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THE PTTTSBtfEGt DISPATCH, THXJBSDAT. MARCH 10.' 1892. .
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TALK Oil TIBIFF
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McMillin andDingley Are
the First Champions
in the Arena.
THE M'KINLEY BILL
Attacked in a Long Speech by Spring
er's Friend From Tennessee.
"AN ARGUMENT FOR FREE WOOL
Replied to ly One Man From Maine -and
Ridiculed by Another.
The Usual Free Trade Arguments-Ad-t
vanced by the Spokesman for the
Democratic Majority He Considers
. the Size of That Majority Due to the
Passage of the McKinley Act A Mass
of Comparative Figures and Statistics
He Calls on Laborers to Show
Wherein They Have Benefited by
High Tariff Mr. Dingley Thinks the
Mouse Brought Forth by the Mount
ain Is a Very Small One.
"WJlshdtqtos', March 9. The tariff dis
cussion of the Fifty-second Congress opened
in the House of Eepresentatives to-day,
with. Bepresentative McMillin, of Tennes
see, as the leader of the tariff reform forces,
and Keprcsentative Dingley, of Maine, as
defender of the McKinley law. Despite the
well-known fact that a discussion of the
tariff is mainly a matter of comparison of
statistics and figures; that it is in its essen
tial features hut a presentation of appar
ently irrefutable yet totally irreconcilable
views, the galleries were well crowded long
before the hourof the opening, and the pub
lic interest manifested in the debate was
greater than any previous day of the session.
To Representative Blount, of Georgia, a
clear-headed parliamentarian of 20 years of
Congressional experience, was awarded the
honor by the Speaker and the Committee
on Ways and Means of presiding over the
deliberations of the committee of the
whole, and when he wearied, now and
then, of his arduous labors, Representative
Kilgore, the giant statesman of Texas, was
called on to assume the gaveL
IThere Mr. Crisp Can Best.
In the days of long political wrangling
that are to follow in the committee of the
whole, Speaker Crisp will find the respite
that he has so much desired. To-day he oc
cupied a seat in the galleries, and was as
interested an auditor as anv of the other
2,000 visitors who bent eagerly forward to
catch every word of the partisan orations of
the day. The well-crowded newspaper
falleries attested the public interest that is
eing felt in the discussion of the issues now
before the House, and the little group that
gathered in the diplomatic gallery snowed
that this interest in toe revenue question
and the attempted modification of the ex
isting tariff laws is shared by some of the
nations across the waters. ,j
But the crowning indication of the im
portance of the discussion was in the deep
attention which the members themselves
gave to the two speakers who represented
the two great parties on the question for so
lution. During the opening speech of Rep
resentative McMillin, Representative Bur
rows, of Michigan, and a lew of his Repub
lican colleagues vacated their seats and
gathered on the Democratic side to be near
the Tennessee gentleman as be arraigned
their party from a Democratic standpoint
and defended the justice of the Springer
wool bill and the various measures reported
from the Ways and Means Committee to re
duce the duty on imports.
Flattering Attention to Both Speakers.
"When Representative Dingley, of Maine,
although not a member of the Ways and
Means Cemmittee, opened the discussion
on behalf of the Republican side, no less
was the flattering attention paid to him and
his arguments by his Democratic opponents.
Mr. McMillin, as might have been ex
pected, devoted his attention to a review of
the McKinley law and its effects upon com
merce, the industries and the wageworkers
of the country, and Mr. Dingley naturally
sought to deiend and justify the law, and in
sisted that the highest commercial wisdom
justified its perpetuity.
Senator Carlisle, under whose leadership
as Speaker of past Democratic Houses the
tariff debate in this latter half of the cen
tury was revived, found the occasion one of
such charm that he left that seat in the
upper body to which he has been called by
the Blue Grass State, and was an attentive
listener to the eloquent arguments ot Repre
sentative McMillin. No less vigilant was
the attention with which ex-Speaker Reed
noted every argument, not only of his
friend, but of his political'opponent as well,
and now and then there was a twinkle in his
-eye as he doubtless meditated on and stored
away in his memory a response to be made
to the Democratic arguments when his day
should come.
Opening Speech by Mr. McMillin.
Both the speakers were frequently ap
plauded by their party colleagues, and ;as
each man resumed his seat he was the re
cipient of warm congratulations and a
bouquet of mammoth proportions. Mr. Mc
.ilillin spoke as lollows:
Mr. Chairman, the last Congress Imposed
the highest tariff taxes ever levied In this
country. It also made the most extravagant
appropriations ever made here in time or
peace. This Congress was sent here to cor
rect both evils. The expenditures In the
two years for which the last Congress ap
propriated, beside the deficiencies, aggre
gated $1.009.000,000-S40 per family annually,
'or more than $500,000,000 each year about
one-third of all the money In existence in
the United States. When we take from our
currency the 5100,000,000 of gold held, for re
demption purposes In the Treasury, the
reserves required iu the national panks, and
the alfferent leserves held from circulation
In other ways, we find that these expen
ditures reached annually nearly one-half of
all the money In actual circulation. Can
there be permanent prosperity while one
half or even one-third of all the money has
to go through the hands of a Federal tax
gatherer every year, beside the taxes lor
tate, county and municipal purposes?
There is a remedy. Impose less tax and
spend less money. That Is what this Con--gress
means to do.
Mr. Chairman, the tariff law has now been
In operation for one year and five months.
