co tire the Senate with his argument
and citations ON this point, but he was
encouraged 10y Dewocratic Senators
around him twhO appeared highly graft
flied with the effect his speech would
navel 90 "go on He did 90 on, aud
having disposed of the legal points i'm
NOlved, me said that the bill. having put
sugar ON the free list, and provided for
a bounty TO home producers, permitted
. the President 20 impose the duty on
sugar, unless the governments of sugar
/ producing countries ON this hemiS-
phere "Should do something that would
Doe satisfactory 10 his EXcellency.' It
was proposed not Co enact law that
should take effect on the happening or
not happening of q particular event or
occurrence or fact. specified and defined
iu the law itself (Which he conceded
could Doe douel, but 10 was proposition
[ 90 conlide To the Judgment or caprice OF
\ the President alone the determination
not merely of certain facts defined in
! the law. but of the results and effects
of those facts and circumstances.
The amendment offered by the Sena-
tor from Maine )Mr. lIalel had been
substantially correct: but the amend
mcut reported from the Finance Com
mittec and embodied in the bill was not
reciprocity; it was retaliation, pure and
simple. 40 form of words could dis
guisc It's true character
Coffee. tea aud hides had been ON the
free list for many years, and had been
put there for the benefit of the people of
the United States. and not rs an act OF
faVoritism or friendship TO any foreign
country producing them. Sugar and
molaSscs had been put ON the free list
in the pending bin ou the sole and dis
tinct ground that 10 would be for the
benefit of the people OF the United
States consumers without any re-
ation whatever tO the Question of reel
procity with other nations. The propo-
Sitiou was one 20 rctaliate on the people
LOT the United States 10y imposing "a
duty of lO cents pound on tea. cents
90 pound ON coffee, and from 81 TO 80 per
|cent on sugar. unless China. Japan.
Brazil and Spain should do certain
things. over which the consumers i'm
Che United States had no control. MIR.
Carlisle referred Co the Inconsistency OF
putting sugar ON the free list because
the United States did not produce a
large proportion of the amount con-
sumed here and putting a high tax on
tin-platc because the United States did
/ NOT produce any OF TO-
AFAL~E rEETENSE FOR FARMERS.
lie also ridiculed the pretenSion of
|opcniug south American markets to
the agricultural products of the United
States.
Mr.. Aldrich-What is the Senator :
prcteusi0ns? That we have no market
in South America?
Mr.. Carlisle say that there is no
market there for our agricultural pro-
ducts. ann not taking "a position against
.1 fair and proper reciprocal arrange
ment with the countries of South Amer
ica or any other country. But l am
coutcndiug that the pretense that this
+, to Doe done for the benefit of the farm
cps is a false pretense, and that it can
Ion'v result for the benefit of producers
of manufactured articles in this country
. (which are the kind of articles that the
people of South America want. ! do
not think that any Senator ON that side
Iof the Chamber seriously contempaieS
b chat this reciprocity clause will ever Doe
b IcNocutod Don any form whatever. / do
70 not think that any Senator on that side
D |of the Chamber will bee willing 10 tell
- the people OF the country that he really
expects the President of the United
Z States to impose duty Of 10 cents q
S pound ou tea, cents % pound ON coffee,
0 and from $50 tO so per cent. ad valorem
2 ou sugar. iu order O. force China. Japan,
p Spain and Brazil 90 enter into reciprocal
arrangements with MS.
g NE. BLAW'> INQUIRIES.
o. llr. Rlair-DocS the Senator from
- kentucky think that the reciprocity
section win Doe of substantial benefit 90
. the manufacturers of this country?
s Mr. Carlisle Reciprocity with the
countries of South America will be- of no
substantial benefit 90 our manufacturers
'uulcS, 10 is combined with stipulation
that the like privileges are not 10 Doe
-I granted to ANY other country. because If
|Otlcr countries are still left free 90 send
, In their manufactured goods made from
free raw materials ON the same terms
. that our, are admitted, we will stand In
F, the markets of South America precisely
las wc stand now, unable To compete
with Germany, France or England.
, This so-calIod reciprocity contemplates
D nothing of that sort.
Mr.. Biair-Then you do not antici-
, pate any substantial benefit either To
. the farmer or the manufacturer?
Mr.. Carlisle do not. regard the
r propo>itiona, q mere political device To-
D .aupeaSc. as far as possible. an indignant
A.. ipub.ic sentiment. and 90 check the rising
cloud of opposition TO this extreme poll
'cy of protection.
Mr.. Gray asked Mr. Carlisle To state
Il the additional revenue that would re-
D suit from the imposition of duties on
. sugar. coffee aud tea. and Mr.. Carlisle
stated 70 as So. 1O0, O0O-S2S 900. 600 for
sugar. S17e00.000 for coffee aud $500.
, 600 for tea.
Mr.. Carlisle spoke for nearly three
hours. aud 40 the close of his speech
some of his statements and figures were
challenged by Mr.. Aldrich.
BRIDGEPORT.
Rev CYRUS j. Hunter, OF Northeast
. Pennsylvania, has written TO the PresOy-
. f.,.ian CONGREGATION here positively declin-
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