The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09

have Amounted 10 twice 800 900. 900, h Il noi
n.,s e sss AZ ne TSsS 5Ss. di
pe s Lee rom axe. e INA oct and r.S:. o M
but The efsstsst Drain vas from. the De.
pendent pension bill Of June. 1880. under
.S SeH.d t. hsS s1
that the pm never would have passed. just q
treasury which II was desired TO empty. and Il
there had not been devised along with Il a new
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nn, U9qa fst sne Slsges. pull and }he lsrges
plause on tho Democratic side.
no RELIEF ron THE PEOPLE.
=, An examination Of the returns Of that tara
tion to-day showed that while the Treasury
WAS snng S the pspPs PAYING hssyr
pected. after the campaign Of 1888, that new
and a higher system OF taxation would be linz
such issue In the cam paign OF 1883 The
Democrrtic party made an assault upon the
was the issue carried into the hight; and
SO, far as 1t was decided. IL was de-
Sidsd in fsySr Gi mgsintsi99ing the status
new and additional burdens on the Tmerican
people. But when the Flfty.nrst Congress
and new 6ounties we're to be bad for the ask.
ing, the room Of the Committee on Ways and
Means Tss H h ts' Of Ss
manding in crease Of their hountles.
In 1890 under the law OF 1sS3' the average tsx
per cent: = nder the law Of 1890 the .ayeSags
tax was 81. 8? per cent; an increase OF $40 on
this country. It was charged. and never de-
MED, in the debate on the bill Of 1888. that the
cotton schedule was made by a New England
custom House in New York. The manufac.
turers received what they had asked for. But
OF 81 per cent. SIT more on the 500 upon the
cotton goods worn by the people OF this
A great iron master. Mr.. Oliver Of Pittsburgh.
was prominent member OF the Tariff Com
mission: and so the tariff OF 1893 was per-
iacturers OF this country. But willis they we're
thus content. while they we're allowed TO make
e S which IN the yea before ths
hundred dollars. the system adopted IL the
Mckinley bin ed lat year 81 per
81 6n SHsq2 eH %oIS people
and steel goods consumed by them.
WHAT THE M'KINLEY BILL REPRESENTS.
The tariff Of 1890 represented not only :
high and liberal protection. but It represented
all that greed and selnshness and rapacity
Applause on the Dem ocra;ic Side
10 illustrate, Mr.; Wilson showed a piece Of
cloth worth about ~ cents yard; on which
81 tax on 81 worth Of goods So that the poor
woman in New York or anywhere else In this
labor is able to buy ST worth OF this material.
must work six days longer to make the Nc
Knnss to take It as 90 the
To-day, notwithstandingt the high rate inten::
tionally left in this bill, there has been a call
to m Get in New York on Wednesday. next to
protest against q bin which leaves them 40
tax Who when
tens OF thousands in Ireland. made protest
against relieving food from taxation. are the
ntntv ~ hA nj rhn will ,antt In
New York the day after to m orrow Applause
on the Democratic side Now. when disease and
and grippe are stalEine abroad in ali the land,
when there are millions OF mon, women and
children insoTring daily risk Of death and
and tens Of thousands are fighting the cold In
in the tax put on blankets. these gentlemen
who made the law Of 1883 and OF 1890 are to
dss S 81 .hs
people from this cruel inhuman system Of
taTation. Applause on the Democratic sideL
dea~ored to meet the day intrpsted 70 Of them s9
as far as they could BY releasing from taxation
prosperity and well being OF the American
people were most dependent. "a al the re-
none in their benefcenee 10 the eonsu H Ter
none In their beneficsnce to the laborer OF our
country that can DO, COMPARED with the re-
to reform this system, built mp story
aDss. Ssy boa and n and
hshly sought to relieve from taxation the
80 he S 81
the free list. among other materials. those
great elemental materials Of Industry wool.
iron ore coal. and lumber. lApplause on the
Democratic side.
THE BATTLE OVER FREE WOOL
Twice in recent Congresses the battle over
free wool had been fought. and twice It had
for 1t. all the reasons against It. had been pre-
sented 70 the American people. It had become.
part 81 fss
scheme Of reform whenever they undertook to
II is believed that II every other feature OF
could simply carry through bill putting wool
wooilen goods. a great. ,6eneieent. rsvolu-
tionary step would have been taken in the
Shorts we have put forth. lApplsuse on the
derision on the Republican side.
might s'r sc. now II rsSsrsinS ing Repa Gdi
processes, he, for one, wanted to see this bat.
some 40 When no taxpayer should pag si1Sie
dollar that should not go straight. undimin-
n5S sns sds tSss
IIonary; make the most OF it lRenewed APP
II ever protective tariff had full opportuni-
~ to display its benetcept workings. II II has
any. the tariff upon woollen goods aud upon
wool has had that opportunity. From 1857
Town to the present time the wool grower on
he one hand and the producer OF woollen
accord. made their own tariffs Irrespective OF |
he interests OF all the other people OF this |
country. From the time that they met In New |
FORK in 1871. and adjusted their tariff taxes |
ipon wool and their compensating taxes upon |
yoollen goods. down to the present time. II |
9aal-eeuld send, the fire OF prosperity,
hey have called upon him and have |
had free opportunity to test his power. |
and yet he would be hardy man who would |
Use in this House and say that the wool grower |
lad prospered. that the production OF wool In |
his country had prosperod under all the favor |
lardy man who would rise In this House and |
ay that even the Mckinley bill. with its In !
rease OF taxes on woollen goods and its pro- |
libitory taxes upon verifying that 1t was |
hougnt could Interfere with the use Of wool In |
his country. had been OF any benefit whatever !
o the American wool grower. lie did not hes
tate to say that even II by protection upon |
Vool the price Of that product could be raised. |
he right to raise 1t did not eXist at the xpsnse
Il the seventy million Wearers OF woollen |
foods in this country. Applause on the DEM
I'M 1857 large part Of the wool imported
nto this country was put upon the free list A |
cry slight tarin WAS left upon the more ex-