Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-03-27

tleman from New York n question
Whether he Is ready now to place the
farmers hack where they We're before?
Mr.. Cox, Of New York. I am ready
TO cut down tariff on wooden product.
as well as on the raw material.
Mr.. Milliken. Does that help the
farmer?
Mr.. Cox, ofNew York. 1t does JUS
tice to everybody.
Mr., Calkins. Mr.. Chairman, move
to strike out the last word, and IL the
gentleman from Ohio Mr.. Hill desires
further time | will yield to him three
minutes, as do not care to occupy but
a moment at this time.
Mr.. Hill. / am very much Obliged
to the gentleman from Indiana.
lam sorry, Mr.. Chairman, that my
friend from New York cut my little
speech in two, as ii is the first time that
/ have taken the floor to present my
views to this House since the beginning
of the session.
Now, my friend from New York
and say it in order to correct misap-
prehensiOn into which he seems to
think have fallen-did not agree, nor
did charge that he agreed, to restore
the duty on wool in our canvass in
Ohio.
Mr.. Cox, of New York. That is the
impression that would be gathered
from the remark to which expected.
Mr.. Hill. But il is also true that he
did denOunce the taking of it off.
Mr.. Cox, of New York. Yes; unless
the duty was also taken off the other,
| fhn tarnInnto To chat
Mr.. Hill. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Cox, of New York. Then why
this outburst on the other side?
Mr.. Hill. Now, Mr.. Chairman, to
come back to the consideration of the
matter before the committee. I disa-
gree on one point with the gentlemen
who are advocating this measure. If
they do not want seven cruisers in this
bill shall move to strike out the "sev-
en-" and insert in their place "ten IRON
clads." We have as good right to
navy as any other country in the world,
and we certainly need it worse. am
opposed to standing army. We do not
need it. We have four million Ofmen for
our standing army now who know how
TO fight and are always ready. But |
am in favor of a large and efficient navy
to protect our seacoast. 1t will not do
in opposition to that to say there is no
need for it; that there is no war. That
is no reason to assign. War may come
in twenty-four hours. Nearly every
war that has afflicted this world has
burst upon it unexpectedly in almost
every instance and for trivial causes,
and we should be prepared for it when
it does come.
Mr.. Chairman, we may we'll be proud
of the history of the Navy of this coun-
try. Our little Navy furnishes one of
the brightest chapters in its history.
Beginning with Preble and Paul Jones,
we have list made up of such names
as Bainbridge and Perry and Farragut
and Porter, and whole line of its gal
liant officers from the year 1900 down to
now. We may well be proud of it.
They have contributed their full share
to shed luster and fame upon the
American name and its flag. We have
a good naval equipment now. But give
the young men of the Navy an opportu-
nifty. Give them that opportunity
which will make them proud of their
country, which will make them proud
of their profession, proud of the service
they are employed in, and do not hu-
initiate them by placing them on a lot
of old wooden tubs and canal-boats
which would have been a disgrace to
the cheapest Government of the Mid
die Ages. | am opposed to it. As an
American l am ashamed of our Navy.
This Congress ought to be ashamed of
it; and l sincerely trust that when this
bill is put upon its passage it may re-
ceive the Endorsement of members of
this House. l trust that our gallant
young men in the naval service may be
SO armed that if unfortunately they
should ever have to engage in bloody
conflict with some of the great naval
powers of Europe they shall be enabled
to report to their countrymen, in the
language of the immortal Perry. ave
have met the enemy, and they are
ours" [Applause.
Here the hammer fell.