Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-30
CONGRESSIONAL
EE-sr

HAsHISoTos. April 9.-I.amh called
up the joint Resolution directing the
President to bring u the attention o,
tne u 1vsrnmeu, of Veuezueia the Q, aim
OF J. r. Whsei"ck, citizen OF sne Unit.
ed ~ ties, for indemnity for gross on;
rags an toftures inflicted upon hItn
by an officer of that government. and
10 ueinahd and enforce IN such manner
~ is deemed proper. An immediate 81,
tienent OF the claim. Lamb gave a
brief description OF the outrage com
United on Wheelock bv the officers. 10
sfder to erf5rt from bun cont. ssIou
ni = crime of which he " - not guilty.
~ lpsnt Resolution passed.
Na5; b1rn. asked consent In report
ir ia III. Cp'nmI.-- ou Appropriations,
.he JOINT Restitution tpprupristIog SI0.-
% ~ d-tras the exp-B-s-- attending the
Visit 81 the special euh ssv from >iam
20 tre United States, .ut Weller 90
ject.d.
he morning hour WAS dispensed
with. and the House went into Com
rnit;es Of the Whole, Cox, OF New York
ia the CHAIR. on ;Ee t4rlff bill.
Hlscock instituted a comparison b.
tween tn" business of the country prior
to the tariff Of ISL and Its condition a.
ihe pr sent tune, aud from the coinpar
son drew tne conclu,Ion that the pro
t"ctIve svstsm WIS better one for the
ps1pie, and agricultural products, he
Daiatain.d, SECURED a higher price than
~ years ago. which Was attribut. BILE -
protection. The policy which the other
side sought 10 initiate might have the
effect Of giving the farmer a better mar
abroad, but 1t would do 1t only III
one way-by turning out of agriculture
large proportion of the producers and
lowering the prices Of products. At
present prices the American farmer
couli not coslpet. with foreign produc-
ton, and must depend on the home
III ifxet for the consumption of MS prod
ucts. In advocacy of the protective
sy-tem, h. asserted that Il crganlZ Il
manufactures and labor, melted the III
veniige genins of the people, and gave
capital Al opportunity for safe invest
ment, and be denied that II had the Of
feet Il building mp monopoly.
HOed advocated the bill. He denied
the night of the government 10 surren-
der the taxing power and allow an III
diviiatl 10 I-rcis- It. When he earned
wages they were hI- own AMI lie hid =
right "a expend them where he pleased
Ii he could make a better contract with
a Frencnman, Mexican, Canadian or
Enpiishmtu than with an American, he
had n right to do it. The government
had no right to lnterpose except In so
far MS the needs # Its reycnue We're
Concerned. He rested his whole Case
on this proposition. The oceans were
free tn all any person might sail WHITTIER
So ever he pie tsed but IN !hi- free for
all where was tine American still a
sailor Every nation WAS there assert
ing itself except ours. Fortunes were
being built up for the people If all ia
lions except ours. and yes this Was an
oce IN bound repuhlic. Every ripple
of tho waters of the sea shore was An
invitation to enjoy the wealth Of for
ei2n nations. and every stormy wave
that boat npon ihe crags spoke III thun-
deriny denunciation of the policy that
would lock the American snt Of
the market. Loud applause. God
speed tue day wh-u the divine
thought which means b-othrrho III to
man would succeed the degrading
and Illuminating one of national lsn!a
ton AID foreign exclusion. What W -
WIG irtt WI thC oIi
farmer! Ii Increased the price of all
articles which entered into his daily
consumption, and this increase amount
ed To an annual sam of SiJo,0O0.OOO.
For this there WAS absolutely no oom-
pens,tion III the protective system.
The ), stem operated To increase prices
of transportation from the West tn the
ieaboard and from the seaboafd to Eu-
rope. When the gram of the American
farmer reached Liverpool 1t came IN
com petition with the grain Of every far
mer. Would the protective tariff Of
America be unable To help him there!
Every dollar OF IN rease III the prlce
which transportation occasiohed to
him diminished the profits of his sales.
But tho protective tarH did more
injury to the farmer III the Injury 1t Oc-
casloned his foreign market. IL had
already robbed America of one half the
of tn. world. India nov fur
nIshes England with aheat The effect
Of TINS Oh the markets of the United
States within the last nine months had
been decline IN expectation of Ameri-
can cereals of more than f47,t 10000.
and wheat "a gone down in Chicago to
less than 80 cents: and this develop
ment Of wheat production III India WAS
entirely the result of the protective
po lev IN America. | SAY. cIntii aed he.
To the farmers of America that the
prospect before you Is not encouraging.
Now. with elevators ahd granlries and
all full of the old
crop of wheat unsold: with vast fields
coming 10 the harvest: with n crop ui-
III India. with splendid prom
Use Among all whest growing nations.
and with the price of wheat AT less than
10 cents. the result will be inevitable
that the price of wheat before January
nrx; will not pay the price of produc
ton, and that corn raised on the West
ern praIries will again be burned for
fuel In that case the farmers will be
brpyars in the midst of their own plenty:
paupers by the side of their own golden
gathered shelves. There is absolutely no
relief except III making foreign markets
tor agriculture. He went on to argue
that the effect of the system WAS not
beneficial To the manufacturers inter
ests. but on the contrary, was detrl-
mental to them, III that 1t prevented
{ hem from securing free raw material.
oh. If could burn into the brain of the
of America one sentence,
he bsrst forth. II would be this +" Turn
from tins constant introspection to the
nations of the world down with the
walls out To sea there are 2,UU.OO.OUo
people who want To buy what YOU make:
rise mp 10 the truth of the great thouVht
that these people would be- supplied b'
YOU with all instruments of husbandry
and tools of craftsmanship: but they will
not take your goods unless you take
theirs. Let YOUR tariff disappear, and
then. oh. manufacturers, your attention
will be diverted from home markets to
the generous rivalry Of foreign trade.
IN which a wealth will come to you OF
which YOU do not dream today" APP
plause He then discussed the tariff
question rs affecting the rates Of wages
for labor, declaring that. ., far as labor
WAS concerned, the frnits OF protection
were want and starvation. These were
the jewels III Its crown. he wished the
would cease To believe In
the d-iusion that protection was a help
To them. lt came in the Ruise of
friend. but really WAS a foe. Its hand
was lifted in an attitude of benediction,
but was really raised to curse. Ii is not
Wi Sdotu To learn truth He hoped this