The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-06

senate Senator Frank ]. Cannon OF
Utah, offered an amendment TO the
pending tariff bill. providing for the
payment of bounties on agricultural
exports The proceedings in connec-
ticn Herewith appear below in full
The remarks made by Senator Cannon,
his admissions that the Republican
tariff is and has been "a robber tariif
and that the consumer pays the tax
his declaration that he would accept
absolute free trade" in preference to
the Republican tariff measure now
pending and his confession that he has
heretofore misunderstood the tariff
question will be read with deep interest
throughout the state, and will revive
recollections of his numerous tarni
speeches to the farmers Of Utah
The proceedings follow:
Mr. Cannon-Mr. President I SEND to the
desk and ask the secretary to read d pro-
posed amendment to the pending tarlil
bill The secretary read as follows;
Amendment intended to be proposed py
Mr.. Cannon to the bill (H- B. 3i9) 10 pro-
vide revenue for the government ara 10
encourage the industries of the United
States.
passage of this act there shall be paid.
out of any moneys in the treasury OF
the United States not otherwise a-lDro-
priated TO any exporter of wheat or
wheat flour. rye or rye -four, corn. ground
or unEround. cotton. hops. or tobacco pro-
duced wholly in the United States ana
exported by sea from any port IN the
United States to any port of any other
country. the following export bounty, by
way Of an equalization to agriculture OF
the benefits OF this act to encourage me
industries of the United States. to-Wit:
Ten cents per bushel on wheat. 80 cents
per barrel on wheat flour. 10 cents per
buShei on rye. 30 cents per Darfel on =
-four. cents per bushel on corn. 10 cents
per Genital on corn, ground. cent per
pound on cotton, cents per pound on
hops. . cents per pound on tobacco. ana
all payments of bounty under this act
shall be made upon negotiable vouchers,
issued by the collector of customs AT the
port of clearance, uDon presentation at
the treasury or any subtreasury OF me
United State: and the secretary of the
treasury IS hereby charged with making
and enforcing such regulations as may
be necessary for the full protection OF me
exporters and CT the government accord
ing to the true intent and meaning OF TINS
Ia
Mr. Cannon-Mr. President. do not rise
at this time to antaeonize the protective
tariff principle. nor shall occupy the at
tention OF the senate at this late hour IN
the afternoon in any general or detailed
criticism of the bill which has been --e-
scented here. On the contrary. the propo-
sition of the amendment is directly in the
interest of the protective principle and Its
equitable application TO the people OF the
United States. II was wit great surprise.
1tpon an examination of the measure. l
found that the great class of our popula-
ton who have from the beginning not
only supported the protective tarln party
by their votes. hut have supported the
protective tariff principle by their in
dustry from the beginning of its opera
ton. were in \ large degree excluded from
any of its benefits. IT is. | say. to sup
ply = very patent omission from the
measure as Il now stands that the amend
ment IS proposed and viii be advocated
here until vote shall be had thereon.
The bsu as It is offered today affords
no protection TO agricultural staples
There : remaining. I presume no ad-
will contend that in this bin with these
imnort duties there IS afforded any pro
lection or benefit OF increased price arts
ing from import duties upon any Of those
commodities OF which we export our
surplus Nor are there remaining at the
present time IN the school of protection
very many men who will contend. and
none who VIII prove. that the indirect
protection afforded to the farmer by the
tariff on manufactured goods is sufficient
to him Tor the vast cost
entailed u2on him IN carrying the pro-
tective tariff system upon manufactured
goods.
The day was. MIR President. when the
AT,erican farmer with free soil 10 all
with the most advanced agricultural ma
known in the world. could not
only nay the cost Of his production. but
could carry the weight of the great civil
cation of this country. But 4 rev world
condition has arisen There are vast
areas OF agricultural land oDened in tie
stepDes of Russia. in Argentine; and the
hungarian peasant and the peon OF south
American countries today have machinery
only one year behind the most advanced
in use in the United States. and the pro-
Queer of staples in America must sell in
with these lands Tt has
become apparent TO all thoughtful Oh
servers. and certainly It is. known to all
who have any direct connection with the
agricultural industry Of the United States.
that the farmer cannot. and the man
who reads him well knows that the
farmer win not. much longer bear this
THREE REMEDIES.
There are three remedies. possible Mr..
President. One. and the right remedy. is
2 restoration OF money conditions. by
which we VIII get world rise in prices
particularly beneficial to the agricultural
producer. particularly applicable to the
present situation in the United States.
But I venture TO say that such remedy
will scarcely be proposed here The sec
ond remedy. and one which !. as a be-
lever in protection, would be ready to
accent rather than to hold TO and vote
Lutte FREE TRADE, by which the
farmer might buy as cheaply rs he is
compelled TO sell and that remedy this
congress will not seek to enforce There
remains. then, but the third-the applica-
ton of an EXPORT bounty which shall in
measure give restitution to the farmer
for the higher prices which he is COM
PEELED II pay in protected markets.
No proposition based upon the declara-
ton of equal protection 70 all the in
iustries Of the United States is com
Dlete. nor can there be successfully made
4 contention that il is lust. unless it gives !
10 the exporter of agricultural staples
from the United States an equivalent /
benefit to that given 20 the manufacturer /
BY The imposition of an import duty.
THE FARMER vICTIMIzED.
A duty of % cents "a bushel upon wheat J
IS 2 delusion and snare. The farmer /
u the United States gets no benefit from |
4. The imposition of duty upon cotton /.
4 that were attempted. would be of no !
value to the cotton producer. The i.aDo- !
nc farmer of the United States Every /
lther protected industry has a direct !
benefit from this tariff. because where we I
10 not produce in the United States suffi--
lent for our own CONSUMPTION and A /
luantity considerable IN extent for ex- |
Dort. the import duty serves as a means |
whereby the local producer can enhance |
he price 20 the local consumer.
We have the highest testimonials in be- /
lalf of this proposition Some of the I
states has had have been its advocates.
Hamilton and Albert Gallatin gave their /
roice TO II. Hamilton went so far as 10
;ay that every dollar of duty collected
or the protection Of manufactures should
- given back 10 agriculture through the I
Medium Of an export bounty, because ii I
vas inevitably taken from agriculture
Webster and Clay inferentiaily endorsed
he same proposition. and the people of
he United States are giving their APPROX
II TO ii now
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