Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-16

mower In these days OF peace proposes TO
80 back and enact the war-taxes Of the
past: and why? In order that they may
make a tariff framed according TO the
theories Of a few men familiar only with
the books. and reduce the duties on Ger
tain articles which 10 not demand II, ana
make certain articles free which are
not called for. Instead Of Obeying The
mandate OF the people. they propose 10
try a little experiment OF Il cir own, and
I'm ltate Mckinley. Was ever such folly.
The gentleman who fathers this measure,
Whos. name f. given to #, is distin-
Culghcd member OF Congress. coming from
a little village up in the mountains 81 the
state Of West Virginia He has had larGe
cNr6ricnce as a college professor, ana rs
a country lawyer, and as member OF
CCrcrcss. lie is n student Of the doctrine
OF free trade and well educated as the-
or.st. By some chance he Is made Chair-
man Of the Committee on Ways and
Means. and is put astride OF the com
mercc Of this country. and proposes TO
demonstrate his theories although In 50
doing ne may wreck the country ana his
party.
have not time TO 80 through all the
vgqarics Of this bill. ! might ask why the
wool which completes with the farmer IS
made free. and the tax upon the brandy
and champagne which the rich man drinks
IS reduced: why the duty Is left OF sugar
and other roycnue-producing articles II
this is Il tariff for revenue? The honest
truth is. II Is only another edition oil inc
Mckinley bin. dressed up in Democratic
clothes to give IT responsibility. The great
fad Of this committee is free raw mate
rails. iron-ore. coal. lumber. etc.
WORD AS TO COAL.
Won will hear II said that ! am inter
tstal in coal and hence that IS one OF my
reasons for Directing 10 this tarin. am
interested i'm coal but only as the preSl-
dent ~ several railway CORPORATIONS q
l4rca part Of whose business Is IN inc
REORGANIZATION Of this article. 1hey hAp
lipon their p1y-rolls - 600 names, ana each
and every one OF these are intere~'eu 10
know why Whcn the government h"t'S
rsyprucsl coal. which has paid a large
amount. and with injury TO no one shouI'
De made free while the goods winch the
coel-producers use are still taxed. ! say
We had 5000 names. for the depressed
business has forced us 10 discharge one
nrtb of them, and they have gone 20 swell
tLo GREAT army Of cold and hungry uuem-
rlov,d that FIJI our strcets-the saddrst
ei.ht There is in the world, men hungry
and willing 10 work for bread Dat 10
work 10 be had ! am Interested repent,
for II this bill passes, with IFS tr-e coal
and free ore more Of these faithful en-
plorccs will have to 90.
THE MAN IN THE BOOK
Politically ] am against it, for just as
sure as you place coal and iron-ore upon
mo free list. so sure viii Virginia and
West Virginia leave the Democratic
column ri the next election. Ten mo-
where are YOU to ct the electoral Noie9
20 take their Places can YOU placate
mugNumys enouch IN New England 10
give Won the votes there that You lose IN
the SOUTH What justification Is there Tor
fire.. coal2 None. eXccut that the books
say that raw material should be free ana
This committee. with no business expert
enc. but welded 10 their theories, have
! clns-tl coal as Il raw material, when
every ton at the mouth Of the pit re-
| presents On per cont. Of labor and 10 per
cent. Of raw material. and when 1t comes
in competition with foreign coal IN New
ENGLAND il represents &c per cent OF
labor. ana per cent. Of raw material.
II would seem 10 me that If YOU wished
protection for tabor. here was a better
chance for il than anywhere else. Who
asks for free coal? The people? No: no
on. except a few New York ana New
England SPECTATORS, who rushed over
into Nova Scotia the week after election,
when they thought they could establish
free trade. and bought everything that
could bee brought in here II the duties
were taken Of from a coal mine to Il lime
kiln While this committee OF ours
graciousV allow the coal OF Her Majesty
Queen Victoria To come In here and dis
place our own. and break down half
million Of our laborers. the thrifty Canuck
n ,f,g,r sfN - w. "A
ton for all that we sell IN his western
dominions. Verify. this committee Of
Ways and Means are great and patriotic
gentlemen
REDUCE EXPENSES.
I nigh, 20 through the list and point
out q great many other Inconsistencies,
bat il Is idle to take up your time In
doing so. IL IS better 10 speak To you
bricny as to the adyisability Of pushing
such a tariff bill at this time. The con-
VcutiOn I'm Chicago declared, as ! have
said. Tor a tariff for revenue. IL the peo-
pie voted Tor anything. they voted for
that Is the bul proposed n tariff for rev
cnuc? on the other hand. as ! have
stated. il reduces the revenue derived
from the Mckinley bill Sj.o0ooO and
leaves the government with deficit OF
ST. .000.Dlp The first thing Congress ought
10 do is 10 reduce the expenses. Then
thcv should take the Mckinley bnl and
go through IL. cut out its worst features,
raise the duty on some things and reduce
ON others. and then put duty upon
sugar. and they would get revenue
enough TO run the government Tell me-
my fcll1w-Dcm1cratS, why should not
sugar pay a duty? II is the easiest 10
collect of any. and probably the least
felt. The entire sugar business Of this
fr, of u
l"vios its tribute upon every dealer IN
the land. which fixes the price in every
little village, and the government should
put is hand upon IL and make II pay It's
share of supporting the government. The
probabilities are that duty Of cent per
pound levied upon sugar would not raise
the cost 10 the consumer one particle,
but even II ii did II is the easiest tax to
collect that can be levied. Further, IL
will protect the sugar industry OF TINS
country. which is just beginning, and is
destined 10 grow to immense proportions.
Then. if more is needed. put a tax of a
dollar a barrel on beer, which IS one of
the fairest that can be levied.
NOT TIMES FOR EXPERIMENTS.
The Mckinley bill changed the system
OF our government. which had been built
VIZ for a hundred years. from tariff for
revenue. with protection as an incident.
TO n tariff for protection, with revenue as
an incident. What we should do is 10
change this policy and go back to the
one that has governed this country for a
hundred years and enact tariff for reve-
nue. and incidentally let II serve its pur-
pose for protection. We should make as
few changes IA possible These are not
times for experiments. Business Is stag
gerlng under a load OF depression; men
are anxious: they know not which way
10 turn, and there should be no mistakes
made
In behalf Of the great body Of business
men Of this country. ] protest against eX-
periments at this time. In behalf of the
Democratic rank and file. | protest against
"a measure which. If passed. will turn the
country over 20 the Republicans / wish
could reach every Democrat in the land
10 arouse them 10 aftion. so that they
would make their objections felt TO their
congressman IL is n time Of peril To the
party / would sound the alarm, ITO
your tents. O Israeli Unless we can
bring about a change In the administra-
ton. unless we can stop this so-called
Wilson bill in Congress. we shall 20 down
as a party in hopeless defeat at the next