The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29
Gust give us a market and we will try to

Gust give us a market and we will try to
get our work"
And he Reed believed that they would.
Mr.. Breckenridge said that Allegheny
county had been depicted as the scene Of
protective development, and he had shown
the result OF that development. A man
did not have TO eat whole leg of mutton
to know that ii was spoiled. He denied
that it was an incident that he had de-
picted, and asserted that it was the neces-
sary consequence OF an unnatural system
of taxation, under which an organized
body OF armed detectives was used in
guarding foreign labor to undersell Ameri-
can labor. As to what the gentleman said
about the ways and means committee,
either in the present or last Congress, he
treated it with the contempt il deserved.
Mr.. Reed replied that when there was
fear of discussion OF the actual situation,
it was always the custom of those not
sufficiently skilled in the use of parlia-
mentary language in which TO express
their feelings TO use language that was not
parliamentary.
Mr.. Breckinridge-If my language is
unparliamentary | retract it. That il is
true and deserved there is no doubt.
WI lllub utltNNlNtS NtIt
employed to protect Hungarians, and also
the conclusion that the strike at the
Thompson works demonstrated the failure
OF the protective system. Strikes were
common in every country. In Europe il
took men OF brains and courage to stand
up for their rights.
Mr.. McMilin inquired why then these
men of brains were dominated by the
police?
Mr.. Bayne replied that they were not
dominated, the police were there to keep
them from interfering with each other.
Mr.. Farquhar, Of New York, said that
the men outside the gates OF the Edgar
Thompson steel works would win II il took
twelve months, independent OF Pinkerton
men who took scab wages. He warned
the members OF the House that they were
walking ON thin ice when they took cent
from the wages OF American mechanics
and labores. Within the last seven years
there had risen up lion Of an organiza-
ton of which even the oldest organization
stood in dread because il had the power 10
vindicate its rights. That power had been
felt on the floor OF the House more than
once, and IL there was need il would regu-
late the tariff for itself and nobody else.
| The organizations OF skilled labor had
kept up wages and stood ready TO protect
| them now.
Mr.. Smith, Of Wisconsin, said that the
subject OF monopolies was the one calling
for attention now.
Mr.. Farquhar replied that the gentle.
man meant the monopoly of their trans
portation, the monopoly which would
make all the shoes OF The country in Mass
schusssts. The State had squinted toward
free trade because she had all the benefits
OF protection.
Mr.. Smith asked who put the monopo-
| lies in the field
Mr.. Farquhar replied that most OF them
came from the west. Congress had done
everything in its power, by passing In,
interstate commerce law, 60 restrain them
II the western farmer would build up hi'
home market he would get better pric,
for his produce than he could obtain q
Liverpool.
The committee then rose.
A bill authorizing the Paducah 4
Hickman Bridge and Railroad company 4
construct bridge across the Mississippi
river at Hickman, Ky, was passed AM
the House adjourned.