Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-01-17
rns TARIFF.
syReps,. Of the Debate tu The National
ueo.- 90 Nevres.ntst,,~s.

qnorum haViug ccen scVurcd lr the h~uS-
On The s'h = rule Vas adcptec nNing January -
- the time fcr takinE The vote N the wti,cn
hiil Mr. Wilson. Ia coniisitts- 81 the shs,,e
usu opcued thf q, hate In favor 81 the pcnaing
Deesurc hs aid uo grcat eueStios had hen
80 ncrourhly hrcurht cut crforc The Ameris an
pccr4c as tho aJc-iicn ~ tariff reform n had
oesn thoroushiy discussed. both to ne gcu.
eral principles and n 10 Its practical WORKINGS
and the people had hnally reached a debate
Judgment and given 10 This al uainistration tA-ir
dcnnitc Instructions The bin Rhout to h. ecs,..
sidered presents n seh.me ~ tarin reform Pre-
pared oy the appropriate committee ~ the
house. which u In for the house To con.
slider and 10 deal WITH In its own deliberate
Judgment
Any bill passed BY congress- under present
conditions. NJ least, must nee esSariiy rcprc,cnt
In iis details some Conhrrom'se of opinion
among those intrustcd with Its p-rparation
He did not believe that the country would
uncerrate the difficulties eonfr0n ting those who
now attempted TO revise and reform our tariff
system Among these dinicultie- were the
dropping away 81 friends whose real for reform
was In proportion 10 the square of the distance
from their own localities and their own indus.
tries, and other friends who differed in iudg.
mcnt as To the method now 10 ~ pursued
The great commercial distress which has I'm
recent months come upon the country. paralys.
ing so many Industries aud throwing SO many
thousands out of employment made the task OF
reform the more dificult while IA made the pe,,
Al what time could taxes b. leSScnc4i with
greater Justice and greater humanity than at "A
time when thousands are struggling for the bare
nccessarics Of life aud when could We with
greater timclincss and benefit strike some OF the
fetters from production and trade than when
production IN supprc sscd by its burdens and
trade hampcrcd 10y IT'S rcstrictlonsf A third
difficulty In the way OF reform now Il tho
emptiness OF the treasury. We are called upon
TO reduce taxes at time when government
debts are running so low that daily revenue.
have ceased TO meet daily expenditures
During the four years OF the last admins
tration We had plunged headlong nom over.
nowinE treasury 10 n bankrupt treasury, aud
that too, without any lesscning OF the burdens
OF taxation upon the people. but rather 10y n
most substantial and oppressive Increase OF
taxes
The Fitty-nrst congress dealt with the treas.
ury surplus after the true and traditional
methods OF protection, which was to lessen or
abolish those taxes which pass directly and un.
diminished from the pockets OF the tax payer
TO the public treasury, ana TO increase those
taxes which were Intercepted in their pas.
sage from tho pockets OF the tnN.paycrs
TO the public treasury 10y the private toll
gatherer The Mckinley bill reduced the in
ternal revenue taxes on manufnc turcd tobacco
abolshing special taxes on dealers and manu-.
facturcrs OF tobacco and wiped out the duties
on raw sugar which for years past had been
our chief revenue producing article on the Gus
toms list Both OF these taxes were Ia q Just
and proper sense revenue taxes and neither OF
them should have been touched so long as the
rates Of duty upon clothing and other necessary
articles or consumption were enormously
oppressive.
