Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-04

the publication, but the tariff in 1842 was no
 half of the rates of the tariff in 1888. ZAP
 plause.) Mir. Wilson continuing said tha
 the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Lodge
 had written the life of Alexander Hamilton
 and wantedto bring the gentlenan's recollec l tlon to the following extract written befer
 politics had taken possession of him: s'In thu year 1797 Hamilton was 8 protectlonlst; a
 the present day he would probably be fore 1 most in urging revision of the tariff" (Ap plause and laughter.)
 MT. Lodge was glad that the gentleman hat quoted the passage for he had not changed l his views.
 l MT. Wilson-(reading) 'sHe would now bt 1 moderate protectionist, but not one of those who support heavy duty in order to furnish to industries already firmly established { l protection which accrues solely to the bene6 of the manufacturer and no one else. ," Iaugh ter and app1ause.) That, commented MT ] Wilson, was written since 1842. Daughter. MT. Lodge-What is the date of that | book?
 MT. Wilson-1s83.
 MT. Lodge-The copyright date? I Mir. Wilson-18S2.
 Mir. Lodge-That was before the revision of 1885. (Renewed laughter. ! MT. Wilson-When that was written the average tariff in this country was 42.65 peI 1 cent. and now it is All. Applause. h arguing that the tariff did not regulate the
 
 prices paid in the same line of employment and stated that as a result a man in Maine was only worth two-thirds of a man in Con- necticut.
 Mr. Boutelle inquired how high the wages of farm laborers were in West Virginia. MT. Wilson-They are not as high as they would be if we had protection of. (Ap- plause)
 Mir. Boutelle-I want candid reply or I want to have the gentleman retreat ignomin- iously from the question. MT. Wilson, cannot yield for 8 speech, but accept the gentleman as a full explana- tion why a man in Maine is worth only two thirds of man in Connecticut. Daughter and applause.)
 Mir. Boutelle reiterated his question, but MT. Wilson declined to answer it and contin- ued his speech. In conclusion he said This fight will go on. There will be no industrial peace in the country until the tax laws are established upon basis fair to all We will keep the country rocking from ocean to ocean until we secure justice and fair dealing among all the citizens. You may strike down that tribune of the people at the other end of the avenue, who putting aside all ideas of pru- dence spoke out that ringing summons that rallied the people as nothing else ever did. You may strike down the leaders of this fight as you did in the last Congress. Those who hold the standard may fall, but other hands will take it up and move forward. The spirit of our intelligence is behind us. The spirit of liberty is behind it. All we can hope for the destiny and greatness of this country urges us forward, and in the Ian guage of our speaker, whoever may falter, whoever may fail, the people of the country mean that it's glorious destinies shall be pre- served, that they shall be transmitted unim- paired to posterity, that the country shall not belong to menopolists on one hand or conn munists on the other, but shall be ''of the people, for the people and by the people" as it was designed to be.
 MT. Wilson was rapturously applauded by his party friends while many Republicans joined in the compliment and amid cries of ''vote, vote" members crowded around Mr. Wilson and warmly congratulated him upon his speech.
 MT. Dingley of Maine, discussed at length the Presidents and Mir. Mills assumption that duties on imported articles which can be produced here to the extent of our wants were tax which increased the burdens of the consumer to the extent or nearly the ex- tent of the duty, and argued that on the con- trary such duties benefited the consumer by encouraging home industries and securing products for less labor or product. Refer ring to the charge that protectionists were hostile to foreign trade, he said this was not true. They did oppose surrendering home markets, which were the most valuable in the world. It consumed more products than the United Kingdom consumes and exports. As matter of fact our foreign trade and our exports had increased since the war as never before, because our people had been more prosperous and had bought more articles they could not produce.
 MT. Mckinney, of New Hampshire, said he came to the discussion of the question not as free trader. He believed the best means of collecting the funds necessary for the support of the government was by tax on imports, but he believed that tax should be levied as far as might be on luxuries and that as far as might be the necessaries of life should be placed on the free list. He was not in favor of any radical change in the tariff laws for the business of the country was now on a high tariff basis and any radi- cal and sudden change would disturb the business interests.
 Adjourned.
 The Kaiser's Physicians Hopeful. BERLIN, May 3.-The condition of the En- peror is satisfactory and the doctors are more hopeful. He has but little fever and the ex- pectoration is slight. His temperature was 37.3 c. He shows no increase of strength, however. and is not allowed to walk about his room. He passed portion of the day out of bed, part of the time on sofa and the rest of the time in an armchair. This even- ing he took supper sitting in q chair. He is
 looking much better.
 LONDON, May 3.-A despatch from Berlin says the Emperor is gradually gaining l strength. The discharge from the abscess is still abundant. The laryngeal disease is | quiescent.