The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25

reason that the protective tarln system
benefited manufacturers at the ex-
pense of the farmers. 1t could be nc
otherwise, he said. because what was
done for one class must necessarily be
at the expense OF the other.
VERY GOOD REASON.
Mr.. Simms Dem. TENN followed in
q five-minute speech against the bill.
Mr. Williams Dem. Miss.) also OPP
posed the bill. Il would not, in his
opinion. produce the desired results
any more than the repeal of the Dur-
chasing clause of the Sherman bill at
the special session in 1899 produced the
confidence" in cur currency that was
then held out to be the inevitable con-
sequence of declaring against the free,
unlimited and independent coinage OF
silver. The difficulty under which the
people were laboring was not that the
country was buying goods from abroad
but il was not buying them from any
where-it had not got the money to
buy at all.
A fourth speech against the bill was
made by Mr. Terry CDem. Ark
Mr.. Sayers Dem. Tex protested
against the passage of the bill for. the
reason that sufficient time was not al
lowed the house in which to consider
it The distinguished gentleman from
Iowa (Mr. Dolliver), said Mr.. Sayers,
spoke eloquently yesterday Of the
beauties and benefits of protection.
JOHNSON ON FINANCES.
The first extended speech Of the day
was that OF ldr. Johnson (Rep. n. d.,
a member of the committee on WAYS
and means. in support of the bill He
addressed himself in beginning to the
financial necessities of the government.
i
the ordinary expenditures OF the gov
eminent; unless some great calamity
befell the country which should de-
stroy its capacities and its powers, no
congress could ever assemble in these
halls that would be other than a bill
lion-dollar congress. 1t was agreed on
all hands that most of this money
should be raised by tariff. but what
.Eind of a tariff should be levied made
the difference between the parties. It
was a ShaTply-defined defense and
upon the adoption of one or the other
protective or revenue-he believed
depended the prosperity or depression
OF the business OF the country This
bill, Mir. johnson said in conclusion,
was as patriotic as the flag, as broad
as the country. (Applause)
M'MILLIN APPLAUDED.
At 1890 D. m. Mr.. McMillin CDem.
Tenn.) rose to oppose the bill and his
appearance was the signal for APP
plause from his political associates.
he opposed the bill in a speech of more
than an hours length He asserted
that there was no necessity for impos-
ing additional taxes at this time; that |
with even ordinary economy there
would still be a large surnlus |
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 q lesson
regarding bounties, and in this con-
necuon he tainted the majority with
having abandoned free sugar. the
beauties of which rang through these
nails seven years ago in the melodious
tones OF the present chief magistrate.
then the chairman of the committees
on ways and means. BY their argu-
ments Mr. McMillin claimed that 1he
Republicans admitted that tariff
was tax and burden paid by the
consumer. '--S
A SCORCHER.
Continuing. he said: Not only have
the gentlemen re-imposed this burden
81 taxation, but IN doing so. they have
taken good care of the CORPORATIONS
and trusts which now control the sugar
market. In the presence of these gen
-lemen who framed this bill il was
demonstrated by witnesses who came
lefore the ways and means committee
At the hearings, first that a gigantic
rust existed in this country tc control
regulate prices and in
,rease their profits; secondly, that the
wo wings of this trust. the eastern
md western, have entered into an
agreement by which they farm out and
appropriate the territory of this great :
government, and those Y, 600 900 people.
mong themselves. each agreeing to
apply certain portions Of the territory
ma not to invade the others territory.
Tor within the others territory c1lt |
rices; thirdly, that in order to carry
5at this scheme and insure its per
etuity and profits the American
ugan Refining company controls abso- :
ltely the price of refined sugar every b,
ay Notwithstanding the develop
1ent of these facts, the profit TO the
rust is raised by this bill from one :
ighth of a cent pound by the present
aw to from 35 to so cents on the 100 J
ounds, difference between raw and ;
efined. :
L opposed putting sugar on the free
ST, originally, and the substitution of !
bounty paid for a tax received. I be-
eve yet, that the sugar tax, being :
urely and almost wholly a revenue '
aX, is a legitimate tax, but do not be-
eve that while levying that tax we :
ught to foster and perpetuate the
lgar trust in the way that it is done =
this bill.
TIN PLATE FRAUD. Il
Mr. McMillin criticised also the in e
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