Show 11 CON GREiSS a 6 sherman mikes a speech on the Mess afre za TRADE AND SURPLUS how to protect the one and reduce the other APT REPLY ho accuses the republicans of insincerity AY I 1 S HIS REASONS proceedings in the house a number of ainor bills of little import anee introduced avid to tris ON what shernita and others think of the message jan 4 sherman in the senate began his ape ech on the presidents td message at tile president of the united states be said departing from the of illustrious copped from ills recent annual mes a a go A I 1 reference to the foreign rela eions of the country and interesting questions of national affairs omitting the usual recognition 0 lovell the supreme ruler of the universe postponing all things celestial and ter until the surplus revenue ba got rid of tito existence of surplus revenue has been a constant occurrence before and since the close of tile war instead of its being a banger it is an indication of the continuous increase of domestic productions of the country and its foreign and doit 1 estic commerce and of steady improvement of the financial conditi barer surpluses ly b deabi it it isely by can administrations by the reduction or of taxes these simple re bedics had been appi ad in tile administration of ebelt of aar Clev elands predecessors einch the close oft lie war without the cry of alarm being raised 1 nad j 1 control of the since the success of tile PI an except for two yearn and had not proposed a reduction of taxes why had not ilia president follon ad the ex amalu of his predecessors b y using the powers conferred upon the secretary of the treasury and applying tile surplus to tile reduction df the public debt ilia administration lad changed the form of the debt sta so As tc conceal nearly thirty millions of mon t assets if the pres ileac t regarded this gro ing our aphis as daner oui why had lie not brought influenza to bear upon con gross to provida far the reduction of to x at ion proceeding to details shern said that on over one of all articles of foreign production consumed in this country there was absolutely free they were mainly such articles as coul I 1 not be produced here and dad not come into competition the domestic indus try with that kind af pf free trade he bearty the no derato protection given to the laborer and capital employed in mining and agricultural industries was a favorite point of asnault by tile president and al free traders upon the protective policy ilia farmer ai adle labor off the artisan and ilia rights of every producer should have equal slid just consideration fe r or favor an yet the president had selected that class of pro dictions duct ions under tile 0 I 1 raw materials for destruction it rid lad especially selected wool As tin ar not to be protected ilia whole argument rested 0 P tile allegation that the price of oo 00 I 1 as I 1 to tile of duty lint but fort lie duly the merchant could buy this wool heape r in South America and australia c T his argument wa s fal lacious because the destruct im of tile wool industry in the united states would at anje advance ilia price of wool in foreign markets but even if the argument ere true it would apply as well to all domestic products and to all manufacturer wool was a completed article of the farmer just as cloth was of the and tile coat of the tailor t h ion that duty on wool malsed the pric 0 to the consumer applied as well t 0 duty cloth and on every arciclo on the tariff list the answer was that daty encouraged the ion of wool tile manufacture and of the infinito variety q i articles produced ny american labor vorn peti ng labor i cheap it this country rabant the of american pali ies he giai thus endear 4 t ite granv answer on t a ile was willing to correct their regularities odthe to re duce ilia surplus not by a I 1 and as of horl contal on but by such methods its would relieve the taxpayer payer ni without lil the laborer or tile great pro industries of tile outler senator voorhees stat emelitA of sheriban Sheri pan teller aher republicans as insincere inis leading and that of preparation for tile coming hi rest election the republican legis gators were endeavoring to put tho President anit the io party in an attitude of to the america n tit a nufa curing interests under the leadership lead enship the bl ein such a revision of ro of revenue ana fiur plus and abich administration of the powers of government as was most beneficial to all interests tito frosts of november woula blight the republican misrepresent at ion and kethe qs humbug the fear losa and of tile president tito subject of taxation was as old as ilia government stielf and yet it was full of interest Int orest today to day to the laboring tito cone traction of the volume of had always been a policy marbod bv disautel dis astel and suffering but when that abominable policy aided 1 snatching ching the money of ilia pez I 1 8 from their handa tit the t of ten millions rt month eye honest mind had to revolt lavt robbery and at the brorn colorado liall at I 1 I 1 ki oho idea biln any cona con a and tho senator fram ohio gonce declared it was fortuna 1 0 10 I 1 e on t there was a f 1 of fiat nv millions artlie treasury it would be for that sc ator if fie should become a in candidate for tile frenid en oy to ea ain wily it a fortunate that tile pa 0 pl ea anoney wa gathered it y I 1 n ex ce of a imants of the government there was the republican determined and brazen of mendacity on deot caba president had not departed fr declaration of the democratic platform on the subject of taxation that declaration had been bold explicit and peremptory incidental ci protection ta home manufacturers had always been the policy of the dom socratic party every element of american succeed suc cees lie was proud of the inventive genius of the country and its ments labor abounded 0 looked with delight on the cotton M i 1 blast furnaces and rolling 01 the south as well as those of the north proceeding to discuss the message of the e tit he said this remark aple state pap er was true to the prin alon tile democratic party from by jefferson to the present dav and the thanks of tile laboring and business classes of the country viere due to the executive for seizing that vital issue aith tho grasp of a strong honest man and presenting it in such a jape that it never would disappear until the on trageR ar over taxation ceased since the matchless and immortal inaugural of jefferson in 1801 no communication had ever emanated from the chief more able elevated ili statesmanship or moro to the general welfare slid good government than the message u rider consideration for many years the whole system of tax I 1 stion had been used As a power fai partin political warfare the great bulk of abatement ili totally s tax a ti of the people would haa to take place in a careful and ru ent review of ilia As it L between reducing the internal revenue or tax eq lie ovald cheapen wo N linene cotton fabrics salt jublier Jum lier coal iron a feel and all other a oil i t lea rather than such star art cles as indulged in from a luxurious mode of liv 11 those who ca with C leir and de bounced his viea s were bach A had pra determined ft quarrel and A P 1 r e tile clar tion of a it vatne from b N hands republican leaders had not only d 0 n a thing to remedy their no confused confes ed wrong doing but lad hindered the ff r of everybody e ise they were incensed against tato president because he had disturbed their policy of inaction their anger was kindled because their dilatory jactia could avail them no on or at tt A L vomit h teller replied briefly tile adi 9 resolution to refer the pres ent ali was not actea upon the senate then went into secret bessie n and when the doors opened adjourned jan 4 when the a assembled today to day mills of texas stated that the speaker would not announce the committees today to day under a call of states tile following bills are introduced by briggs of california for invests tion of the alining Alini ag dabris question california by felton of CaF fornin to the immigration of chinese also to ex tend tile united baates ove alaska by vandever of california directing the committee of offices aad post roads to atford better pontal facilities for california by of ohio to restore th e rate of duty on imported wool by to forfeit certain L n Is granted to aid in the nu llull of I 1 acetic Ac itic pacific of and tile agun and state line |