The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24
DINGLBYISM Laid BARE
McMi11in and Other Demo-
Gratis Expose the Fall
lacies of the New
Tariff.
OUR FOREIGN MARKETS DESTROYED
Appeal to the Record of the Last
Election-The Tribute to the
Sugar Barons.
OUR FOREIGN MARKETS DESTROYED

WASH1NGION, March "A, lS93.-Repre'
sentative A. F. Fox, the Mississippi
Democrat who succeeded Senator Money
from the Fourth district of that State
opened the third days debate on the tar.
If bill. He opposed the bill for the rear
son that the protective tariff system ben
Gifted manufacturers at the expense OF
the farmers. 1t could not be otherwise
he said, because what was done for one
class must necessarily be at the expense
of the other.
Mr.. Sims (Dem., Tenn.) followed in q
hve-minute speech against the bill. He
said there was no reason for calling the
Congress in extraordinary session to rail-
road through this revenue measure Al
alleged deficit was the reason assigned
he said. when the fact was that the treas
ury contained l1S millions. which could
be applied to the payment of current ex-
penses and to nothing else. The Treas
ury could carry the government along for
three years at the present rate of re-
.ceipts, so that the emergency existed only
IN the imagination of the Republican lead
ers. The bill under discussion was in
troduced in 1890 as a revenue reducer;
now 1t is called revenue producer.
Mr. Williams Dem, Miss.) also oppos-
ed the bill. 1t would not In his opinion,
produce the desired results any more
than the repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman bill at the special ses-
sion in 1898, produced the Confidence in
our currency that was then held out to
be the inevitable consequence of declar-
ing against the free. unlimited and inde-
pendent coinage of silver The difficulty
not that the country was buying goods
from abroad, but was not buying them
from anywhere. 1t had not got the money
to buy at ALL
A fourth speech against the bill was
made by Mr.. Terry Dem, Ark.), who de-
nounced the protective tariff system,
charging that 1t preyed upon commerce
peak.
Mr. Savers tDem.. Tex.) protested
son that sufficient time was not allowed
the House in which to consider IT. bill
Proposing to tax the people of the country
ohe House with only mne days considera-
ticn- This bill would increase the Gus
toms duties $l13,0e0,000 a year. What was
the necessity for this, he asked If the
OF two things would result either increas-
cd extravaganza Of public expenditures or
the retirement of the greenbaeks, which
had given the Treasury so much trouble
in the past few years so as to protect the
sold reserve.
The distinguished gentleman from Iowa,
Chr. Dolliver), said Mr.. rayers. spoke elo-
quendy yesterday of the beauties and
benefits Of protection. He was member
of the Committee on Ways and Means,
Mr.. Sayers said, and saw to it that the
placed on the free list. But how was it
with the things desired py the people of
Texas? Cotton ties, taxed. and salt, and
many other things necessary to their well
In conclusion, Mr.. Sayers pleaded for
economy IN expenditures of the Govern
melsts and reduction of appropriations.
The first extended speech of the day was
that of Mr.. johnson (Rep., N. d., a mem
Der Of the Committee on Ways and Means,
in nsslpport of the bill. He addressed him
self in beginning to the financial neceS-
sites of the Government.
1t required five hundred millions a year
to pay the ordinary expenditures of the
Government and unless some great cal-
amity befell the country which should de-
stroy it's capacities and its powers, no
Congress would ever assemble in these
Halls that would be other than a billion
dollar Congress. 1t was agreed on all
hands that most of this money should be
raised by a tariff. But what kind Of a
tariff should be levied made the difference
fined difference, and upon the adoption of
one or the OtheT-protective or revenue
he believed depended the prosperity or de-
preston of the business interests Of the
Mr.. Johnson proceeded then to argue
the benefits resulting from the operation
of protective tariff-the rule being, he
said. that such a tariff operated to re-
duce the price of the article protected.
Mr.. McRae Dem, Ark)-Is that the
reason why you put duty of % cents
a bushel on wheat? daughter and ap-
plauSe by Democrats}
Mr.. Barlow (Pop., Cal.)-You say that
in Democratic tariff the consumer pays
the tax. Who pays it In your tariff2
Mr.. JohnSon-In the matter of the
great staples of production, agricultural
AMI mechanical the foreigner pays the
tax. In other articles the foreigner pays
part and the unpatriotic, foolish purchas-
ers who are willing TO pay two or three
prices for foreign goods, pay the rest.
Republican appiause.)
This bill, Mr. Johnson said in conclu-
sion, was as patriotic as the flag; as
broad as the country. (Applause.)
At 1890 Mr.. McMillin (Dem. Tenn.) rose
to oppose the BILL and his appearance
was the signal for applause from his po-
Mr: McMillin Oem., Tenn.), the old
est Democratic member of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, opposed the
length; He asserted that there was 20
necessity for imposing additional taxes
at tins tline . that aId With With even ordinary
plus in the treasury when Congress
should assemble in December Proceeding
to the merits of the bill, Mr. McMillin
said the Republicans of the country had
been taught a lesson regarding bounties
and in this connection he tainted the
majority with having abandoned free
sugar, the beauties of which rang through
these halls seven years ago In the
melodious tones of the present CHIEF
Magistrate, then the Chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means. By their
arguments, Mr. MchIillin claimed the
Republicans admitted that a tariff was a
f1IJrF TaofG
Continuing he said
mot only have the gentlemen re-im-
posed this burden of taxation but in do
Ing so they have taken good care of the
corporations and trusts which now con-
troll the sugar market. In the presence
of these gentlemen who framed this bill
1t was demonstrated by witnesses who
came before the Ways and Means Com
mittee at the hearing:
this country to control manufactures,
regulate prices and increase their profits
Secondly, that the two wings of this
trust, the Eastern and Western. have en-
& tered into an agreement by which they
farm out and appropriate the territory Of
this great government and these 72 000, 900
people among themselves, each agreeing
to supply certain portions Of the ter
ritOTy and not to invade the others ter
ritory, nor, within the others territory,
cut prices.
Thirdly, that in order to carry out this
sckeme ana insure its perpetuity and
Company controls absolutely the price of
refined sugar every day.
outstanding the development Of