The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-06-24

Gpon with scOrn and is considered
doubtful investment by the legislature
Of The United States
In addition, M. President, it i; a
very poor argument, when you have
been rCbbing some man for years and
he asks yCu Tor justice. 10 say that you
propose to continue to rob him Of more
and say that you do not know where
you are going to get the money with
which to restore that which you have
,!lri ghtoOusIy taken. 1t is the very first
duty Of the congress Of the United
States to provide bill which shall not
only be honest IL its present appllca-
ton, but which shall pay back some
portion Of that which has been taken
from the pockets Of the toilcrs CT this
land
| have talked with the farmers III 20
states Of the Union since last fall, and
firmly tylicyo that this tariff will no
longer endure than until the farmers of
the United :;t!tcg can have chance to
revise it at the polls, if you do not give
to them some portion CT its benefits.
The farmer Is lending beneath a bur-
den which he cannot carry longer. He
has been the backbone Of the integrity
Of the United States but there comes in
the place Of the free and independent
farmer Of this country Il race Of tenant
~ 10 reap seryilely where he sowed
molly, men who receive their opinions
from others instead OF giving their own
independent voice at the polls and in
oil their declarations to their fellow
men.
The senate Of the United States can
! afford to be absolutely just. l believe
the amendment should be adopted
Mr.. Chandlor-May | ask the senator
from Utah Il question?
Mr.. CannOn-Certalnly.
Mr.. Chandlcr-I heard the senator
speak Of robbery little while ago with
reference to the tariff. Does the senator
mean that the farmer has been robbed
all these years by the tariff? Is that the
senator's argument?
Mr. CannOn-Yes, sir, decidedly.
Mr.. Chandler-When did the senator
first think that the American tariff sys-
tenn was I! robbery Of the farmer?
Mr. Cannon-Just so soon as the sen
ject to understand the truth Of it. l ad-
vOcated Republican tariffs as earnestly
and as faithfully in my humble way as
the senator from New Hampshire, and I
believed exactly what l taught.
But 1 am not disposed any longer to
advocate system by which one portion
of the population is taxed for the benefit
Of another portion Of the population. 1
think that it is unfair to cherish only
enc class, and that the class which has
| already the most power Of self protec
ton. If the senator from New Hamp-
| shire will go across the plains Of Kansas
as | have gone, and across the plains of
Nebraska, [ believe i'll him sufficiently
| to think he will come back and say that
! this bill is robbery Of the American
! farmer
l have stated that l am i'll favor of Il
| protective tariff system. l stated that
in the guilclessncs3 Of my soul, being a
Republican, l went out and advocated
| the Republican idea Of protective tar
| if. | never was brought quite SO close
to responsibility concerning it before as
| am today. Heretofore l have discussed
! 1t on the stump, advocating it in gener
! al terms, but as soon as l am confronted
with responsibility which obliges me to
look more closely into its application to
| all the people | am simply discharging
my duty when | seek to amend this
measure so that it shall be honest to all