Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-07
MORRISON'S DEFEAT.
TaE BURIAL OF His rARIrr piLI
A motion to strike Out the Enscting Cisu,e
carried by -Four msJority-Han.
dslI's GreN speech.


such was the announcement made in the
House Tuesday afternoon by the speaker
upon the completion Of the vote on the
tarih bill. IL was not the announcement
speaker Carlisle expected to make, MOI
was 1t pleasant to the ears of advocates oI
q horizontal reform of the tariff, but it Wa
grateful communication to a majority ol
the House, aud was greeted with an up
roar of applause on tho floor, which was
communicated to aud repeated by the
crowded galleries.
The scene in the House during the en-
tire proceedings was moro interesting and
| exciting than any that has occurred fOI
| many years. Before the hour appointed
for the meeting every available space In
the galleries was occupied, and before
| noon hundreds OF persons were turned
| away, unable e. obtain even standing
room. The seats On the floor were also
filed, many senators being interested
spectators Of the proceedings. The eager.
ness manifested to 20 into committee OF
the whole exhibited the anxiety Of the
members to begin the final struggle The
first hour was occupied by Messrs Brown
of Pennsylvania Townsend, OF Illinois,
and Gibson, Of West Virginia, the two
latter advocating aud Brown opposing the
lively little attention. but when Me-. Ran.
dan arose the prevailing hum ou the floor
and galleries ceased. The real contest was
about t. begin, and members and speCta-
tors settled themselves t. vaTiJusly enjoy
the lmpcudiuS conflict
ksudsIIs speech.
Mr. Randall began by defending those
engaged in great industrial pursuits from
A. }. III.
and alluded to Euglaud's hostility 70 the
United States Gs the cause Of the sudden
interest OF the former iu tue tariff bill He
then went on to argue against the policy Of
unsettling business interests by constant
tinkeriug with the tariff. Should no law
last longer than the meeting of the next
Congress ? Should the meeting OF Con-
gress cause fear and its adjournment cause
enjoyment Should nothing be settled
for time, at least, but should doubt and
miStrust always haunt the waking aad
sleeping hours OF the people ?
For one, he was elnphaticaliy opposed
to any such suicidal policy. 1t would be
madness for any party 70 pursue 1t, /. vas
submitted TO every members judgmS ut 70
apply the heroic remedy 10 this bill, W to
let It lnger out sickly existence, b-allDg
IN its wake business confusion and ge egal
bankruptcy, IL was no: based on any
sound principle. There had been apollo.
Gles for ii, but no defence. IL was guessed
that 1t might reduce the surplus revenue,
0u: nobody pretended TO speak with GER
,aiuty. There was no attempt for the al
lustment Of the taUa. Il sliced, reCk less
Ol the injury 1t might do TO certain inter
ests and industries, as well Gs 70 tue reye
nue.. Il was like the famous bed Of the
old rObber-it a man was too small, he was
stretched out 10 its inexOrab'e length if
too long, he was cut down TO L. it.
After stating his belief that horizontal
reduction afforded no remedy the speaker
declared that il was not so dangerous for
what it did as for what 1t promised. In
this respect there was no room for cOpiec-
ture. 1t was proclaimed 70 be a firm step
towards free trade. Let gentlemen con
sider what free trade, 50 called, meant. l.
meant change Of our whole scheme Of
collecting revenue. The people had bs
come accustomed TO import duty, and it
had been proved 70 be the safes. and bes:
method OF taxation. 1t caused no friction
or comparatively little. All this would
DO abolished, and the internal war taxes
continued. Was that the wish of the
people? The old confederation relied on
direct taxation, and it was q failure the
fathers Of the government sought refuge
Ia different system and the result was a
more perfect union in order to provide for
Tue common deieLse and the general wei
fare.
The bill bore a captivating caption and
1t was doubtless intended TO be captiva-
ting. 1t did not abol sh war taxes, Tor if|
1t did It would repeal internal revenue
FVVRE III Fhn.n - 1.
there would be no surplus revenue, and
the administration Of public affairs would
be run properly and well. The surplus
revenue for this current year would De
about 1900 OUO. The House was in
yIted here TO choose between q firm first
step towards free trade or to wait TO
reform the tariff until such time as the
Democratic party should build on the
principles expressed il the Ohio platform.
lie had no difficulty in choosing between
tue two lines OF public policy and he chose
lor his own people and his own country
lie did this IN the full assurance that free
trade would bring nothing but disaster
aud ruin, while the principles expressed in
the ONO declaration would bring prosper.
lty, happluCss and higher order Of CIV
l.2atlJn.
Would it not be v User to defer the con-
sldeIatlon Of 80 important a question until
the country had passed through the ex.
citement Of presidential struggle and
until some information could be secured
as 10 the workings Of the tariff bill Of
1888 lie would speak plainly, and utter
his Tears even in the presence of political
enemies. Take the four great states,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. The census showed that
more than !, 100, 600 persons were engaged
IN manufactures in those four great com
monweaiths, Did gentlemen believe that
Ecductlon OF wages was a potent factor
IN Winning the support of those people.
and especially when Republican orators,
backed by powerful press, would thunder
IN their ears the statement that the
Democratic party had been the main cause
OF this reduction
10 him it seemed inevitable that tbe
actien OF the committee on ways and
means would fall little short Of public
condemnation. He deplored that such AN
i'll advised step should be taken. as the
triumphs OF the Democratic party were
dear 10 him, and he had sought them
ardently and eagerly for nearly a quarter
OF century. II disaster came he at least
would have the consolation OF knowing
That 1t was led to defeat by other advice
than his. Theorists might fight for i'm.
possible doctrines, but he knew by ex.
perlence how futile in government was
mere theory, and how valuable was COM
mon sense. lie believed in that which
had borne the strain OF long practice, nor
eouId he be expected TO Weld il for some-