The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-10-31
It Makes A Difference.

Some years ago we read IN the Ola
blue-back speller story with NOR
al, to the effect that it makes a diff
erence whose OK is gored." We need
not repeat it here. 1t finds illustra-
ton in the tariff attitude of the dis
tinguished congressman from the
second district and his brother, the
former congressman from the fifth
district. The Canadian reciprocity
bill, for which Congressman Claude
Kitchin voted, contained valuable
concession to peanuts, as he wrote to
MIR. McMichaeI last year. At the
same time American peanuts are
protected by duty Of 10 per cent,
which spells fairness for the second
district
On April II, 1902, Congressman
w. w. Kitchin had a colloquy with
Congressman Henry, Of Connecticut,
in which he was pressed for an an
swer whether or not he favored re-
duction of the duty on cotton goods.
More people use cotton goods than
are engaged in their manufacture,
but it happens that there are more
cotton mills in the fifth district than
in any other district in the state,
which viii enable the reader to en-
Joy the following artful lodging:
MIR. Henry, of Connecticut. Will
the gentleman allow me to ask him
question?
Mr.. William w. Kitchin. Certain
ly.
Mr.. Henry, Of Connecticut Would
the gentleman vote to reduce the
duty on cotton goods, that he says
are made in his state, and that now
have a tariff OF IS per cent?
Mr.. William W. Kitch;n-I was
speaking of the schedules in which
there is enormous protection upon
things which are manufactured and
sold by trusts, and believe that they
should be the first reduced.
Mr.. Henry, Of Conneticut-That
does not answer my question.
Mr.. William w. Kitchin-I know
it does not answer your question the
way you want it answered. | would
tear down your high protective tar
ifs that have fostered trusts, which
enable the trusts TO rob the Ameri-
can people, while they sell their
manufactured goods on the banks of
the Danube and the Rhine, the ANA
zon and the Orinoco at cheaper pri-
ca5 t;lan they DO to the people Of
this country. would also state to
the gentleman that there is no charge
that the cotton goods Of the south
are controlled by trusts.
Fir. Henry, OF Connaticut-Does
the gentleman think that cotton
schedules should be reduced?
IIr. William w. Kitchin-That is
the lowest schedule, or certainly one
Of the lowest schedules, in the whole
Dingley bill, and ask the gentle
man If fairness and justice would
not require that you first bring down
these other schedules?
Mr.. Henry, Of Connecticut am
not wanting reduction of the
schedules.
Mr. William W. Kitchin-Do sou
not think that it would be the fair
thing to first bring down other sche-
dulles?
Mr.. Henry. Of Conneticut-Oh, no
Mr.. William w. Kitchin-The gen.
tleman knows that would be the fair
thing, and yet he wants me, because
cotton goods happen to be made by
the manufacturers in my state, tc
say that | am in favor of the reduc.
ton on cotton goods.
We have the speech from which
the above is taken and will be glad
to show it to any one who would like
to see it. Nineteen per cent on pea.
nuts with a Canadian concession
thrown in) and IS per cent on cotton
goods is no sin, bat Z per cent duty
on lumber, the second greatest pro.
duct Of the state, is a crime! Truly
1t makes difference whose OK is
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