The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-01-08
Congressman Arnold on the New
Tariff Bill.

Hon w G Arnold, Congressman
from this district, took hand 10 the
debate on the new emergency tariff
bill which recently passed the House
Mr. Arnold was allowed but 10 min.
utes to speak on the question, but in
that space crowded a heap Of good
sense into his remarks, which we quote
as follows:
Mr.. Speaker, we, in supporting this
measure, are only performing a patriotic
duty. There is no party whip" as
stated by the gentleman from Georgia
lMr. Crispl; the crack OF the lash was
always discordant aud repusive sound
to Republican ears. The Republican
party knows no master but the American
people; neither have we any "cuckoos"
in our ranks. On another occasion lin
the Fiity-tirst Congress) the gentleman
on the other side said we were ruled bv
a czar; but soon thereafter the gentleman
from Georgia and his associates wove the
wreath that crowned the alleged car as
the peerless prince of parliamentarians
[Applause.l
very few days ago the President
sent us the message pertaining to the
Venezuelan question, and all Republi-
cans, joired our Democratic friends on
the other side, promptly, without a dis
senting voice, passed the bill to provide
for the expenses Of the commission su
gested by the Executive. This measure
grew out of the reassertioh of the Mon
roe doctrine. In this the President only
recognized the patriotic spirit of the
American people, which he has so slowly
learned. BY passing that measure we
all, Republicans and Democrats. voted to
call halt on the selfish aggression of
England. Now, Mr. Speaker, the bill
under consideration demands the sun
port of all of us again, because it is an
other blow at English interests. BE con-
sistent, my Democratic friends, and vote
with us. ILaughter.]
But the gentlemen on tho other side
say there is no deficiency and no need of
revenues. l refer them to The report of
the Secretary of the Treasury, page 52
wherein he states that the expenditures
exceed the receipts from July l. Is93 to
December l, 1895, over Sl3O, 900. .OOO How
the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Crisp
can arrive at the conclusion that there is
no deficit il is difficult to understand. and
1t can only be explained by believing
that lie calculates from the Treasury re.
ports with the same peculiar system of
mathematics which he applies to the sill
yer question, namely, that one-half OF
one hundred cents is one dollar
Laughter and applause.l For months
and months and many months the de-
1cit has been millions per month. and
this is known TO all people who read.
your Wilson-Gorman bill of the Fifty
third Congress is not one of tariff for
revenue only hut tariff for deficit
ONLY. So YOUR revenue and financial
measures are absolute failures. and won
are continuing in that pathway, which
has all along been strewn with the
wreck of your failures and with the evil
dences of your incompetency. All this
now being history, you on the other side
should thank and support us when we
propose te help you in your extremity of
threatened bankruptcy.
When the revenues are sufficient the
financial question will settle itself and
therefore let us address ourselves TO our
plain duty and pass this bill. The gen
ueman from Tennessee mfr. McMinini
has said to-day in his remarks that this
Is tariff measure, and threatens that. il
passed, there is power who will stop
it,. This threat will not deter MS from
our duty to the country; we will pass
this bill, and with il will pass the respon-
sibility to the President. But this is not
tariff bill-it is only revenue meas
ure; after March 4, 1897, he will know
what Republican tariff bill really is,
and then there will be no danger of
the executive vetoing it. [Applause.l
Then we will. in truth, provide a home
market for our products and for the la
boring man, and though he may he re-
qnired to pay l cent more for dinner
bucket. he will have plenty to put in
that bucket. Amid the sweet harmony
OF roaring furnaces, whirling looms,
hammering forges and buzzing sawmills
happiness will then come to the home
OF tho laborer, who will be fully
employed at fair wages, and peace and
plenty and prosperity will be constant
guests at every tireside throughout the
land. fApplause.l But the deficit. grea'
as it is, would have been much greater
had not the Democratic Administration
used every ingenuity to keep il down.
Think of the many pensions which have
been cut off entirely in grossest injustice;
the many pension claims, wherein the
testimony has long since been complete,
which are held back and not granted
and the many granted at much less rate
than the testimony shows them entitled
to. Think Of it, my countrymen, that
the brave 'soldier boys" of this nation,
who gave most that life is worth living
for that this Union might be preserved,
are thus deprived Of their just dues
many in the clutches of disease and want
that some excuse may be made for the
free'trade Democracy. The soldiers
pension is not a charity or gratuity, but
rises to higher plane of earned compen-
sation and patriotic duty. God pity the
party which thus denies, and not only
denies, but forgets, the "brave boys in
blue" [Applause.l
Ihls measure will repair little Of the
graaf aUil that hos .,r,..o ,,,,,., 49, TN