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party would endorse sentiments as conservative
| as these.
In reply to some remarks by Mr.. Cox, Mr..
stanton said the Republicans did not object to
the three ffths representation in existing slave
States, though they might, and probably did,
| urge it as valid objection against admitting
new slave States. He knew as much, prob
ably, about the sentiments of the Republican
party in Ohio as his colleague. He denied
that the Republican party in Ohio was sec.
tional.
Mr.. killinger, of Pennsylvania, said the
Peoples party of Pennsylvania, of which there
were twenty-five Representatives ON this floor,
did not endorse the ultra views which had been
attributed to the Republican party. Their
great principle was protection to American in
dustry. He charged his colleague Mr.. Flor.
eneeJ with having voted for freetrade candi.
date fer Speaker.
MIR. Florence referred the gentleman to the
election OF Mr.. Banks by the Republicans OF
the Thirty fourth Congress--Mr. Banks being
an avowed ultra freetrade man.
MIR. kiliinger was not responsible for what
occurred in the ThTty-fourth Congress.
Mr.. Campbell, of Pennsylvania, said Mr..
Banks was strong Union man, but his Dem.
ocratic colleagues sat here week after week vo.
ting for dlsunionists, and applauding the seces-
sion sentiments OF their associates. Pennsyl-
vania scorned the idea of dsunion, and was
heart and soul, everywhere and all the time, Tor
the Union and the Constitution. Mr. Banks
had appointed a Committee of Ways and Means
favorable to protection.
Mr.. Keitt of South Carolina Tin his seat J
That was arranged before the election.
Mr.. Campbell said that committee had re-
ported bill protecting their coal and iron ;
and their present candidate was not only a
truly national man, who would carry out all
the compromises of the Constitution, but he
was in favor of the great doctrine of protection
for American industry, while the gentleman
from Virginia Mr.. Bocock was an inAexible
advocate of free trade and direct taxation.
Mr. Florence did not know that to he the
fact, but he did know that, under Mr.. Banks =
administration, the duty on coal and iron was
reduced twenty-four per cent.
Mr.. Campbell. My colleague voted for that
reduction, and | voted against it. Laughter I
Mr.. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, said they
were living now under the tariff of 1857, passed
under Mr.. Banks Speakership. That disas.
trous tariff had destroyed the industrial inter
ests of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Campbell reminded his colleague that
the bill reported and passed by the House did
not reduce the tariff on coal and iron, but the
Democratic Senate took the bill to pieces, and
changed it fiom a protective to free-trade
bill. The bill, thus metamorphosed, came to
the House, and was sent to committee Of con.
ference, who reported the bill which finally
passed, every Republican member from Penn
sylvania voting against it, because it reduced
the duties on coal and iron and so did the gen.
tleman from Ohio, Mr.. Sherman, whilst every
Pennsylvania Democrat voted for it.
Mr.. Montgomery said that committee of con.
ference was appointed by Mr.. Banks. Upon
that conference committee was William II. Sew.
ard, the Republican candidate.
Mr.. Killinger said Mr.. Seward was not the
candidate of the Republican party.
Several Voices. Will you vote for him if he
is nominated?
Mr.. Killinger. We will support him if he
stands upon the principle of protection to Amer
lean industry.
Mr.. Montgomery proceeded to give the his
tory of the tariff bill Of 1857, charging that il
was the work of the Republican party. he
denied that Mr.. Bocock was in favor of free
trade.
Mr.. Campbell said he voted against the tariff
bill of 1851, as did his candidate for Speaker
while Mr.. Bocock and all the Democrats from
Pennsylvania voted for it. His colleague de
| nounced that bill as free trade measure, and
he knew that Mr.. Bocock acted with free.trade
men.
Was the President now sincere in recon
mending protection, or would his ee-trade par
tisans again show that he did not understand
what he was about?
Mr.. Hutchins, of Ohio, raised point of or
der, that it was out of order to put so much
tariff into the speech of the gentleman from
South Carolina. Laughter.
Mr.. Montgomery commended that the Presi
dent had always been consistently the friend o
protection. The genteman's candidate Mr.
Sherman had voted against laying the tariff
bill on the table. If Mr.. Bocock was free
trader, they were on an equality on that score.
Mr.. Hale, of Pennsylvania, suggested that
they interrogate both the candidates in regarC
to the tariff, as they we're present.
Voices. Mr.. Sherman has said he would mo-
answer questions.
Mr.. Montgomery denied that the tariff bll
first reported in the Thirty-fourth Congress was
a protective BILL At all events, the gentleman
from Ohio Mr. Sherman voted against it
while his colleague Mr.. Campbell voted for it
Mr.. Stanton said he and his colleague Mr.
Sherman voted against it on account of New
York wool. Laughter.
Mr.. Montgomery quoted further from the rec
ords, to show that his colleague had not con
sistently sustained the policy of protection tC
American industry, and that Mr.. Sherman haC
voted with the free trade men.
Mr. Campbell replied at some length. He de
Tended the tariff bill of 1857 as much better
tariff bill than that bill of abominatons-tht
tariff of 1916. The bill, as originally reported
was considered as protective bill, and it wa
carried by Republican votes. 1t was month!
= journey better than the bill Of 1916. But tina
bill was torn to pieces in the Senate, and wher
the Senate bill was returned they voted agains
laying it on the table, because they wanted t.
| hpt thras
Democratic members from Pennsylvania wht
voted against the bill reducing the tariff OIL
railroad iron. He appealed to his colleague t.
act with him in trying TO restore the bushes,
of the country, which had been stricken dowr
by the Democracy in this House and in tht
Senate.
Mr.. Covode, of Pennsylvania, wished to say
few words to his colleague Mr.. Florence
from the first district.
Mr.. Florence. l am not on the confessional
and will answer no questions.
Mr.. Covode went into the history OF the tariff
legislation, contending that his Democratic
colleagues had acted in a manner hostile t,
protection for American industry. They hat
changed their opposition to the Treasury not
bill In the last Congress, after conversation
with the Secretary of the Treasury. That bill
passed, and they got no tariff. He referred
humorously, to the circumstances under which
the Treasury note bill was finally passed. Some
of the Pennsylvania Democrats lodged the
vote by leaving the Hall. He recollected whel
one of them voted "aye," he went over to hin
and said, doctor" The Doctor looked up
Then he said, "Dead," and the Doctor lookec
down. Laughter
Mr.. Montgomery said he had not converset
with the Secretary of the Treasury. On the
night the Treasury note bill passed, he hat
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