The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-13
rREs TRADE BREAKUP,
MeLAurln Tails How lIls Democratic
Colleagues ForaooE Thsir IDOL.

MclsAufln 1elln How ltta ueMoeA~he
Colleagues ForAook Thsir IDOL
Speech at sumter. 5. c.; Senator Nc
Laurln, in defending his position, said;
"with the advent OF the present admins
istration came a determination to re-
peal the present tariff law and enact one
more protective in SIS features, and
more certain. It Is alleged, to bring suf-
nclent revenue. The question OF how to
meet this Republican onslaught has
given rise 10 much discussion among
Democrats In Congress and quite a
difference OF opinion on some particular
points. Some, like Senators Vest, Jones,
Mills and others. favored q propaganda
OF revenue principles by showing up the
inlqultlcs Of the measure, SO that In
future these discussions might be used
as political capital,
ave assumed that without an income
tax the entire contention aside from a
desire to make political capitol was one
OF schedules. There Is not a man before
us who would listen 10 the tarih debale
one single day and not come 10 the same
conclusion Let me give you a few Inc
stances among Democrats 10 sustain
this contention. Senator Raiwlins de-
msnded duty on wool and gllsonite for
Utah. Senator White asked for duty
on borax and fruit for California. sena-
tor Morgan wanted q duty on iron for
Alabama, Senator Pasco wanted high
err duties on cigar wrappers for Florida.
Senator Bacon wanted duty on cotton
and lumber for Georgia. Senator Ttii-
man and myself wanted what we could
get for rice, cotton, lumber, beauxlte and
monaElto for South Carolina. Congress-
men Love and Williams wanted a duty
on pyrItes and bauxite for Georgia,
while Fowler, Of North Carolina, Joined
in for II all.
"senaior Allen, after condemning a
duty on lumber, OF which his state
produced none, asked for duty on
ehieery, Of which his people were large
producers,
"senator Caffery, OF Louisiana, after
expendtng days deaouRclng protective
tariff, wound up with q demand for n
duty on sugar,
II might tell you how some would de-
nounce protection on the ioor Of the
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committee room and ask for q duty on
some product OF their own district.
81 became Disguised with such dou-
bic dealing, and with Tiiiman, Bacon,
Rawllns and others began the fight on
the sectional features OF the bill and
demanded equal privileges for the
south and her industries. The result Of
our efforts has been duty on cotton,
equal privileges for southern pine and
southern railroad ties, higher duties on
rice and duty on bauxlta. We have also
compelled the Republican managers TO
recognize the injustice OF taxed jute
bagglng on the free llst; Not a single
one of us believes In the doctrine OF pro-
lection and so declared repeatedly, but
made the fight under that part OF the
Democratic tariff plank which declares
that duties shall be so adjusted as to
operate equally throughout the country.
and not discriminate between class and
section I declared on the floor OF the
senate that the south asked for no ad-
vantage, but demanded simple justice
II protection was beneficial, as alleged,
the south was selfish enough 10 want
her share; II the policy proved dlsRs-
trous we were patriotic enough to stand
our portion"