The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-16

ceives at the Edgar Thompson steel works. or
the selling price of a ton of steel beams. The
tariff did not protect that coal miner, but robbed
him in just so far as it increased the cost of
what he consumed by the imposition of duties
the government did not need TO meet its re-
quirements.
He next turned to another vexed question,
wool. When he called il vexed he did not mean
that it was not clear or easily solved upon cor
rect principles, but only that the bourbon took
his stand upon wool and howled the more
lugubriouSly, albeit more unreasonably than on
anything else, because he hoped thereby 10 de-
Jude the farming interests to his support. This
bill put wool on the free list. it did so not
only in the interest Of wool manufacturers but
in that of sheep husbandry itself. TO enable
the manufacturer of this country to compete in
his home market and to export a surplus
abroad, ne must be able to purchase his wool
as favorably, not only as to price, but as TO Sc
lection OF qualities and kinds as does his for
eign competitor. No better illustration of the
results Of moderate duties or free raw material
could be pointed 10 than the carpet indus
tries of this country. Russian carpet woods,
grown in Southern Russia, bordering on the
Black Sea, practically secured, were largely inn
ported into the United States for the manu-
tacture OF carpets. To-day, owing to the low
duty on carpet woods and the superior genius
OF our American workmen, and notwithstand-
ing the higher wages paid IN the United States,
/ am credibly informed that il 5 cents per
pet woods, we can compete with the world on
carpets, and keep our home market The aim
o. the majority OF the committee had been to
readlust the duties upon wooleh and worsted
goods, so as 70 enable the manufacturers not
only TO pay the same wages they are now pay
ing, but to cheaper goods, thus enabling them
To command the home market, which they are
largely deprived OF, and to compete IN the Tor
eign one. Free raw wool and the duties pro-
posed on the manufactures of wool would ac-
al
grieVously mistaken. Immediately wool was
free, our manufacturers would begin to draw
upon the markets of the world for material to
meet the demands. The result would be an
advance in wool in foreign markets, and an adj
vance abroad would advance the price here,
tariff or no tariff n
In conclusion he said: eve are here, sir
We the majority of the ways and means COM
mittee of this house-in defense of American
industry. We alone offer il protection. We
seek alone the independence and aggrandize-
ment of domestic labor by liberating il from
unnatural restraints and allowing it the undis-
turbed possession and the complete enjoyment
of its own earnings. The other side offer it
what? A monopolized market in which to buy
the necessaries OF life on the one hand and the
other a labor market subject to the caprice OF
trusts. Will lahorng men accept that gener-
Gus tender and vote with the monopoly party
under coercion of the employer? III they do
the hideous disaster foreseen by Jefferson as
policy will rush down upon us, and the gov
eminent of the union will pass into the hands
of those who openly propose 70 pervert its
powers and employ them to plumber the people
for their own enrichment. L do not believe,
sir, that American liberty is destined to be ex-
tinguished in this ignominious fashion. Sur
viving il has armed assault and every form
OF intrigue, il will not perish of the base cor
ruption of subsidy; it will not be throttled by
mere greed or smothered by vile monopoly"
Mr.. Scott spoke for more than two hours and
was largelT applauded as he concluded. Dur
ing the delivery of the speech Speaker Carlisle,
y. NJ. Gen. Dickinson and Asst. y. NJ. Gen.
Stevenson wers attentive listeners, while Presi-
dent Cleveland was in the gallery for a short
time.
The other speakers were Mr.. Dibble g. c.,
who favored the bill, and Messrs. Haugen
Owls. and Gear Qa.), who opposed the bill.
After their addresses the committee rose and
the house took a recess until o'clock, the
evening session to be for the consideration OF
private pensions bill.