Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

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For example, the wool growing and
wool manufacturing industry Is laid bare
and exposed to the biting frosts of free
trade-an industry that employs millions
of men and women and Is equally dis
tributed throughout the country. Two
hundred and eighty-five million pounds
eighty-five million dollars, and scattered
broadcast all over the country,
among the farmers. Now, be honest,
you don't want to destroy this industry,
stop this flow of wealth. and throw mil
lions of people out of employment. You
don't want to even cripple this industry.
that you may buy $40 all wool suit for
50. One would think to read the Demo
cratic papers of late that the whole aim
and object and highest ambition of an
American citizen was to be able to eat
cheap potatoes and wear 50 all wool
suit. This may be, and l think it is, the
ambition of the European peasant, but
we are past that, and any president or
party that thinks we are not is behind
the age.
The American citizen has a higher
ambition, nobler aim and object in life
than merely to be able to eat cheap pota-
toes and wear $40 Atwood suits at a cost
of So
think his ambition is to see American
industries flourish, Americas natural
resources developed, the wealth taken
out of the ground and utilized and dis
tributed throughout the country; the
millions employed and contented in COM
Portable homes. Suppose amid the
general wreck of the wooden man
ufacturing industry you should go
among the wool workers, who
have lost their means of liveli-
hood, thrown out of the If life long en-
ployment, perhaps not fitted for any
any other kind of work, and you should
approach enc of these men and say, my
friend, don't be cast down and discour-
aged, don't give mp. There is brighter
side to the question. Here, my friend,
have solace for all your loss, l offer
you $40 all wool suit for only $.
Don't you think that man would spit in
your face and ask you where he was to
get the 50?
The same argument that applies to the
wooden industry, applies with equal
force to all other industries where pro-
duct is admittee free or at greatly reduc-
ed rates 1t is the same with salt, lum-
Der, wooden manufactured goods, such
as boats, cars, carriages. sash, doors &C.,
and many others that l have not time
to talk about or mention at present.
Look at the iron industry. You are a
Pennsylvania. So am |. Do you know
that one-third of the pig iron of the Unit
ed States is made in Pennsylvania? Do
you know that one seventh of the pig
iron made in the world is made in
Pennsylvania? Do you know that it is
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enables us to make the proud boast that
we stand as high in wealth, greatness
and prosperity as any other state in the
union? And yet we are asked to vote
| for per cent reduction on iron and
seriously cripple this industry. | am for
Americas Industries generally, and
| the development of America resources
generally, and Pennsylvania resources
particularly. As Pennsylvania l will
not vote for this reduction of 8 per cent
on iron.
want to say word about another
question. l used to be told, if the Dem
| ocratic party came into power, the
southern wing of the party would rule
the country. | said nonsense How
can one-third control and rule the other
two-thirds? | haye learned some things
by experience and observation during
the past three years. | have seen that
the southern wing of the party does
shape the policy of the party and there
by controls the destinies of the country.
| have learned how it is done-how one
third can control the whole. To illus
trate: Suppose nine men controlled the
country and legislated for it-fve Dem
Gratis and four Republicans. The five
Democrats are the majority. Three of
the five are southern men. These three
control the other two and shape the pol
icy of the five and the five out vote the
four Republicans and really shape the
policy of the administration and control
the destiny of the country, and thus the
three control the nine-the one-third con-
trolls the whole
That the southern wing of the party
does control the administration is shown
in many ways. For example: The Unit
ed States is largely represented through
out the civilized world by unrepentant
ex-rebels. Now l have always been in
favor of reconciliation, of burying past
animosities, but although l was willing
to forgive treason, | never thought it
ought to be rewarded. If a man steals
my watch | may forgive him, but | can
not reward him. / will reward the man
who finds the watch and restores it. So |
if a man commits treason | may forgive |
him, but | cannot reward him; will re- |
ward the man who restores peace ana !
makes treason odious. And | thought |
and think now that when it was neces- |
essary to appoint a southern man TO office |
he could have Just as well been APP |
pointed from among the thousands Of |
southern men who were too young to go |
into the army but are now old enough TO |
fill an Office, instead of appointing at |
every opportunity unrepentent ex-
rebels.
And here is another thing. / would |
like to know if any man can tell why |
salt is placed on the free list, and pro- |
tective tariff of IS per cent placed laid /
on sugar? To answer this question it is i
only necessary to know where salt is /
manufactured and where sugar is manu-
featured.
Can any man tell me why potatoes are
admitted free of duty under the Mills |
bill and tariff OF 100 per cent laid on
rice? Why wool is admitted free and
wooden goods reduced q per cent, while /
a tariff Of 40 per cent Is laid on cotton
goods? The answer is only TO be found
in the geography of the country.
Can any man tell me why wooden
manufactured goods are admitted free,
while a duty of q per cent is laid
on molasses: Why the duty on con-
fectionery is reduced 10 per cent,
while the sugar out Of which 1t is made
is protected 10 the extent of 6s per cent
tariff: Is there any other answer ex-
cept that TO be found in the geography