The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-06-07
Maine Industries and the Mills Bill.
EXTRACTS FROM THE SPEECH OF HON. 5. l.
MIIIIkEN.

| EXTRACTS FROM TIE SPEECH OF HON. :. l.
MILLIkEN.
In his speech on the Mills tariff bill. deivere,
in the house May 18th. Hon. :. l.. Miiken said
There are two ways of reducing the publ,
revenue. One is to do ii rs not 10 disturb
The business nor injure the industries of tho
couutry. The other is TO make the new tariff
an instrument for the destruction of propert,
and a disaster TO American workingmen. Mr.
| Mills and great majority of his party in thi,
House have chosen the latter method. In thi,
| cannot stand with him. Continuing Mr.
Millikcn said he WAS friend to every lcgit
mate industry in this country wherever located
and would give aid. strength and dignity to
| labor in Texas As readily is in New England
| The pending bill wishes to reduce our revenues
not onl! Icy >nrlrndering the vantage ground
| which Americans occupy in the fields of Labor
and is,In-try. hut il selects certain sections OF
the country for particularly severe punish
nicnt.
HOW HE MILLS ELL AFFECTS MAINE.
! Look al my own State. Maine, for instance
| hat Is neither a Democratic nor doubtful
state: and lhe Mills bin aims a fatal blow at al
| most all lis great industries. Maine has SO.
| oOo.o0d invested in lumber. In its forests. on
/ it> rivers. in its mills and upon it, vessels ear
| 1Ins lis lumber to the markets of the world
| thousands Of lis people are employed. and i'm.
| lnrn>r sums are paid for labor. Yet the Mills
| bill would con>ign this industry to New Bruins.
| wick. Our great stone Industry, nearly as
! large. capable Of indefinite eXpansion-for the
raw material is cNhau>tles>-:.n industry in the
cost OF whose products % per cent is for labor
| il reegates to the same foreign province
| tDpIiV 10 slu H.
ter their 1iocks and 20 ont of business and lct
those parts of their land which is adapted to
nothing but sheep grazing lie idle. 1t informs
our starch-maker>. oHr cattle-ral>ers our grow
er> of potatoes and vegetables that they must
sell their products as cheaplv As their poorly
paid Canadian neighbor>. Who live with small
! comforts and no llINurieS or he driven ont of
the markets of their owm country. And the
Democratic party which. under ,h. in>piraliou
of the Golden 'iui, the Parscc merchant md
British influences. has Iaho.ed and brought
forth this bill. have taken measures to bind MS
in trncultnt. unjust. AM, ,Ii,honor,hle bonds 10
I lna,ia unless We shall place fish on the free
| list; and the same British american comhin:,-
ion are rndcayorirg 10 repeal the wise. laws
| enacted hy eur forcf.thcr> which protect the
last vr>ti.t Of our >hipvarI> and make it ro>-
slide to create an American Marine ana pr,
vide sailors 10 man an American navy
Now what DO YOU gentlemen leave to Maine
after making ,llre the destruction of her un,-
f.tI stone, WOOL. nOIalUG>. ana starch Indus
tries; her fisheries and her ,hill-yard>:
Nou answer her nlanufactories. do you.
What does tEi> ILL leave Maine: No. YOU 50
cufiall NE dt'ti"> upon such goods as they
iiou"fe tilat ntf ihllI> Will nave TO stop. her
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n 'nrs'. ~ 'r's man ne now pays TO ms own
country men WE" produce them !rom our own
III" il'ltl'ai ana ny lhe labor OF our OWN
"|i ihiii'i-
b"t WY docs liii' Wo&derlui rhlld OF foreign
ana ha'Ne pareiita=c. the Mills bill. attack 50
>iNd-e'N these particular industries: Why
90 ~ a'd ''iNe rlreto pay ll3 percent. duty and
sugar more 'hth 80 per cent: DO onr people
need SUGAR and rice less than they need montl-
mental stone. Wood-pulp, and fish: Why are
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