The Russellville Democrat., 1890-04-24

the Republican members, excepting Mir. McKenna, of California, who dissented only from the sugar schedule and part of the silk schedule
 MT. Carlisle submitted the views Of the minority on the bill. The minority discuss the Tariff question at length, pointing out the differences between tho two political policies ir the matter and defending the doctrine of the Dem ocrats. Stunning up the question the minority say:
 We believe, therefore t.a'.ss = IT. only way in which Ins:.-.etrIes can be helped by leg ..ion at the present time Is to exempt from taxation tho materials they arc coni peled to usc. and to reduce approximately the taxes on finished products, so that all our farmers, merchants and manufacturers may be able to compete on equal terms with those of other countries. That Is the policy we advocate and wbie..s-se desire to see in- augurated and completed just as early and as rapidly as circumstances will permit The capitalist who has invested his money in those industries; the laborers he em ploys and the domestic consumer to whom he sells, will all be benefited, and nobody would be injured. With untaxed materials 1t is evident that they could afford to pay their laborers better wages than they could afford to pay them now, and still sell their products to consumers at lower prices than are now cnarged.
 Concerning the internal revenue feat ures of the bill tho minority say:
 While we would be willing to repeal the internal revenue taxes on tobacco in con nection with reductions upon other articles which the people are obliged to use, us was propose in the bill which passed the last House, we can not agree to a measure which provides for tho abolition of any part of such taxes and at the same time increases the rates of duty on cotton, woolen and linen clothing, and on earthenware, glass ware, table cutlery and many forms of iron and steel which can not be dispensed 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 necessary to en- force It's collection Is a constant source of vexation and annoyance to those engaged in manufacturing that article. A mere re- duction of the tax from eight cents to four cents per pound does not dispense with this supervision and control to any extent whatever. nor does 1t diminish to any OK tent the expense of collection. The same supervision, the same books and forms, the same bonds. oaths and penalties, and the same number of officials will be required to collect four cents per pound that are re- quired 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 fal- lacious. The minority hold that 1t is impossible to protect the farmer against foreign competition in his home market because. it is claimed, he has no such competition.
 Regarding the cut in sugar and the sugar bounty the minority say:
 Last year the grades of sugar which are now made free, yielded to the Government s5l, ,s94, ISL all of which is now to be surren- dered 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 merltorlous AS this one. In 1858 which is the last year for which we have complete returns. the sugar product in this country was S75,sJ5,s11 pounds, so that even If there should be no Increased pro duction under the bounty system, the sum which the people are to be competed to do- nate each year for the support of this favored Industry will be S7,520,000, or slls,- 000, GOO during the fifteen years. But the very object of the bounty is to encourage tho production of this article, and the adyo- cates claim that in a few years it will result in domestic supply equal to the whole de- mand for home consumption.
 In addition to the home product we inn ported and consumed during the last fiscal year, ,100, ,42l, 1902 pounds of sugar not above No. IS In color, making total annual con sumption, including domestic and imported, of 3,076,277,079 pounds, and therefore, if the system results as it's advocates predict the annual payment out of the Treasury will be $6l ,52s, ,i26, even without any increase in tho amount now consumed. We protest against the gross favoritsm and injustice of such policy, and we deny the moral or constitu- tional right of the Government to tax the people who grow corn. wheat, rye, and other agricultural products for the purpose of raising money to be given to those who produce sugar or any other article. The bounty visions contained in tn Is bill are confessions that the whole system which 1t seeks to strengthen and extend is system Of determinations between the various pro- ductive industries of the country-a system which imposes charges upon some for the supp ort of others. and disre2ards every principle of justice and equality in distriD- uting burdens Of taxation
 The minority state that in their opin- ion the increase in the tobacco schedule resulting mainly from the imposition of a duty of $2 per pound on unstemmed leaf for cigar wrappers, will be Si6, 3o5,- 925, instead of So, 754, 069 as shown by the tables, and they are confident that an analysis of the importations of that article for a series of years past will sustain their position. Of the effect of the proposed measure on the revenue of the country, the minority say.
 We do not mean to say that the bin actual ly increases the customs revenue $65, 000.oc0 over what 1t Is under existing law, but that 1t proposes to impose upon the articles It leaves upon the dutiable list, except sugar t.u r.F ( fl.s. amount collected on the same schedules last year. Itplaces upon the free list arti- cles which yielded a revenue of s6,039,s60 during the last fiscal year, and It makes reduction of S54 1922 ,1l056 on sugar and mo- lasses, and these two sums, amounting to s60, ,962 O79, being deducted from the s6s0 900 leave a net increase Of more than Si0Oo,0OO ip tariff taxation under this bill
 The report concludes as follows:
 In our opinion, the exercise of just dls- crimnation in the selection of the subjects of taxation and in fixing the rates of duty to be imposed upon each would enable the Government to realize from this sourco of revenue ample means for its own support, and at the same time greatly improve the present condition and prospects of all our citizens who have invested their means or embarked their labor In manufacturing, mining, agriculture and commerce. While we would gladly cooperate with the ma. 1ority in the passage or any measure which would relieve the people from unnecessary taxation, promote the prosperity of our var. ious industries and secure ample wages and steady employment to the laborers engaged in them, we feel constrained to make an earnest protest against this b Ill, because. in our opinion, it will not accomplish any of those desirable results.
 Messrs. Carlisle, Mills, McMillan, Breckinridge and Flower signed the minority report
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