The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-26


is that spent?
"For whiskey, reckon" cried voice.
NO said Senator Vance, ''if that
Carolina, but we don't even get that. =
How is it spent? For disabled and de
pendent pensions we spend Sis, 100000
every year. Out Of every 500 OF that
800 goes North.
Two hundred millions of dollars is
spent for river and harbor approprla-
tions. and ST., 900, 600 goes North.
For public buildings so, is given
to the South for million spent III the
North.
Where in North Carolina we get s.
in protection, Massachusetts, gets 800.
Infamous Sectionalism.
A few days ago, in the Senate, the
sectionalsm of the Republican party
was aptly illustrated. The grain grow
ers of the West spend $40, 900, 900 year
for binding twine, the tax on which is
$4,000, 1000. A Western Senator moved
to put binding twine on the free list. |
clapped my hands and said ''Hurrah!'
and | made speech, and
Every Democratic Senator
voted to take off the tax and relieve the
Western farmers.
In the South we make 1000, 900 bales
of cotton every year, and it costs the
farmers $4,000, 900 per annum for cot
ton bagging. | moved to put cotton
bagging on the free list.
Every solitary unhung member of the
Republican party, except one, opposed
it. The ink wasn't dry on the amend
ment> to exempt bindingtwine before
they were guilty Of this meanness. 1t
was shameful l never got madden in
my life. | could hardly restrain !. :, ~
But did, though could not help tell
ing them about their pure cussedness.
A Good Joke.
The taxes are high enough now, and
yet the Mckinley bill increases them. 1t
reminded him of two Irishmen. One
owed the other Ga storekeeper) debt,
and he told him that he would let him
settle it with good note. Pat offered
his own note. The storekeeper said he
must give security. He went off and
got Tim Merony to sign if, and present
ed it. The storekeeper looked at the
note and said: ''Now wasn't it bad
enough without Tim Meroney's name2'
A Few Facts.
Thirty five per cent. has been the tax
on cot on ties heretofore. The McKin ey
bill doubled it and made it 70 per cent.
There is not pound of ties made in
America, and they doubled the duty out
OF pure cusSedneSs.
TinWare-not pound made in the
United States. A fellow IN Dakota dis
covered tin mine on his land and the tax
was carried up from 35 per cent. to 107
per cent.
The average tax on WOODEN goods was
So per cent. This means that when yOr
, buy one dollars worth of goods you pay
6S cents in tax and 80 cents for goods
The Republicans reduce the tariff OF
spices, &C. where the revenue all goe;
to the government and increases it whel
the manufacturers get it.
3 National Issues.
: The Senator then paid his respects il
/ vigorous terms to the conduct O
z Speaker Reed, and dwelt at length upol
the Force bill He declared that it wa
5 the last test Of manhood, and fifth
0 people submitted to it 'may the L3r
: have mercy on your souls" There i
e not stump-tail, yaller dog in Wax
: county for whom l have not more re
g spect than the North Carolina felloy
/, who favors the Force bill. He believe
4 we would have the next House and Pres
Il ident, and then if We get the Senate I
THE DEMOCRATS DO NOT REPEAL ALL tn
LAWS THAT oPPREsS Us, | WILL NEVER AS
p YOU TO VOTE THE DEMOCRATIC TICKE
q AGAIN.
Personal AIlusiOns.
d He concluded with some personal a
lusions Said that he came into publ
q life IL 1884 in the ablest Legislature thf
d ever met. He sought to prevent the wa
r but said he went with his people. Lii
70 the drinking man with his drunke
,e friend he said: 81 cannot pull you OF
Y. but will get down in the gutter wit
s you" He had tried to help and lift l
i the people Only once had they dis
a greed with him, and that was upon tt
d Sub Treasury bill. Here his speech ";
similar to that made in Goldsboro whit
was printed in full in the CHRONICLE
September 10th He had never foole
- the people, but had always given the
70 70 his opinion upon all public questions.
~ The Sub.Treasury Bill.
z He opposed the Sub Treasury bill:
ty 1. Because it was demonstrations
le The constitution gave no express or il
or piled power to lend money to any bod
ey | cannot violate any oath to support t
ht constitution.
rs 2. 1t was impracticable. But he sa
s. he would have been glad to have su
ported it if it was unconstitutional,
anxious was he to serve his people, a
: dc what they desired.
Relief must be sought by repeating b
I'd laws and not by enacting other laws.
~ there is tack in the bottom of yO
~ boot, you don't buy a new boot. Y
" remove the tack Above all, there is
Nv Wv hope for the farmer except by streng
~ ing the Democratic party.
The Farmers Alliance.
When the Farmers Alliance was Fl
of organized he was very apprehesive-1
a for his own sake, for he could afford
y. step aside whenever the people said
without a word Of complaint. feal
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