Where are tne beneficial effects that were to
follow from ltt Where 4s that magnificent
price the farmer and wool grower was to
realize from ltt Where are the increased
wages the laboring man was to gett
A Challenge to the Opposition.
I see before me many men who voted for
that monstrous measure. If the facts were
with them they would proclaim them to the
.world. I deny contradiction when I say the
'fanner has realized from 3 to S cents less on
the pound from his wool than he aid before.
And I challenge any Representative hero to
point to a single line of manufactures in
which the laborer's wages have been in
creased by that law. The laborer-has been
forced to pay more for the roof that shelters
him. for the hat that covers his head and the
woolens that cover his back, lie has had to
pay more for the linen he wears, the hammer
and hoe with which he works. Tet his waires
hmnot ma nn 1 cent. What benefit has
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inoreased protection been to hlmt It was
gassed under pretense of a desire to benefit
lm, yet while his wages stand still, or go
down, what he, his wife and children con
sume has been increased In price uncon
scionably. I ask any of the Bepubllcans on the Commit
tee on Ways and Means to point to a single
laborer whose wages have been increased
by that law. If it diminishes the revenue
received by the Government, if it does not
increase the wages of labor, if it fosters
trusts, if it makes pooling profitable, in
heaven's name let us no farther -legalise
the robbery, but try some better method.
Hearings were had by the Ways and Means
Committee on the McKinley till.-Sorae farm
ers and representatives of agricultural as
sociations came before the Committee. With
out a single exception, so far as I now re
member, they testified that the value of
farms had gone down within the last six
years all the way from 23 to B0 per cent
Among those who came urging relief for the
people, came the many who sought to Still
further exact tribute from the people Tor
their own enrichment. If It had been less
serious it would have been ludicrous to be
hold the solemnity and seeming sincerity
with which they aked Congress, while the
treasury was overflowing with surplus, to
levy higher import duties upon the things
the people must consume, in order that their
capital might declare a greater dividend.
And their demand was heeded.
Aa to the Duty on Wool.
The duty on wool was in 1887 plaoed at 11
cents a pound On unwashed wool. This was
by an agreement entered into between the
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
and the National Association of Wool
Growers, and they dictated terms to Con
gress. It was claimed that this would foster
the sheep Industry and increase the value of
wool to farmers. What were the results? In
1S6S. the year after the enactment of the law
raising the duty on wool, there were 37,685,
000 sheep in the States east of the Missouri
and Mississippi rivers. In 1891 there were
only 18,476,000 sheep in the same territory a
reduction of more than one-half in the 24
years when high tariff on wool had been in
force this in the face of the fact that the
population In these States has vastly in
creased. If the increase of sheep had kept
pace with the Increase of population there
would have been probably 75,000,000.
Great things were promised to the State of
Ohio in the way of Increase of the sheep
husbandry bv increased tax on wool. That
State had in 1S63, 6,750,000 sheep; in 1870 it had
only 4,928,000; In 1880, 4,OSO,000; in 1883, 5,050,000;
in 1890 it had but 3,943,000, though in 1891 it
had 4,161,000. A falling off or more than one
third in the State of Ohio durinir the 21 years
of protective tariff on wool and in that time
the population had increased more than one
million. Mr. Chairman, the results are not
more encountering in the State of Illinois
which had in 1863, 2,736,000 sheep and in 1S91
only 771,000. So I might go on through the
eastern States. A thorough investigation of
the question shows that the increase in the
sheep husbandry has been in the west,
where the grazing was limitless and cheap.
The price of wool at this time is about one
half what It was at tho time of the passage
of the act orMarch 2, 18C7.
The whole matter may be summed up in
the fact that after 25 years of experiment
with a high rate of duty on wool the result
has been a reduction of one-half in the num
ber of sheep in States east of the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers, and a reduotion of
aDout one-half in the price of wool. Nor
have the results been encouraging to wool
manufacturers. They have been restricted
as to the quality of wool they could
afford to buy in the grease by reason
of the tariff; they have been re
stricted in markets substantially to
their own country. Thev have been forced
to use shoddy as a substitute for woolen
goods. The rags that had already fallen
irom the backs of beggars in other countries
have been used as a substitute for wool. So
great was this that a petition came up from
one city, Philadelphia, signed by Mr. Her
wlg and others, claiming to represent 40,000
laborers in textile Industries, demanding
free wool for the manufacturers of the
United States. The tax of 11 cents a pound
on wool, it must be remembered. Is not a
tax on rjure wool, bnt is 11 cents a nonnd on
all tho grease on the wool and all the dirt in
the grease, and is estimated to amount to 41
cents on every pound of finished cloth.
Shoddy Also as a Factor.
Mr. Chairman, this high tax on wool has
forced the use of vast quantities of sub
stitutes for wool shoddy, mungo, and other
adulterates used in the manufacture of
woolen goods. According to the report, It is
seen that these substitutes have taken'the
place of the fleeces of 29,000,000 sheep, or
about two-thirds as many as there are in the
whole United States.
Mr. Chairman, in the first quarter of a
century in the history, of the Government,
there was no duty imposed on wooL- The
first duties that were imposed were in
significant as compared with those now-in
existence. The pretense that a high duty
would increase the number of bheepln'the
older States has not been verified. The value
of wool of similar quality has varied very
little in the markets-Of -Boston and London
since that duty was imposed occasionally a
little higher abroad; sometimes a little
higher in this country, but the average ad
vantage in favor of one country or the other
has not been one-fifth of the duty imposed
by our Government, which proves conclu
sively that, while the cost to the consumer
has been Increased by the duty, and the
possibilities of the manufacturers have been
restricted, both in market and quantity, the
sheep husbandmen have derived no sub
stantial Denefit.
