The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-26
Washington Letter.
From orr regular Correspondent.
Washington, May 2lst. 1888.

Washington, May 2lst. 1888.
On Saturday Speaker Carlisle
closed the general debate on the
Mills tariff bill with ringing
speech for revenue reform. Refer
ing to the opposition Of some of the
New England members to the meas
ure he said: Gentlemen from New
England predicted in 1916 that the
duties fixed by the law of that date
would ruin their textile Industries.
In 1857 all of the New England
members voted for still further
reduction of 20 per cent from what
they had called the ruinously low
tariff of 1916. In the free trade peri
od, as the republicans called the
decade from 1850 to 1850, the wool
manufactured product increased rs
per cent and wages 81 per cent.
The increased product in New
England was 62 per cent. In hQsi-
cry the product increased l2l per
cent. In cotton the product in
New England increased II per cent.
In boots and shoes, upon which the
duty had been reduced l6 per cent,
the increase in New England was
So per cent; the product in 1860, in
New England was more than the
entire product of the Union in 1850
This is what the republicans from
New England saw under low
tariff. Within eleven years after
the passage of this bill the members
from New England will vote for a
still further reduction, or, if they
did not, the people would send
somebody here Who would.
And now that the general debate
on the tariff bill is over, few people
are under the necessity of asking
which party has the best of the con.
test thus far. The democrats have
won an intellectual and politica
battle, and the republicans know
it. They hesitate to accept chall-
enge to a direct vote on the Mile
bill without amendment, and they
have taken Mr.. Randal's bill as ar
expression of republican opinion
only because they are utterly un-
able to formulate q bill of their owr
upon which to place their faith il
the coming campaign before the
plain people of the country.
The Mills bill may not pass, al
though the outlook is very favor
able for it just now. But the demo
Gratis who favor that measure have
the satisfaction of knowing thai
they have furnished the issue upor
which the Presidential election vii
be contested. Mr.. Mills is very con
iident that his bill will pass the
House, so confident that he propos
ed to the republican leaders of the
House that they should introduce
the substitute which they propose
Offering for the bill and take Il vote
on it, and Immediately thereafter
on his bill, shutting off all amend
ments as we'll as the debate by
sections.
For the past four days the repub
licans of the House have been eau.
cusing and confering, but up to this
writing they have agreed to moth
ing eXcept'to oppose the Mills bill
The measure will now be laid aside
for ten days, Il truce of that length
having been agreed upon by the
leaders of both sides, and in the
meantime the House will proceed
with other business. AT the end o
that time it is probable that the
consideration of the bill by sections
will begin.
Senator Voorhees, was given {
public reception last Thursday
night by the Indiana democratic
association of this city. The Vir
ginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland
associations and the District of Col
umbia democratic club attended il
Il body. There were music and fire
works, and nothing lacking in the
way of unanimity of endorsement
and support. The Senator delivered
a roursing speech in which he Gle
Tended his war record. He said:
/ stood by the principles of my
Government. / stood for it's honor
and / stood for its liberty. l stoot
for the union of the states, and
stood likewise for the right tC
discuss every measure OF admin
stration for war us well for peace
i voted for every supply and fol
every dollar that went to feed, an(
clothe the soldier in the field. Tha
is my record. Irecall here what thu
Indiana soldiers will not forget
that then the money of this Govern
ment deprecated until the soldie
was not being paid more than ~ o.