The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24

our institutions, and so necessary to
the maintenance of our industrial sys-
tenn. principles which attest the Wis
dom of those who established thereby,
the fruits they have thereby borne,
the full fruition of which, however.
can only be realized in the extension
| of diversified industries to all
parts of the country, not in
| the north and east alone, but
to the south and west as well.
A new era of industrial enterprise
has dawned upon the south. No sec
| ton of the country possesses greater
natural advantages than the south
with her genial climate, her limitless
raw materials, her mines of coal and
| iron, with abundant labor ready to de-
veiop them. Considering what has
been there achieved in single decade,
what NAV not country bring forth
with a system calculated to
favor the highest industrial develop
ment. When read the history of my
country and consider the past and pres
ent, and reflect upon what is before us,
l cannot but believe that the idea that
went down in the commissions OF 1851
will ever again dominate the industries
of the republic.
Before Randall had completed his
speech, his hour expired, and request
was made that he be permitted to con-
tinue.
To this Mills objected, and his OBJ
lection was met with storm OF JeerS
and Kisses from the republican side.
Cox, of New York, Immediately rose
and endeavored to induce Mills to
withdraw his objection, but this Mills
peremptorily refused to do, stating
that extension of the time would have
the effect of requiring breckenridge, of
Kentucky, to speak too late in the al
ternoon.
The house was in an uproar, but the
chairman recognized Mckinley, who
graciously yielded fifteen minutes of
his time to Randall, and was earnestly
applauded for his courtesy.
Randall in his turn yielded one
minute to Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
who made the proposition that Randall
yield back the time to Mckinley and
that Randall be permitted to proceed
without limitation of time, the time
consumed to come equally out of Nc
Kinley's time and his own.
This proposition was agreed to with
a round of applause from both sides of
the house, and Mr.. Randall concluded
his speech.
Mckinley. of Ohio, followed. He
opened bis speech with the declaration
that the country was in an anomalous
situation. While we were seeking to
find objects to relieve us from taxa
ton, other nations were engaged in
exploring the fields of human enter
prise and human production to find
new objects of taxation. All were
agreed that taxation should be re-
duced, the only contention being as to
the manner of that reduction. He
sharply e0ntrasted the tariff for rev.
enue'' policy of the democrats and the
tariff for protection" policy of the
republicans. He maintained that the
one meant a free admission to this
country of foreign goods which could
be produced here, whenever the line OF
consequently the destruction OF Amer1-
can Industries. The other meant
protection as well as revenue; it
meant the stimulation to our
| industries and the protection OF our
labor, in the fruits of its works; there
were many illustrations of the demo-
| cratic doctrine in the bill. Wool was
one of them and cotton bagging was
/ another. The bill meant that Calcutta
and Dundee should supply us with cot
ton bagging and the countries of the
east with wool. The democrats since
December had been letting our own
people take care Of themselves and try
ing to legislate for other and foreign
people. In the course of his speech
| MCKINNEY 6nI01Si lllO Il NIROIOuS
cism of the bill and created much
amusement and applause by his analy-
sis of the incOngruities of the measure.
| While, he said, that owing to lack of
time, he could not point out all of the
ridiculous features of the bill, he pick
ed out a few samples by which he said
the bill could be judged. He showed
that the duty on steel billets had been
increased from A per cent to 6S
per cent adval0rem, thereby cauS-
ing an increase from to
cent on every pound of wire fencing
that enclosed the farms of the west.
The duty on cut nails made from steel
billets was reduced % per cent, while
the duty on raw material was increased
40 per cent. He criticised the bill
which the president had said must be
passed whether or no, and for which
he was dispensing official favors to
have passed, for as the Post said, there
was an Allentown for every Sowden.
He declared that the bill was section
al, in that the cotton planter could get
hoop iron for his cotton ties free of
duty, while the farmer of the west
must pay for the same iron one and a
half cent per pound if he wished it to
bind his thatch or his pail.
Mckinley complied at 2:4O, what was
considered by many as the best protec-
ZIONIST speech of the debate and he
was enthusiastically applauded and
congratulated by his party colleagues.
He was followed by Breckenridge
of Kentucky who was warmly received