The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-16

" the amt quantity mould bc imported
this year az was imported last year, thii
would increase the revenue 81 400, OOO
II had taken from tho dutiable list and
put upon the FREQ list forty.cight arti
clcs which last year paid into tho treas
ury s6i, 800. 900, SIS, 900. 900 Of which wa.
from sugar alone.
Referring TO tho growth Of tho carpet
industry In tho United states, Mr.. Nc.
kinlcy said that the price Of carpets had
gone down while the nd valorem equiv.
alcnt had gone UP. IL was the high nd
valOrcm that gentlemen on tho other
side ssw. while thcy shut their eyes To
the diminished price. Tho favorito a..
ssult OF the Democratic free trader and
revenue tariff rcformcr was 10 parade
this high pcr ccntage and ad valorcm
equivalent TO show the enormous burden
Of taxation imposed upon tho people.
When steel rails were 500 q ton there
was an equivalent ad val0rcm duty upon
them of 90 per cont, but tho very in.
slant the price Of steel rails had been re-
duced TO $40 n ton. because of this
duty Of % per cent, which had
induced manufacturers To engage
In that business, tho nd valorem
equivalent went up TO 80 per cent. Tho
Democrats looked ut tho pcr cent, the
Republicans looked at tho prices. The
Republicans would rather have steel
rails ut 800 pcr ton and an nd valorcm Of
M per cent. than steel rails nj 500 u ton
and IN I'd vslOrcm Of rs per cont. The
Democrats pursued tho shadow; the Re
publ cans enjoyed tho substance. Zap
plause.l The Democrats would rather
havclow al valorcm equivalents and high
prices than high ad valOrcm equivalents
and low prices. What was tho complaint
against tho bill? Was IL that IL would
stop expectation and interfere with for.
eign markets? The foreign markets were
M accessible under the bill NJ under exist
Ing law. They were ~ accessible under
the bill M thcy would bo under nbsO.
lutc FREQ trade. Tho committee would
encourage foreign trade and sustain
II, but what pccu liar sanctity hung
about tho foreign market that did not
attach to tho domestic marketp Was
tho foreign consumer o better consumer
than tho American consumer? Was not
tho American consumer q better con-
sumcr, and therefore u better customer
for tho American consumer?
Under tho system of revenue tariff.
Mr.. Mckinley declared, this Nation
bought more abroad than IL sold and
paid the balance In gold-an uncarthly
state Of affairs. The organized 0pposi.
ton to the bill came from tho c~onsignecs
here n tho cOnsignOrs and merchants
abroad. Why! Because IL would check
their business. Tho press Of other
countries had condemned tho bill. Why?
Because II worked against them. This
bill was an American bill. made for
American interests. Much had boon
said about foreign trade and COM
mcrcc and vast domestic commerce
has boon ignored. What would II boot II
that tho product Of tho great Wcst found
their markets In New York and Chi
cagO rather than In Europe? Why pass
over thC best market of tho wOrld-the
homo market? notwithstanding all "
these crOakings. however. tho Amcr!.
cans wcre now exporting moro products
than NJ any time In their history.
Americas exports had increased rs per
cent. more than tho exports from free
trade Great britain. While Great
Britain had between 1870 and 1880 lost
i3 per cent. Of her commerce, the United
states had gained - per cent. and with
tn" same aid 10 shipping that urcat
britain gave. tho ships of tho United
states would pillow every sea, under
tho American nag. In successful
composition with tho ships of the
world. tApplausc.l I'm. tho Atlantic
coast this year would be produced
Ion, ZOO Ions Of shipping, built by Amer
lean workmcn III American material.
This Nation had enjoyed twenty.ninc
years VI continuous protection the
longest period since tho foundation Of
tho Govornmcnt-and found itself In
greater prosperity than at any other
time. In tho arts and sciences. In
wealth. In National honor. tho country
was ut the front. In 1870. after fourteen
years ~ revenue tariW. tho country was
In u state of depression with neither
money nor credit. II had both now and
had . surplus revenue undcr tho Nor
rill tariff confidence was restored
and courage terminated. With q
great war on hand. with money flowing
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mont industries were springing up on
cvcry hand under the bcncAccnt inhu-
cnce NJ protection. Tho accommodations
of h working classes had Increased
and their deposits In savings banks cx-
c"cdcd those ri the working class VI any
other country, The public debt ~ tho
United States pcr capita was lcss than
that " any Nation ot tho world, Yet
mon were found to talk about tho r..
straints We put upon trade, Tho great
cst good to the greatest number, the
largest opportunity FOR human cndcavor,
were the maxims upon which the pro-
'"c'ive system rested. lApplauscl.
MI. Mtils Tslks.
Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, followed Mr.. Nc.
ktnlcy, In opposing the bill he declared
that this was the first bill tina, had
come before tho American people with
its mask torn on like u highwaymAu
demanding their purses. tApplausc,
To check Importation waS to check OK,
p~ortation Split hairs ~ one might No
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