The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-04-27

more than 10 per cent. Of the goods consumed
Ia the United States would be imported II all
she custom houses were torn down aud the
f2s*fnps fs fys''4 gu y f,ss' 1 msns saass
fttFurea aftleIos wtre Cheaper here thah In
5iy other cbuntty. It vas not 60; but fup:
pose that 1t Was, wh9 then shotild they fesist
60 strcnousy any effort to lS1as lei aAtiAsif they
were able to undcrscll all European lds.a
facturers! Did the manufacturers pay higher
wages because protection enabled them to do
It! Nc. The higher wages were made by
coal, steam and tiitohinevs, and higher wages
meant lower cost of prohibition ). y'ls ac-
counted for the fact that free trade EntlfnS
paid higher wages than protection France
and Germany and yet controlled the worlds
markets. He had requested the present chief
70 TO pe tbat wa9es
on the efficiency OF iabs'r sna that the result
of the highly paid efficient lab66F *ss tn. low
cost Of the product. In answer he received &
tabulated statement, prepared by Mr.. Wright,
giving the result of inquiry in number OF
Esscs, which appeared to fully bear out the
fu,s: ,,,,
Mr. Mills then proceeded, with frequent
citations from tcondttle sHttcrs atd from
tabulatcd statements, to elt}cidate fiis xrsu-
meht that the high rate OF wages in tits colin-
try was rot the result Of the protective sys-
tenn. We had growh rich, prosperous and
powerful not Dy.thc aid o. 'fstr!cttcns on for
eign commerce but in spite OF theh. He
quoted tables to show that the tariff was not
intended to benefit labor; that the benefits Of
he tariff pass into the pockets of the manu-
taetufef sha revcr come to the pockets OF the
laborer.
Taking UP the case 81 patt g: b'-nhets
whs5e 8. The ts tsGitf exceeded tile labor cost by
excess was feaBsd ~ tie mGnrtfacturer.
Mr.. Crsin, of Texas, INTERRUPTED to ask
how the ways and means committee had
treated those blankets.
AE Mills replied that it had reduced the
tariff on btlhsets ftom Fl. q. to u cents. lap
plause.l Continuing, ne ee'd twas asserted
laborer by the tariff. 1t had failed, and not
81 of the protection afforded got beyond the
manufacturer, He, however, hired his labor
at the lowest rate III the open market The
! committee had lost in the bin more than
enough prftstting, to pay fof Ill the labor and
Goaas nsdns n # st PS1sy ss twsan mas
the two classes-one poor and nunercas, one
small and powerful and rich The conceutra-
tion of the wealth of the country In the hands
of few men would overthrow our free gov
ernment.
IN conclusion he said the bill was very
moderate Onti set II ,UOuIa sepu comfort anu
happiness fnt6 all the R.'p'ee ,atd b1sams of
the poor faborihg people Of thi5 Sa ht,y, and
he asked the house in behalf Of t ;se people
to consider, Their elaine and help reduce the
burden that had been loaded uRon them. MIR.
Mills spoke about an hour and three 42arters
| aud is he took his scat he was surrounded by
crSsd - 7efansraatie at: meYbe1s who pressed
Mr. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, mtHa.s took the
floor In opposition to the bill. He said Tie
enactment would paralyzs the enterprise and
energy Of the people, overthrow our manu-
fact'.rins e'itrsmacy and reduce our com
manding commercial ptsttto'' IT. COLONIAL de-
pendence. 1t was studiousiv dtsisH"d to
produce these dire results and nicely adapted
forits purpose. 1t was confessedlya partisan
measure, and was framed in the inteeest of a
party whose leaders appeared to be obliyious
to the overwhelming eocal aud economic
changes wrought BY the abolition of slavery.
