Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-19

changes proposed by the bill are designel
to give to the farmer, by whom all pro
visions are realized, a market for bread
stuffs and raw materials, whicl
is only profitable when b,
has prosperous manufacturer fc
a purchaser to the laborer, the hope O
a constant market, and to the manufac
turer, freedom from unnecessary bur
dens. We have therefore put upon thl
free list, as far as we felt it was Just, thl
materials necessa for manufactures
We have reduced rates wherever WI
have touched them to point that give
to the homo consumer the hope OF fail
competition, whenever the demant
will be made by an internal trus
to advance the prices beyond fail
consideration for the article to be sold
and, in fact, we have made rates SO that
the projections afforded is greater thar
any necessity, and makes all competi
ton with foreign manufacturers, upon
terms of great advantage to the Ameri-
can manufacturer. We do not believe
there is single instance in the bin
where the duty left upon al
article is not more than the difference
between the cost OF production in America
and the cost of production abroad plu:
the freight. The evil effects of the sur
! plus had already been exhibited ii
schemes to squander public money. II
| was no answer to talk about rebel briga.
diers or the provisions of the Confederate
Constitution.
Since this debate commenced
not a true argument against thiE
bill had been offered. Only one really
effective appeal has been uttered. II
may be condensed into this: "United
we stand divided we fall" 1t is the ar
gument of the combinations. Each pre-
tec!ive syndicate says to all the Others
| in this greatest OF all American
trusts, the tariff combine, "We must
stand together for revision, any other
action is defeat everywhere" So the
sole duty they will give up is that oh
sugar, because they believe the sur
sender OF sugar will take from the Treas
ury SO many millions that the other
duties may be saved. The promise To
give bounties is purely illusory. The
present tariff is the result of combina-
ton. 1t is to be maintained by com bin
alton.
LABOR AND WAGES.
Protective tariff does not, he argued.
fix the wages of labor If there is de-
mand for labor equal to or greater than
the supply, then labor is profitably paid.
and if com binations of capital to force
labor to sell itself at the prices fixed by
the combinations cannot be successfully
formed, then labor wilt be free to make
its own bargains; but if the market be SO
restricted that the supply of labor
exceeds the demand, or if capital
is enabled to combine to prevent
competition, then labor must be sold at
the price fixed by the employer. Now.
our present system does both. 1t re-
stricts the market to be supplied by our
labor and enables manufacturers to fix
the price they will pay to the laborer.
As to the consideration OF the wool
schedule, he declared the schedule
agreed upon at the meeting of the Grow
ers and Manufacturers Association was
iniquitious. In discussing the protective
system, he said: If we will persist in class
Legislation, we must submit to accent
its necessary concomitant, discontentet
wage earners, who will show their dis
satisfaction, first, by murmuring, then
by resistance by organizations, and then
by whatever force circumstances may
produce. We have as our hope
of safety the ballot box, BY
which peaceful evolution may prevent
forceful revolt But if enormous capital,
through organized effort, can control the
ballot box and return its servants to Con-
gress, miscontent founded on Justice, will
find a remedy. A protective tariff
and monopolic legislation can not
introduce into America permanent her
editary class distinctions. He is shall
low thinker who does not know that man
is essentially the same everywhere, and
that his ultimate goal is civilization based
upon equality.
MORRISON EULoGIzED.
The boast has been made on this floor
that the Chairman OF the Committee on
Ways and Means in the Forty eighth and
Forty-ninth Congresses, that gallant and
pure gentleman, brave of heart, clean Of
life, loyal to friend, frank to foe, with
conscience void of offense and love
for truth that nothing could daunt, has
been stricken down because he opposed
this combine" Greatly as depiore bis
defeat, and as much as l miss his pres
ence, it may be that his defeat, accom-
plished as it was, will be OF greater ben
eft than his presence.
His very absence arrests the attention
Of the Republic, and all the people ask,
Are such elections necessary to The
maintenance Of this system % Gentle
men protectionists, / warn you that the
vacant seat of Morrison cries louder than
the virtues Of Duncan, against the
deep dannation of his taking off,"
Breckenridge's reference to Morrison
was greeted with tremendous applause On
the Democratic side hands and arms were
wildly waved and books tossed in the air.
Turning toward Randall's seat Brecken-
ridge expressed high appreciation oi
Mr.. Randall's past services and 81
his present ability, but said il
panied him to hear the gentleman close
his speech by reference to slavery. 1t
contrasted with the manly opening of
the gentleman from Ohio (McKinley,
when he put the past behind him and
looked into the present and the future.
| Applause, which had been literally in
terspersed throughout Breckenridge's
speech, grew into a storm when thai
gentleman took his seat. Cheer followed
cheer, ladies in the galleries waved
their handkerchiefs, and Brecken.idge's
colleagues rushed forward enthusias,icaliy
to grasp his hand.
The committee then rose and the
House took recess until p M. At the
evening session thirty-fve pension bill,
were passed. Adjourned.
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