The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-12-29
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of the TarIn Reform Question What tho
Minority Report Of the Ways and Means
Committee says-The Report Written by
Ex-spe4ker Thoa. n Reed.
| WASHINGTON. Dec, ga The views OF
the minority Of the committee on ways
and means, as expressed by ex.spealscr
Thomas u. Reed, starts out in charac-
teristic fashion as follows:
ms most surprising thing about this bill is
the fact that this prop, sltion 10 raise revenue
VII lover the revenue Of this country IA 90
beloN the revenue Of isoa which was ouly
I t2tol@oabovc our erpcnseA
! This fact and the other fact that by this bill
the larger part Of the burden OF taxation is
transferred from foreigners and borne by our
own citiz ms should always BE- kept in mind
dnring the discussion. Hal tho committee
IN making what tho chairman on the
foor 81 the house has called a
] political biil,' followed the plain,
uneomprcmisiug declaration Of the party which
They rorres,nt and abolished protection. fiv.nu
Us u iariG Ter revenue only, our task in COM
lneating upon The result Of the commiiteos eaort
would have been much more simple. The bl
would thea hive be, = straight-iorEard, manly
aucinpilio carry out pledges, and woul1 have
pl eel IN issue two great principles So
| lar tie committee has departed from tho
doman o. the nation. that we are
tempted TO borrow a Thrase from Their
own platform and DESIGNATED tho bill as a
"coWardly makcshiit' were It not that the
results have been already too serious for mere
epiihetS such phrase, even thus sanctioned,
woelh b. out Of place IN q discussion which in.
wolves 10 much OF Importance 10 all classes OF
citizens II stlll. however remains fact that
the bill can In no way be justified by people
who claim 10 have obtained possession Of All
branches Of the government on o distinct
PROMISE which they now as distinctly ie.
pudiate
Hut the eonmitiee. instead q proceeding In
its RrcGi york Of Rbolishing protection and re.
Lowing tho people from the load OF taxation
which ihoy have always avcrred was the result
81 projection. has presented bill which IL
only another tari1 tinkering BILL the like Of
which has disturbed the conditions OF business
40 many times The last thirty years
II IA great misfortune that such is the case.
for had the bill been for revenue only ia the
only sense possible for that term. the peop.e
might have seen alta glance Whether they do
sired the one ~ Icy or tho other and tho
question might have been settled once for al.
aud tho couatry might have attained TO that ro.
pose. stability and certainty which our business
prosperity ~ mugh needs
II pro, ion be the object, why choose this
time q all oihiis 10 substitute for system OF
protection which has proved reasonably salts.
factory, one Of uhich We know nothing. and
with the principles OF which The revisers are
not In aocori
This other and fresher plan has all tho faults
which The trainers OF this hili eharred upon the
old and very few OF IL virtues The new plan
lnyolrns methoi 81 e, oouraginc manufacture
BY giving them What Ia cAllel elree raw ma.
ierlnl, 80 that what goea into the mill pays no
taxes, aud what goes into consumption pa ali
tho taxes Tho manufacturers pay no taHcs
on whai ih-y buy, and the people, the cquiya
lent OF taxes on all thor purchase
IL also happens that tree raw maier!alris
about TIE same 70 the producer and exporter
The soealled free raw maieriala, f" free wool
Tree coal and tree iron arc not put on the FREQ
Est With aHT reference direct or indirect 10
raising revenue
They are placed there 10 encourage manufae.
turors who arc 10 be compensated for any loss
In this market BY the markets q tho world
where they win have tho chance 10 struggle
with the cheaper labor Of the Old world. with
whatever energy ther may have left after the
struggle at home With that same oheAp labor
let In 70 or markets BY lower tArin, which
does not give us ne amponsation even OF a
larger revenue These deluslvc advant
ages arc 20 be given tho manuiac.
tarers al the expense OF the miners
Who dig cut the ores aud mine the coal. 81
the expense Of the farmers who raise the
WOOL and tAe railroads which transport ali
these products with these advantages, thus
obtained ~ the expense u other citizens, the
Manufacturers. forced BY the lowering OF the
tariff, 10 light for their markets at home. arc 10
enjoy unlimited foreign trade How they can
obtain y foothod In foreign lands when this
very htil "a drafted Upon tho supposition that
they can not keep their own markets without
protection seems beyond domain Of logic
II the wcoleus OF America need. as this very
bin assumes. ~ and 20 per cent 10 enable then
70 have fair how 10 our own markets. where
"a the unlimited foreign trade which awaits
them 10 countries where they are stripped Of
the 10 and 20 per cent protection and obliged 10
pay freight and all other charges aud fight con.
ncetions existing for scores Of yearas
The doctrine OF the democratic platform that
protection Is robbery and should be abolished is
incomrr henslble and sturdy. The new move
mcni on behalf Of mitlgaicd and sporadic rob
berry 10 contrary alike TO good morals aud pub.
lie faith An fAlfe prctcnscs are unWise, con.
frary 70 sound policy and sound Statesman.
ship Hence many Of ~ who arc sure that
the democratic platform is utterly untrue al.
mitied It's strairhiforwardncss and. directness
This hill framed by those WHO roprtseut tho
platform. can not receive that praise.
II pretcnds 10 revenue tarln, and docs moi
raise revenue II prctends TO give protection,
but destroys Il IN every way.
How the bnl viii act as revenue raiser. and
how II can act as an injurs to the governmen,
and the producer, both together, Is well exemr
plned in the changes made In the pottery
schedule
While u would be impossible 10 specify the
probable Effects OF this bill few OF tho most
important may be briefly touched upon
As TO the future relations between Canada
aud the United STATES. Il perhaps would not be
decorous Tor US TO talk fullr, but there are those
who bel eve that what they think Is the mani.
festdestny OF this continent Is one nation and
one market and one development Those who
have that thought In their minds as they scan
the bill viii see how little this bin compared
with existing law, eonduees 10 that end
What effect also this bill will have upon the
treaties made by the last administration with
Cuba and the spanish. American committee the
committee has presented no calculations and
made no suggestions
Against the consideration Of such bill, Great.
ing such denelt and leaving IL unac.
counted for the minority yainly pro;es.
cd when the bill was laid before the committee
Who would dare II Of eound and staicsmanliee |
mind to create dencit Of t7Lt0 200 AMI blndly |
vote H. with no plan IN sight whereby the gov
ernmeut could meet Its expenditures That
same protest we make 10 the house and to the |
country
The bill ought not 70 be reported without the |
internal rctenuc bill, which Il To make up the |
deficiency. Are We to pass this bill and be then |
ccerccd into the otheri Who knows II they |
were presented together that We might not pre-. !
Ter 70 stay where wo arc'
We viii not strive In any way TO increase |
the turmoil which this bill has already ere |
atcd. An end can be put to nil this by the |
defeat Of this bill. and 10 the accomplishment |
OF this every energy should be bent The best |
way TO put an end to this agitation is TO put an |
end to the cause.
A Death Trap
NEW YORK, Dec. ga policeman,
while standing in front of the Fourth
district circuit court an iron frame
structure, five stories high, at Second
avenue and Fourth street, Friday
morning, noticed the walls OF the
building vibrate.