The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26

revenue, Dalzell maintained that in no
event would it be more than was neces-
sary to pay the interest and principal on
the bonds that the Democrats had foated
TO sustain the National credit. He de-
Tended the law of 1890 from the criticisms
passed upon it by showing how American
industries had thrived under its provi-
sions and how the tin plate industry--an
industry unknown In this country-had
been enormo mously stimulated by that law.
He denied that this bill would foster trusts,
and said that such assertions were based
upon ignorance of existing economic con-
dtions. He referred to the laws in the
several States under which com binations
OF capital were permitted, and did
not deny that the system was abused. He
did deny that protective tariff bill
fostered trusts and showed that spch conn.,
blnatlons existed in free-trace England
equally with protective America. He
described the conditions of living in Shef-
field and Pittsburg-two cities which were
rivals in many branches OF industry. In
Sheffield was presented the picture OF
starved life. penury, low wages and lack
of culture; in Pittsburg high wages, fee
schools, Intelligence and manhood. If
these conditions were TO be changed it
must be by bringing Sheffield up to the
level of Pittsburg, and not by bringing
P.ttsburg down to the level OF Sheffield.
Coson (R.) of Kentucky, while approx
ing the general features o. the bill. gave
notice that he would move an amendment
fixing duty on camel coal at 81 a ton, as
the domestic mines would otherwise be
unable to compete with camel coal mines
in Scotland.
Russell (R.) OF Connecticut, mem ber of
the Ways and Means Committee, called
attention to remarkable calculation just
now put forth in the New England press
by Edward Atkinson of Boston regarding
! the wool and WOODEN schedule OF the bill
New England knew Atkinson, he said, as
distinguished representative of free trade
sentiment and as q mathematical calcu-
lator with pessimistic tendency.
He had gone beyond the school OF
political economy represented by John
Randolph of Roanoke, who looked upon
sheep as mere incident to the hillside,
whose right to protection against dog or
man was not to be considered for a
moment and who derived great satisfac-
ton from going many miles merely to
Kick sheep. daughter.
In the opinion of Steele (R.) OF Indiana,
also mem ber of the committee, the bill
was the most complete and symmetrical
tariff measure that was ever framed. He
approved OF its protective features for the
reason that he believed every nation
should produce for itself everything that
could be manufactured or grown within
its borders.
Hawley, the republican member OF the
Texas delegation, attacked the attitude of
Representatives from the South toward the
bill. He charged them with injuring the
interest of their own section by objecting
to protective tariff bill.
DeArmond Cd of Missouri charged
that the corporations. trusts and great ag-
| cregations of capital had arrayed them
selves on the side of the Repu blican party
| and 1t was therefore natural that in the
pre- eparatlon of the schedules of the bill
their desires should have been consulted.
Tnis bill meant higher prices for the neces-
sarles of life, which the people must buy.
What benefit could this bill possibly be to
those already perplexed trying to make
both ends meetP Whatever the changes
sought to be ameiorated might be the
measure under consideration could not
possibly afford the desired relief.
The remedy was not increased taxation,
but greater economy in adminstI alton.
Mr.. Payne paid some attention to the
attacks that had been made at the
agric uitural schedules and declared that
this bill protected every agricultural pro-
ductIon for the reason that the committee
believed the United States could and
should raise all this for itself. He gave in
detail the items upon which the commit.
tee increased the duty, and explained the
reason why they were selected. The sugar
schedule, Payne said, was made up with
the idea OF producing revenue and of en-.
couraging the industry here. 1t would
have done no good, he said, to put refined
sugar on the free list. for that would simply
have driven the refiners to the sugar pro-
ducing countries and there would have
been no revenue to the Government and
no employment for the thousands at work
in the refineries.
In conclusion Payne said that in the
course OF few years $50, 600, 600 of reve.
nue. would be dropped from the sugar
schedule and other millions now paid for
the purchase of tin plate linen and
woollen goods, which will then be mann.
factured here. 1--WE do not believe that
taxing the people will make them rich
but 1t is necessary to tax them to raise
revenue for the Government, and we be.
lleve In providing them with work whereby