Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-02-07

| The state a Washing ton--hcps aAd lumber
ana now DO was proposed 10 put ensthrr ~ its
| important Industries. Va ,cad - TIC free
list
Mr. 1ar.ucy ,dcu.. Atap delivered an arru
| meat M fnNor ~ frtc .cNA ores lie aid an,
| Mckinley law had resulted In SiO.uNSal OF
American capital inVcst~i N the mdusirv in
'r, S Ss, '''HF o,ved s'er the Rio GTsnde
Mr Wilson said the rate on p,s lead was r..
doced by this oili from two cehts Per pound 10
one cent The admission OF lead AZ a lower
| rave oi duty would destroy the lead trusts
Mr.. Reed (rep, Me) inquired whether. inns
| much as the lead trust has absorbed all the
smaller concerns, the destruction of the trust
| would not mean the destruction % the lead III
custry in this country
| MT Wilson replied that a was not propos.d
| ~ destroy the lead industry. hut by reducing
| the tArtn 50 that foreign lead would come into
| competition with the crust, the price would be
| reduced to tho consumer
The proposed amendments were then voted
| down.
Mr. Wilson then offered several amendments
| which were adopted. one Of them being 10 raise
| ounce
After several proposed amendments to the
| iron aud steel Manufacturers schedule had
been discussed. all these offered by tho commit.
| 'ee ON Ways aud means were adopted and all
| others we're rejected
| MT Wilson (dcm. W Val offered an amend.
ment liking the time at which tho wool sched
ulc shall 40 into eject rs the I'd OF August 1894
anu inc wooden goods schedule as December =
| 1874 Agreed to-lss To 81
On tho 18th Mr. McMuiin oicn Tenn
| offered a. an amendment 10 the tarin ON The
| internal revenue bill. including the income tax
| feature In hts advocacy OF the measure he
| began by saying that the republican marty
| started out FOR high protection. then S,atporcd
! Tor higher protection. and at last under the act
| OF 1000, reached the highest protection ever
known here. They pretended nrst that n was
! Tor che purpose " protection to infant indus.
| tries. But finally they caudidly proclaimed
that they wanted TO legisate for capital also.
| aud they did a. He wanted 10 know why A. a.
! that Americans under system that was
promised to yield them such plenty are doomed
| 10 suffer In such penury ana want-why A. Ia
that more people are BEGGING FOR aims al this
| hour ON this continent than ever did before
since America was discovcrody
He said that the natural tendency was to SHIFT
the burdens OF taxation. ana for almost "A life
time no effort had been mad. to get at the,
enormous wealth of the country To tax H. The
result had been the accumulation OF colossal
| fortunes the like of which had never been
| known In any other age or any country ot
| the world. II ono class OF citiznns can be
more interested In a government than an.
| other. the af1uent are They have moro
| wealth 10 defend they have moro of the lux.
| uries OF life 10 Toe deprived of--iibertv IL A.
sweet TO them a. 20 those in the humblest
| waits OF lifc-and II should be not simply the
| duty but 10 should be the pleasure OF pcopl.
who are greatly blcst 10 pcrpetuato those
| blessings FOR their children lie believed thai
| the salutRry efccis that will flow from this
| legislation outside OF the Justice that II ia a.
are sufficient 20 Justify the trying OF the 'cx
pertinent
The advantages to be derived from The adop
| ton OF the income tax Mir MoMillu declared
| To be u) that # would do away with class zeal.
| ousioS, aud class preindices and class distine.
! lions by making absolute equality between nli
olu.ens OF the whole country; ~ that In pro.
1 nD tn aHtaN. NIa a. "a.
| contributed TO the supportfof the goyofameut;
Ssl that 10y fixing the AhriHat low rate o = L..
and meeting the, nuetuating deAcieucy "a, 80
| treasury by regulating the Internal revenue
| taxes would give stability to values that
| could be secured in no other wnyi amt 90 that
IL WIZ tend 10 curb extravaganza OF eXp6udit,ixe
4 when leads TO an Increase OF tarin taxes
! He concluded AS follows: we think that the
enactment OF This law Will insure ihatJusticc
! which has 40 long been denied We believe
That by it many who have here tofore not con,
! uihuted their proportlonate part OF the taxes
] 10 the support or tAe government Will be re.