The tariff rates levied at the close of the
Revolutionary War when.If ever, we were In
constant danger of having our Infant indus
tries overwhelmed in England and other old
countries, were not one-sixth of thosem
posed by the present law. Those levied to
cany on the war with Great Britain, in 1812,
when this capital city hadlts baptism of fire,
were not one-third so great. They are about
two and one-half times greater than the
rates imposed to carry on the Mexican War
and 60 per cent higher than the rates im
posed to carry on our recent Civil War.
A War Tariff Never Tet Reduced.
Mr. Chairman, when the Morrill tariff was
imposed to carry on our great civil war and
maintain more than 2,000,000 men in the
field it was said by the author of the bill and
those who favored it that the high rates
were only temporary, and would be reduced
with the return of peace. Sir, about one
third of a century has now elapsed, more
than two-thirds of the expenses Incurred
have been paid, every legitimate exense for
the Increase of rates has disappeared, and
yet not only has there been no reduction in
tariff rates, but thev have been vastly In
creased. The act of 1883 Imposed an'aVoraee
rate of 45 per cent. The two acts of 1890
which supplanted it, have imposed an aver
of nearly 60 per cent. This is not the worst.
The rate3 of duty were placed lower by that
act on luxuries than on the necessaries of
life. There was less increase on the finer
goods than on the coarser. There was less
increase on silks than on woolen goods; less
on jewelry than on cutlery; less on dia
monds than on table knives; less on cham
pagne than on linens.
On many of the articles upon which the
duty was almost prohibitory before. It was
maue niguer, seemingly jor no other pur
pose than to enable those now engaged in
uicia.iuus wo tuiuiuijjwia anu organize
"combines." I remember well when the bill
was under discussion In tne House a Bepub
lican from Illinois, Mr. Hopkins, rose, and.
pointing to the gallery, said: "I see a man
in the gallery who will go from there worth
millions more than he Is now if my amend
ment is not adopted. He is in a trust which
will make millions if this bill is passed."
His amendment was not adopted, the bill
did pass. This is only an illustration of
hundreds of Jobs and schemes which that
bill in one way or another fostered and ear
ned. The Sugar Tax and the Bounty.
Sir, the authors of the bill take .much
credit to themselves for having placed
sugar on the free list. They did, it is true,
place some and most of the grades of sugar
on the free list. But the finer grades are
still taxed heavily for the benefit of the
manufacturer, and ho is left with more pro
tection by that bill than by the rates im
posed in the Mills bill. It is true that fifty
odd millions of dollars was taken off the
sugar tax, but this was no free will offering,
for the same measure provided for the pay
ment of $12,000,000 to the producers of sugar
as bounties. Again, while the fifty odd mil
lions of tax was taken off sugar, increase of
duties amounting to about $65,000,000 was
put on other thimrs and generally on the
necessaries of life. They removed sugar
tax which yielded eight-ninths of its bene
fits to the Treasury and but one-ninth to the
manufacturer, only to place many millions
more than the sugar tax on other things
where but one-fourth of the law's exactions
went into the Treasury andhree-fourths
went into the coffers of favored manufac
turers. Mr.Chairman,when we reflect that the
$12,000,000 paid in bounties on silks, sugar,
etc., has to be erased by the Imposition of
taxes on other things where three-lourths
go into the manufacturer's pocket and only
one-fourth into the Treasury, it will be seen
that the tax is still a burden of $43,000,000 in
directly to the people, and that instead of
their getting $60,000,000, ot relief by this
change of taxes they have hardly obtained '
$10,000,000 of net benefit. The whole bill was
characterized by a consolenoeless favoritism
for the few and amercfless oppression of the
many. In the consideration of the bill tho ;
manufacturer alone was favored.
Tho consumer was never. considered, or, If
ever considered at all. It was onlytoasosr
tain how much more taxes he could endure.
The good of seller, not the need of buyer,
was the measure of the rata of dntv.
Mr. Chairman, for'the'flrst thn'elnthe1'
history of the country those who passed the
law supported It with the avowed purpose
of preventing imports and destroying
revenue. In all other laws' ever passed on
this subject at least those having the meas
ure in charze had the sense of official pro
priety to confess that law was Invoked to
raise revenue.
The exigencies of the preceding campaign
had required a vast amount of money to
carry the elections. It was raised by rous
ing the apprehensions of some and promis
ing benefits to others. The promises of that
campaign were put into statutory form.
The Tariff Commission of '83.
As far back as 1883 the Tariff Commission
composed exclusively of protectionists, part
of them being manufacturers, after having
taking testimony all over the oountry, re
ported to Congress that the people were en
titled to a xeduction of from 20 to 25 per
cent and recommended it. They reported'
that the manufacturers could flourish under
such a reduotion, and should be required to
submit to It. But an increased rato was im
posed Hy the law of that year. This Increase
did not satisfy them. They demanded more
and never stopped until they got it. When
the war tariff was imposed, an international
tax was placed on manufactured products,
and a corresponding additional Import duty
put on competing commodities coming
from abroad to compensate the manu
facturer for what he was thus required tq
pay. This manufacturers tax was repealed,
but the compensating duty retained By
this he got a benefit of 10 per cent.
