The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-06-06

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made any difference. The gentleman win know
Chairman Of the Ways and Means COMMITTEES
days for dollar az, day and them v went to buy
told By Adam smith. He found he could have
had been down 10 Congress and had 100 Per
cent. put upon the suit and no had to 20 back
for ten days more Of toll and the use Of his
gentleman who heard that speech sends
me suit Of clothes. Here IL Is, rob
ber taxes and all. and the retail cost is
just go, that the poor fellow does not
have to 60 back for ten days more toll after
all. In order to be sure Of the goods knowing
the honesty ana honor OF the gentleman ;n from from
and bought the suit. hold In my hand the bill I:
y. ID. Williams, bought of Leopold Morse q Co.
tDs one s s%. az ~ wool IA aSat Sus
ness selling without n profit. This Is the 80
suit Of all-wool described by the gentleman from
New York, and other cities for $40 at retailV40
per cent. cheaper than In 1860 under a low tariff
and low wages. Now you have not so much SYM
pathy with that fellow that went back to per-
Mr. Mckinley continued that the acme of the
gentleman's speech was reached when he got to
the American blanket, and the enormous BURDEN
the tariff was upon the poor mans blanket He
quoted from the books of a blanket-innnufactur-
ing Arm TO show that blankets now sold for
much less than they did under n Democratic
tariff A blanket that sold in 1850 for $40 could
be bought now for 1856 and that which sold for
$13 for $3.50. This was true all down the list.
In 1860 the spinner got % week now he gets
els. The weekly earnings of n spinner in 1860
would buy three pairs Of cheap blankets The
spinner OF to-day could buy fifteen pairs OF
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for half what they cost him in 1862 and he
got two and half times much for
his labor. Did gentlemen wonder that these
men did not like the bill? Did they wonder that
they condemned the action of the committee in
not listening to their story? He wanted to cite a
little incident which occurred last year. under
the present administration, when bids were in
vited for 1900 army blankets. Bids were made
by home manufacturers and foreign. The bids
on the foreign were 30 cents less for blankets
than those Of the home manufacturer, and the
contract went abroad 10 England. The 1900
blankets were imported, but they did not pay
any duty. The duty ON the blankets would have
amounted TO $3,0l6 which added to tho cost
would have made $500. II it were
true that the manufacturer got the bene-
fit Of the duty, that would have been the
cost OF the American blankets, but the American
price was S. 100, or less than the foreign cost,
duty added, by -, 400. He was sorry that the
President did not know of this transaction that
occurred under his administration, or he would
not have made the blunder he did in saying that
the duty was added TO the cost. He wished that
the Government had not saved that thirty cents
on its blankets. He wished that the Government,
which was supported by the people, would pat
ronize the people. He did not know whether 1t
had been done by any former Administration,
and il never ought TO he done except in time of
war by any future administration.
The opportunity of the people Of this country
next November, for il the people of the
country want free trade it was their privilege TO
have it., but they must vote after full and fair
and candid discussion. The majority Of the Rep
resentatives ON the floor of this House was not
authorized to vote for this bin by the election of
1886. That not the issue. Whenever tho
Republican party sought to make IL the issue 1t
was concealed by Democratic protectionists in
the North. Nobody knew that better than the
gentleman from Pennsylvania Scott the friend
of labor. The House was not elected on that
issue. He challenged the authority of gentlemen
under instructions given them by the people two
years ago TO force this measure through the
House.
Mr. Scott OF Pennsylvania Iaid that no had
voted for the consideration Of the Morrison bill,
and that the people had sent him back with a
doubled majority.
Mr. Mckinley said he knew that, but that a
man who had between $4,000 and 10000 miles OF
railroad coal mines all over creation, and plan
tations in Virginia could come TO Congress in an
of year on almost any issue.
Mr., Scott replied that he had come to Congress
in a Presidential year from district which gave
Blaine 5000 majority and gave him 800 majority.
Mr.. Mckinley said that what he could not un-
derstand was how it was that a district which
believed in free trade and was against protection
gave Blaine, one OF the most pronounced protec-
tionists in the country, 5000 majority But
now L say To the gentleman and his associates
Go back TO the people and ask TO be elected to
the Fifty-hrst Congress on this bill and on the
Presidents message. Then IL majority IL re-
turned to the next House, you will be authorized
aye, instructed-to vote for this bill DO not
dodge, but meet the issue squarely. Make your
platform In Connecticut the same as in the Caro-
1inas ; in New Jersey and New York the same as
in Mississippi and Tennessee. Then, If a ma
jority comes back, you will be instructed TO ac-
cept the British system and abandon the Ameri-
can. Laughter and applausel 1t is not inn
portant about the details of the BILL IL is the
system that is on trial. 1t is whether the Amer
lean system should be maintained or the British
system substituted