The fenp3iIen who framed this till and could
bfots, tFe'theE a,YsllfSatfon ,Yl nor disc9ssion OF
mittec were representatives VI AA,..ss Was Che
slave territory. The bill was an anachronisiii /,
| it had no relation to this era: 1t belonged to
| the sad!cst epoch In our national history.
| During that period slavery dominated our
natioyal ,eouticils and guided the admin!stra-
ton Z 5ar nsf'o''al ptairs n ,y hos.ilty to ma, ma.
| tionhl interests, and Al ths 'Htefests or Tree
/, trade twice threatened war.
By putting wool on the free list the bill
would abolish sheep husbandry. destroy the
tie immense capital embarked therein and
! imDoNerish more than ,000, 600 tncn who own
worins ,ei ,his bis flilh Il Sgai5 dlalnlsh. the sup
ply Of cheap ind healtlfu1, anitnal tt5l HON
furnished bS wool grower TO the mining and
manufacturing lsborere Of the country;
1t would also render tGs Production Of
| ~ OF toe i'm, sth1f
by placing those articles on the free list witt
wool. By the, transfer Of these aud other pro
ducts OF coal End Iron ore to the free list, ant
by reducing the duties on steel rails, structur
al iron and many other forms of iron ahc
steel, it would, though 1t maintained the ex
listing duties on coal and iron ore, close th'
majority of the bitumiDous coal fields and orr
banks which were now giving profitable EN-
ployment to hundreds of thousands of labor
ers, not only in the northern states but in th
south. Bat while protesting to have aban
doned their ptirDose to pitt coal br iron ore ol
the free list the trainers shtad !ryetiously con
trived TO !tlakh th. ii..pott tstion t;i such meas
urcs OF ind.rcetion as might enable them t
saddle the treasury department or the i!idici
ary WITH the political consequences Of thei
deliberate tergiversations
To illustrate the puerilc absurdity Of Pres
ident Cleveland's assumption that the dut
was always added to the cost, not only of iu
ported commodities but the price of liRe con
modities produced here, Mr.. Kelley invite
the presidents attention to the fact ths
though the duties on sugar when reduced
ad valorem standards were never so high 8
now, the price OF sugar was never so low
E the county as nov. The progress OF sugs
, making In Louisiana since tSGl might be cltt
as IN illustration Of the vitalizing iniluent
of protective duties.
The politics OF this country are no% dor
jpntnI lhp whisky frJfSt az ghSH11thly
= they were by slavery before the war, and XIII
alcohol is proving that he is as hostile
e national development as king cotton eS
# was
n In concluding Mr.. Kelley said: "The pc
:, petuation of internal taxes is the issue pr
|, sented to the American people by the pre-
II dent III his free trade message and by the fl
II southern gentlemen who have dominated t
& councils OF the committee on ways and NEAR
n For myself will stand for the protective 5.
G TEN and the maintenance of such rates
il duties as will insure the development of
al the resources OF the country, increase I
y number of its industries AMI perpetuate
I'd national independence the commercial and
dustrial as well as the political intcres
# This cannot be done If the internal tax 8
"a TEN is tc be maintained, for the surplus is
es a condition that 1t cannot be perpetual
v. with safety to our republican institutio
IT, The purity OF the government, the safety
IN business and the morals OF the public dema
,d the abatement of the surplus by the repeal
ii. the internal taxes from which 1t flows"
,d Mr.. Kelley spoke for two hours, and wi
,d he resumed his scat was loudly applaud
On and received the congratulations Of his pa
ed friends. The committee rose and then
D. house adjourncd.
as Coming to the subject Of the surplus
&c Kelley said he would so legislate on the qr
,er tfon OF the surplus and the sources whenc
nd flows as to increase the wealth, .;Gwer :,
At. dignity of the country by promoting the
~ ~ velopment of its natural resources and
on diversifcations Of its industries and t
he diminish its dependence upon the foreign
es portatons upon which duties are collect
is i He would derive the national revenues Il
en- customs duties SO adjusted as to stimulate
ed defend home productions, while prevent
,Sa Sa combinations, trusts and mouopolies OF
nd kind. The reduction Of taxation sht uld
in effected u,,m liately by the abolition Of
is sources of c, me, The receipts from wi
~s may be computed month by month II not
rIs solutely day by Cay.