Mr. Chairman, every class except
those who need it worst has been benefited
by the various laws passed by our opponents
on the subject or taxation since 1865. There
was a tax on incomes, corporations, etc It
yielded the last two years of its existence
about $140,000,000, but It was repealed. There
by the parties most able to pay taxes were
relieved. This was collected off legatees
ana aevisees wno innentea property witn
out working for it, and could therefore
reasonably afford to contribute a moderate
tax for the Government through whose pro-.
teotion it had been accumulated. There was
a tax on railroad corporations, on banking
corporations, on insurance companies, trust
companies, telegraph companies and other
immense money concerns. There was also a
tax on bank cheoks. Coming from these
classes it came from those who depended on
it alone for neither broad nor clothing. It
was a tax upon wealth and accumulated
property, and therefore was not to be en
dured. These were all repealed, and "the
oppressed rich" relieved from the burdens
of supporting the Government. Ah! how
tenderly the Bepublloan party looks after
those who toll not, neither spinl With what
affectionate regard it deals with and relieves
those who are able to pay but when it
comes to Imposing a tax on consumption,
the faot that a man who is.worth $50,000,000
requires no more oloth to wrap his corpse
than it takes to inolose the body of a labor
ing man, does not deter it from imposing a
huher rate of duty on the poor and common
cloth worn by the oue than Is Imposed on
the purple and fine linen that is the dally
apparel of the other.
Sir, If these income and other taxes I have
mentioned bad been permitted to stand,
they would long since have wiped out our
national debt, Improved all the rivers and
harbors, appropriated or estimated for, built
all the fortifications now contemplated
around our coast, and paid all the pensions.
An Attack on Reciprocity.
Our opponents have made great boasts of
the benefit they have bestowed on the coun
try by that portion of the tariff bill they
passed whioh provides for "reciprocity"
with other countries. It provides for the
imposition of taxes and the remission of
taxes by the President of the United States
alone. He may, according to this provision,
in his discretion and as often as he sees fit.
Impose S cents a pound tax on sugar, 8 oents
a pouna on conee, ft cent a pouno. on niaes,
and 10 cents a pound on tea. He may im
pose these taxes at will and remit them at
pleasure. He is not required to consult
either Cabinet or Congress. He may levy
$50,000,000 without convening Congress or
consulting that body of its concession.
x am MHiunuea mat w a iree repuouo
where the right of taxation through chosen
representatives was nought with blood,
such a thing is possible as the surrender of
this right to one man. The most sacred
right the free man has is to determine the
extent and manner of his taxation. But it
is sad to reflect that 114 years after the right
of self taxation was substituted for taxation
"without representation," f omo of the sons
of these sires bad so degenerated that they
were willing without protest, without even
a murmur, to surrender this blood bought
right to the President of the United States.
The system of rebates is extended and in
tensified by the present tariff law. This
has been another' means used to quiet the
American people and keep them from com
plaining against that system. By this .means
the American manufacturer Is enoouraged
and enabled to offer and sell theproducts
of American ...manufacture to foreigners
nfbre, cheaply than the same wareB are sold
to the American laborer and American citi
zens. But for this many American people
who have dealings with foreign countries
would long since have Joined in a crusade
against a taxation so high that it amounts
to exclusion in some Instances and robbery
in others. By this means and others very
many agricultural implements and prod
ucts of American manufacturer are sold at
a much lower rate to foreigners out of the
United States than to citizens in It,
Where Is tbejustice in this? Why sell to
a pauper abroad at a less price than a la
borer at home? Why fleece your neighbor
in a way tnat no one in any otner country is
required to or will endure? We may admit,
for the sake of argument, that a commerce
that is even bolstered up by the pillars that
sustain rebates, is better than no commerce
at all. But even when we concede this we
have not conceded and do not concede the
stability of a system that requires such
bolstering or the justice of such taxation.
Mr. Chairman, the rebate paid to the
Standard Oil Company alone on the taxes
collected from the tin they imported last
year amounted to. It is said, about $700,000.
Alleged Destruction of Commerce. (
Mr. Chairman, another most serious ob
jection to the high rates of duty heretofore
existing and growing higher with each new
Congressional act, is the destructive Influ
ence that It has had on our commerce. The
time was when American conknerce was
carried in American ships bearing the
American flag and manned, by American
freemen. In those .proud days our flag
floated over every sea and our ships cast an
anchor in every harbor. We in I860 carried
64K per cent of our commerce. We got the
materials of which our ships are built with
out the Imposition or excessive duties, and
built tbem ana sailed them in competition
with all the other nations of the earth.
The Joyous songs of our free and happy
seamen were heard wherever any civilized
tongue was spoken. Then came, in an evil
hour, our excessive rates ot duty, and be
neath that and other baneful lnfiuences,that
commerce has withheld till we now carry
" only 12X per cent or our vast foreign com
merce, and onlv 7 per cent of our foreign
.trade was conducted in steamers bearing
nur national flasr. while 72.09 rjer cent vnn
.with all Its profits conducted ih alien steam
vessels, wenertner uow our citizens to
buy ships abroad nor build them at home.