Tobacco taxes we're reduced under the theory
that tobacco haC become a necessity for the
poor as well rs the rich. but new and heavier
taxes were laid ON the wooden clothing of the
poor man, so Indispensable To his health
and his productive energy. Sugar was
untaxed to give the American work.
ingman free breakfast table but new
taxes were placed his cups and
saucers, his plates and dishes. his conoc-poL
his knives and forks his food and his table cover
In "A word, he was relieved from the taxes he
paid his government In order that hc might he
made to pay much greater taxes TO the bench
caries OF that bill These taxes would have
yielded us In the interval since their omission
more than ibOoOO,OO0 and would have saved ~
from any danger OF n treasury denct
The magnificent surplus turned over by the
Cleveland administration was thus scattered
large portion Of Il was used TO purchase NJ
high premiums bonds not yet due In the first
seven months OF the Harrison administration
tTOooOOoo bonds were thus purchased al preni'
ums ranging from Ia per cent on the bonds
OF 1891, and from - 10 20 per cent. on the bonds
due IN 1907. In the ntst Ave months OF the Ms
cal year, beginning July I, 1890 over sOs 100 600
was disburscd ia the payment OF bonds and in
the prepayment OF interest not yet duo
The fifty-frst congress refunded the direct
tax To the states, "a mere log'rolling scheme to
get NJ the treasury surplus, which Mr. Clove.
land had vetoed when attempted la a previous
congress. This was a pure gratuity, but IL has
taken out Of the treasury over s1lOOO0OO
Next came the sugar bounty act. undor which
snms amounting To tl7 ,OOO,0OO have been
paid sugar growers. Last OF all "a tho
chief means OF distributing the surplus. was
the dependent pension bill. under which our an.
nual pension expenditure has risen more than
600 oOo,OOO Whatever right or Justice there
might have been In this bill, 81 Is very certain
l 4 hoe Na...
those other pensioners. our protected indus
tries, might have the FIRST pull and thu largest
profit out Of the taxes gathered TO pay the pen.
sioDers.
do not believe those who voted to put the
last administration in power expected any re.
vision from itin the direction OF increasing tariff
rates The campaign Of 1873 was fought on the
question Of reforming and reducing the existing
tarin and not on the question OF revising and
raising the tariff Of iss3 No single interest in
the country, either ia congress or elsewhere had
the hardihOOd 30 assert that IL meant 70 dc.
mand any increase Of the protection accorded
IL by tho bin Of 1883 and II was only the wan.
tOnness Of self greed rapacity aud sclhshness
and the knowledge that their demands, no mat
ter how exorbitant would DO Rraciousy &C
corded. that brought them 20 Washington In
1850 10 write, in their own interests. the sue
cossive schedules Of the Mckinley bill
Under the operation OF that bill taxes IN
every one Of the important sche iulcs have been
1
features OF wool thoy have been raised from an
average Of7O 10 an average OF 100 per cent In
manufactures Of glass they have been raised
! from an average OF 80 20 an average Of 81 per
cent In manufactures OF iron and steel. al
/ though the year OF 1897 had been year OF i'm
mense production and prosperity 70 those in.
tcrests, the tarin was raised from an average
| Of 20 20 average Of 80 per cent On cotton
goods. although tho tarin Of $50 had been made
~ the manufacturers themselves. duties we're
Increased from an average Of ~ 20 an average
OF H per cent
Such IL the bill We have been called on TO re-
wise in the interest Of tho people who consume,
/ Of the people who labor and OF tho people com
prising the country IN general and Of the pros
perity OF the country itself
Mr.. Wilson, who was in poor health. sug.
gested that he would Ike 70 finish hts speech
| on the 9th. and on motion the committee rose.
/ Mr. Wilson concluded his speech on the eth
/ lie began with q reference 70 tho legend which
/ he said had always been inscribed on tho demo
cratic banner Equal rights % all and special
| privileges " none The people had brought
/ the democratic party into power on tho broad
| principle % equal justice 70 all He said
The democratic party raises Itself a. ene
man. takes up this great cause, plants its
standard here 20 sink or swim. survive or por.
ish. that the democratic party may continue
/ IN power We viii plant the banner here Wo
/ mean % have e eight nnd We viii call every
| true believer ga democracy " rally ~ our 8ido
| Let us crji upon the American people.
| the silent masses. tne farmers scat
tered. Unable 80 organize. who Mod