The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-25

while this Is being done, while the
shouts Of anticipated emancipation are
coming to us from all sources, while
is plenty and becoming active,
while enormous contracts for produc-
ton which will insure the employment
of enormous quantities of idle labor are
coming to US, the Democratic party on
this floor with its allies, all alike are
standing, holding on the coat tails of
the world and, leaning back, impeding
the progress of that prosperity, they
shout whoa - to the moving mass
of American people. You have not
only brought this curse upon the coun-
try, but you are trying to hold it there
Mr. McMillin's Remarks.
Mr.. McMillin prefaced his remarks
with figures to prove there was sutfi-
cient surplus-SllS,O 600, ,OOO-exclusive
of the gold reserve in the treasury, to
meet all estimated deficiencies for two
years and that the alleged necessity for
this bill was mere pretext. He prophe
cied the disaster which overlook the
congress that enacted the Mckinley
law if this bill passed, and made the
Republican change Of front on the
question of sugar bounties the text for
some caustic remarks.
The Democratic party can at least
boast that it has accomplished some.
thing by preventing this pernicious
principle (of bounties) from being per.
manently ingrafted on our American
system of taxation by the government,
but what comes of all those fervent ut
terances which rang through the halls
only seven years ago, proclaiming the
beauties of free sugar? What has be-
come of the laudation Of free sugar by
the c,horts of protection and advocates
Of bountles? l remember how the
melodious voice of the present chief
magistrate proclaimed the boon
of untaxed sugar. l remember
how the gentleman from Maine
who now increases the tax on sugar,
proclaimed that the sugar tax was
burden paid by the consumer: re.
member how, vigorous and vehement,
the gentleman from New York. (Mr.
Payne) stood up and lauded the Re-
publican party for taking the tax from
sugar.
why Reimpose Hardships.
"If the transfer to the free list OF
sugar and molasses gave the greatest
relief, then it must follow that reimpo-
sit;on of the high tax ON sugar will
produce greatest hardship now. These
gentlemen must confess themselves as
standing for an increase of the burdens
Of the people, according to their con
fession. Not only have they reimposed
this burden of taxation, but in doing
80 they have taken good care of corpo
rations and trusts which now contro
the sugar market. The profit to the
trust is raised by this bill from one
eighth of a cent per pound by the pres
ent law, to from 30 to so cents a hun
dred pounds. He discussed in detail
the metal schedule, arguing as w
were becoming heavy shippers of pil
iron, which conld be produced in thu
| Southern states as easily as any plac'
in the world, the dutC Sf 81 per tor
should have been reduced. He de
clared the agricultural schedule was
humbug, and enumerated a long list o
trusts which he said would fatten OF
this bill.
The gentleman from Maine tells u
they have taken lumber, salt, wool
bagging, cotton ties, and books from
free list and put a tax upon them
Why does he not tell US the reason fo
retaining free salt for his Maine fish
cries and imposing duty OH salt use
elsewhere? Why does he not explain
the reason for increasing duties O.
linoleum, some grades to between 10
and 200 per cent, when it is in a trust
when one large concern in his ow
state has not lost days work for man
years? We make two-thirds of all tn
cotton that is produced i'll the world
two-thirds of all we make is shippe
abroad bagging that surrounds it an
ties that bind it are total loss, bein
consumed in the United States. Th
makers of bagging i'll this country OF
ganized gigantic trust to rob til
farmer. Ties can be made as cheapl
here as anywhere in the world. VIII
did he not give US some reason for thu
hampering agriculture and shifting tL
tiller of the soil.
, Mr.. Chairman, this bill carries II,
only higher rates of duty than tt
Mckinley bill, but higher than al
law ever passed by an American col
gress.
The claim that the increased burde
is on luxuries is not sustained by fact
Are shawls and knit goods luxurie
Are wool hats and overcoats luxurie
Are knives and forks in this urbane as
, luxuries3 And beg with all deferen'
to ask whether in the state Of Maine
clean shirt has become such rari,
that it is classed with luxuries? al
+ him when, among Americans, sug
+ that sweetens tea and coffee, becan
! luxuries? When trace chains becan
q luxuries to the farmer? Not only is Il
bill itself higher. but the, differe
, schedules average above those of Il
. Mckinley bill.
The reciprocity clause is remarkab
! for the fact that it puts into the han