St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-17
DEMOCRATS DISSENT.
Carlisle Enunciates the Doctrine
Of the Minority.

Of the Minority.
Mr.. Carlisle submitted the views Of
the minority on the bill. The minority
discuss the tariff question at length,
pointing out the differences between
the two political policies in the matter,
and defending the doctrine of the Dem
ocrats. Summing up the question the
minority say: 1--WE believe, therefore,
that the only manner in which our i'll
dustries can be helped by legislation at
the present time, is to exempt from taxa
ton the material they are compelled to
use, and to reduce propOrtionately the
taxes OH finished products, so that all
our farmers, mechanics, and manufac-
turers may be able to compete on equal
terms with those of other countries.
That is the policy we advocate and
which we desire to see inaugurated and
completed just as early and
as rapidly as circumstances will
permit. The capitalist who has invest
ed his money in those industries, the
laborers he employs, and the domestic
consumer to whom he sells, would all
be benefited and nobody would be in
jured. With untaXed materials it is
evident that they could afford to pay
their labOrerS better wages than they
can afford to pay them now, and still
sell their products to consumers at
lower prices than are now charged"
Concerning the internal revenue feat
ures of the bill, the minority say:
"While we would be willing to repeal
the internal revenue taxes on tobacco i'll
connection with reductions upon other
articles which the people are Obliged to
use, as was proposed in the bill which
passed the last house, we cannot agree
to measure which provides for the
abolition of any
Part of Such Taxes
and at the same time increases the rates
of duty of cotton, WOODEN, and linen
clothing, and on earthenware, glass
ware, table cutlery, and many forms of
iron and steel which cannot be dis
pensed with. Besides, about the only
substantial reason that can be urged for
the repeal of the tax on tobacco is the
fact that the governmental supervision
and control neceSs airy to enforce its col
lection is constant source of veXatiOn
and annoyance to those engaged in
manufacturing that article. A mere re-
duction of the tax from eight cents to
tour cents per pound does not dispense
with this supervision and control to any
extent whatever, nor does it diminish to
any extent the expense OF collection.
The same supervision, the same books
and forms, the same bonds, oathS, and
penalties, and the same number of Of
ficials will be required to collect four
cents per pound that are required
to collect eight cents per pound"
The policy of placing farm products on
the dutiable list, as provided for in the
tariff bill, in order to give the farmer
protection, is referred to as fallacious.
The minority hold that it is impossible
to protect the farmer against foreign
competition in his home market, be-
cause it is claimed he has no such COM
petition. Regarding the cut in sugar
and the sugar bounty, the minority say:
The last years grade of sugar, which
is now made free, yielded to the govern
ment S54, 1874, 1Sl, all of which is now to
be surrendered, and the sugar industry
is to
Become an Annual Charge
upon all the people who are engaged
in other occupations, some of which
are far more important, and all of which
are fully as meritorlous as this one. In
1888, which is the last year for which
VIC udNC CUHplCuC IOtul uSs tiiO nuSdl
product in this country was 375, s55, ST.
bounds, so that even if there should
be no increased production under
the bounty system, the sum which
the people are to be compelled
to donate each year for the support of
this favored industry will be $3.50, 600
or sl13,OOO,OOO during the fifteen years.
But the very object of the bounty is to
encourage the production of this ar
ticle, and its advocates claim that in {
few years it will result in a domestic
supply equal to the whole demand fol-
home consumption. In addition to the
home product we imported and con
sumed during the last fiscal year 2, roo,
42l, 1902 pounds of sugar not above No
16 in color, making total annual con
sumption, including domestic and i'm
ported, of 3.O76, 277,079 pounds; anc
therefore, if the system results as it.
advocates predict, the annual am nsd pa paymen
without anv increase in the amour
now consumed. We protest against thu