West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-10-04
WORDS TO REMEMBERS.
Tho Arguments OF Two Champions ,
Genuine Tariff Reform.

Tho Arguments OF Two Champions OF
Genuine Tar;n Reform.
At the crisis of the closing debate on
the new tariff bin Speaker Crisp and
Chairman Wilson gave their reasons
for supporting il.
Every democrat should learn by
heart the following extracts from the
two speeches. They answer every ar
gument, every fallacy, every falschood,
every taunt and jecr OF the republican
shriel<ers and howlers for the protected
trusts.
The statements OF these two leaders
constitute the vindication OF those who
acted with them in voting for tho SEN
ate bill. Chairman Wilson said:
Whatever the measure of shortcom-
ing of this bill in its present form
whatever be its dement's in mere
schcduleS-this / do know, that it is
better than the Mckinley bill. This
do know, that in part of il it does af-
ford some relief to the taxpayers OF
this country and does clip the wings
of the gigantic monopolies that are
now expressing them and blocking leg
islation.
Take even those portions of the bill
over which this contest between the
two houses has been waged: take iron
ore and coal, upon which we have con-
frontcd, and to a certain extent unsuc-
cessfully confronted, the great railroad
syndicates of the conutry yet we have
reduced them both nearly 80 per cent.
below the Mckinley bill. Take the
sugar schedule. over which the great
est of all the contests between the two
houses has been waged. Vicious as il
may be, burdcnsome to the people as il
may be. favorable To the trust as it
may he, it is less vicious, less favorable
To the trust, less burdcnsomc TO the
people than is the Mckinley law. un-
der which this trust has grown so great
as to overshadow with its power the
American people
Enforcing and indorsing the argu-
ment of Chairman Wilson, Speaker
Crisp said:
'lf there is "A sugar trust in this
country which is dominating legisla-
ton the republican party created il.
And though this bill does not DESTROY
that trust, as we wish il did il takes
away more than onc-half OF the protec-
ton accorded to that trust. If there il
a coal combine the legislation OF the
republican party built up, and though
we do not make coal free i'm this bill
we reduce the duty from - cents to 40
cents e there is q steel and iron com
bine the same remark applies. Going
through these schedules, whilst they
are not all we wish, they are land we
want the country TO understand itl tho
best we can now get. The moment we
get this we intend to move forward; we
do not intend there shall be any back
ward step in tariff reform"
This is the democratic answer to
every republican misstatement of the
fact, TO republican false arguments To
the filings and snecrs which they use in
place OF argument. The bill is meas.
urc of reform. IL takes something
from the trusts. II has shorn them OF
part Of their power The people arc
taxed less for their enrichment.
Much more than this, doubtless, is
true. Protection has won IL, las. tri-
umph over the people. Tariff rates
never will be advanced again in this
country for the benefit of monopolics
and trusts. Every future change will
be III the direction of lower revenue
schedules.
From the hour that this tariff bill he.
comes law the drift of federal legis-
lation will be away from protection.
Another protective tariff law never
will he enacted by the United States
congress.
SO, in measure, i'm the effect on
tariff legislation for the future the
pledges of the democratic platform OF
1895 are redeemed. in their spirit and
intent. Notwithstanding partial APP
parent defeat, Il vital democratic prin-
cipal is crowned with triumph. Chi
cago Herald.