Such are our laws that ir an American citi
zen who cannot build a ship at home at a
rate that enables him to compete with others
in the carrying trade, goes abroad with
American money, buys a ship, mans it with
American seamen and officers, hoists above
It the American nag, puts on it a
cargo for American consumers, and
steers Into an American port, his ship is
seized and he arrested and never permitted
to clear from the ports of his country. An
other sails a ship under a British flag manned
with British seamen and casts anchor in the
American port, his ship is protected and de
fended and the American navy, if need be,
is called out to defend his foreign flag and
his foreign ship. All that America requires
by her laws is that if one of her citizens buys
a ship abroad he shall hoist a foreign flag
over it, give the right to a foreign Govern
ment to use it against us in time of war un
der certain circumstances and be is secure
in his possession of his ships and the pursuit
of his vocation.
High Bates of the Present Duty.
Sir, in the speech whioh I made on this
floor protesting against the passage of this
legal outrage, I gave, so far as It was possi
ble In advanoe, the extortionate rates which
would result If the McKinley bill became a
law. I told you then that blankets, flannels
and hats would, on some of the lower grades,
be taxed as high as 110 per. cent. In the last
home consumption statement from the
Bureau of Statistics some blankets imported
last year under this bill actually paid 106.12
per cent: flannels for underwear, 105.96 per
cent, and hats, 109.15. I told you then with
some miasrivlnx. I submit, as assuming re
sponsibility for a statement so directly at
variance witn tnose oi tne tnen majority; a
prophecy so lugubrious that its mere men
tion was enough to almost excite jeers I
told you then that the effect of the proposed
rate on yarns would burden the wool manu
facturer as well as the neoDle as hlh & inn
-per cent on some kinds; and your- statis
tician ui you Miav unucr snav diu nas
been oolleoted In Its passage of thousands
of pounds of yarns duties as high as 120 per
cent. I warned you then that the proposed
rates on worsted shawls would amount to.
as much as 93 percent. Your stattsticryfi
shows that It Is over 165 per cent. I tola , ou
then that knit goods would hare to. nav
under this Bill as high as 147 par oent roor
statistician shows that they actually-paid -,
hlghuMaaaovtr. m
Chairman, manv of the fHn. n
m
fMviwinm f.imi nr hwhib Smw
busied themselves to show that the duty
collected is not a tax on the people. Tbey
claim that It is a premium or tax paid by
the foreigner whose manufactures are sold
in this country for the privilege of selling
them here. Those holding to this view
insist that the tariff Is not a tax. I will not
take a great deal of time in answering such
arguments.
Old Straw Again Threshed Over.
When an American citizen buys here an
article manufactured abroad, he pays for
not only the original cost abroad, .but the
cost ot transportation to this country and
the duty oolleoted at the port of entry, and
when he uses and consumes the article he
pays the tax Imposed by the Government
'on it, it makes no difference who, whether
he or some prior dealer, handed the money
to the customs officer that was collected for
the duty. Mot onlv this; when an American
citizen buys goods manufactured here
which are sold in daily competition with
goods of a like oharaoter that have a similar
use Imported from abroad, he has to pay
the oost of production here and in many in
stances an amount equal to or nearly equal
to the rate of duty fixed on foreign goods
so competing. If the foreigner and not our
citizen pays the duty, why did we relieve
him from paying millions of tax for us on
sugar? Why not let him continne to pay
this fifty odd millions ?
Mr. Chairman, you need go no further
than the report of the minority to see the
high rates ot duty imposed by existing law.
In the table submitted on page 85 of the re
port $34,650,925 duties are shown to have been
collected In 1891 on woolens. Of this $23,
695,005, or more than two-thirds was paid
upon a valuation of $21,569,887, or 109 per cent
$109 taxes oolleoted on $100 worth of
woolen goods. This Is the statement the
minority, through the table, make of their
own case.
The Tariff Declared a Tax,
Mr. Chairman, if no other good resulted
from the McKinley bill it has taught the
American people that the tariff is a tax, and
a tax upon the people who consume the ar
ticles upon which it is levied. The day that
the tax was removed from sugar the price
went down in all American markets an
amount about equal to the duty removed.
On the other band, when an additional tax
of 1.2 cents a pound was Imposed on tin
plate, tin plate went up in price all over the
country. So on pearl buttons, upon which
the duty was vastly increased; so on linen
goods.
Whatever may have been the situation be
fore the American people have come to
know that the tariff is a tax and have dealt
with those who increased the tax in the last
Congress accordingly by administering to
the authors of the high lates we now have
topav the greatest rebuke that was ever
administered to any party in this country,
turning a Republican majority into a Demo
cratic majority of almost three-fourths,
it Is sometimes claimed by the friends of
this excessive taxation that the Waterloo
visited upon the Republican party in 1890
was not on aocount of the tariff bill passed.
If not, what was the cause of it? Will the
distinguished gentleman from Massachu
setts, Mr. Lodge, admit that it was a rebuke
to him and his followers for passing the force
bill? Will the distinguished gentleman from
Maine, the ex-Speaker of this House, admit
Continued on Ninth Page.
AT LATIMER'S.
For this week only we're going to sell
250 DOZEN MEN'S SOX
10c A PAIR.
These are the A No. i quality of British Hose.
125 DOZEN LADIES' HOSE
10c A PAIR.
Recognize the fact that the same goods are worth more than double
the prices we ask.
P. S. If you have a whole house to furnish we can offer you Carpets,
Curtains and Window Shades at prices lower than ever reached in history.
