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enjoyed such unparalleled prosperity and
have attained such marvellous development.

enjoyed such unparalleled prosperity and
have attained such marvellous development.
IrritA ling to Industries.
4 It would be interesting to the student of
political history to examine the various acts
and resolves of congress touching internal
years during and shortly after the war, and
to note the position of The lea lers Of the
Democratic party thereon. I have time to
refer to but one such law-the internal rev
Lincoln July 1, 1864. 1t passed the house
April 2S, the vote being yeas 40, nays So
every Democrat present and voting respond
who then condemned internal revenue taxa
ton We're John W.. Chanler, James Brooks
and Fernando Wood of New York; Charles
ris Of Maryland; Daniel Marcy Of New
and Daniel W: VOORHEES, Of Indiana; Az
lam r.. Morrison of Illinois; John L. Daw-
son and Sydenham Ancoma of Pennsylvania;
Nehemiah Perry of New Jersey, and Samuel
GHS nf nSia Long and George
states was as follows: Ohio, -; Illinois,
8; Pennsylvania, g.. New York, 5; Indiana,
and New W. Hampshire. New Jersey, Mary
land and Wisconsin 1 each each-aN Demo-
Gratis. The bill was passed as amended by
the senate on June 6-yeas %, nays 3. The
negative neg votes b were cast by Garrett Davis
A. Hendricks of Indiana.
As illustrating further the position Of the
"a party on internal taxes the reso
war income tax may be cited. This was
adopted by the house by the close vote Of
SO yeas to 40 nays. Every affirmative vote
tive vote, except four, by Democrat It
received the cordial support of William B.
Allison, George $. Boutwell,. Henry L.
ley, EHhu 3. Washburn, William B. Wash
burn and William Window. 1t was opposed
by such Democratic leaders as Samuel s.
| bridge, William r. Morrison, Francis H.
Herman and Samuel J. Randall and James
| S. Rollins. In the senate among Its strong
| est champions were John p. Hale, Charles
Sumner, John Sherman and Henry Wilson,
! and among its stblest opponents were Charles
| r. Buckalew, Willard Salisbury and Will
lam A. Richardson. These are fair instances
| Of the attitude Of the Democratic party at
| that time
The system has been condemned by all
emu rat t presidents eHcept Mr. Csve
in its offensive exactions" Such taxes have
been constantly denounced as "wa: taxes"
and Democratic platforms have loudly and
clamorously demanded their repeal. Yet
thirty years after the close of the war; in
a time Of peace. they now propose to re,
revcnu, taxation, which James Madison and
ether illustrious statesmen pronounced to
he 'lnest grievous and nn-American. End
| Cnjv TO ne IuStlueu Ill lne pIeScuCc VI d
great national emergency"
Reciprocity.
To my mind: another hurtful provision o, OF
the Wilson bill, entirely unwLrranted by
experience and unjustifable as matter of
wise international policy. is that which re-
peals section Of the act of 1890, commonly
be as tns %n to tee
reciprocal trade between the United States
and countries largely producing sugar, mo
| lasSes, Coffee tea and hides, and undel
| which thjS country has ODencd I'D for
eign trade profitable to the people and OF
the most promising proportions:
rocall trade have already been ma with
the following countries:. Brazil, the D9min
lean Republic, Spain, for Cuba and Porte
pire, Great Britain, for certain West lndia1
; colonies and British Guiena; Nicaragua
Honduras and - Sa hnnE Ear ain IN fh f
government to secure enlarged markets, fo
the products Of agriculture; winch, added
manently secure them from the occasional
, depressions which visit our agriculturist
because of their surplus products.
rangements, and for the most part due. t.
!; them, our trade has shown a gratifyin!
increase The domestic i exports to Germ man
!, up up to Dccember 1882, from SIT, 100000 t.
! $57 900 900, or N gre than y per cent Wit
: 81 ooo, $50 to $4,000, 800, Of upward Of ?
per cent. The total increase in III the vau u
5 reciprocal arrangements have been mad
= had been $50; 772,621 which sum is chief
: from from lumber and the manufactures Of iro
e and steel. Our imports with these cour
q tries have increased also in the same pe
y ourselves produce, like sugar, coffee, Indi
c rubber and crude drugs. 100, ~,
1 DoreS the S 65 s hi 81 bsr ySsr d
+ During the first half of the year 1892, undo
the reciprocity CLAUSE we exported Ito to tn II
enGn9 1877 Our total
q ports to Cuba were $1l.90O,00O. For II
period e? S1a ASg
y, % law not yet two years in operation. OF TIL
great increase me nea nnS $4,000 were
IS ton of the remaining exports we're ais
prGdqcts And yet the
f to- shut the door Of this splendid opportun
If ty in the face of the American farmer.
3 The People Will Have Protection.
% am not here to discuss tariff rates
r. r. or down, as new conditions require it; b'
N INV insistence is that these changes mu!
ever be governed by the protective pri9c
Should sbe ID be and viii be amended as tim
70 new processes of manufacture and change
a. commercial conditions require; but ths
e must not fall below rate whica Will WIN ~ =
l
or American scale Of wages and that OF col
ut peting countries and must always be IN I
it vor Of the labor of our own country al
h, the home market for our people. Ihe prl
Of ciple upon which they were made IS n
o. subject to amendment. The tariff policy
eh this country must be protective. That
a. what we contend for-that is what Il
o. American people mean to have.
We The pretext for the proposed bill Is
o. to raise more revenue The declaration,
of it's author and the house committee Is tn
nd it will reduce the revenue. The same 6
o. fort at tariff reduction has been repeated
It's made in the past when we had surpl
i'd | revenue in the treasury. The present Ia
It, | was adequate to meet all the expenses
ed the government, and did meet them for t
Sc first two and half years of its oper:st1o
nd During no year of President Harrfson's q
re- ministration did the receipts fall below I
il | expenses of the government, and VIII
* President Harrison went out Of powe
in while his administration had paid off mo
no than 1896, 100000 of the principal and int
af est of the national debt, yet he turned oV
at to the administration which succeeded hi
he a surplus of upwards of 1924, 100000, inclt
or ! ing the reserve fund, which under the
nr. publican policy had never been encroach
ed | upon. $500 .... .
no If there is not enough revenue now it
ct because the proposed change of policy b
he had the effect Of diminishing it. The p
hos np1H 1Sctr &