The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-10
A BUSINESS DEMOCRAT
President Ingalls,, ofthe Big Four,
Assails the Wilson Bill.
1t Is Fad of Theorists and an Expert
ment with Business That Will In
volve Industry i'm Disaster.

While Henry watterson was denouncins
the Wilson bill as a "makeshift,' st. Jack
sons night. i'm Louisville. President NJ. f.
ingalls,, of the Big Four Railway Com
pany, a broad-gauged business man. was
assailing the bantling in Columbus, o. In
fact. with due Difference TO the genius OF
Mr. Watterson, the attack of the business
man was the most damaging After say
ing that he would. a Democrat. cut out
some of the features Of the Mckinley law
most obnoxious TO him, making some arti-
cles dutiabIe that are free he tells what
the trainers Of the Wilson bill have done:
on the other hand, the committee
WAYS and means have sent to Congress a
tariff bill, which, in addition 10 the deficit
of $50. 600 900. will produce $95.OoOOOO more OF
loss, leaving the government at the end OF
the fiscal wear short $i25 000, 900, unless IL
can be made up in other ways. How do
they expect TO make up this Sl2o,OOo.ooo?
Cover your heads in shame, my Ieuow-
Democrats for your party in power in
these days of peace proposes TO go back
and enact the war taxes or the past; and
why? In order that they may make tariff
framed according to the theories OF few
men familiar only with the books, and re-
duce the duties on certain articles which
do not demand il, and make certain arti-
cles free which are not called for. Instead
OF obeying the mandate OF the people. they
propose TO try niue eNper lIl. OF Ineir
folly? The gentleman who fathers this
measure. whose name is given TO IL, is a
distinguished member of Congress, coming
from a little village UP IN the mountains
of the State of West Virginia. He has had
a large experience as a college professor
and as n country lawyer and as a member
of Congress. He is a student Of the doc
trine of free trade and well educated as a
theorist. BY some chance be is made
chairman of the committee OF ways and
means, and is put astride of the commerce
of this country and proposes TO demon
strate his theories, although i'm so doing he
may wreck the country ana his party.
Proceeding TO notice features OF the VIII
son BILL President ingalls, inquired
1 might ask why the wool which completes
with the farmer is made free, and the tax
upon the brandy and champagne, which the
rich man drinks is reduced; why the duty is
left off sugar and other reVenue-producing
articles if this is a tariff for revenue?
He then criticised what he styled 1.-The
great fad OF free raw materials" iron ore,
coal, lumber etc, adding:
You Will hear il said that am interested
in coal and hence that is one OF my reasons
for Directing TO this tariff. L am interested
in coal, but only as the president OF several
railway corporations, a large part OF whose
business is I'm the transportation of this
article. They had upon their pay rolls twen-
ty-fiye thousand names, and each and every
one of these is interested TO know why,
when the government needs revenue, coal.
which has paid large amount, and with
injury to no one, should be made free, while
the goods which the coal-prOducers use are
still taxed. i say we had twenty-five thou
sand names, for the depressed business has
forced to discharge one-fifth of them. and
they have gone 10 swell the grand army OF
streets: the Saddest sight there is In the
world-men hungry and willing to work for
bread, but no work to be had. i am inter-
ested. 1 repeat, for IL this bill passes with
its free coal and free ore, more OF these
faithful employees will have to go.
President Ingalls, follows the foregoing sad
story and sadder predictions with pointed
inquiry about free coal. follows:
What justification is there for free coal?
None, except that the books say that raw
material should be free, and this committee,
with no business experience, but welded
to their theories, have classed coal
raw material, when every ton at the mouth
of the pit represents 90 per cent. OF labor
and 10 per cent. Of raw material, and when
1t comes in competition with foreign coal
in England 1t represents IS per cent. OF
labor and per cent OF raw material. IL
would seem to me that if you wished pro-
lection for labor here was a better chance
free coal? The people? No; no one eX-
cept few New England and New York
spectators, who rushed over into, Nova
when they thought they could
everything that could be brought i'm hers
If the duty were taken of from a coal mine
to a lime kiln While this committee OF ours
graciously allows the coal Of her Majesty,
Queen Victoria, TO come in here and dis
place our own. and break down a half
million OF our laborers, the thrifty Canuck
smiles and still charges US so cents a ton
for all that we sell in his Western domin-
ions. Verify, this committee or ways ana
means are great and patriotic gentlemen.
After declaring that it is in harmony
with the Democratic platform to lay tax
on sugar and to increase the tax on beer.
Mr. Ingalls, closes as follows:
In benalf of the great body Of business
men of this country, i protest against ex-
periments at this time In behalf OF the
| a measure which, If passed, viii turn the
country over to the Republicans. i wish
could reach every Democrat in the land 20
arouse them TO action so that they would
make their objections felt with their Con-
| gressmen X is a time OF peril 70 the party.
| i would sound the alarm, ITO your tents.
| o Israel" Unless we can bring about a
change in the administration, unless we can
we shall 60 down party TO hopeless de-
feat at the next election. and IL will be
years before the people will trust US again.
We want Congress TO stop experimenting
for the benefit of few theorists and schol-
| airs. Let them turn their attention towards
providing for the eXigencies of the treas
ury; let them reduce the expenses OF the
| government In every way possible. III this
| is ali dome while we may lose temporarily.
| on account of mistakes already made, the
people will soon realize that they can trust
| US and will be with US. I'm the success that
| will then come. none VIII rejoice more than
| we, the followers of our patron saint. If
| on the other hand, all wisdom has left our
leaders and they persist in their course
| we shall go down I'm the ruin that they
| cause. But we will not be dsheartened; we
will still keep the camp fires burning and
| initiate the virtues of the Hero OF New Or
| leans and resolve that "by the Eternal
| in other years and with other leaders we
| will renew the fight and hope for more
! wisdom In our hour Of success.
President Ingalls, has voted three times
| for Mr.. Cleveland. but when he refers tc
him in his speech he says:
The theory that 1.-The King can do no
| wrong will never succeed in this country
| Neither does all knowledge, all wisdom lie
| with the President and his advisers, mol
| with the Senate or the House. We might
| say, perhaps, 10 each, sarcastically, as dio
| Job of old 10 his accusers: mo doubt We
4 are the people and wisdom shall die witt
! you" But we do not believe IL viii.
After Hostetter's Millions.
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