Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-26


Declares That Every Euor- has
Been Put Forth TO Create a Con
servative Measure in the Hope
thatthe TariFuay 90 Permanent.
saws There Are No PrOh,oltive
Rates ia the Bill
Washington. Nav 25.-The tariff bill
was called up in the Senate to-day by
8lr AIGrich. VINO opened The debate by
making "a general statement covering
the purposes OF the bin and explaining
It's provisions. Ia opening his speech
Senator Aldr,cb said:
Mr.. President the business of the
entire country is in q state of suspe
sion awaiting the action of the Senate
upon the 9ill under consideration. /
believe thai. the anxiety 70 secure ac-
ton upon this important measure at
the earliest 9cssible day is shared by
every member of the Senate. 1 can say
f7r Senators sVting on this side OF the
chamber that ~ time viii be spent IN
the academic discussion of the princl-
pies u protection.
"I. is my purpose 20 Keep the bill
continuously bef- re the Senate. 20 the
exclusion OF all other legislative bus
mess until ir is finally disposed of,
and tn this I shall expect The hearty
cl-CperatfCn of Senators on both sides
of the chamber In the discussion of
the bin. the memb ers of the majority
ID. rrr
selves with such brief explanations as
may be found necessary # the various
paragraphs as they are reached.
1T seems desirable that at the be-
ginning Of this discussion the major
ity of the finance committee should
present 20 the Senate in detail their
estimate Of the eject which the bill
will have upon tbe revenue and that
they should explain in general way
the character Of the amendments they
have suggested.
a CONSERVATIVE MEASURE.
.Th- majority Of the committee be-
Neva that If thorough revision of our
revenue laws. such as is contemplated
by the House bin. IS necessary it should
Do carried ont I'm q conservative spirit.
and that such q moderate and reason
able measure should DE adopted as will
insure much greater degree of per-
wanence 20 our tariff legislation. Ere
Ouent revisiOus Of the tariff are pro-
drctive of long periods Of uncertainty
and arrested devel -uueut The radical
change I'm policy I'm 1894 proved disas-
trous % the interests Of the country.
.Tr was 7 believe. thoroughly under
.rre Ia. 1r
political campaign that II the R7puhl-
can party should De again irtruS-ed
with power no extreme tariff legisla-
ton would follow. IL was believed
that I'm the changed conditions Of the
country a return 10 the duties imposed
Nv the act Of 1890 would not be neces-
sary. even from a protective stand
n0int
ut was with these facts constantly
FIN view that the majority OF The
finance con- wittee prepared the amend
meuts which they have submitted for
YOUR consideration. Nothing could he
more conducive % the return and
maintenance of real prosperity In this
country than the well-eroUnded he
lief that there were o. ne no violent
changes I'm our Nvpnue policy for some
v,qrs % come. The true friends Of a
protective policy 40 not insist upon eX-
IRENE rites or any that are not neces-
sarv 90 roualize conditions While il
is true thar rates above this line are
often operative. vet il must he admit
tel that they furnish needless oppor-
tunities for destructive attacks.
MEETING NEW CONDITIONS.
"The committee believe that the re-
auctions they have suggested from the
rates imposed in the House bill they
have nCt gone IL any instance below the
protective point. and if the bill should
become q law iu the form presented
hv them. every American industry
would De enabled 20 meet foreign COM
petition on equal terms; that is. 50 far
as this equality can De secured by
tariff legislation. The rates suggested
bv the committees amendments are
considerably below those imposed 10y
the House bin. and I'm most instances
below those contained in The act Of
1890
ain sugge sting these reductions the
members of the majority of the COM
wiree rearrm and emphasize their
position as friends of the protective
D-'cv The ultimate purpose of this
policy is % secure as far aS this IS
possible hy wise and cons rvative leg
is'ar1D. the steady growth and deyel-
opueut Of an interests agricultural.
manufacturing and commercial The
rrcv siOuS Of q tariff law AFFECT all
these interests in uumberless ways. and
unless there can be stability in tariff
policy there can be no certainty Of
prosperity for any
industrial conditions in this COun-
ivy. with very few exceptions. DO not
demand a return TO the rates imposed
by the act Of 1890. The bitter contest
which is going on among the leading
nations az The world for industrial SU-
ureuccv hes brought about improve
meU-s i0 methods and economies i'm pro-
duc-i1n tc am extent which was not
thought possible a few years ago These
new conditions must ha taken into 2c-
count I'm crUs'lering the rates 20 be
imposed
PEOHIBTTIVE RATES AVOIDED.
-Nitrou. rglin0uiSh,u- one PARTICLE
~ o-r devotion % the cause of DrOtec-
ton $50 feel thar we have q right 20
a.- -rs-fra cause shall nor Pc bur
5p~s5 bv the imposition NJ duties which
are unnecessary ana excessive. I'm the
iius-ucut So rates suggested the
committee tried I'm every instance 10
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