Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-04

upon, and even rises to higher tones.
| The time was when the test of loyalty to
tho country was devotion TO the Union
in its struggle for its preservation.
Lately, however, the country had been
told that even Mcclellan and Han
cock must be ranked as allies OF the
Confederacy because Of their disloynty
to particular party but in this debate
n new test had been set up, and we have
beard the name OF citizen who stands
before the world as the foremost living
representative OF American literature,
with long and honorable record OF public
service behind him a poet whose words
in days past-like Luther's words-had
been "battles" for freedom, connected
with that of Benedict Arnold because he
would not bow down TO the fetish OF
protection. He repealed Mr.. Burrowss
criticisms Of the manner IN which this
bill WAS prepared snying that such criti-
cisms could not Justly be made 10y those
who stood for the defence of tho existing
law. He said that while our tariff rates
were running up from Is to As per cent
during the war and Immediately there
after every interest that wished to be-
come a parasite on the people was per
mitted TO dictate its own terms, and those
terms still remained. The so-called re-
vision OF 1888 soon turned into n strug-
gle between the captains of industry
for an increase Of their bonn
ties, and was finally thrown INTO
a secret conference committee, where
higher rates wero given than
either house had dared to vote in public,
and was then hurried through Congress
without being sitted orread. Suppose the
pending bill was preparedinsccret. There
vas all the difference Ill the world be-
tween bill prepared in secret and then
presented for months OF debate and e1-
animation in Congress and before the
people and law made in secret and
hurried on to the statute-hool without
anybody but the conclaye that made 1t
understanding its provisions. He crit
cised the claim OF the minority that
it had reduced taxes and said
that whatever reductions had been
made had relieved property AMI thrown
The burdens on those least able to bear
them. so that the tariff could well say
Whoever else escapes my eXactlons,
the poor have always with me- There
was nothing, he said, that 50 veXed the
genuine Protectionist as the tax that
went into the Treasury. II he could not
invent q law for transferring large part
Of it from the pocket oi the man who
earned it to somebody's pocket who did
not earn it be wiped it from the statute
book, and in this way alone had taxes
been lesscned STAGE the war. He de-
clared that rs III the pact 80 now there
was no craftsmanship III the Repub-
lican party to deal with this great ques-
ton Of surplus Each speaker go
FAR rs he gave any hint Of his plan, had
different one. In conclusion he said
this fight will go On. There will be no
industrial peace 10 the country uutil tax
laws are established upon a basis iair to
III. lAppIause We will keep the
country rocking from ocean to'ocean
until VIC secure Justice and fair deal
ing among all citizens. You may strike
down that tribune Of the people at
tho other end Of tie avenue. who, put
ting aside all ideas Of prudence, spoke
ont that ringing summons that rallied
the people a. nothing ever did you
MAJ strike down the leaders OF this
fight as YOU struck them down in the
last Congress and the previous Congress.
Those who hold the standard may fail,
but o.hcr hands will taFe il up and move
forRard. The spirit Ct our Intelligence
is behind Us. The spirit Of liberty
ie behind rs. al We can hope Tor tie
destiny and greatness OF tins country
urges US forward AMI, IN the language
OF our Speaker: " Whoever may fait-r,
whoever may fail. tae people Of the
country mean that its glorious destinles
shal. be preserved; that they shall be
transmitted unimpared to pos.elity
;Aat the country shall not belong to mo-
noDolis's on one hand or 10 communists
on the other, but shall I've as 1t
was designed to be--'oi the POO
pie, for the people, and b. the people.
As Mr. Wilson concluded be was rap
turously applauded by his party friends,
while many Republicans joined in The
compliment, and amid cries Of Vote,
"Vote." the members crowded around
Mr. Wilson and warmly congratulated
him upon his speech.
Mr. Dineley, Of Maine. discussed at
length the Presidents message and Mr..
Miiis's assumption that duties on i'm
ported articles which can be produced
here to the extent OF orr wants were
tax which increased the burdens OF the /
consumer 10 the extent or nearly to the
extern, OF the duty and he argued that, I
on the contrary, such duties benefited /
the consumer by encouraging home Ill (.
dEstries and securing products for les3 (
labor or service. Referring to the :
charge that protection had destroyed +
our forei6n-carryiDg trade, Mr.. Ding .
lev said it was true that this has de-
cined, but 10 more rapidly since the +
war than in six years before tho war.
The decline in our iOrCign-csfrying |
trade has been due not to protection, but
20 won't Of protection. Our forcigu-carry-
ing trade hal been the only unprotected
business il the country since 1850, and /
il coutondine On free trade principles
with foreign vessels II had been driven
20 the wall at the some time that our
protected cOast9ise trade had fOurshed.
This should serve as an object lesson to
Congress and the country 10 stand by
protection aud to extend II to our sdip-
ping in foreign trade by means Of direct
all.
Mr. Mckinney, of New Hampshire,
said that he came 10 the discussion OF
this question not as Free Trader He
believed that tho best means OF collect
ing the funds necessary iOr tine support
u the Government was b. tx on i'm
ports: bat he believed that that tax
should be levied, as lar as might be, on
Iuxuies, aud that, Us far as might be.
necessaries of lie should be placed on
the free-lst. He was not 10 favor Of any
radical change in the tir16 laws.
The committee then rose.
Mr.. Stockd4le, Of Mississippi. from
he Committee on Public Lands, re-
ported, and the House passed with an
Senate joint resolution pro-
riding that certain public lands in Mis-
,issippi, Alabama, and Arkansas shall
De sold rs offered lands.
On motion OF Mr.. Enloe, OF Tennes-