Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-10
Debate Continued on the Tariff.

In committee 4 whole on the tariff
bill, Crisp of Georia. said the protection.
lists seemed to have worked themselves on
to the belief if possible to devise q way Of
obtaining money fG the support of their
own government y collecting something
from the people oil foreign governments
II wac absurd to nike proposition of this
sort. No man Of sncerity would question
the proposition tht the people of the
United States alouep paid every dollar that
went into the Treaary. The people we're
interested in understanding Why it vas 90
large an amount ofthat which represented
to them labor and it, should it be taken
and accumulated asurplus in the Treasury
Txrlf was . tax paid primarily by the
importer aud recolIcied by him from the
individual to whouhe sold his goods The
article which camel sale was charged
with every item ot expense that entered
into it up to the tim when it came to the
consumer Ntnetyper cent Of the manu-
factured art cles usd in this country were,
it was claimel. prouced by domestic man.
ufacturers. The Ei.tiDg law has given
them the market plctically without com
petition in very mny manufactured arti-
country compared 18th the prices Of those
articles in other contriss we're more dear,
not more cheap. e did not believe that
to the manufsc;ure protection had been q
beneH system. He declared the reduc-
tiou in the prices shoe. and other useful
articles was not dudo tariff. as asserted BY
the republican part, but to invention.
Walker Of Massachusetts,, asked if il
vas not tariff whicIhai caused inventions
to be made here ipuch prolificiness
Crisp denied this and declared that no
le egislation could pveut American geniu.
and enterprise froi cbeapenina the neces-
sites Of life. I. ~ aosurb to ascribe in
vention e protecris. The msjoriry of the
| ways and means ,mmittee, said Crisp,
we're pledged ts . -inciple OF protection,
and vet offered . 70 to farmers II said to
he farmer it had u dutv on his products,
when the truth ws.hat il would 10 him no
rood The way toene6t the farmers va.
| to give him free "a, free cotton ties. and
r. dnce the price necesaries of life.
| The gentlemen on lie other side claimei
thev were recorii, the verdict Of the
people. The peor did rot sgree on tbs
tar question and rally settled it at ths
polls Il 70 geperiy believed that the pro
tected industries hi put together . sreal
campaign fund, which they bough
Blocks ef Five" nd SO men to vote Il
carry out their ids. After she republican,
bad obtained mons and place in this way
they psoposs d to Rund that money in th,
shape Of ., illesalnd unjust tax.
Paspe Of New Ek referred to the pas
sage of the Mile h BY the House of the
nfheth Congress 81 its rejection BY th,
Senate The issu vss tubmifted to IN,
people and they rdered . verdict. Tn,
gentleman from kas Mllls) had SAID
be knew how the epubEcans carried ID.
the election. OF crse the gentleman did
He came into the -ural districts Of Neu
. York fxei up with canal boat and fou
mules. The gentlsan thought that methos
: Of Iocomosion abo fat enough for tn,
denocfafic party. { vas about y near u
70 The times . theemocrasic party vas
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