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Show BffflT STICK 0I1EMIFF WASHINGTON, Juno n. Rcprcscn-tativc Rcprcscn-tativc Warbtirton of Washington, a ncwly-clcctcd .Republican insurgent, charged congress today with letting millions mil-lions of dollars ,go to waste, that tl might collect in internal revenue taxes on tobacco. 1 Le attacked the pending wool tariff revision offered by the Democrats, Dem-ocrats, saying their plea of needing revenue, was not a serious argument for keeping high duties on wolcn goods Mr. Warburton said the Democrats had been afraid to reduce the duties, on wool any further for fear of tho conso-quonce conso-quonce at rlio next election if the woolen industry was prostrated by the removal of protection. . Tfe said the Democrats had been compelled to adopt the Republican doctrine of protection and excused themselves on the ground of needing revenue. "And in ihe meantime.'-' said Mr. Warburton, "American people aro paying pay-ing six limes as much tax to the government gov-ernment on sugar as they are.' on 5-cenl cigars; twelve limes as much on sugar as on 10 cent cigars; thirty limes :is much on sugar as 25 cent cigars, and sixty limes as much on sugar ns on 50-ccnt 50-ccnt cigars. " |