The herald., 1894-10-28

investigation OF the actual merits Of the
case, that the people pay the tax on
wooden goods, but the indirect tax Is far
more excessive than that Ihioh is
direct.
A very conservative estimate OF the
saving made to the American consumer
by the reductions contained ia schedule
X of the senate bill as coDtrasted with
its predecessor, the Mckinley bill, shows
that American coneumers will save $l4l,
$4,000 per annum The figures in de-
tail appear in the remarks of SenatoT
Walsh. delivered during the last days OF
the senate, viz; on August S. 1894, and
the schedule from which this evidence
is deducsd was furnished by tariff ex-
perss who have had long treasury ex-
perience. passing through many admin
istretions.
One OF the effects of the Mckinley
duty upon wool and woolens is noticed
readily in the enormous increase in the
shoddy industry IN the United States.
Shoddy has been defined 10 be wool
that comes from the crop OF old clothes.
In 1890 there were produced in the
United States about $4,000, 600 pounds
of ACQUIRED wool. and during that year
the shoddy consumed amounted TO
little less than 81 .000,0O pounds. The
whclesH number OF ebeep in the
United States for the census year
1890 was Al 1856, ,072; the hssees
amounted 80 276 900 600 pounds in the
grease, which is equivalent to shout
$4,000, 600 pounds secured. So that
the fieeces referred to produce the num-
bor OF pounds OF secured wool last
stated, while "a establishments en-
gagged in manufacturing shoddy pro-
duced q wool product equal to that Of
nearly 30.000,000 sheep. That this So
called industry is the result of McKin-
leyism becomes apparent when wa re-
member that there were but 80 shoddy
establishments in the United States in
1860, and there are now more
than three times that number;
and while the product of these
establishments in 1860 was valued at
about $403,000, the amount has risen in
1890 to over $9,000,000. No wonder that
Senator Vest said in the senate last Au-
gust: Hundreds OF men who voted
for Mr.. Harrison believing that they
would receive more for their wool we're
disappointed. until in my state teday it
10 a standing jest with the Democrats
who remained true to the party, that
many of their neighbors who voted for
Harrison cannot now look sheep in the
faca,."
SILVER.
The Republican party OF California.
in defiance o. its action elsewhere, is at
pre-. vent engaged in sgaitating the silver
ouel Mion, and speakers and alleged
etate Fmen of that organization render
them seives absurd by pretending that
silver cannot be restored to it's proper
place anless the Republican party wins.
Their Iate convention passed q rssolu-
ton fay 0ring free coinage at 16 to l. This
eccentri 9 conduct has lately evoked
fierce attack from the Chicago
Tribune, one of the leading Republican
nswepsp, hrs of the west, and the editor
OF that journal. quoting the views of
Harrison, Reed, Mckinley, Burrows,
Cannon al vi lesser lights. correctly an
nounces I bat the Republican party of
the United yStates is unalterably COM
mitted to a policy sntagonistic to free
coinage. T he finance committee OF the
United Statt " senate ia today composed
of the folowi hg Democrats Voorhees,,
Harris, McPt erson, Jones OF Arkansas,
Vest and m, saelf; Republicans: Sher-
man. Aldrich, Morrill, Allison and Jones
of Nevada: bu the latter gentleman has
recently aban doned the Republican
organization, 80 that there are
really four Republicans on that
committee. and each of them is bitterly
opposed to the sctrine OF the Republi-
can platform OF California concerning
silver. Each has secuted at free coin
sge; each voted against free coinage,
and even sgeins + the coinage OF the
eeigniorsge. OF the tDemocratic members,
all except McPher lon may be eouAted as
friendly to silver. Each of them has q
record which he is prepared st any time
to renew in favor o free coinage. Out
Z side of Senator Can ieron there was not q
single Republican senator represent
ing state east OF the Missis-
sippi river whoi did not vote
against free coinage and against tie
coinage of the seignllorsge. Perhaps, the
( best test that can bes procured as to the
views of the mem b. srs of congress and
the position Of the psrtiea on the silver
question 10 to be found in the vote taken
concerning the coinage of the seignior-
age. In the senate upon the mo.
tion of Mr.. Menderson to re-
commit the bill, which WAS really
6 motion intended to kill the measure,
the yeas were 27, nays "A; OF the yeas
20 were Republican and 7 Democrats
4 Ol JD0 nays ~ WofO IbCPUDilChAc tsuu OO
Democrats and 4 Populists. On the pass
age of the bill the yeas we're A, the nsys
81, divided aa follows: Yeas: Democrats
80, Republicans 10, Populists 4. Nays
Republicans 81, Democrats 10. The vote
in the house showed q similar party
division.
/ know that it has been said that both
the senate and house were Democratic
and that, therefore, if the party go de-
sired ID, silver might have been reCog-
nized. This is q sophistical argument.
The true tess as to the standing OF the
party ia evidenced by the votes OF itf
members. The record shows that q
large majority of the Republicans in
congress are snti-silver, and this mR.
iority, united with Democratic
minority, has been able to defeat favor
able legislation.
/ am speaking now from the record
SThe evasive tactics OF our friends on
the other side cannot defeat the force oi
this argument. | notice that my dis
tinguished colleague, Senator Perkins
for whoss personal character | have
great respect, is attempting to conyinc'
the voters of California that the Repub
Iican party is friendly to silver. Ny
friend knows better. He is too able no
90 be aware of the total lack OF founda
tion for his own argument. He under
stands figures and he will NO
dispute those which 1 have given
Il is true that Mr.. CLEVELAND
ie not in favor OF free coinag,
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