The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-11


or doctrine upon which the bill Is
framed. j ask that some Senator VINO
this task shall tell US upon
w hat ground the Senate committee mas
adopted certain changes which have been
made ia the Wilson bill as II passed the
House.
The doctrines OF the authors of the
Wilson bill and their purposes, and the
dangers attendant thereon, were well
known TO the American people IN NoVem-
ber, last, and they gave voice TO their DIS
trust and apprehension ia no uncertain
way in the elections of that month.
In my study OF this bill three things De-
come TO me apparent.
What the Bill Is.
First, IL is a bill TO protect the South
and TO punish the North.
Second, 1t is bill for the benefit of the
European manufactures and producer at
the expense OF our own manufactures ana
producer.
Third, and this touches my own State,
II is in every paragraph that deals with
the products of the Dominion of
Canada, as brought in COM
petion with the products of our own
people along the Canadian border,
simon pure almost unadulterated bill for
the benefit of Canada and TO our
corresponding hurt. 1t is no wonder
that profound feeling OF alarm
penetrated the entire country when IL was
realized that the consideration OF a tariff
bill touching the industries OF
seventy million people was committed
practically to the hands OF three
or four Senators from Southern States
who had not had any opportunity TO
realize the magnificent growth and eX-
tent of the manufacturing industries OF
the North.
Some of Its Determinations.
Mr.. President-Let me present few
only of the instances in which this bill
discrimnates in favor of the South and
against tht North, although the bill is
full of them.
the South is the article of rice. The
Mckinley bill provided for a duty
on this article, as follows:
"Cleaned rice, cents per pound;
uncleaned rice, / Id cents per pound;
paddy, "a of cent per pound; rice flour
and rice meal, Ia of a cent per pound"
The Wilson bill provides for the fol-
lowing duties: "Cleaned rice, 1 1-2
cents per pound; uncleaned rice, cent
per pound; paddy, 3-4 cents per pound;
rice -four and rice meal, la cent per
pound"
For some corresponding agricultural
product of the North, out of several /
select the article of hay. Under
the Mckinley bill the duty upon hay is "a
per ton. The Wilson bill, as il passed
the House, reduced this TO y per ton, and
the Senate committee has substituted, for
the House provision of y per
ton, an ad valorem duty OF 20
per cent, which would be an equiv
alent of II to 81 40 per ton. A revenue Of
nearly half million of dollars annually is
almost all given upon this article.
Sugar And Lumber.
In the article of sugar, which tho Nc
Kinley bill presented free, providing a
bounty for the Southern producer,
the Senate committee has largely restored
the old duty, thereby putting up the price
OF the article to every consumer, and has
repealed the bounty given TO the Southern
planter.
In looking for corresponding article
largely of Northern production, find the
great industry of lumber. In magnitude,
indeed, the Southern industry bears no
comparison with the Northern industry.
The tota! value of the sugar product is
one hundred and twenty-three millions
of dollars, while the great lumber
industry of the country, largely
found in the Northern states,
TO the enormous su % Of 1886, ,349,-
127, standing at the head of the great
products of the country.
Upon this great article the House OF
and the finance commit
tee OF the Senate have given up the revenue
OF Il 100000 yearly from foreign importa-
tions, and have placed every form of lum-
ber, with the exception of a trivial por-
tion, upon the free list.
The Income Tax.
The revival of the war income tax, with
all its offensive features, imposes its
burdens almost entirely upon North
ern incomes and Northern business
and Northern families and Northern
In contrast to this, the Ken
tucky distiller and producer has his in
terests most carefully guarded and pro-
tected.
Upon the proposition, Mr.. President.
that this bill discriminates generally
against American products, American
aud American labor
and in favor of European pro-
ducts, manufactures and labor, Will not
here go into the details OF the different
schedules Of the bill, but speaking
generally, the portions of the bill that
relate TO the manufacturers all show the
abandonment of our own labor and the
preference given to the foreigner.
L wish, first, to say word upon its
effect upon our general rela-
tions with Canada. No man can
acquaint himself with the conditions
OF lille 1ound upon the TWO sides
OF the line which separates us from
Canada without becoming convinced
that Mt no distant day that line must
disappear and the two countries be
made one. The United States will alb
sorb Canada. / incline TO the belief that
the middle-aged men OF this body Will
witness the extension OF this republic
northward. But this union
ought 10 and will result from
natural causes and peaceful processes.
There will be no war. It viii be an
nexation desired by Canada, based
upon the sentiment OF all her
people.
Nothing but political union can give
equal benefit TO both sides. No tariff
bill can do this for while you may,
rs i'm the present bill, opon
the market of the United States
To Canada and give TO the 100000 OF
people the market OF the 70,O00.OOO you
cannot and do not attempt 20 give 10 the
United States the great benefit which
would come TO US from annexation in the
opening OF Canadas great domain TO our
and capital.
So II has come about that reciprocity
treaties which have been negotiated with
Canada have proved failures.
The provisions OF the Mckinley bin