Asheville daily citizen., 1894-05-28
HE SPEAKS FOR THE SOUTH
SOUND ARGUMENT BY 3ESA
TOR WALSH
The South Is Destined To BE Tl,e
Great Manufacturing section
And wants TariT RefOrm-For
Free silver And Income Tax

Il lie SOutn is utSllnVu 10 become lnC |
greatest manufacturing section of the
United States la this light it would be
an act OF supreme folly for her reprcscn
tativcs to commit themselves to any
legislation that would be destructive OF
manufacturing interests. The g'cattSt
possibilities for Southern Development
are in the Utilization of the dormant
wealth that lies in her water powers, her
virgin timber her coal and iron her
cotton and other raw materials, essen
tial to the upbuilding Of large manuac.
turing interests. Hence the absurity of
charging that the South is seeking TO
destroy the manufacturing industries OF
the country, and the wages of labor in
urging this tariff reform legislation. No
such unworthy motives actuatc the
| Southern people.
THE course OF the Senators on the
other side in debating every item OF this
bill dcccivcs nobody. Their purpose is
plain, and cannot be vcilcd behind pro
tcstations of sympathy tor the various
ntcscsts affected by the amendments
| which have been debated. With few CX-
ccptions these interests have been trlIlng
comparcd with the tremendous interests
affected by the delay in the passing OF
the bill, and the people everywhere who
are camoring for the settlement of this
question in order that the business OF the
country NAV proceed, know full well
that the Republican party is to blame
! for the delay i'll its enactment. The OBJ
jcct of the Republicans is known OF all
men.
"Thc Republican Senators know that
the passage of the Wilson bill will inau-
guratc an era OF prosperity and growth
in this country and a revival OF business
throughout the land that will be disas-
trous to Republican hopes. To escape
this they wish to postpone the passage
OF the bill until after the approaching
elections, or until date so close to that
time as to make it impossible Tor the iW-
proved conditions to be felt before the
elections,
THE people are not thcorizjng, They
are hungry in the midst of plenty; they
are unemployed in the home OF progress
and development. They are the victims
of a condition which is the natural
result OF policy that the Republican
party is responsible for, 1nd the reform
OF which they are now opposing by
artliCc and every method OF delay known
to the parliamentary tactcidn by The
theory that shutting out competition
from other countries will protect on,
home market tor our home people, th(
Mckinley tariff has excluded millions
OF dollars worth of goods, for which
our own products would have been eX
ported in payment; and Just i'll proper
, ton as others have been crowded out
our own goods have been shut in, ant
we find millions of bushels of wheat
: cing fed to hogs, which, under tree
tariff, would have found a profitable
market abroad.
Senator Walsh announced himself us il
favor OF the income tax, and Quotct
from a speech OF Senator Sherman us fol
lows:
"lIcrc we have in New York Mr.. Astor
with an income of millions derived iron
real estate, accumulated year after year
by mere family pride OF accumulation
and we have alongside oi him poo
man receiving $1,000 4 year. What i
the discrimination OF the law i'll tina
case: 1t is altogether against the poo
man. We tax his clothing; We tax hi
consumption. BY the laws OF nature
the LAWS OF heat and cold, OF hunger AM
thirst, it requires as much to feed tn
poor man as it does the rich man. n
more dollars need be drawn from tn
Golfers OF Mr.. Astor to supply his natt
raj wants than are needed to supply Tn
wauts OF the poorest man in New Norl
except as to quality; and vet all our NJ
tional taxes are upon consumption, an
not upon property. We Ia
every little thing that is imported iro'
abroad. Everything that he consume
sc call luxury and tax it, and vet v
are afraid to touch the income OF Nj
Astor. Is there any justice i'll ii
there any propriety in it Why, sir I.
income tax is the only one that tends
cQualc these burdens between the rll
and the poor
Senator Walsh then said.
admit that Senator Hills clam
correct that the 100000 property hoI
crs of New York city pay al! The III
nicipal, county and State taxes that a
levied. Why do they pay them Is 1t
generous act of public spirit on the
part! No; it is because they hold all &
property, and these l,IOo,oOOO toiIc
Il have nothing on which to be taxed uad
a lust system of ad vaorcm taXatlo
, When, therefore, the State and coun
| and city governments refrain from II
posing burdens on these laboring class
who are without propcrty,is is the FEEDER
government justified i'll asystem OF tan
ton which practically cXcmpts /
rich and draws its largest revcnu
rs from the poor II these toiling mass
have nothing which the State, count
or city can tax, is it not reason W
they should he exempt also from ft
cral taxation, rather than Il reason W
they should carry the weight ot the /
.ional burden? And if the State, oouu
and city governments lay their hands
the property OF the rich, because tn
wealth makes it proper for them to 81
port these governments, is 1t not eQul
blc and lust that the riches ot the natl
should bear the burdens of national Il
alton also instead of putting them ~
the shoulders of the toiling millions, a
S. thus always keeping them poor: :"
Senator Walsh then made a stro
argument Tor the tree coinage oi sill
and the removal OF the tax on ST.
banks, aud concluded his speech
follows:
"Mr. President, the Democratic pa,
has confidence in the administration
President Cleveland, The people OF
South admire him ior his integrity q
his ability. They differ with him on
? question of free coinage OF silver,
they respect the honesty OF his con
tions in this, and his courageous de
ton to luty in all things. They ho
him for that exalted patriotism VIII
in the discharge of the responsible du