The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-03-18
THE rARiFf DEBATE.

The debate on the tariff was opened up in
congress Wednesday by McMillin Of Tenn.
epaec on the dcmocratic side and Dingey Of
Mnine for the republicans. The following
Is from McMillin's speech.
This congress was sent hero 10 correct
both evils by imposing less taxes and by
spending less money. The tariff law his
now been in operation for year and FIVE
months. Where are the beneficial effects
that were 10 follow from it2 Where are the
increased wages Che laboring man was to
receiver Where are the magnificent prices
the farmer and woolgrower were 10 realize
from it9 The farmer realizes from 10 3
cents less on . pound from his wool than
he did before. and challenge any repre-
sentative hereto point TO single line Of
manufactures in which the laboress' wages
have been increased by law. The bill was
paaacd under pretense of desire 10 bene
III the laLoring man. but what benefit has II
been to hinY
The whole matter may bc summed up in
tho fact that after two years experiment Of
high rites Of duty on wool The result has
been a reduction Of one.half in tho number
Of sheep in states east Of the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers and u reduction of abont
ono half In the prices Of wool. Nor have the
results been encouraging to wool manufac
tuners. They have been restricted n 10 tho
quality Of woolthey could afford 70 buy IN
grease by reason oftbe tariff They haze
been restricted In markets substantially TO
their own country. T'hey bsse besis forced
to lse shoddy IA 4 ssIsiitnic tsr-..l 5len.
goods and the sheep ldlsbandnen sleTiiyal. DO,
substantial benefit.
The authors Of the Mckinley bill take
much credit 70 themselves for having plae.
cd sugar on tic free list. They did. Ii il
true. place some aad most Rrades Of sugar
on the free list. but the finer grades are
stu taxed heavily for The benefit of the man.
ufaeturer, and he il left with no more pro.
lection by that bin than by the rates i'm
posed in the Mills bill. II il true City odd
millions Of dollars were taken of the sugar
tis, but this was not free win Offering,
Or the same measure provided for the pay
tnent Of $4,000 900 TO the producers cf
sugars ~ bounties Again, while sha CITY
odd million dollars tax wits taken OF sugar
m Increase Of duties. amounting 10 about
sdo COOS 900. was pat on other things, and
generally ON the neoessaries 0f life. They
removed the sugar tax which yielded eight
niliha nf iis benefits 10 the treasury and bns
ono ninth 10 The sugar manufacturer. only
70 place many millions more than the sugar
tax ON other things where but one fourth of
the law exacsions went into the treasury
and three fourths went into the private
Golfers q favored manufacturer. II will
BE seen that this Tax il still a burden Of sss,-
10000 indirectly 10 The people. and instead
ol their obtaining go. .000. 900 relief by this
change Of taxes, ihey hardly obtained si0,-
10000 net benefit. The whole bill Is
characterized by conscienceleas fssoritism
for the few and merciless oppression for the
many. In the confederation of the bill the
manufacturer alone il favored. but the con-
sumner isneyer considered. The exigeney
prcoeeding the campaign had required a
vass amount Of money to carry on lhe elee.
tions. II was raised bY roasipg the appre-
henisons VI sulne aud promising benefit "a
others. The promises of that campaig
were pa. into a statutory form. and ever
class except those who need II most have
been hoaedtod hy the various laws passed
by our opponents on the subject of taxation
since 1865.
lfno other goodrcsnlted from The MeKin
10y bill. II has taught the American people
that the tariff il tax and law upon shepeo
lpiewho consume thearticle upon which i
Is levied. With the tan removed iron
sugar the nFice is down in all American
s1sarketa TO an amount about equal TO th,
duty removed. On the other hand, who,
an additional TAX Of 2 .ents a pound wa
imposed on tin plate, tin plate went ii
IN price all over the country. So on pear
buttons, upon which the duty was vastl,
irereased; 80 on linen gooda Whateye
may have been the sisaaiion before. th
/ American reonae have come 10 know tha
.Ae tariti il a tax and have dealt with thos
2 who increased the tax in The last eongrel
accordingly by administering to the author
of the high rates 10 now have to pay, u
greatest rohuke that was ever administers
! 70 any party in this country. turning Il
republican majority into a democratic mi
o iority Il allAoat three fourths. There
another provision Of the present law whic
. should be ameaded. the one allowing tho
n WHO are opalant enough and have leasu
10 60 abroad TO bring in free of duty qua
% titles Of clothes Ms wearing apparel.