Wichita eagle., 1888-02-03
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.

publlc. They are its pride apd Its hope.
While places Of power and position are
open to their aspirations. They are to be
taught that the password to their future
advancement is equality before the law.
They are to realize their obligations to
country but they are so realize and cherish
as well the obligations of country to them
The child of labor and the child OF fortune,
linked in a common destiny, bound by the
ties which should know no breaking. are
to go on together guided by the spirit OF
our institutions and inspired by the genius
of country's freedom. These are to consti-
tute the men of the republic
Mr. Sherman congratulated his friend
from West Virginia at having proclaimed
the fact hat the ranks of the Democratic
| party were closed. and that distinct issue
was to be presented to the people. That
power in the house of representa-
| tives for more than ten years and
not single affirmative proposition or
measure as to the tariff question had been
presented to the judgment of the Ameri-
can people. If the Democratic party had
(as Mr.. Kenna declared) closed. up its
ranks and II there was to be fair and
manly contest between the two parties on
this great public question, he would be de
! lighted, but he did not believe that The
issue would be presented. Let the Demo
cratic ranks be closed, let its proposition
to reduce taxation be presented, and the
Republican party would be found
to accept the issues. Let it go to
the people. But for the senator from West
Virginia to assail him for having eX-
pressed views ten or twelve years ago
which appeared to be different from those
be. expressed today was rather small
hole to creep out Of" 1t was true that
since the tariff discussion of thirty years
n hp NJ ,i.yhr chs
mind, but if he had not done so, under the
changed conditions and circumstances. he
would not be worthy of a seat in the SEN
ate. Applause in the galleries. 1t was
on a bill to repeal the internal
revenue taxes lin 1860 that he had
made the remark that the taxes most
willingly paid were those on spirits, beer
and tobacco. So they were then. So they
are today. But within the last few years
complaint had come, mainly from the
southern states, against the tax on tobac-
co. 1t came from the farmers. He needed
it, he obeyed it, he regarded it, and in do
ing so he only did what the senators from
North Carolina and Kentucky ought to
do. The Republican party said that it
would not strike down any protective in
dustry of the country, that when manufac-
lures had sprung by the aid of protection
it would not strike them down, change
their conduct, derange their plans, lower
the prices of their labor. The Republican
party would join with the Democratic
party in reducing such taxation as bore
heavily on the public, but ii would pre-
serve the system of protection by tariff
duties, just so long as it was necessary TO
give to Americans a fair chance in the
commerce of the country, so
compete with home industry The
law referred to by the senator from
West Virginia lin regard to the immigra-
ton under contract) was passed in the
midst of the war when 100000 northern
men were down south. 1t was law in
viting foreigners to help to make good the
absence of brave union soldiers. Hewould
have voted then for any kind of law to de
feat the Democratic party on that day.
But he was sure that he had voted for its
repeal whenever that matter was presented.
He congratulated congress that the coUn-
try was now to have fair, square manly
issue presented on the industrial question,
a question which effected the life, property
and interests of every citizen, a
question between protected labor in this
country and the pauper labor of Europe: a
question between diversified Industries and
that OF Il single AGRICULTURAL interest with
q few blacksmith and carpenter shops scat
tered throughout the country.
Amid the hum OF applause which fol-
l.
Mr. Reagan rose and briefly defended the
Democratic party from the charge that il
had presented no affirmative tariff propo-
Sition during the ten years that that party
has had ma joritY in the house.
The motion to refer the presidents mes
sage then went over without action.
Mr. Stewart addressed the senate briefly
in support of the educational bill.
Mr.. Spooner presented Il petition from
the president of the johnson & Fuller
Manufacturing Company, OF Madison,
Wis. for the abolition of all import duties.
Among the bills reported from the com
mittees and placed on the calendar were
the following:
The bill to facilitate the works projected
for the improvement OF rivers and harbors;
to provide for an Indian school at Carson
City, New; giving to the Washington and
Iowa railroad company the right OF way
through the Occur Dalene Indian reserva-
ton.
Mr. Platt gave notice that ne would,
next Monday, submit some remarks on
the presidents message.
Mr. Riddleberger made several attempts
to expedite business, SO as to reach his
resolution for the consideration in open
session of the British treaty, but the
Plumb resolution for Investigation of the
condition of postal service took precedence
and the debate on this resolution was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Plumb introduced bill calling for
information as 10 why proper care and
protection are not given to the military
cemetery at Mound City, Kansas Laid
over
The resolution offered by Mr.. Plumb
some days since as TO the inefiiciency of
postal service in the west and south was
taken up, and Mr.. Plumb spoke at some
length upon the subject He said that the
mails OF senators and representatives were
bur,lened with complaints as to the bad
mail service in the regions indicated in the
resolution He was in favor of proper
economy, but the first consideration to the
mail service was speed and safety; economy
came in afterwards
After an executive session the senate ad |
journed until Monday