Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-06

and secondly the origin, oOJecb duu
duties OF government 10 reading the
Constitution at that time l found tnat
there were Il separate distinct powers
granted TO Congress. l found q proVl-
sion also which said: The powers not
here expressly delegated to Congress
ara resarved TO the States and the
people" Among these IL powers dele
gated to Congress l found first, to name
a few of them, Congress snail have
power TO declare war and conclude
treaties of peace. Second, Congress
shall have power TO regulate the com
merce with foreign nations between the
several States and with the lnulan
tribes. Third, Congress shall have
power TO levy tariff for revenue, in
other words, 10 meet and detray the eX-
penses of the government, and not Tor
protection. In reading the origin OF
the government, 1 learned that the
government was instituted by man to
protect him IN his person aud property;
his business was iefS 10 De run Oy MIN
self. Man surrendered to be taxed Tor
the purpose Of supporting the govern
menJ that protected him iG his person
and property and il is every mans duty
10 pay tax, directly or indirectly, by
way-of q tariff for that purpose, but
when YOU come 10 make the government
an instrument or machine; TO pay an
additional tax TO support another mans
business, which he selects for himself,
mas the absolute control OF and shares
all the profits, then l kick. l lind II
piraticai system, based upon the princl-
pies Of robbery and fayorltism,
BESIDES BEING UNCONSTITUTIONAL,
as has been decided by the Supreme
Court Of the United States ana As the
Consultation itself declares.
From these two facts, unknown TO me
prior 10 commencing 10 read law, was
forced TO change my opinion from IaVor-
ing high protective tariff to the prin-
cio.e Of favoring and supporting rsve-
nue. tariff only, which marked the dis
tipction between the Old Whig and the
Democratic parties. Applause.
In process of time l became interest
ed In the numbering busines, and at one
time interested in an iron mine. and L
studied carefully the workings and Ell
iecls Of the tariff upon these two In
dustries and who was benefited there
bv. A friend Of mine, a good
Republican, sent me a copy OF the
bill placing two dollars thOuSaLd feet
tariff or tax on Canada lumber imported
into tnis country and the same rule that
Will apply to lumber applies equally TO
the mining Industries Of this country,
COPPER, iron and coal As a lumber
man 10 became my business To become
! acquainted with all the various inter
ests. studied the law OF supply
and demand, the cost OF timber, labor,
tOuud she manufacturer in Michigan
and elsewhere added 10 the price Of mis-
lumber the two dollars per thousand
tax imposed upon the Canadian lumber.
| found l could manufacture lumber in
Michigan as cheap as my brother lum-
bermen could in Canada, and as he had
70 pay
TWO DOLLARS PER THOUSAND
so bring mis- lumber in competition with
my lumber here l added that two DOL
lars a thousand TO the price OF lumber
as every manufacturer in a protected
industry does. As experience is the best
school master, / gave you little OF my
experience. On one occasion l sold 10
Angel x Co., Of Providence, Rhode
Island, i've million feet Of lumber at
Sl6.5O per thousand. Had the Cana
nian lumber come in free in compet-
tion TO my lumber, as the law
20 supply the demand regulates prices,
! should have sold my lumbsr at Sl4. so
per thousand. Now this extra two
dollars on i've millicns amounts to ten
thousand dollars. What did do with
this money? The Republicans tell you
distributed 10 among my
men. or portion Of it, at
least by increasing their wages
Do you believe for one moment did it?
have learned that humanity is pretty
sell fish and sometimes a little devllish,
especially wnen money is at stake.
say 10 you IN all CaudOr while did not
believe In the justice OF a pro-
tective tariff for my benefit
at the expense Of my neighbOr
aud my lsboring men, yet the man who
thinks that l divided that ten thousand
dollars with my la0orerS is simply
fool. put it down in my old calfskiu
wallet, not on principles OF correct polit-
ical economy, but purely on religious
principles. Great applauseI.
THE GOOD BOOK SAYS
that he who proyideth not for himself
and bis own household hath denied the
faith and is worse than an ia6del, and
Of course on the road to hell. You see,
my friends, preferred heaven to hell,
by providing for myself and my house
hold, In preference TO any other man 8,
as We all must do. Applause.
But how is it with the man that buys
this lumber to build his house and barn,
ETC., and has 10 use il? Is'he, the con-
Sumer, in favor Of this two dollars per
thousand on Canadian lumber? ap-
plauSe or fOrty-Seyen cents on iron? or
seventy-hve cents tax on coal when he
is the consumer and not the producer?
IL so, whose house is be providing
for? His or mine? or the coal
or lumber barOns of the country?
Can't you see. labOring man snd con-
Sumer? II you vote for such meas
ure you are not providing for your own
household, but for me and my house
hold, and while l. according TO the
Scripture doctrin e, by voting for this
extra tax on lumber am on the way TO
heaven, you, the c consumer, according
10 the same doctrine, are on the road TO
hell. Applause.
Thank God, the Bon. w. L. Wilson
has introduced a bill taking the tariff
of lumber, reducing the tariff on coal
from IS 20 40 cents per ton and the tariff
on iron 30 per cent, whereby the con-
sumers and the laboring men OF the
country are now relieved from those
heavy burdens which they alone bore
under the provisions Of the iniQuitous
McEinley bill and class legislation,
IN THE INTEREST OF CAPITAL,
regardless OF the wants of labor, a nd
,rhich antiflas the Hon " /. WI ann