St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-27

the best results. we f0und that we ,qld
not produce in this country ilOre than
ohe.half of the wool we consumed. We
found that when Mckinley taxed wool
he also gave 10 the WOODEN manufact-
nrcrS an addit onal or compensatory
duty, as he called 1t, To compensate them
for the tax they paid upon the wool
they used. He protected wOolens
against the protection he had given to
wool. We also found that they who
most st~renuously opposed our proposed
reductions were neither growers OF
woal nor manufacturers of wo0lens, but
the manufacturers OF that false pre-
tense known as ShOddy.
For Cheaper WOOlens.
1t seemed to US wise to put wool upon
the free liet and greatly reduce the tax
upon woolens. This would not only
make WOODEN goods much cheaper to the
people who used them, but it would in
crease the consumption of such goods.
This in turn would strengthen our fac
tories, create increased demands for our
domestic WOODS, and give steadier and
greater employment to labor.
We did this; and although the new
duties are not yet in full operation.
their effect is already seen in the in.
creased price of wool, the starting up of
factories, and the already reduced cost
Of all WOODEN goods. We have cut down
the Mckinley taxes upon such goods
between 50 and IS per emf. Our re-
auctions are heaviest upon the common
goods used by the people and highest
upon the fine goods used by the wealthy
few. This is the reverse of the Nc
kinley method of tariff re vision. Our
new law gives renewed life and vigor
to the WOODEN industry, but it is death
to the shoddy manufacturers. They
can not compete with cheap woolens.
Question Stven-DO you approve, or
If elected, will you vote to undo the
WORK we have doue on wool and wool
ems?
l am not satisfied with the wooden
schedule as we have left it. Its only
merit Is that it is a great deal better
than McKinley's law. If you re-elect
me l shall vote for still greater reduc-
tions. for by my philosophy you might
as well tax Gods sunshine which warns
us in the summer, as tax clothing which
shields US from the winters cold. l
stand read yto 60 as far as he who dares
go farthest in giving to the people
cheap. untaXed clothing, shawls, blank
cts, underwear, carpets, etc.
Where Is HeatwOlea
Question Eight-How is it with you,
Joel? Mindful of the sheep upon the
hillside ami the mill in the valley. will
you vote to reuuce the tax upon WOODEN
goods?
Mckinley put raw sugar upon the
free list. but he gave to the sugar grow
ers a bounty of two cents a pound. He
put no money into the treasury by a
tax. but he took millions out of it as a
bounty to protect and encourage the
sugar planters. Then he put a tax Of
%siX-lenths OF a cent per pound upon
refined sugar to encourage the reiners.
This c%unningly devised scheme gave to
the sugar trust its life, its opportunities
and its power. 1t gave free raw sugar
to the trust, and then by its protective
duty it authorized and enabled the ;rust
to collect from the people a tax OF six
cents OH every len pounds Of rehned
sugar used in the United States.
The trust prospered.
1t waxed fat and became great.
When we tackled the sugar schedule
we quickly discovered that the trust
had a stronger representation in the
senate than any six states in the Union.
No matter whether they amt from
New Hampshire OF New Jersey, fIOm
Pennsylvania or Maryland, from Ohio,
Nebraska or Kansas; whether they
ma>queraded under the nam of Demo-
crat. Republican or Populist. these SEN
ators, in the language Of the law, were
faithful to tile great trust committed
to their care"
Child of McKinleyism.
This mighty monopoly. this child of
McKinleyism. FULLY armed and equipped,
held up the United States senate and
babe it stand and deliver" The ques-
ton was not how much should be given
fn the frust huf hnU fnnnh Onnld hp
taken from it. After a prolonged and
eXasperating struggle we forced it to
cuncede something to our demands.
We abolished the bounty, we placed a
revenue tax of 40 per cent upoD sugar,
with a differential Of One-eighth of a
cent upon refined sugar. We stripped
from the trust nearly One-quarter of the
protection Mckinley gave to it.
There are those who believe that we
ought to have done better than this. l
AIN of them. The house of repre-
sentatives passed a separate bill putting
sugar upon the free list. l voted for it.
That bill is still pending in the senate.
Thirty-eight Democrats there favor it.
Ii six Republican senators will vote
with these thirty-eight Democrats we
shall have free sugar, refined as we'll as
raw.
Now is a ''home product" and
sugar a "home industry" If that
principle of protection insures the
prosperity and happiness Of the
try" as my friend asserts, it might
surely be applied to both refined aud
raw sugar.
Question Nlne-Will you, if elected.
vote to %le-enact the Mckinley schedule,
Or will you vote, as l did, for absolute
free traue in all sugars?
\Nhan npr fran SI,nar hill aatnn lufnro
the senate it was SO amended as to re-
store the Mckinley twO-cent bounty.
The vote taken was a test vote. Every
Republican, three Populists and two
Louisiana senators voted Tor the bounty.
Every Democratic sch ator voted
against it.
Does Joel Favor the Bountyl
Question Ten-Will you, if elected,
vote with your party associates to re-
establish the bounty upon sugar, or Will
you join the Democrats against it?
The Fifty-third congress reduced the
tax upon white lead and putty so per
cent, aud on linseed oil 80 per cent.
Question Eleven-Wili you'll elected.
vote TO restore OF increase the tax upon
any of these articles?
we reduced the tax upon coal and On
iron ore from Is cents 10 40 cents per
ton. By SO doing We cheaper the cost
of manufacturing and transportation.
Question Twelve-What will you do,
if elected. with the coal and iron taxes?
The Fifty-third congress made reduc-
lions Of between SO and rs per cent upon
lii items, and from 20 to so per cent
Upon $40 items of the tariff law.
Question Thirteen-Will you, if elect
ed, vote to restore the Mckinley rates
or TO increase the present tax upon any
OF these items; if so, upon what items?
Please answer fully and specifically.
AS part of u revenue legislation we
levied a tax OF 2 per cent upon incomes
oyer $4,000. We believe that it is better
TO tax the surplus which men accumu-
late rather than the necesSaries they
consume.
How Does He Stand ON the Income
TAKE
Question FOurteen-Do you favor or
OPPOSE an income tax?