Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-03

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2-The
principal interest 10 the Ssnats to-day
centered in the speech Of Senator Voor-
hees, the chairman OF the Committee on
Finance, who thus launched the tariff
question upon the sea Of Senatorial de-
bate.
While his speech was read from
manuscripts, IL was delivered with all
the fiery energy which characterized
his usual extemporaneous efforts.
There was an unusually full attend
ance both on the floor and In the gal
leries, and the conclusion OF his speech
was greeted with hearty burst
Of applause. He lauded the
Walker tariff bill OF 1913 as
"blessed and glorious memory" and
regretted exceedingly that this bill did
not more closely resemble it. He vlgor-
ously defended the income tax feature
aud the free wool clause. and as vigor-
ouSly condemned the sugar bounty and
reciprocity features OF the Mckinley
bill, the former being characterized as
"a jumbo aud fraud" The latter as
IAN unconstitutional freak"
He called attention 10 the fact that
to-day was the lh0th
ANNIVERSARY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON.
"that great emancipator Of mankind"
and quoted extensively from Mr..
Blaine's Thirty Years In Congress-"
A number OF representatives came
over from the House TO fOlew the pro-
gress Of the bill. The galleries were
crowded with 40 attentive audience
which paid the strlctest attention 10
tho speaker on the Hoor. Senator Voor-
hees, as Is his usual custom, read hIs
speech from . convenient desk made OF
large books piled upon his desk.
SENATOR VOORHEES, SAID IN PARr:
Mr. PREsIDEST:-Great abuses In
government, strong by the sanctIcaN aSa.
grewth OF years, EMBEDDED In the power
full interests OF privileged classes, cre-
ated. fostered, encouraged and pro-
tscted by the laws themselves. hays
rarely, II ever 10 any age, been prompt
ly and totally eradicated excspt by
forcibls revolution and boodshed.
Such Is the current aud Hnbroken
testimony of history. The spirit
OF peaceful aud practical re-
form, on the other hand, IL
a reasoning and progressive spirit,
moving forward, step by step, no mat
ter how radical and thorough It's ends
may be, and overcoming the most gi-
gantlc evils with patient wisdom and
courage, rather than by violent spd
wholesale assault. The protsctivs sys-
TEN Of tariff taxation, as developed and
fastened upon the business and labor OF
the American people, especially during
the third Of a century past,
GROWING WORSE AT EVERY STAGE,
Is a system OF indescribabls injustice
and oppression; and yet who will con
tend that II ani all It's vicious
principles and workings, ramlhed as
they are through every branch OF trade
and commerce, can be annihllated by a
single blow or totally wiped out by q
single legislative enactment. For the
bill now under consideration no such
claim is made bat IN IT'S rehs Tn be
truthfully asserted. aud will be success
fully maintained that 4; accomplishes
vast work in the field OF tarif reform.
embodles great relief 10 the people
from iniquitous existing burdens, and
constitutes q long stride, though not
final one, towards the approaching day
OF full and perfect delysrEnce.
sir. / challenge the attention OF the
Senate and the country 70 the great aud
commanding fact that by the provisions
OF this bill the seeming paradox OF re-
duction OF taxes and at the same tins
an increase Of public revenues viii De
reconclled when IL becomes a law.
will cot stop TO consider al this point
the vast individual rObberies committed
ln protected markets, the untold and in-
celculable millions OF blackmail levied
by American manufacturers for their
own packets
on THEIE ENFORCED CUSTOMERS
when cut OF from all outside comps
tltlon: 4. is enough for my present pur-
pose to say that We have lloeraiiZsd
American markets. made them more sc-
cessible 20 the trafflc Of the world, and.
while not establishing free trade, We
have made trade freer and more even
handed between the mAoufactarer aDd
the consumer. Bot over and above
and beyond this wide and we'll known
Geld OF extertion and Injustice, it will
be found from the schedules OF this Oil
that tariff taxes now officially ascer-
talnsd and paid under existing Law on
the wants. necessities and daily co.,
sumption Of the laboring men, women
and children Of the United States havo
been reduced more than seysn-six NIL
lions per snnum.
These reductions are a. follow.
On chemicals, 1000. 900; on pottery.
g. 900. 600; on glass. Sl.5O0.OoO; on
metals. sf2, 500, 600; on wood. $500. 900.
on tobscco, $500, 900; on agricultural
products, 50, 800. 900; on spirits. wines,
etc. 81. 500. 600: on cotton manufac-
tures. SO, $50. 900; on far. hemp add Juts
manufactures, 5000. 900; oo wooien
manufactures, s23. 900. 600: on six nsn-
ufaetures. 50. 500. 600; on paper ane
onIp. 5000. 600; on sundries. s2.fs0.00
transfe,red TO the free llst, Sic, l7o.O0o
Total, sc, ,67o.000.
To Ills must be added the further In
posin fact tha, the bill provides for
arULL AND LNPLE EEvExUE.
,.yvslv IN excess OF present supplies,
uith which 10 meet all the require
meats OF the public credit such Goa
summation a. this, 50 fuli o. reilei 20