Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-05-31
SPEECH OF MI. GEORGE P. MARSH,
ON THE TARIFF BILL.
HOUSE OF REPS. APRIL 30, 1914.

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III. W. n.Ahsh' vi 'er'"o"' auuie'seu ''o 'o''
"''..eo % "'''o"s
we nave cause, Mr.. chairman, TO congratu.
iate the House ana tue country upon the temper
IN whlch ms debate has been IN general con.
Quoted. The gentlemen who have participated
IN 1t have confined themselves more closely than
is usual to the real question at issue They
nave maintained Their respective positions with
cool earhesthess Oh tone indicative OF honest
difference OF OPINION ana no discussion OF the
session mas called lor'h greater ao""y or eXhib-
Hed more successful laoor OF preparation
ihe controversy Is in"eeu '''ohen'ousDnio
me"tous uo'h III us u'ect pear''B oh al the
great 'h'etes's VI t,'e american PcoPl'. anu oe-
od"se u "as a''eduy oeeo'"e ."e '''cans " oe-
tern'h'hg conciusVeiy point OF no small I'M
Por'dhce' a'u h'tner'o tiuch ulspu'eu. IL mas
oeeh asserted at the NORTH WIN cohtldent We
nemehce' that thls Is no party out sectional
issue anu t,iat 'ne Democrats OF Tue eastern
anu ,h'uuie states are as stauhcn supporters OF
inc doctrine OF leglsla'lve protection 10 dones-
NC industry, as the'r po!'tcal opponents. But
the authoritative eN''os'''on o' ,'e views OF Inc
Pa''y III VIC .""i',"y !" ms ii"use' from me
Co"''n''ee VI ways anu Means seit'es thls
qucsuo' 'o'e'e!' iioS'.I"g 10 t"e Pr'nc'pie OF
oeStS"ea Pro'ecooh' Whe'her d'rect or lhclden>
ta'' IS openly aVoWed' ana spHe oil the dIsclalIiI-
ers o' rfoe,i'ous 'hulViuua'S' II must hereafter
DC regarded as an established article oil 'ath IN
the creed OF the party assuming to be cmphat-
caily Democratic. IL is no longer the question:
whether the dominant party on tins floor is or
Is not friendly to the industrial interests OF their
country, but whether certain OF is refractory
members can be constrained by the force OF po-
lltlcal discipline to bow the knee, and prefer the
supremacy of their party to their own solemn
convictions OF what belongs to their country's
good. 1t is test OF the strlngency of party or
gahzatIon; ana II, with majority OF more than
tMo-'''us you 'a'I I" PaSs ths OIL you VIII sup
p! new PROOF OF Whal ,'e worId Already more
t""h ia" suspec'S :, 'nat the "ahu OF 'he magic
Ia" 10 oIo"T"' anu ''"' ''e SPe" "d'h iost lis
power 10 charih American industry VIII begh
~ ieel t''at II reS's upon surer OASIS lnah the
s I SanuS u pafl! ascehaancy' ana me iun-
na''"' P''''y VI ou' 'ou"''y WI" come 10 oe
V |.u AZ ~. t"" m at 'c"s', 'eS J"u""'a'-
"e'' '',e -NV''" s'd'' ccase 10 rear 'nat me ca,
PRECIOUS Sou''i' ha''Is now ou'Erown the need
vi 'ha' protection "nlch mas dohe lis ONCE Tor
"eI E'ed, STAPLE VIII Second '''he be abe To
suo'et. '"e course OF our 'rade' ana chahge the
occupations VI our 'aoorins community.
mas zee" ''iaae matter OF ooast that inc CIT
,Ne"S u d certain southern "'a'e' Whlch mas
oeen at inherent periods w''hih one generation
.os' o'"SP'ouous y" oo'h sues OF thIS great
i H.. a'e t''I rte"o" VI A'"crca' ua'Iaht
~ E.aai o.' "'u ~, ~; '"s"' N"p"' eh''"ht also
,hn,, .,''I,, W.. " we aware 'hen lh'S PRAISE
also Ike tho Frn,rh ' W, ,s,, ,a' tnrv are
eli, MI. W; -" lsn e",tS.s' so','eMi'a'
certain circumstances. NAV he even gracafnl
but in LEGISLATORS and statesman if is ar hos,
but an eGuivocal attribute: and the nno,lo n,
the South must even bear with our more nhIcr.
matte tempers, if we now relish tho die, tbev
prescribed for lis and nersst in aclnouLJ,;,,1
the value of doctrines which wo frs, in,h,hoJ
e.,
That this i o,os,ia, ,,, ,,,;.L
;nteres,s and .o,i ,,al rr,.r- aeo.'o''"i
baaring ! IN, ma, J;s,,,sal :, '"G
pretend that 7 can J,ros, ,,,aif r. "a
ence Sir sbouIJ ho o,h,,IaI r. ~" ,I ""
dare M, assume to ho .hnna 49, n,;.I',:
which bolou,, IN hun,o,,i,, ,l u'e : t,"!','c'
HE ,o sucb cons;da-,,;,,'I aI'II 'I
them. I cannot nav s;r ! '''ri ~ po,oa'n
oyes 70 tho ;r,oro.,s , a"' WIN ,'o' s"ut my
o;on If mi, e,,, l'in I,a''e' v, IVY Wv" re-
scentousIy ho,;o,n ,ha, ,h .a'o W",'e con-
tion l. do,n,nJoJ h,, t''i '.o po"0y VI P'otec'
sisters to hnr Ln',,, T. " VI az "e'
roo,ed i Ills c,n,,;o,;,, n.' ""u 'o "eePly
with INV cnIIoarnos ha,. "'Is ."'se "''o"' L.
cont Tho, rho , ;,a,tr ~ " ''P'e-
oues,ion sunnnsaj ,ha, W .''o Iiea'oh ID
dreat cnn,a n of Is "a , 'Ie" 'ueu oy '''e
narallaIeJ un,n;,ni,, ,.a,', ,'',o"' w" VIZ
voice of ,bundar-h,, oaJ,, ,,s, "po' ~ It"
whose influence unnn tho nrica ,r ,ur -, Ia -.
nle will cos, ,h., n,, w.. w,.e " W. W ony STA.
less ,b,p bolf ,,;,I; ~ 'I'"o'' NV
~. .f.h..
We .. 'ne extreme NORTH Mr. Chairman, are
1917 ~, ~ oo"'e"a w'' pnysca' d,thcutIes to
VIII ."e ''ae ."Noicu oou'h ana west are
.n oui 'e'r'ory Is "iouhta'hous-our
III ",' lusSeu e"u colhpara'IVe'y uhihahRiul'-
i"I ous"c' VI 60 !" "h'ch me IaDor OF minutes
1 i w cue western iarnner' costs US the
to'' VI hours. our climate Is OF even fearful Sc
verify 'he thermometer RISES TO ninety i've de-
erees ABOVE Zero anu 'aIls TO the congeallng
point OF mercury, In summer we swelter I'M
DER the sun OF the tropics IN winter we shiver
amid siberian SHOWS. Even now, while IRE have
been tor weeks uXurlatlng beneath an Italian
sky my constituents are hut just emerging from
polar irosts, and even the broad bosom of our
noble lake Is scarcely YET free from its bonds of
almost perennial lce' For great portion of
inc year our highways are rendered almost IN