Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-19

Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio followed Mr.. Ran
dali, in an excellent speech in opposition
TO the bill. He sharply contrasted the
tariff for revenue" policy of the Demo-
crats, and the tariff for protection" policy
OF the Republicans. He maintained that
country of foreign goods. which could be
produced here. whenever the line of exces-
sive revenue was reached and consequently
the destruction Of American industries.
The other meant protection as well as
revenue: il meant the stimulation to our
industries and The protection of our labor
in the fruits OF its works; there were many
illustrations of the Democratic doctrines IN
the bill. Wool was one OF them. Cotton
bagging was another. The bill meant that
Calcutta and Dundee should supply us
with cotton bagging and the countries of
the east with wool The Democrats, since
December, had been letting our own peo-
ple take care of themselves and trying to
iegislate for other and foreign people.
Mr. Breckenridge, in favor of the bill,
said: If this bill goes into operation, one
OF the beneficient results, and not the
least, will be the emancipation of Ameri-
can politics from the domination of the So
called wool growers, and the freedom of
the representatives of the people from the
control of those who profess to speak in the
name of the million of flock masters. am
not one of those who ascribe to the protec-
tive tariff all those troublesome problems
which press upon us for solution. But there
are evils which protective tariff either pro-
duces or uniting with other causes, aids in
producing.
Thirty years ago the American flag was
seen in every port. All this has been
changed. Partly, it has been caused by
the substitution of the iron vessel for the
hnt 10 rralXr Canspn hV a
system of taxation which rendered it i'm
possible for an American to carry on trade
with foreigner The annual freight paid
on our foreign trade 10 foreigners has been
variously estimated from S14O,0OO,OOO to
500, 100000. This enormous annual tax,
now paid to foreigners, ought to have been
ours; and the aggregate sum which we
have thrown away in our selfish folly since
1855. is much larger than our public debt.
The advocates of the present tariff system
vehemently deny that this gradual and
fatal decay has been caused by it. They
can not deny that as remedy this policy
has been wholly ineificacious. Since 1866
this decay has gone on under the protective
system. We can hope for no relief from 1T.
Mr.. breckenridge then went into long
philosophical argument showing the advan-
tage that would accrue from a policy of
free trade, and in conclusion said: Seventy
per cent. OF the cotton winch England
turns into finished product and sells all
over the habitable globe grows upon Amer
lean soil. Her annual increase of receipts
over the price the price that she pays us
fer our cotton is not less than S125, 600, 600.
Now this profit from the manufacture of
this cotton should be ours. Our citizens
ought to take this raw material raised in
our fields, turn it into the finished product
in factories owned by American capital,
where American operatives receive the
wages that would be just proportion of
the protil of this labor. The legislation of
the country having for its object the pub
lie good, and freed from the domination of
private greed, would successfully grapple
with the problems which progress will pre-
sent. and free people be represented by
free representatives, neither owned, Sc
duced nor terrified by organized interests.
The applause which had been literally
interspersed throughout Mr. Breckenridge's
speech, grew into u storm when that gen.
tleman concluded and took his seat.
Cheer followed cheer. the ladies in the gal
leries waving their handkerchiefs, and Mr..
Breckenrhlge's colleagues rushed forward
enthusiastically to grasp his hand.
The committee then rose, and the House,
at 4:i5, took recess until 5 o'clock, the
evening session to be for the consideration
of pension bills.