The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-02
the country was hungering and thirsting
for more tariff legislation.


DISTRIBUTION OF THE DUTIES.
He believed in so distributing the duties
that were necessary for the purpose of rails
ing revenue for the support of the govern
ment IN such way as TO equaliZ5 the con-
ditions existing between the manufacturers
OF this country and those abroad. Ii he
were in doubt he would resolve that doubt
IN favor Of the American manufacturers,
but If he knew what the exact conditionswere
he would put the home and foreign manu-
facturers on the same footing precisely.
be should be recreant to his duty if he
gave his support to such a proposition as
the chinaware schedule. He knew that the
pottery manufacturers of Ohio were rich,
far richer than the people whom he repre-
sented, but if they could take half of the
American market, why, he asked, could
they not take the wholea
DON'T WANT 1T ALL.
1t was evident that they did not care to
do so, but only that part of it which left
them the greatest profit They had. more
or less openly, entered into an arrangement
with the importers, the importers taking
one portion of the market and the manu-
facturers the other. He knew that when
the contractor for the state house at Topeka,
Kan, wanted structural beams American
manufacturers refused to supply them at
fair rate, aud the contractor was
compelled to import them, although
they were paying duty of
lO3 per cent, and the same was true in re-
gard to the Texas state house. The Senate
he continued, owed some duty to the Ameri-
can people as well as to the manufacturers
There was a point where political sym
pathies ended and where business interests
began. The Democratic party had its full
share OF responsibility for the iniquities of
the present tariff law, and of thai which
was now proposed.
LOST OPPORTUNITIES.
The democrats in the House had had an
opportunity of correcting the errors and
wickedness Of the Mckinley bill, but they
had sought to evade the responsibility of
their votes, when by joining with the repub-
llcans who we're opposed to that bill, they
might have eliminated many of its errors.
He could see that the game of battledore
and shuttlecock between free trade and
protection was constantly going on for
political advantage on one side and for
personal advantage on the other; between
the two extremes the great body of the
American people we're being crushed and
ground. He would apply rule that who
ever demanded a tax for his own benefit
should be ready to show conclusively
that his interest was also the public interest.
The onus was upon him. Demonstration
should be made that every single penny of
the tax proposed was absolutely necessary.
be would cast no vote that did not represent
an informed judgment in that direction.
NO JUSTIFICATION FOR 1T.
But there had been no attempt to justify
the proposed increase of the duty, which
increase, he had been informed, was in
some cases 800 per cent. in the Mckinley
bill. Even if such an increase were only
on some little items, what fact it disclosed /!
How such fact opened up the whole
question and showed how much knowledge
the senators needed on the subject
1t showed that every item should b. gone
over carefully. for the purpose of ascertain
ing what the precise rate of duty ought to
be. No attempt of that kind had been
made.
The bill wenU over without vote on any
OF the pending amendments. and apparently
without the discussion being brought to a
close.
Mr.. Vest modified his amendment by
making two rates on decorated china and
plain china, 50 and 40 per cent. respectively.
The Senate then adjourned.