We are noted all over Western Pennsylvania for conducting the most posi
tive bargain sales in this section. Bargains mean .bargains with us. If
you're sharp and shrewd don't miss this bargain week.
T. M. LATIMER,
138 and 140 Federal Street,
45 AND 46 S. DIAMOND.
ALLEGHENY, IA..
zKENSINGTON;
CONTINUES IN ITS PROGRESS.
The new city is fast increasing in population and
houses. Every home is occupied by the owner. Building
is going on in all parts of the city. Homes and store
rooms are being erected. A number of the manufactories
are running others nearing completion.
A large force of mechanics are at work on the build
ings of The Chambers Glass Co.
An investment now, with choice site3 to select from
and at present prices will soon double in value.
VISIT KENSINGTON.
Free tickets given there and return. Salesmen always
on the ground.
The Burrell Improvement Co.,
Rooms SO, 32 and 34, Nov96 Fourth Avenue,
PITTSBURG,' PA.
REMOVAL The Burrell Improvement Co., oper
ating the KENSINGTON properties, will remove their
offices on April i to 79 Fourth avenue, Hostetter building,
in room lately occupied by the Fort Pitt National Bank.
WILKINSBURG- PROPERTY,
Containing About 30 Acres.
And having about 7,600 feet of frontage.
PRICE $75,000 EASY TERMS.
This is less than 110.00 per foot front and is offered for the next 20 days,
MONEY CANBEf DOUBLED. -
Call and see us for further information.
J". HL OCDXJSnLAT Sc CO.
JB&ZJKHH
CHOICE PROPERTIES.
TO LET.
NEW SEVEN-ROOM HOUSES.
$21 PER MONTH.
On Trent and Wooster streets, only seven
minutes' ride from P. O. on Wylle avenue
cable: bouses are two story mansard brioks:
have bath, inside w. c.; natural and artificial
gas; good cellar and yard: rent is very rea
sonable. BAXTER, THOMPSON ft Co,
' 1S2 Fourth avenue.
mh6-241-jcwrh8su
LARGE LOT
ON
WALLINGFORD STREET,
FOB
$4,000.
Has over 50 feet front, is on grade, and
faces south; the cheapest lot on this very de
sirable Btreet. (86)
VV. A. HEBRON ft SONS,
mhl0-115-TT3 80 Fourth? avenue.
OPFIOBS
-IN
FIDELITY BUILDING
121 and 123 Fourth avenue,
-AT-
MODERATE RENTS.
de23-43-TT
TO LET
OFFICES,
SINGLE AND 'CONNECTING ROOMS,
In the Garrison building, corner Third ave
nue and Wood street.
New elevator Just put in the building.
Bents low. t
Inquire at NOS. 10 AND 12 WOOD ST.
mb5-53
Choice Offices For Rent
In the fireproof
HAMILTON BUILDING.
Fireproof vaults and every convenience.
BATES FBOM $12 PEE MONTH,
Upward. Call at office
91 and 93 Fifth av., City. fe20
mh5-83-TTS
mb6-118-KWsn
AVENUE.
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MhiHw'
CHOICE PROPERTIES.
6Qxl30 FEET,
In first-class neighborhood, near paved
street,
WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF DCQUESNE
ELECTEIC.
ONLY $30 PER FRONT FOOT.
S. A. DICKIE & CO.,
PENN AND SHADY AVS, EAST END.
mhlO-77
FOR RENT.
A three-story double brick building, 305
and 307 Boss street, suitable for a warehouse
or light manufacturing.
JNO. A. WILSON,
BOOM 805 HAMILTON BUILDING.
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piOBSALE-
House and lot 58x144 feet, Muriel st, S. 8.
Lot 50x213 feet. Center av., Twentieth ward
city.
Ldt 25x130 feet, cor. Fnlton and Webster
sts., city. Cheap. ,
JNO. A WILSON,
fe27-67-D 149 Fourth av
TO LET-OFFICES,
ON FOURTH AVENUE.
Large front rooms.second and third floors;
well lighted, with heat. Elevator and Jani
tor service. Location one of tbe best on the
avenue. No. 96 Dailmever block. Rent Jo w.
W. A HEBRON 4 SONS,
mh4-784-7-10-12 80 Fourth avenue.
auction sales,
ale of Land by the united states
at Pittsburg, Pa. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House ot Representatives of the
United States of Amerioa in Congress as
sembled, that the Secretary of War be, and
hereby is, authorized and directed to sell
and convey to the purchaser or purchasers
all the right, title and Interest of the United
States in and to all tbat certain parcel of
ground, belonging to the United States, sit
uate in the city of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
at the northwest corner of Penn avenue and
Garrison alley, in the Fourth ward of said
city, fronting one hundred feet on west side
of Penn avenue and extending northwardly
along the west line of Garrison alley, pre
serving the same wldtu, to low-water line of
the Allegheny rlver,snbject,however,to such
public easements as exist thereon and there
over. Depot Quartermaster's office, Wash
ington, D. C. February 6, 1892. Under tbe
provisions of tbe above quoted act of Con
gress, approved May 21, 1890, and by direc
tion of the Secretary of War, I will offer for
sale at public auction at the Stock Exchange
buUding, 115 Fourth avenue, in tbe city of
Pittsburg. Pa., on FRIDAY, the 11th day or
March, 1892, at 11 o'clock a. it., for cash, the
property described in said act, together
with such Improvements thereon as belong
to the United States, subject to the condi
tions set forth in said act, and subject also
to the terms and conditions named in the
printed circular of this date, copies of which
will be furnished on application to the un
dersigned or to the Acting Assistant Quar
termaster at Allegheny Arsenal, where also
a plat of the ground can be seen. The right
is reserved to rejeot any or all bids, or to ac
cept any bid or bids subject to the condl.
