The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-27

creased by tho Republican Congress.
But, 1t has been said, to you suppose
1t Is here, as 1t Is with US, that foreign
governments pay the tariff tax, that
somehow or other foreign governments
pay their tariff tax.
Some OF you people know what tariff
means, but just for the sake OF the boys
here Will tell them what it means-it
means, boys, tax and when we speak
OF Import duties, custom duties, tariff
duties, 1t always means taxes-and
taxes always ut all times and under all
circumstances come out OF the pockets
OF the people of this country. l said to
you that 1t is part of the contention
of our Republican friends that foreign
governments pay this tariff tax and that
our Government is absolutely supported
by foreign governments. want to give
you an illustration OF that and then we
Will see about it. In the State Of
Illinois there lived not far from where
lived Republican who was a confirmed
believer in the Mckinley tariff bill.
He had heard his Republican Con
gresham say that the foreign govern
ment paid it's tariff taxes and he be-.
'lteved It, He went over to England,
and while there he bought one dozen
pairs o, socks. He paid small con-
sideration for them, and when he came
home, that Is when he reached New
York, he found that he had to pay q
tariff tax or an import tax amounting
to S2.25. He paid it reluctantly. and
then sat down and wrote to his Repub-
licRn Congressman letter. and told him
about the fact that he had bought the
socks very cheap in London. He paid
the S9.25 and knew that he would get &c
back because the consumer did not have
the tax, 'but now, Mr.. Congressman
said he. to what foreign government
shall apply to get back my SO. esp"
Voice: "Hit them again, old NANNY
That is all right, but don't like the
old man part of it. Now, my fellow
citizens, refer to that because it Ia alb
solutely unsurpassed; it shows tho alb.
surdity OF the statement that foreign
governments pay the taxes. The man
who buys, the last purchaser. Is the one
who pays this tariff tax. I will give you
little illustration on that point that
occurred when my distinguished friend,
MIR. Tucker, and were members of the
same Congress-, and am always glad to
associate myself with an honorable gen.
tlemen like he is. A bill was into.
duced in the House by Democratic
mem Der Of Congress for the purpose OF
taking the tariff tax of of qainine. I
DO not know whether it is used much
down here or not: but out in Illinois on
the creeks quinine is legal tender.
I'VE are compelled to use great deal
OF 1t, and we thought that it would be a
good ioea to cake the tariff tax off quiz
nine. That bill met with the hearty
support Of every Democrat. While the
bill was pending there was but enc ee-
tabltshment in the United States on
gagged In manu- featuring quinine, and
that was Powers &c Weightm an, in Phil
adclphia. One Of the representatives of
that firm came on and told mo, and he
told some other mem bers OF Congress-,
III you pass. that bill it will ruin u.s. /
tell you the honest truth, I was more
concerned about the parties who used it,
and thought we had better pass that
bill, and we old pass that bill.
THE tariff tax was taken entirely Off
OF quinine and what has been the result?
This, you can buy seven times as much
quinine to-day for one dollar as you did
before. Why? For the simple reason
that now when you pay one dollar YOU
get dollars worth Of quinine, instead
OF 20 cents. with 80 cents going into the
pocket of the protected tariff reformers.
do not know any better illustration Of
1t than that. Powers & Weighman, of
Philadelphia, are still in business. l
do not know how much money they are
making now, but I will venture to say
they are making ten times as much
money as any mechanic or laborer or
professional man in this county to. day.
"There Is an illustration now under
the Mckinley tariff bill. Our Repub-
lican friends claim great credit for hav.
ing taken the tariff off of, or reduced
the price Of sugar. by which you buy
more pounds for your dollar than you
did before. That is true, but in the
same bill Is provision that requires
that there shall be paid for fifteen years
Sl0,000,000 year out OF the Treasury,
which means out OF the pockets OF the
taxpayers OF this country, for the pur.
pose Of protecting another industry in
this country at the expense of tho con-
sumers Of sugar, and under the same
bill the high protective tariff party
stands upon dangerous ground when
they undertake to teach the people any.