Telegram-herald., 1890-08-01
THE TARIFF.
Senator Merrill Speaks in Defense
OF MeKinley's Bill.
Prote etion the Only Cure for ills Com
planned OF bY the Farmer - Re-
marks Of Senator Carllsia


WAsHrsGrcS July SL-Senstor Nor
rill (NGl addressed the Senate on the tar
~ Wednesday. On tAe question OF agri-
cultural depression Senator Morrill,
said that tae only possible RENE
dy within the reach OF the Amer
can farmer MAS positive prOtec-
tioR against foreign competition,
and such encouragement 70 other aF o
cations as woald increase the consumers
OF their products. Senator Morrill,
went on 20 say that farm mortgage in
debtedness had been grossly exag-
gerated. and he understood that
the census reports would show
that farm mortgages in Kansas ani
Maine were less than one-quarter OF the
amount which had been represented.
The charge that 4 nericAn farmers were
hugely an debt or more so than the
farmers OF any other e.gntry, vas
gross calumny; and the farmers would
treat with contempt the crocodile tears
OF pity shed in their behalf by revenue
reformers who peddled out such de-
fsma.orY tales. The markets which
could not De found abroad had 10 be
made Al home. and they could only be
made by protection.
On the question OF sugar Senator
Morrill, said the adding OF free sugar 20
the breakfast table presented strong
er case than tee and coffee had present
ed in 1872 for like treatment Every
dollar OF the duty came out Of the poor
as well as out CT the rich. II
the revenue from sugar Of
over So, 900, coo could be .rudently
given up the duty should be removed
without hesitation. II, by a bounty,
the United States could. as has been
done by several European countries,
supply all its own sugar, 500 600, 900
would be kept at home that was now
sent to Cuba ard elsewhere never 10 re-
turn.
AT the close Of Senator Morrill's
speech the considera ton Of the bill by
paragraphs WAS continued. Tho amend
ment offered Tuesday by Senator Nc
Pherson TO make the duty on chronic
acid Is per cent. ad valorem instead of
six cents pound was rejected.
Senator Mcpherson continued to offer
on articles in tho chemical schedule,
but none Of them found favor on the
Republican side of tho chamber and
they were all mercilessly rejected by
party vote. The only change made in
the schedule was a reduction Of the
duty on chloroform from 40 to % cents
per pound.
Senator Carlisle (Ky.), referring to the
statement made by Senator Stewart
New, that all the taxes collected on
imports in Great Britain went into the
public treasury, said it was the opinion
of many that in the United States
three or four times as much went
into the pockets of private indi-
viduals as went into the public
treasury; and, consequently, that did
not appear in the per capita statement
The policy of Great Britain was to i'm
pose taxes mainly, if not entirely, on
articles not produced in that country.
The result was that the tax did not en-
hance the price to the consumer of any
domestic product. The policy of the
United. States, on the contrary-and il
was still further carried out by the
pending bill-was to put on the free list
articles not produced in this country
and TO impose taxes on articles similar
to those produced at home. The effect,
If not the object, OF that policy, was
to increase the price OF tho domestic
article