The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-06
ALWAYS ASK MORE
Manufacturers Never Satisfied
With the Tariff.
Senator Voorhees, Gives Them a
Scoring.
ARE ASHAMED
To Ask, So They Make Employees
Sign Petitions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ga delegation
which called upon Senator Voorhees, yes
terday, chairman Of hesenate committee
Of finance, in the interest OF higher duties
on the metal schedule, received very
little, or no encourage cement and the sen
ator took advantage Of the opportunity
to express himself freely and forcibly
upon the subject of tariff in general
way.
eff protection were a Chinese wall, :"
SAID the senator, you manufacturers who
believe Ia it, would not be satisfied with
any height to which il might be raised,
but would keep up the demand for an III
creased elevation.
''Like Oliver Twist. you are constantly
demanding more from one congress 70
another until You have got IT so hlgh
that you are ashamed to ask it in your
own name, but put it in the names Of
those whom you employ as IaDorers,
when as matter of fact after the Nc
kinney bill became law wages of en-
plOyes were reduced in manufacturing
institutions In various parts Of the coun-
try"
This and much more he said to callers,
and after they had taken their departure
he turned to an Associated Press reporter
and said.
This is only a specimen of Emporium
tiles to which L am subjected. Many pe0-
pie who are engaged in manufacturing
enterprises throughout the country and
in other industries affected by the tariff.
call upon me daily and many more write
to me.
sNhat do I say to themg I tell them
we are going to have the subject disposed
of as soon as it can possibly be done.
With the full hearings given by the
house way and means committee and
with replies IN the finance committee
and with replies in the finance commit
tee circulars, which have been sent all
over the country, there viii be mo neces-
sity for prolonged hearings by this COM
mittee, and l think we will get the bill
in the senate very shortly after it comes
over from the house. 4 say this to my
inquiries. because L think it is true"
do you tell them the bill VIII be ma
teriaIly changed by the finance commit
tee2''
81 do nots see there are reports cur
rent that the finance committee VIII re-
port a substitute for the bill. do not
consider this probable. This committee
may make changes in some Of the
schedules, but the Wilson bin VIII be tile
basis of the recommendation and VIII be
the bin. which the senate viii consider
and pass.
1T is possible that we may change
among others, the sugar schedule, as
look at the matter now, 1 think we shall,
but [ can not say in what respect As 10
all raw materials, I believe in leaving
them where the Dill puts theLn- ID not
give any encouragement to those seeking
to restore the tariff on coal and iron
ore / do not believe il needs it, ana I
cannot see what further protection the
manufacturers ought to have than they
get by giving them free raw MATERIAL
The Correspondent asked whether lie
endorsed the action Of the ways and
means committee in recommending the
income tax lie replied that he did and
said he believed that no political party
could do a wiser thing than vote such
tax.
He thinks there is little doubt Of the
ultimate success Of the bill. and says that
its enactment into law viii prove the
signal for the revival of business through
ont the country