Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-03-03
W, T. CRAWFORD'S SPEECH
EVERY VOTER IN THE DIs-
TRIcT SAOULD READ Ir.

EVERY VOTER IN THE nj,
TRIcr SAOULD READ Ir.
u Heavy blows struck For Wilsu
n BILL Republicans Confouude
o Nv Republican Testimony I
!, Favor Of Tsrin Reform.
# From the Congressional Record, Feb 1.
The House being in committee of Il
whole on the state Of the Uniou, an
having under considerations the bill (t
n K. 1861 to reduce taxation, to proyit
c revenue for the government, and for 9th,
purposes
Mr.. Crawford said:
"Mr. Chairman: presume that ever
man III the United States of sound d,,
cretion has a pretty clear idea OF the tai
Ill., unless it be the philosophers Of big
protection. am sure it would not L
safe to ask man 10 my State il he III,
derstood the tariff. [Laughter.l
! THE fact is, Mr.. Chairman. the peopl
have been investigating this question 70
themselves and hare learned that a tari
is a tax pure aud simpIc. levied by Cor
gresS upon goods and merchaudis
brought to this country from England
France, Germany, and tho balance Of th
world; and they know that the people o
tile United States who buy those good
pay not only the cost in foreign mar
kets the freight across the Atlantic, th,
tariff tax collected in our ports, but ;
profit to the importing merchant, whicl
is tue sole inducemcnt 10 the transaction
aud they know further, that by reason
OF this tax the American manufacturer.
arc enabled to sell their vast product
amounting to over $1,000, 100000 an
nually, for an cnhanccd price to the
American consumers Of not less than
81 ,O0O. 100000 every year, according To
the estimates Of the best authorities.
every dollar OF which goes into the pock.
ets OF tue protected manufacturers. In
sne nsn meantime the government gets about
Ssoo.ooo,o0O as taxes. When the tax
Is ievied FOR the purpose Of raising revc.
nue TOR tue support Of the government it
!s called a revenue tariff when it is lev.
led with view Of aiding individuals in
their private business, it is q protective
tarifi, and IS called protection to Amer.
ican Industries.
Mr. Snalrlnan, the people Of this
country nave paid into the federal treas
sry since the government was organized
Shtoo'oo0,0Oo as taxes on imported
GOOD ana now much has been paid in
consequence of this to the American
HahuiacIurerS III the way Of enhanced
prices OF their products no one can tell,
ono ont certainly not less than $4,000, 0,0OO,.
IVY according to tile most reliable sta.
t,stlcs. Ih's does not destroy wealth.
VI course, Dut 1t takes 1t out OF the hands
oi Tue toi'ins miillons and concentrates
II .i III lnc hands OF the fcw like Carnegie,
tns great steel King OF Braddock. whose
!neome Is Ho'ooo day. With the power
20 raise tfie price OF their products US
ulIn as tne imported goods OF like char
aeter' Win duty IRON 40 to 100 per
sIn'. sI aoaeo' ana lorce the American pco.
ple 70 ouy taem. IS there any wonder
.,. .Ia. tne manulact uring sections have all
'ue as surplus wea,tI OF tue nation!
Is inerc anything strange in the tact
1uat MaSsaehusetts is rich and North
thn, a'o.ha ,l,a ~ poor when you consider
,,aa' tna. Inc people o. Norsh Carolina have
.,'. ten ioteeu 10 sell COTTON and other sur.
R.us ,alm products in England, or at
HnSiano na.f :. : prices, ior hundred years
.'uu ,nses. tne P!oceeds IN New England
.nelcnanuise, Wnich costs them on an
a;veragS OF w cents more on every dollar
iu.us.su !, ,'a tlan the same goods would
ua'e u COS. 'hem In England But It may
oe askeo' why 40 they not buy their
aeees:ary .e supplies ID England! The an.
y atsS 10 Z 'ns ,.oSso"': Sovs.nmenI OF the United
,,a.es t..s"' Is protecting tle home manufac.
sa,sr ,aS1 asainst competition with foreign.
% naae goods ana Will not allow such
sooos nroueht INTO th's country with.
~. ,PaymS neaVy tax.
MI. Suairman' 10 illustrate tho prac.
.sal opeeatioh OF the tariff law, let us
'uppHse that = New York importing
netenaht 3uys $Aoo.VOO worth OF cot.
on VI WHEAT 10 this country and ships
W honoon, seiis II, and invests the
% na.;,., :" moHhen soo"s sIch as tue
iEople arc compelled to buy on
W.. ,ytouut VI Cue severity OF our winters. ,,
u.n nlS tSssel arrives 10 the port Of
". w" , aoln thc eus!om'nouse officer goes
~ ooaiu .ue snip ana aecertains the
,an. e III. T., .os: ~ I'onuoh' winch 10 $780,
wv ."e .,':s as'ln .aA under tue Mckinley
aM Vu t,;s .n.s vIass oI goods 10 " per cent.
~. .au 'a's a, mercnant must ray $os,OO0
ato 'ne treasury OF the United States .
'eiore s.i nc can taks those goods out Of
mp ana put them into his store. Is I
~. nsle So sane nlo nan VINO wiil contend that
ns Yoo.vuo ~ no. adoed TO the $1OO. 1000
'e,oie tnat merchant oilis the goods for I
:.S a.e - 80, no sanT man Will believe
.n taPp!anse. inis $9S,00O is the Z
arm. tmnk y is clear: Is it not plain :
Every !lau wno u wiling to look at
ae y 'usst'on rom business standpoint,
aae .ne AmerIcan manufacturers, who
ay ay no no tar'h tax nave margin Of
ss,oUo M IN tue transaction cited, aud
poa tnese margins tue great trusts and
emDines ? are Dlilt along the whole line u
p'o.eetsu !,a: INDUSTRIES by which the
!, s.sv y. .ati! products IS made uniform
.n'' a.o"Gnost ,;;l 'ue country, SO that they v
10y M u's'ue Tue sp0lls without competi' :.
on anoos themselves, thus forcing the Z
.;na me1tsan s people TO pay them the same II y
iIss lof aN tne necessarl's OF lite as the .
'Le'sn soous COST VIII the tax added II
ne ne Ia. manuiact.'rers y: gave tue whole
use away 10 tneir statement before the .
,aXs anu means gommlttec' page III. II II
triu hearlpss. Ihcy say that hat q