Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-27
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THE TARIFF DEBATE GOES ON
Meeting Of the House District Committee.
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On motion OF Mr.. Durham nl) Senate amend
the city Of Chicago to erect CRIB In Lake Michi-
gan for water.work purposes
On motion OF Mr. McClammy CN. C.) Senate bill
was passed authorizing the construction OF
bridges across the Cape Fear, Black, and North.
east Rivers In North Carolina
Mr. Dunn lArk.l from the committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries, reported and the
House adopted resolution calling on the Secretary
OF the Treasury Information relative to the seal
fisheries In Alaska
THE TARIFF BILL DEBATE GOES ON.
After short discussion as to whether it was
competent for the House to proceed to-day TO the
consideration Of private business, the House went
Into committee OF the whole (Mr. Springer, Ills,
In the chair) on the tariff bill
MI brewer tMichl gladly welcomed the issue
presented by the pending measure. In times past
the democratic party had sought TO evade the
issue In its plstform OF 1884 Il had declared for
protection for free trade for incidental protection.
Ior tarin Or revenue only, and for tarin only for
revenue; SO that the voter could construe the
lucky the platform meant free trade; in Pennsyl-
Van1a, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey,
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (RandalD was
tiOn.
By REASON OF THE FRAUD AND INTIMIDATION
practlced In one section Of the country, and by
means OF deception practiced by democratic lead
ers in another section, the democratic candidate
for the presidency had been elected. For the three
Years OF the democratic administration, the demo-
cratic party In the House had played fast and loose
On Tue great tarin question, until the necessities
OF the Government had compelled the Administra-
the President TOR having compelled his party to
stop It's double dealing and define It's attitude.
he THEN ADVOCATED THE PROTECTIVE SYSTEM
as one which tended to increase the wages Of
labor. and In support OF his proposition he cited
various statistics prepared by Commissioner
hnv0 fhore e1,.
country largely exceeded those of the working
men OF England. He wanted to see that system
continued which had made this land grow and
prosper beyond all others Protection had built
up Varied industries and had enabled the United
favor. ~
He controverted the assertion that the tariff on
Imports was grteyous burden upon The people.
Inc people. he sid. were not complaining that
they had 10 sell was 100 cheap. He He pro. pro-
ceeded to examine the bill in detail,
pinSdng polaS out where, in his Judgment, the pro.
the price OF labor while falling to reduce the
revenue or The surplus; and he was especially
WHICH he sasS ,d ,9,,H 70 tne eewooi clause
national In Its importance.
THE SURPLUS
1t was true that there was danger In a large sur
plus, but not so great danger as the President
seemed to suppose. The republican party had dis
posed OF its surplus by paying OF Government
In the Treasury. The republican party, while In
power had constantly reduced Internal taxation
sna placed upon the free list such articles OF for
eign production as did not compete with our own
industries Speaking for himself he was ready TO
co-opsrate with any party in further reducing the
the policy laid down by the republican party. he
eontrasted the condition OF th country under free
sraae saa ana protec ion-the former OF which. he
bankruptcy: while the latter had rendered the
country prosperous and glorious 1t was between
people were here to choose; and, for one, he vel
coined the issue. Applause)
Mr. FORD, OF MICHIGAN. SAID
tnat the question presented now was one OF tariff
reduction, not abolition. 1t was true that the
Dill reported by the majority Of the committee ON
ways and means proposed TO enlarge the free list.
but the main object OF the measure was TO reduce'
not abolish, the sar1n
In considering this question Congress should not
seek to build up the Industries OF any one state at
the expense OF other parts OF the cou Try In ali
itS ieglsiaton it should consider the neal weI-
fare OF tue entire nation, not what may benent a
TO the happiness and prosperity OF ain
the people Of the United States That
TO the prosperity Of the great mass OF the .ODle
must be evideJt to every fair:mind,d, unpreiu.
MoNoPoIIEs AND TRUSTS.
A tariff which gave a comparatively small num-
Der OF men the right and opportunity 10 tax the
millions OF our citizens AZ per cent more than their
goods would sell for In the open market could not
ial TO have the result OF building up and maintain
ing vast mono, Olies and trusts whose enormous
pro1ts were swelled and increased by the tribute
wnlcn the. tarfn authorized them TO
levy from the pockets OF the people Con.
gress had no right to take the part of
q few manufacturers against the great body Of
consumers. But that was Just what has been
done. Our war tartn declared for hirh
prices for the producer OF iron.
low prices for the producer OF corn; high prices
Ior the producer OF glass; low prices for the pro.
ducer OF wheat. The present tarifY tax aimed to
secure TO lew manufacturers a disposal OF their
goods at q large prOnL