The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-06-06
SHERMAN
Gives His Views to the Senate on the
Tariff Question.

he Denounccs the Employment OF Pinker-
ions and Defends the Mckinley bill and
Believes In Il Surplus Rather Than
Defciency-opposes Income Tax.
WASHINGTON. June Thursday Sen
| ator Sherman addressed the senate on
the tariff bill Mr. Sherman showed
that tho government had never resort
ed to Il direct tax but twice-Once dur
ing the war with England and once
during the rebellion. The great bulk
almost all-Of the revenues were re-
ccived from taxes on imports, amount
ing since the formation of the govern
ment to 81. l31 600 900. The internal
revenue tax. established from the war
period. was found to be easily collected
and not buriensome, and was only re-
tanned lecause it provides the funds
equal to the amount annually paid for
pensions.
Referring to the old time policy Of
the democratic party, Mr.. Sherman
said that the senator from Alabama
| {Mr. Morgan) had said ut one timc that
he thought it question of doubt, on
the whole. whether the discovery OF
coal and iron in Alabama would prove
blessing to his people, MS 1t would in
terfcre with the raising Of cotton and
increase the price of labor.
Mr.. Morgan denied ever having made
this statement. but Mr.. Sherman said
he wis sure he could find it.
Continuing. Mr.. Sherman said he
was glad of the development Of the
south: it was q good sign and showed
that that section of the country was
prospecting as it should. The republic
an party and the people Of the west
were indebted TO the senator's from the
south for the duty that had been given
on coal and iron. They would not
have been granted. he believed. had
not coal and iron been discovered in
! the south. The duties on coal and iron
were not revenue duties, but intended
| for projections; and he believed the
democrats would be frank enough to
admit it.
Mr.. Sherman took up Mr.. Voorhees,
speech of April 9 last. in which the
statement was made that Immediately
following the passage OF the Mckinley
act the wages of the worlSmen in the
iron and steel mills of Pennsylvania
were greatly reduced: that hloodshed
| followed: that the Dill was drawn in
! the interest of the iron manufacturers
| and denied the conclusions drawn by
MIR. Voorhees,
Mr.. Sherman presented figures tc
show that the Mckinley act reduced
the duties on iron. and that the reduc
ton in wages was because OF the re
duction. for the worlzinglnan always
! felt the effect of reduced duties or
manufactured articles. lie denounced
the employment of PinkcrtOnS, but
took strong exceptions to Mr.. Foor
hees' statements that these riots We're
the outgrowth of the passage Of the
Mckinley act.
If when congress met the tariff bill
had been taken up and discussed as
| financial question. there would have
been nc trouble ON the republican side
of the chamber Had an impartia.
committee of both houses gone over it
the bill would have been passed il
thirty days.
He believed In surplus always In
stead of a deficiency. A surplus II
public as in private life. was always {
blessing. His idea of a model tariff
was based largely upon the Morrill,
tariff bill of 1861. That was not party
measure. The classification was dis
tinct and clear. Politics was not dis
{ cusscd with that bill.
Taking up some of the items in tho
| bill in detail. Mr.. Sherman showed that
those in which the south was interested
had good rates of duty. while those IN
| the north had low duties. or were or
the free list. Sugar. for instance. was
| taxed at 40 per cent. and rice at SO pei
cent. while wool. in which hundreds
of thousands of people earned their
living throughout the north and west
was on the free list lie would demand
that this discrimination be wiped out
| The southern duties were not for reve
nue.. but for protection. AS such nc
believed in them. but he wanted the
same duty applied to the northern
products.
Mr.. Sherman argued against putting
wool on the free list. and declared his
belief and hope that the finance com
mittce would have strength enough tr
give to the farmer fair rate of duty
on his raw products.
Then he attacked the income tax: de
clared that it had never been proposed
except as war tax: that there was ne
necessity for such tax. and that i
there was it should be left to the
states. The idea of taxing the profits
of savings banks and building corpora
] tions was enough, he said, to make hi'
blood boil.
In conclusion he appealed to the
democratic side of the senate not t.
force upon the country measure tha'
! would reduce wages. and he expressed
the hope that the result OF the whole
! matter would be measure that woult
result in the glory strength and power
Of this grand country.
! Believed the End Near.
| COLUMBUS. O.. June ALL was quie
at Glouster Thursday and no furthel
outbreak is anticipated. At the head
quarters of the United Mine Worker
of America a spirit of hopefulness ex
| lists for it is believed that the termina