The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-23
DININES TALK TARIFF.
An UNPLeASANTNESS ~ THE EPlS-
COPAL CHURCH CONGRESS.
Tho Reyerend4 Discuss the "Ethics of the
Tariff Question:" and Noral Ethics
Enters Into the Contr. Sersy-A
Mild Sensation,

NEW HAVEN Coan., Oct. %. As some
had OK ected the Discus ion of the third
topic Of the chnreh congrs -, "Ethics of the
Tariff Ga, ton" ersatei something Of II
Lreez, at Csrlis opera Louse Weiues lay
evening Gen. Henry Trenama, OF NV
York, OF leneJ. II kept tae aulianca in TIE
best Of humor and retired anii applause
Rev. +. A Horny, of Riigefielt. follows in
favor of free trade. us held that it was
unchristanlike t. boycott other coun-
tries goods. as asked to do, and
held that the sons of mon We're slowly being
nodded into son, of Col, Charles Heber
Clark, editor of journal devoted to textile
fabrics in Philadelphia, then delivered IL
spirited paper in favor of prot5ction, in
which he held that country had no right
to sacrifice its own people in their interests
for those of another country. He said be-
eau God had filed the Pennsylvania hills
with ores. He dill not intend that we
should 90 to England for them "England
with her free de, wants to enrich herself
at our expense" said he Look at the
countries England has had control over
with her frse-trade policy. There are only
two of them-lreland and India. She could
not keep America What has free trade
done for those two countriesf lreland's p1pu.
laton has decreased tremend ously, and
there has been struggle going on in her
borders ever since. India has been ravaged
by famine all these years because Of the in
ability Of her natives to obtain the relief of
liberal wages, and the want of the Ameri-
can policy of putting the laborer on a
higher plane" The success the richness OF
our country, the speaker held, was due to
protection.
Bishop I. N. Dudley, OF Kentucky, was
quick on the floor to answer the last speaker
and made many good points, which were
loudly applaudei. He held that protection
crushed the development Of responsibility
and corrupted morals Every thing should
be free. He denounced the present silver
dollar, ard said: THE time is slowly com
ing when progress will break down every
barrier to our progression to that great
event to which the whole creation is
moving"
Professor William G. Sumner, of Yale,
followed up ten-minute speaker Scare
had he retired whon Rev. DIR. Courtney, a
tall, English clergyman. of Boston, came
forward ani created u mild sensation by
saying that although he had served in three
of the Target cities of America he was
proud to say he was an Englishman, and if
Mr.. Clark was obliged to break the ninth
commandment to make his argu-
ment for protection he thought pro.
lection admitted of no argument.
He said Ireland and India had been
miSrepresentei. The condition spoken Of in
these countries existed years before free
trade. He thought Mr.. Clark ought to
think the matter over and apologize for
bearing false witness.
Mr. Clark asked the liberty to reply, and
it was granted, though against the rules of
the cohgres Hs said, with some heat, that
while his reputation was not widely ex-
tended as that of DIR. Courtney's. it was just
as good. IApplause1
DR.. Courtney texcitedly)-I rss to a point
of order, Mr.. Chairman. The gentleman is
as,ailing personal character.
Mr.. Clark--l have the floor. | have been
charged with falsshooi.
Dr Courtney MIR Chair [Cries of
'ttr unl Go ou!'
Mir Clark continued AMI said that if he
nal the time he could present his nuihori.
'ls, to subStantiato what ho had said. lie
Vas proceeding further WHOM the chair
rang the bell, and as he attempted to speak
continued the ringing. There was a
period of intense excitement, and amid cries
Of 90 on!' and the ringing of the chair
mans bell MIR, Clark retired. This incident
is resarjed unfortunate.