Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-17
SPEECH OF
DIR STEWART, OFPENNSYLV ANIA
liz DEFENCE OF THE PROTECTIVE Policy.
Deiirered in The House Of Representatives, o.
The u. s., Nay 27th, 1916.


Deiirered in The House Of Representatives, Of
The u. s., Nay 27th 1916.
! MIR. Stewart rose, in reply to Mr. PAYNE.
and said, that reluctant as he was to say..an-
other word upon the tariff, he could not per-
init the remarks of the gentleman from Ala
bama to pass unnoticed. Alter the violent
assault made by that gentleman on the tariff
aud the National Fair" the paternity of
which the gentleman attributed to him. az
could not resist the appeals OF his friends TO
say something in their defence aud vindica
ton. lie thanked the gentleman, however,
Tor one thing; that whilst he denounced the
National Fair" as humbug, he had not in.
cluded the fair ladies who graced il by their
presence, or the beautiful factory girls, whose
modesty and intelligence, he was sure, could
not have Jailed To extort smile of apprOba-
ton, and word of commedatiOn too, from
the gentleman from Alabama himself In the
remarks il was hs purpose TO make, he would
confine himself strictly toa reply To the srgu-
ments and observations made by the gentle
man from Alabama, (Mr Payne.) Aud he
availed himself OF this opportunity of reply
the more readily, because il had been given
out by gentlemen here, who were authorized
TO speak on that subject, that, as soon as th3
House should have gone through with the APP
preparation bills, the bill for the repeal of the
tariff would be taken up aud passed without
4 debate, under the previous question, and by
the lorce OF appeals TO party Mr. ). did not
say that such would be- the case; but antici-
patIng the possibility of course 50 unfair
aud dlscrcditable, from what had occurred on
other occasions. he should embrace the pres
ent opportunity To reply to the arguments (if
arguments they might be called) which had
been employed by the gentleman from Ala
bama. That gentleman had repeated the
Southern stereotyped tree-trdde doctrines urged
upon all occasions against the protective pol
icy by gentlemen from that quarter.
The gentleman had opened his speech by
the usual appeals to party. lie had treated
TINS as party question; in proof OF which he
had quoted the Baltimore Convention, and.
reminding those OF his own party that re-
duction oi the tariff had there been resolved
upon, he called upon them to redeem their
pledges by carrying out this party resolution
Mr.. Payne here inteTposcd TO explain. and
the floor having been yielded him Tor that
purpose went ON tn say, that he disclaimed
totally having appealed To the Baltimore Con
vention, or to the resolutions there adopted.
as controlling the action OF this House. What
he had said was this: How far convention
called for one purpose, and acting upon an
other, ought To control the action OF deliber- !
alive body, was question he would not dis /
certain doctrines, aud those doctrines were
afterwards taken before the people, and the
elections OF the country made TO turn upon
item, tie Re .iresentatives who had been cleo
ted under such circumstances were bound TO
carry out tn. pledges thus given"
Mr.. Stewart. Very well: the gentleman
now said, in substance that the Democratic
party had pledged themselves to repeal the
ariG of 1912, and that nine tcnths of the
Democratic members of this House would ]
stand to their pledge. We shall see. Let
he gentleman ask my Democratic colleagues
low this is. They will tell him that the on
y dispute in Pennsylvania at the last Prcsi-
leniial election was, whether the Democrats
Or Wings were the strongest tariff party. Aud
they will tell the gentleman another thing,
that, it he were TO fling his free trade ban
ner 10 the breeze and march through that
good and glorious old Commonwealth, with
his drum ma jor, Father Richie, of the Union,
and the whole tribe of little frec-trade fiddlers
and filters at his heels, he could not get d cor
porals guard to follow him.
Mr.. s. regretted that gentlemen should
make these appeals to party This was no
party question: II was great American ques-
ton. whose intrinsic importance scared far a
bove aud beyond the reach OF all mere party
interests aud party considerations WHY |
should gentlemen indulge in these party APP
peals on great national question like this?-I
Were they afraid TO discuss it on its own in !
trlnsic independent merits? Could that be
the reason that they made these appeals To
The poor, Pitliul, paltry, and grovelng inter
ests OF party politics? Was this time or a n
occasion for such appeals? No Let the pol
icy OF protecting our national industry be dis
cusset on great and broad American princi.
pies. Ii ought TO be- and il would be so treat
ed by every man who had true American
heart in his bosom.
Here an attemt was made to interrupt Mr..
). by questions, but he refused 90 Weld the
floor
Gentlemen would, he hoped, have full
opportunity to answer all in good line. Let
them take notes OF the arguments he gave
them, and when they had heard him through
answer him, and show that he was i'm error.
II they could. Ample time for the investiga.
ton would be afforded before the coming up
OF the tariff bill and he invited gentlemen to
the task. But the genteman's appeal had
been made not to reason, not TO facts, but to
party feeling aud party pledges Such appeals
bad been repeatedly made, both in the House !.
and IN the Government organ. I'm the latter.
these appeals were almost daily made TO the
Democratic party in that House, as such, In
come up To the rescue and save themselves
rom the deep disgrace that would follow
'"''"'c W repeat TIE tdIlu MI \. ADMITTED
mat IN one important aspect, this was par.
y question; but who were the partics1 A.
mencans on the one side and British on the
0Iher-Americsn labor against the pauper Ia. !
Dor OF Europe. These were the real and ooly
Pdr'lrs ~ Tins great contest for the American ,
InafAe'- Nmencans against foreigners: aud !
lle true and practical question for every gen ,
'lemdn 10 decide, each Tor himself was, which
SIDE he would takc--the American side or the ,
British side. That was the question. lie
trusted gentlemen would decide i'm favor Of ,
Their own country-in favor OF their own far
nero, mechanics, and laboring men-tha they ,
would protect their own labor EMPLOYED ian
the conversion Of cur own agricultural pro .
duce into articles for use. instead Of import. :
ing them lrDm abroad, for it was depopsfra