Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-08
COST OF TARIFF TAXATION on WOOL


! am glad to SEQ that the figures
which have given of the cost OF tariff
taxation on wool have been fully adj
nitted by the Hon. MIR. Russell, mem
Der of the House OF Representatives
froin Connecticut. In fact, be makes
the cost somewhat more than did. IN
his opening he gives me credit in other
matters. The manufacturers of the
Aladdin oven will be under great obi
cations to Mr.. Russell for giving it a
free advertisement. ! have no interest
in ii except as inventor. Speaking OF
the oven, Mr.. Russell quotes from one
of my publications as follows: "a man
in active work may buy all the food be
can digest in the city OF Boston at the
present time 1881 for less than one
dollar week, II be is content with
nutritious and appetizing dishes made
of shin or neck of beef, scrag OF NUT
ton, halibut nape, &C." All of which
is true aud many people can testify.
In Mr.. Russell's Judgment the state
ment Of this fact is an offence. Ii is a
wrong in his mind to show people how
to live comfortably at low prices. A
large number of iptelligent mechanics
who have been obliged TO practice
economy In recent years have not found
it so. They have followed the rules
given in that pamphlet for making
Aladdin ovens for themselves. 1t
would have been judicious and perhaps
fairer for Mr.. Russell to have stated
that my patents have been dedicated
to public use, SO that If any suppose that
have an intercer in the sales OF this
oven (which l have mott they need not
buy it but can easily make one for
themselves. as many have done by the
instructions given in the same publica'
tior from which Mr.. Russell quoted.
II Mr.. Russell. Mr.. Dingley and the
rest of them succeed in making cloth.
ing dear, 80 as to compel poor men to
pay boavy taxes which the government
will not receive but which will go into
private pockets to augment personal
gain, 1t may become necessary for May
more workn'eu to practice economy 10
food. My efforts TO teach them how to
use the most nutritious food may then
be welcome.
will say nothing about the honesty
and fairness OF the insinuations in this
speech. but ! will remind Mr.. Russell
that wheI much more distinguished
Republican politici8n ventured upou
out that / had wrouged some ono in
recommending the shin bone OF buef,
from which the finest soup stocks
served in first class hotels are made,
was asked il did not propose 10 make
rejoinder / replied "that | thought
the public could weigh shin bone Of
beef against the jaw bone of an ass,
without any further discussion. " am
ia hnF 81 Ha
House of Representatives are equally
capable of making personal estimates
although some of the speeches on the
Dingley bill may render that doubtful.
Mr.. Russell proceeds by saying that
"Mr. Atkinson calculates that we con.
sumo annually 600, 900, 600 pounds OF
wool. y Oh, no; Mr.. Russell, that is
the computation of Mr.. Ding!ey and
Secretary North. not mine.
Mr.. Russell admits that the cost of
th. Dingley tax on wool will be
500, 600, 600, and straightway proceeds
to pass that sum to the credit of an
increase of wealth. I" Whose wealth.
His method ia this: .'Take the
domestic wool produced 10 this country
and consumed in our manufactures
annually and by Mr.. Edward Akin
| sons calculations ten cents pound in
value is to be added by the provision Of
this bill there is S27, 500 600 added by
this bill tn the wealth OF the country.
That is all with US that is ours; that
belongs TO the people of the United
States. " Whose ia it, Mr.. Russell? To
whose wealth will this be added? How
many will share il? The value of do.
me6tic wool in ratiu to the value of all
products is to 240. How are the 239
who are to be taxed for the profit of one
wool grower to get their share Of this
great cum? Are you prepared to tax
the domestic wooi growers on their
added wealth of 1927, 500, 600 which your
bill is intended to put into the posses
sion of one in 24U of our popuation9 II
you are not where do you stand? Tho
ruling of the Supreme Court is that il
you lay the hand of the government on
tie property of the citizen and with
the other bestow it to sustain private
enterprise and to augment private
property, your act is none the less
robbery because it is done under the
fors of law and is called taxation, ~
Mr.. Russell goes on 10 prove that IL
the Dingley bill passes the tax upon
the consumers OF clothing will be raised
S6O, 30, 900 year in addition to the
S21, 5O0, 600 on manufactures of wool.
After proving that this is the purpose
OF the bill and may be its effect, his
words are: That makes the credit sitje
OF the calculation SS7, S75, 900 as against
Mr.. Atkinson's $50. 000, QUO on Tia
debit side, and shows balance on tic
basis of his calculation added TO Tho
wealth OF this country by the provisions
of this bill in the wool and wooden
schedule. tApplause on the Renub.
lican side. 70
Mr.. Russell then divides this sum
by the population, declaring that '.if
IT is fair for Mr.. Atkinson to divide his
debit OF $50, 600, 600 among our 7:i, 600 :
600 OF population per capita, is it NOT
fair for us to divide the net credit Of
our calculation on this schedule under
the operation of this bill among the
5000, 600 OF our populations" / reply,
yes, Mr.. Russell, it would be fair. II
would be honest, hut where 10 your
bill is the provision for such diyIsionp
1t is not there and you do not propose
| to divide. r's
Mir. Russell does not seem to have
very clenr ideus about the debit and
credit; how should her He goes m
to say, elf you divide you have by our
calculation (which l submit la on the
basis OF Mr.. Atkinson's and ia as fn;r
as his) not a tax of 90 cents head I'M.
posed upon our people by tbs operation
OF the wool and wooden schedules in
this bill, but net increase Of wealth
Oh ID Id cents to every man, woman