CURED 70 DO 50 Believing As I do that it's
adoption win result in public ton my
| whole hsart goes forth In Its advocacy. and
am ready "a stand;or fan with the principle of
| equity which IL carries And may God In HIS
infinite mercy guide uA to do whatever In best
Tor the preservation Of our union and nd minis.
rration OF Justice 10 the whole people
4 Mr. Ray trop, N. " assorted that the exist.
I ing business depression was not due TO protec.
ton or to the Mckinley bin, but TO the fear OF
| this Wilson bill In hts own district there ,tore
400 people In idleness and two SILK faetories
| were closed, and the democratic o&ners had
told him that they would not be Opened again
! II the Wilson bill was passed. The income tag
ne salu. was tho twin sister OF free trade. II
The Mckinley bill were To be retained, within
twenty.four hours after the ediot went foeth
prosperity would smile again aud the bum of
Industry would be heard through the land
Mr.. Tarsney (dem, MOI defended tho IN.
/ And gaaNH =
| borne the burdens so long IL was time that
| taxes were equaiized.
Mr. Dinsmore dem, Ark spoke in favor OF
/ the income tax
Mr.. Daniels rep. ". " spoke In opposition
TO the bill He said That the leader OF the
democracy, Samuel j. Tilden, had never IA
.vored or paid an income tax except when the
eHigencies OF the country made IL necessary.
but no" the democratic party was creating q
| dehcit with It's eyes open aud proposed TO sun
| ply the deficit By the imposition OF an income
tax. This was tho first time IN the history OF
1 the government when a revenue bill was con.
structed which Intentionally failed TO provide
| FOR the necessities OF the government
| Mr. Hail dem. Mo said the Hebrev Law,
| provided Tor an income tax aud collected
| 1.-THE OF the wealth OF every man And ga
| Athens also an income tar was collected II
| had been denounced AS q demagogio measure;
] but II there was one means Of throwing down
demagogy IL was an income tax
mr Covert dem, ~ ~ thought the wilson
bill was just a. objectionable as IL came from
| the hands OF the committee ~ IL was with the
| Income tax amendment IL WAS evident that
the tarin bill was framed with the intention OF
| making an income tax necessary and they
were told that they who DO not favor an In
come tax must vote for e IN order 70 provide
partially for the deficit He declared his on.
position 20 the income tax was based on the
ground that 10 was undenOcratic He did not
like the Wilson bill because Il did not accord
with his views OF taTid reform and because A
made An income tax necessary
MIR McDann0id tdsm III asserted that The
tariff tax was lnquisitoriai and as conducive
70 perjury ~ an income tan, as was shown by
the investigation OF tbs baggage OF lncouoitg
passengers 40 the dockg OF the large transaL
lantic steamers -
On the sOth uiL Mr. cOyert dem n
said the democrats Of ths norm h9d sf,bd
shoulder " shoulder with the souciis H. oppesi.
ton 70 the force bill because 10 Wa aeotionsl ia
iiS operations, and he now called ui0ss ne
south 70 ioin the denunoiation OF the Tsn1ine
measure because ~ was sectional
DIR Cox dem, Tenn supported She iec0ua
tax and argued that n 50 did bear more beavfiv
on The east and north than the south it WAS b..
cause the protective system dictated by the
north and east had concentrated the wealth Of
enc country 10 those sections
NJ W Stone rep, Pa read from the
platform declarations Of the democratic party
from Us foundation ~ she present time. 10
show That nothing in itg history could be found
10 advocacy Of this tax
Mr. Bartlett dem, ~ ~ declared that he
was opposed 70 the income tax 81 any time ana
d. ia