The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-11
DINGLEY OF maine
Continues the Attack on the
Wilson Bill.
He Calls it the Great Deficiency
Measure.
In DESTROYS REVENT b
Instead of Creating It-Laces
and FineFy
W hich the Rich Use, Come
i'm Free.
a DESTROYS REVENUE E

WAsHINeToN, Jan. H. - When the
house met this morning, Mr Compton Of
Maryland, Of the committee of appr0pri-
ations asked unanimous consent for the
consideration Of a bill appropriatiug
$4,000 for the improvement of suburban
streets ia the District Of Columbia. He
explained that the appropriation would
give employment to many needy people.
Mr. kilgOre. of Texas, objected.
The house resolution 90 investigate the
personnel of the navy, with amendments,
was GA motion of Mver Of Louisiana,
temporarily laid on the table.
The committee on iavalid pensions was
given leave to sit during the sessions of
the house.
The tariff debate was then resumed,
and AIr Breckenridge Of Kentucky,
took the floor.
After he had concluded. AIr. Dingley
Of Maine, took the floor.
HIr- DingIey's speech.
Mr. Dingley Of Maine said that the
pending tariff bill purpOrts TO be "a bill to
provide revenue. 1t is in fact q bill to
abolish revenue
''Ihe Democratic majority who have
reported it have been accustomed 10
charge that Republican tariffs ignore
revenue in order to protect home in
austrles. They present a sO-caIled reye-
nue. bill as a substitute. which ignores
tion. The revenue would yield seventy
six millions less than the ariH of 1890.
s.This large surrender 0f revenue is TO
be made too at "a time when this deficit
of thirty-eight millions in the first half Of
the present fiscal year viii be increased
to more than sixty 0y July next caused
by the distrust induced by the apprehen-
sion of the revolutionary tariff changes
prOposeds and yet the secretary Of the
treasury informs congress that If the
"a
there VIII be sufficient revenue for the
next fiscal year, just as there was In the
fiscal years of 1892 and 1898. Tin short,
the proposed tariff is not q bill for reven-
ue only. but for deficiency only
s'Ihe excuse given for such surren-
der Of needed revenue Is the alleged
necessity for reducing the taxation 0l the
masses. What then, are The articles on
which 1T is proposed to surrender revenue
and reduce taxatIonf
millions Surrendered
II find a surrender of about fourteen
millions ia duties on Imported liquors,
Havana and other foreign cigars. ana
leaf tobacco, silks and laces, and em-
broideries, kid gloves, ostrich feathers,
etc. articles Of luxury. or voluntary use,
consumed mainly by the well-to-do. The
poor people must be greatly relieved at
such reductions.
ssOf the twenty-five nj lions Of revenue
surrendered in reduced duties on in-
ported manufactures of wool, more than
half is on fine goods. consumed by men
Of means. who want something .English,
you know and who are willing to pay
for it, The same is true of half of the
three millions of revenue surrendered
on imported fine cottons, and many other
goods.
Not far from thirty millions of duties
are surrendered on imported IuNuries of
articles of voluntary uses then about six
millions Of revenue is surrendered by
reduction of the duty on tin plate, one
cen per pound, which is now in large
part practically paid by the w elsh man-
ufacturer.
~Ths is shown by the fact that when
the duty on tin plate was raised one and
two-tenths cent per pound by the tariff Of
1890. and the tin plate Industry establish
ed here by that protect Ion, the 81 eIsh
manufacturers so far reduced their price
to hold our markets, that tin plate did not
advance here a quarter of cent pound
above the average price from 1883 70
1891. In this case IL was clearly the for
eigner that practically made nearly all
the tax.
..This is also true of hundreds of other
articles, where the foreigner reduces his
price to meet protective duties ana hold
our markets.
Lumber and many agricultural pro-
ducts are placed on the free list, and
Canada VIII pocket the duties which we
surrender. Indeed by reciprocal
treaty, we could have obtained ImpOr-
1ant compensation from Canada. which
we now propose to give away
"Ihe president and the majority of the
committee tell Us thar part and ulti-
mately, all of the revenue surrendered
viii come back ia new revenue from inn
creased lmportations brought 10 3y lower
rates Of duty. lnasmuch as the reduced
duties are mainly on imported articles,
we can produce, or make for ourselves,
ii viii require an Increase of impor-
fations to the extent of 250 millions to
make up lost revenue This is pleasing
future to which our Democratic friends
invite the country. no wonder mills are
closing, wages 60 down, and business
paralyzed at such q prospect, this work
of industries on the ground that the pro-
tecfion p 5licy under which they
been Duil up is robbery And yel sAe
Democratic majority claims that they
have continued the robbery in many
cases showing favoritism generally 10
such as has had q Democratic backing:
rye, for example. is protected by So per
cent duty, but many northern farm
products put on the free list
SIN spite Of cons picuous exceptions,
the generally policy Of the bill is to So
far reduce duties as TO encourage impor-
Eations Of foreign goods with the pur
pose Of making further reductions in the
future. The object is to overthrow pro