The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-17

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grades are still taxed heavily for the
benefit of the manufacturer and he is left
with more protection by the bill than by
They removed the sugar tax which
Treasury and but one-ninth to the man
uiacturcr only to place many millions
more than the sugar tax on other things
where but Onc-iourth of the laws exc
cution went into the Treasury and three
iourths went into the private Golfers OF
favored manufacturers.
Mr.. Chairman, when we reflect that
$l2,COO,Q 900 paid on bountlcs OH silks,
sugar, etc, has to be raised by the inn
position of taxes on other things where
Lhrcc-inurths go into the manufacturers
pocket and ouc-iourth into the Treas
ury, 1t will be seen that the tax is still
q burden Of $4,000, 900 indirectly to
the people. and that instead Of their get
ting 3GU, ,UUQ, 900 OF rclict by this change
OF taxes they have hardly obtained So
100000 OF net benefit. The whole bill
Was harartcriHcd by conscicncccss i;l-
vorltlsm Tor the lew aud mcrcilcss op-
PRESTON OF the many.
Mr.. Chairman, Tor the first time in
The history OF the country those who
/ passed the law supported it with the
avowcd purpose OF preventing imports
and destroying revenue. In all other
! laws ever passed on this subject, at least
! those having the measure in charge had
sense OF official propriety TO profess that
The law was invoked to raise revenue.
| The cNi4tnclcs OF the preceding cam
paiTn had required a vast amount OF
money TO carry the elections. 1t was
, raised by rousinG the apprehension Of
some and promising benefit to others.
| The promises OF that campaign were
! lut into statutory form.
Our opponents have made great
boasts OF the benefit they have Bestowed
on the country by that portion oftEc
trin bill they passed which provides for
''rcCiprOcitY' with other countries. 1t
! provides Tor the imposition OF taxes and
remission OF taxes by the President OF
! thc United states alone. He may a.
coydlnG TO the provision, III his discrc-
! ton, as often rs he sees fit, impose two
ccutS Il pound tax on sugar; three cents
4 pOun on COlCc; one and Il half cents
Il POUND on hides and ten cents pound
on tea. lie may impose these taxes at
VIII and remit them at pleasure. lie is
not required to consult either the cab
met or Congress. llcmay levy $j0, ,000,-
600 without cOnVcnlng Congress or con-
Sulting that body il it is in session.
am aStOnlshCu that i'll Il free republic,
where the right OF taxation through
chosen Representatives. was bought with
bloud,s such 4 thing IS possible as the
>uircndcrOi this light to one man. The
most sacred right the free man has is &c
determine the extent and manner OF his
taxation. But 1t IS sad 20 reflect that II
Years alter The right o! SCli.taXatOn was
substituted Tor taxation 'withOut rep,
res scntatlOn" some OF the sons OF these
SrcS have so degenerate that they were
willing without protest, without even
Il murmur, to surrender this blood bought
right to the President OF the United
States.
MCMilln described the evil working
of the system Of rebate OF duties when
i'm ported goods are exported after hay
ing entered INTO manufactures, described
the destruction OF American commerce;
analyzcd the duties imposed by the
Mckinley bill; demonstrated from
The workings that bill that taril IS a tax
and this was his pcroration:
Mr.. Chairman, this question OF cXccs.
siYc increase in rates OF taxation has
been passed upon by the people and
condemned in Il manner not to be mis-
taken. Thorough discussion preceded
It's adoption. Newspapers and periodic
ais dId Their work III informing the pcO.
pic Of Iii" changes. Then came an adj
IanCG IN prices, speaking in unmlstak
able tones Of the hardship that comes
20, Al
ton came and never Was such defeat
administered TO Il rCcrcant party as was
visited upon those who had passed this
measure. From Maine to California,
from the lakes to the Gulf, tie people
rose almost IS one man. They con-
dCmncd it in bulk and detail. They
rclcgHtcd TO private life the leaders who
haG conceived it and The followers who
had executed 1t. An arrogant ajority
was converted into an insignificant
minority. New England sent a majority
Of Democrats here. The North and
south sent Il maiOrlty. SO eVcrWhclm-
lnG was the defeat That if you divide the
country INTO two sections, North and
South, and remove every Democrat from
the South, thC Democrats from tho
North would still be in 4 majority. II
You remove every Democrat from the
North those from the South would have
Il majority OTcl thclr opponents. Those
who held Tie clothes while the others
threw the stones iurcd as III as those
WHO did the stOning. Rank and file
were snlittcn hip and thigh, uniil to-day
there arc but Il handful OF those who
favored the bill left on this floor. On
the other hand, among Democrats who
opposed it only one n the United States
who was nominated was defeated by Tie
people. The handwriting is on the wall
and is not to be mistaken. The people
/ have resolved, and they will make the
resolution good, that they will have a
reduction in the rate Of taxation, or a
! still further reduction OF those in Con-
gross who favor high taxation. The
! battle is on. On one side is arraycd the
Democratic party in favor Of just taxa
ton; on the other its opponents, clamor-
ln| for excessive and unjust taxation.
We would not avoid the conflict if VIC
! could and VIC could not If we would.