The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-09-27

was at fault. The silver legislation of that
party had much to do with it. The demo-
cratic party has always been in favor Of
the free coinage of both metals. They are
money offinal payment, where bills and
bonds are mere promises to pay Persons
ally l have always been in favor of the
free coinage of silver, but the party voted
free silver down, but did not abandon
the party, because it is national party
and the majority has right to rule.
2. THE republicans had tariff law in
force, the Mckinley tariff. The tariff is a
tax. Let me illustrate. Suppose you had
wall around Marietta and gates as the
only entrances and the only way you can
get goods inside is through these gates aad
by paying half their value for the privi-
lege. The man who purchases the goods
inside the gates pays that tax. A hat
worth one dollar tor instance will be taxed
fifty cents and the consumer will have to
pay $3.50 for it. How does it affect the
man inside who makes hats? What does
he sell the same hat at !? He does not i'm
quire how cheap he can sell the same hat
at, hut what is the highest price l can get
for it. The tariff fixes the price at $3.50
and when he sells it at that, the purchaser
pays $500 worth OF hat and Scots worth of
protection. and the tax comes out OF the
buyer, the people, to enrich the protected
manufacturer.
In Cobb county, among other products
you raise cotton. Suppose farmer has
| 100 bales of cotton and takes it to Liver
pool and gets $4,000 for it, and expends
all he gets for necessaries and comforts in
| the shape of goods to bring to America.
He swaps his cotton for $4,000 worth of
goods. When he gets to the American
port, say Savannah, the custom house off,
Ger says you must first pay tax of $1,000
before you can bring these goods in. The
goods that cost you $4,000 How do you
think that farmer feels. The tariff dimin-
ishes by one third the purchasing power Of
his cotton. The cotton at &c per pound
would only bring $4,000.
All this was the condition of things
| when we met in Washington, and we had
no idea what job it was to reduce the
tariff till we undertook it. The long exis>
tence of the law had built up strong mo.
nopolies and trusts and we had to fight
them, the republicans and halt the popu~
lists, and the whole history of the world
shows that the struggle to wrest rights
from lQqg established trusts and monopo>
lies is asIsard agne. We lid the best we
could. I We did not vote money ito the
sugar trust The House first took off all
the tariff and bounty, but the Senate refus'
ing to conuur cut down their profits on the
stolen goods one half
We hope in the next two years to take
away the remaining half.
The bill also reduces the tariff on wool
$40, 100000 per year to the consumer.
This may not be large to Populist but ii
is great deal to plain, horny-handed
Democrat who works for what he gets.
The rates are reduced on wool y per
cent
We placed LOG items taxed under the
Mckinley law on the free list.
The little savings are what go to make
up great fortunes and that is what we did
as Democrats with this Law.
8. We found law that taxed what peo.
pie consumed-wha. they ate and wore
and not on property-only what rich
man consumed was taxed. We taxed in.
comes to correct this evil. l don't want
to vote for an income tax because it strikes
a rich man any more than because il
strikes poor man. We stand fer equa
and exact justice and thought that this
small two per cent tax was just.
4. We found a law that exempted from
taxation $5OO,OOO,OOO. The Republicans
did that. The United States treasury notes
had been exempted by law and man
could put his money in that and be pro,
tected. We changed that law.
\ ~ VIC AONuSCo CApCuoSo duOuI SfUUUU,
900. That is not much to Populist it is
true, but we saved that much in one year.
If any Populist wants to ask any ques>
tons on that let him do it. Here a young
man named Jasper York arose in the audi
ence and said twill you give me Is min.
utes p Mr.. Crisp, with pleasure" Mr.
York then advanced and assembled the
platform where Mr.. Crisp stood amid the
jeers OF the crowd. Mr.. Crisp said What
question do you want me to answer" he
said II want to speak Is minutes" Mr..
Crisp said, Il didn't understand you that
way. Why he wants to take my time
l couldn't do that. / can't yield my
speaking time to you without the consent
of the committee, but glad to answer any
question you may propouud." Mr.. YORK.
then retired amid the laughter and jeers Of
the crowd, and when be got to his seat
asked 'How much cheaper is this Congress