The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-25

every measure that has been introduce
for the reduction Of taxation Tor tho paE
ten years has been assailed.
Now, upon this one question In refel
ence to the amount OF tariff taxation
tariff duties imposed upon articles /
that Mills BILL desire to make thi
statement. There was not a single iter
In that bill upon which duty was n
dnced upon which there was not ell
LEFT sufficient duty to represent tn
difference between tho cost OF the pre-
duc'ion OF that article 30 far as lhbor wa
concerned. I made that statement Il
1888 on the stump, and l asked the Re
publican reporters to say TO Republican
orators that l challenged them to nam,
one article. Afterwards tho reporter
told me they put It ut their orators, an,
the reply was that Governor Hill coul,
make his own speeches, and they woull
not reply to them. Applause. Eel
low citizens, they can't name 0nel
know they say this question is settled
but, my friends, in this country no Ques
ton Ia settled till II Is settled right
lCheers.l The discussion must 10 on
Every time you 20 into storo the in
creased cost OF your clothing and otheI
necessaries OF life brings up the question
THE SURPLUS.
My friends, l want to talk to you Q
little now abou. another question, and
that is the question OF the surplus. Iti:
scarcely necessary to talk much about II
now, 1t was an important question in
'SS, but in view OF the ex.ravaeauf ap,
proprlations Of tho Republican Congress
II is hardly necessary to discuss 1t now,
Laughter. The Republican Congress
kept oEo oil the party's promisea. They
said they would do away with the sur.
plus, and they did. [Applauoe.
The proper place for q surplus oil
money is in the pockets Of tho people.
[Cheers
They say, l know, that there are Ger.
tain interests which need the fostering
care OF tho government. l say 60 far as
that can be given without pilipg up n
surplus, l will not object.
know what they say-they say every.
body is given q little protection and no.
body is hurt.
CHESTNUT WITH gRIsrLKs.
This reminds me OF story. 1t is an
old one, but sometimes even an old
story relieves the moDotony OF this aues.
tion, and hope you will pardon me for
repeating 1t. There was q lawyer asked
TO defend client for etoaling hog.
The great American hog 1t mus. be OF
which We have heard so much about,
Laughter He says to him, "Did
you steal it?" you go on and try my
case, says the client; You present the
case to the jury" The jury was i'm.
paneled, the lawyer presented bis case,
thcy showed that he had stolen the hog,
traced it to his house aud his cellar, and
then they rested. The lawyer said:
What defense have l got? 1t is clear
case against you." Go and sum up
The case," SAID the client. He did 80,
and TO the surprise OF the laSyer they
verdict OF not guilty, anu
then the lawyer said to his client:
won't YOU tell how 1hsn verdict WAS
brought abCu!?" and he Gays: Eleven
,ut OF the twelve Of those ]urymun had
4 piece Of the pork" daughter and
applause.
That is the plan on which these Re-
publicans defend their tariff act; they
say go long SIS most of the people have a
slice OF the great larceny by Inis tariff,
hey are not guilty in tho passage OF
his law. Tns trouble is that two.thirds
u the people get very small slice.
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
In framing tariff measures, my frienda,
here are two fundamental principles
which the Democratic party insists must
De observed. In the iirs. place, we in
slst that there should BE- little or 10
tariff upon the neccssaries OF life. Sec
ondly, We insist that Sd far as possible
there should be no tax upon raw materials
necessary to be used in manufacturing.
These two principles We submit are es-
sential for the best interests OF this
country, aud upon those principles the
Democratic party is willing to 20 into
this contest and into every contest that
awaits us in the future. That system
helps all classes. ! know certain classes
want for wha: they sell all they can get,
but it ia the great mass ofthe people We
must look after. For that reason, both
parties some years ago puttea and coffee
on the free list. For that reason Con-
gress, in one OF its sane intervals-it has
had very few OF them lately-[laughter]
put hides on the free list. Applause.
This was q measure in the best Interests
Of the people, and benefit 10 the people
in the business Of tanning and shoemak-
ing.
l say this was done ten or twelve years
ago. There is not tanner in the coun-
try that wants this tariff amended or put
back. Well, in the late Congress, Mr.
Mckinley presented his bill, and in that
bill as reported 10 the House, duty was
again placed on hides, but thanks to
some courageous, sensible men, i. failed,
and to-day hides arc on the free list, as
they have been for several years.
Tho Mills bill placed salt on the free
lisr, but it was defeated. The Mckinley
bill leaves a duty on salt, l suppose in
the interest OF the great salt works Of
Michigan and my own State.
LuNEER AND HIDES.
I want to call your attention to one
other thing. We urged in favor OF plac.
ing lumber on the free list. We sai!
there can be no real objection to it. II
would facilitate building. 1t will help
every workingman. Lumber is becom.
ing scarce in this country. We know
10 reason why the plain people, the con.
sumers Of the country, the men who
want to build little houses, why they
should object to having lumber placed
on the free list. Wopresented our arsu.
mcnls. We were not successful. The
contest has been kept up ever since, and
l point you to the fact that the late Re.
publican Congress has been compelled
to reduce the tax upon lumber one half.
l point you to this TACT as the triumph
OF the Democratic party, because it
forced the issue upon the question, and
the House reluctantly granted it
in spite Of efforts OF the distinguished
Chairman OF the Ways and Means Com.
mittee. There is no reason why they
should not put lumbar on the free list.