Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-06-11
| the lawyers who have a monopoly 'ol
this business. All these discharges have
the signature of either Cardoza or Bar
nard
Lumber.
Remarks OF Zen. Mr.. Frye Of Me-, on the
Duty ON Lumber.

Lumber.
Remarks Of Zen. Mr.. Frye Of Me-, on the
Duty on Lumber.
On Friday, the tariff bill being under
discussion in the House OF Representa-
tives, Mr.. Lynch of Me-, moved to amend
so that the reduction ofthe duty on lumber
should not be SO great. On this general
proposition there was spicy five minutes
debate Gall the time allowed TO f."
member under the rules) in which Messrs,
FRYE, Lynch, Peters and Hale participated.
all strongly defending the Maine lumber
interests. Mr.. Frye's speech was his hrst
one since he entered Congress, but al
though improInptu. WAS peculiarly per-
tinent and effective, as will be seen 10y
the Globe report, as iollows:-
Mr.. FRYE. Mr.. Chairman. the deep
interest which my Stale feels in the sub
iect now under discussion is my excuse
fol- adding my voice to that oil the other
members Of the Maine delegation. In
my action upon the question now before
tho Committee OF The Whole, | am gov.
erped bv no selfish interest FOR my
State. | ann governed by one single,
simple motive. and that is the equaliza'
ton of labor and capital, and shall re-
ioice as much as any living man whep
there shall no longer be any need OF
tariff legislation for that equalization {;
when the laboring man OF Europe shall
be lifted by the advance OF civilization
up to the platform upon which the labor
inc man OF Maine, OF New England. OF
this country stands to-day; when the
capitsl OF those old countries shall be
where the capital Of this country is to-
day. Sir, on this question OF lumber !
am governed by that interest. 10y that
purpose, and by that motive only.
| Why, sir, how much labor enters into
the manufacture OF lumber let me
tell gentlemen OF this House that lho
stumpage in the State OF Maine to-day
will not average over $3.50 for spruce
and hsmlock lumber, while the manu-.
featured lumber will bring in Pho Marke;
fourteen TO sixteen dollars thousand.
Deducting profits and commissions, over
eighty per cent. of the price OF l3moef
to-day in the United S<ales 10 made up
of the bone and muscle OF the country
and with my principles never could
consent 10 Il vote which should reduce
The wages of that bone and that mus
Gle.
Sir, where ten thousand men arc ut
work in the woods OF Maine 10 day,
there are right within the sound OF their
axes ten thousand more men across the
ST.. John river. On the one side wages
are two dollars day; on the one side
are children and schools; on tho one
side is good TODD on the one side are
intelligent men. On the other side are
no common schools; on the other side
you have ignorance and meannesS oil
every description. Sir. vote not TO
pay bounty 10 the men Oh the other
side. vote to keep the wages OF our
own citizens where they are to-day. This
principle governs me in my action.
whether Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, or
Maine be the State lmmr diately interest.
| ed Ii know my own heart, my voice
shall DO raised, or al least my vote snail
be given. every time, to keep the dignity
of The laboring man OF my country on
the platform il TO day oceupies-to raise
il. ii can; and by the influence OF our
institutions To bring up the laboring men
OF Europe to the same platform.
Here the hammer Tell.
Mr. Fansworth.- would like TO ask
the gentleman from Maine Mr.. Frye]
one question before he takes his seat.
Why DO not the men On the other side
OF the ST. John river come over and get
two dollars day ?
Mr.. Frye.-Thank Heaven. they are
coming over by thousands. received
yesterday letter from my own State
saying that within three months five
hundred Canal liam Frenchmen with their
families have immigrated into the city
of Lewiston to earn the wages that are
paid there.