tions prescribed in the circular referred to
A deposit of $15,000 on account of tbe pur
chase will be required at tbe time of sale,
and an adjournment of one hour will be
taken to enable tbe highest bidder to com
ply with this requirement, in default of
which, at the expiration of the time speci
fied, the sale will be declared void, and the
property will then and there be reoffered
for sale. Payment of the remainder of the
purchase money must be made upon deliv
ery of duly executed deed or deeds for the
nronertv rrarchased. or the rjronertv mav be
resold, without further notice, at the risk
ana cost or tne aerauiting purcnaser. J. ne
cost of all conveyancing will be borne by
the purchaser. OEOBGE H. WEEKS, Dep
uty Quartermaster General, U. S. A JOHN
D. BAILEY, Auctioneer, Boom No. 9, Ex
change BuUding, Pittsbnrg, Pa. fe5-27
ASSIGNEE SALE.
The undersigned, assignee of William
Flovd, will offer for sale, bv public auction,
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1892, at 10 o'clock
a. it., at main entrance of Court House, the
following described property, situate
No. 9 Congress Street,
in the Sevonth ward, Pittsburg, fronting 80
feet on Congress street, and extending back
abont 89 feet to Elm street, on which is
erected a two-storv rrarae dwelling house
and outbuildings. The lot is well situated
for church or dwelling purposes, less than
half a square from the Central Traction
Railway, and within Ave minutes of Court
House, Fostoffice, etc. Tbe property sub
ject to yearly ground rent of $15. Possession
on delivery of deed.
Terms of sale One-fourth cash on de
livery of deed, the residue of the purchase
money in three yearly payments, with in
terest, secured by judgment bond and
mortgage, with the right to pay and dis
charge the lien at the pleasure of the pur
chaser. Tbe premises may be examined at
any time before sale.
For further information apply to
THOS. FLOYD, Assignee.
Or THOS. M. MABSHALL. Attorney.
A J. PENTECOST, Auctioneer.
fel8-42-18,20,2I,25,g7-mal,3,5,8,IO
HOUSE AND LOT,
323
WESTERN AVENUE, ALLEGHENY,
AT AUCTION.
On Monday, March 14, at 2 o'clock; will be
sold on the premises, the property No. 323
Western avenue, near Irwin avenue. Second
ward, Allegheny.
Lot 36x120 to alley; two-story brick: house,
nine rooms, hall, vestibule, bath, w. c, laun
dry, stationary tubs, side porch, slate roof,
marble and slate mantels, furnace, dry cel
lar, natural gas, complete sewerage. Brick
stable and carriage bouse on alley. Fine
situation, onlv 100 yards west of the park. A
rare chance to buy a desirable home. Im
mediate possession, owner having moved
from town.
TERMS One-third cash, balance in Ave
years.
Key for inspection will be furnished on ap
plication to
A. Leggate & Son, Auctioneers,
108 FOUBTH AVE.
mh9-115-D
AUCTION SALE.
Furniture, Carpets, Organ, Etc.
FBIDAT, MABCH 11, AT 10 O'CLOCK,
at the rooms, 24 and 26 Ninth St.
Fine chamber suites, in oak and walnut;
wardrobes, couches, chiffonier, parlor
suites, upholstered In tapestry, brocatelle,
plush and hair. cloth; parlor organ, book
case, fancy chairs and tables, sideboards, ex
tension tables, leather chairs, dishes, toilet
ware, lot books, etc, bedding, springs, mat
tresses, pillows, brussels and ingrain car
pets, ban racks, kitchen furniture. Sale
positive. HENBT AUCTION CO.,
mblO-103 .. Auctioneers.
AUCTION SALE
AT THE BESIDENCE.
Furniture, Carpets and HouseholdGoods,
THURSDAY. Maroh 10, at 10 o'clock, at the
residence. No. 19 Pennsylvania av., Alle
gheny. Fine chamber suites in oak and wal
nut, springs and mattresses, parlor suite,
bookcase, wardrobes, bureaus, washstands,
bedsteads, ohairs and rookers, marble top
tables, oil paintings, sideboard, extension
table, chairs, dishes and glassware; large
heating stove, cost $65; hall rack, brussels
and Ingrain carpets on rooms, halls and
stairs, rngs and matting, kitchen and laun
dry gooas. House open after 8 o'clock morn
ing of sale. HENBY AUCTION CO.,
mbe-171-BuirwTh Auctioneers.
AUCTION SALE AT THE BESIDENCE
of E. Stocker A Co Hazelwood avenue,
opposite Greenfield avenue, below entrance
or Calvary Cemetery, Twenty-third ward,
Pittsbnrg, WEDNESDAY, .Maroh 2S, at 10 A.
jc, 17 milch cows (a number of flne family
cows Included), 1 bull,3 good horses,haraess,
farm, fowls, machinery, wagons, 10 barrels
elder and other articles too numerous to
mention. No postponement on account of
weather. Terms .will be made on day of
sale.
mh8-110 J. A McKELVEY, Auctioneer.
HABBYB.8MITHBONAHABBYMOOBE,
Gimu. AronoxsxBS,
Office room 58 Eisner BuUding, Fifth avenue
and Wood street. Sales of furniture
and houseboldjroods at residences
a specialty. Terms reasonable.
CHOICE PROPERTIES.
MANUFftGTURIHB SITE &PUNT,
Formerly Occupied by the
PENNSYLVANIA
WHITE LEAD-WORKS,
FOUBTH WABD, ALLEGHENY,
Corner of Elver avenue and Walnut street;
lot 283x167 feet; with foUowlng Improvements:
A substantial S-story brick mill, 70x37 feet,
also 3-story brick corodlng house 11x163
feet; also stable and red lead house 30x123
feet; also five good tenement houses and
large dwelling, formerly occupied by super
intendent; also shafting, boilers and one of
the finest engines in the city. This valuable
site is suitable for almost any kind of manu
facturing, having river front and between
West Penn and P.1T.B. B., thus being ac
cessible to aU competing railroad lines. The
property is being offered and will be sold
away below cost. See and be convinced.
M. F. HIPPLE ft CO.
mhG-138-rrsn SB Fourth avenue.
TO LET.
BUSINESS
CHANCE,
Corner Wood and Diamond
streets.
Now occupied by
S HUMAN BROS.
Inquire of
BLACK A BAIBD,
95 FOUBrH AVE.
mh6-36-TTS
TO LET.
327 Western av., Allegheny, 8 room house,
Just put in nice order; $30 a month.
Farm at Coal Creek of about 100 acres,
nice farm house; $300 a year.
Farm at West Liberty of about 50 acres;
$200 a year.
Farm at S wissvale of about 20 acres; $200 a
year.
Store and dwelling, 141 Beaver av., Alle
gheny, with stable on rear of lot; $26 month.
FOR SALE.
71 Steuben at, West End, city, frame house,
7 rooms.
263 Franklin st., Allegheny, 8 room brick
house; nice location ana very reasonable.
For information concerning tbe above
properties apply to
FIDELITY TITLS AND TRUST CO.,
121 and 123 Fourth av., Pittsburg.
mb8-55-TT3
BELLEVUE RESIDENCE
offered for ten days at a positive sacrifice to
close an estate. Fine frame house of eight
rooms and three attic rooms, hall, vestibule,
bath, laundry, range, hot and cold water,
both gases. Inside shutters, marble mantels,
marble hearths, fine ohundelters, front and
rear porches; lot 100x285 to a good wide
street; large frame stable. This property is
located on one of the best streets in Belle
vue, witnin one square of the new Califor
nia avenue electrics road and ten minutes'
walk from railroad station. Can give im
mediate possession. Price below actual
value. For keys, etc., see
JOHN K. EWING 4 CO.,
mhS-99-eod 107 Federal street.
344 'Feet Hays Street,
625 Feet St. Clair Street,
625 Mellon Street,
1594 feet frontage on above streets, between
Hlland and Negley avenues. The only de
sirable tract for sale in this location. See
agents,
BAXTER, THOMPSON & CO.,
162 Fourth Avenue.
mhG-240-TTSU
ONLY $9,000
NEW, MODERN BRICK RESIDENCE
Eleven Rooms.
LOT 40x150.
Convenient to Duqnesne Electrio Bail way,
60 feet paved and sewered street and flag
stone walks; reception hall, cemented cellar,
heater, laundry, cabinet hard wood and
slate mantels, combination chandeliers, very
neatly and tastefully papered: a deolded
bargain if sold within the next So days.
LIGGETT BBOTHEB3,
mbS-TZ-TTsu 71 Diamond st.
PURCHASERS
TOB
BESIDENCE FBOPEBTIES,
BUSINESS PBOPEBTIES,
MANUFACTURING SITES,
COAL LANDS,
Call on or address
DAVID SHAW & CO.,
Real Estate ani financial Agents,
no20-82-Th 152 FOUBTH ATE.
CHOICE HOME.
We have for sale a new stone residence on
a well-paved street; house contains eight
rooms, bathroom, porches, etc; everything
modern. Price for next ten days onlv $5,500.
Call at our office for keys and all particulars.
MORRIS & AISBITT,
78 Diamond St., corner Smithfield.
mh6-4-TT3n
THE CHEAPEST LOTS IN THE CITY.
THBEE SQUABES FBOM FIFTH AV.,
rn Lovely Park View Plan of Lots.
For sale on easy terms, 16 of the most de
sirable lots in the Fourteenth ward. Nothing
more desirable, or offered on such favorable
terms, has been placed in our hands for
sometime. For prices and terms call on us
at once.
These lots are really a bargain.
LIGGETT BROS,
71 DIAMOND ST.
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CHOICE OFFICES
For rent in the
EW EEBMIIIJI SAYINGS B1IK BDILDIM6,
Wood and Diamond streets.
Wen lighted, most centrally located, all
the most modern conveniences and latest
Improvements.
Possession positively given April X, 1892.
Inquire at
GERMANIA SAVINGS BANK,
NO. 7 SIXTH AVENUE.
OOM-TIB
$9,500, STTADYSIDK
Lot 72x130.
Newll-room Queen Anna brick dwelling,
hall, bath, Inside w. c and shutters, laundry
and all modern conveniences; elcaa to Da-
auesne line and P. K. B.
M.F. HIPPLE X,
Mb-lfrt W Fourth avesa.
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