The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-19
SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SATURDAY MAY 49, 1883
the manufacturers to tx the price they

will pay for labor.
To the consideration OF the WOO
schedule he declared the schedule
agreed upon at the meeting of the
Growers & Manufacturers Association
Ubiquitous.
Discussing the protective system, he
said: "lf we will persist in class legis-
latlon, we must submit to accept its
necessary concomitant disconnected
evils, first by murmuring, then by re-
slstance by organizations, and then by
whatever force circumstances produce.
We have as our hope of safety the
ballot box, by which peaceful revolution
may prevent forceful revolt. But If
enormous capital, through organized
effort, can control the ballot bax and
tent, founded on justice, will md a
remedy. Protective tariff and
moro 2oiistic legislation cannot intro
duce into America permanent heredi-
tary class distiction. He IS shallow
thinker that does not know that man
is es. entially the same everywhere, and
that his ultimate good is civilization
| based upon eqra ity. Several times
slno3 this de bate commenced, this true
| argument against this bill, the only
really effective appeal, has been uttered.
1t may be condensed into, limited we
stand, deVided we fall" 1t is the argu-
ment of combinations of threats. Each
protective syndicate says to all the
others in this greatest of all American
trusts, the tariff combine: 1--WE must
stand together for revision; any other
course is defeat everywhere" So the
sole duty any oue will give up is that
on sugar, because they believe the sur
render of sugar will take from the
Treasury so many millions that the
other duties may be saved. The iromise
to give bounties is purely illusory. The
present tariff Is the result of
a combination. 1t is to be
The boast has been made on this floor
that the chairman OF the committee
on ways aud means in the Forty
eighth and Forty-niuth Congresses,
that gallant and true gentleman, brave
OF heart, clean of life, loyal to friend,
frank to foe, with a conscience void of
ffsnSe. and a love for truth that
nothing could daunt, has been stricken
down because he opposed this "com-
bine." Greatly as | deplore his defeat.
and as much as | miss mis- presence, il
may be that his defeat, comprised as it
was, will be of greater benefit than his
presence. His very absence arrests the
attention Of the republic and all the
people ask, ARE such elections neces-
sary TO the maintenance of this sys-
temp" Gentlemen protectionists, 1
warn you that the vacant seat of Nor
rison cries louder than the virtues of
Duncan, "against the deep damna.ion
OF his taking off"
Br, ckenridge's reference to Morrison
was eeted with the most tremendous |
applause on the Democratic side.
Hands and arms were wildly waved |
and books tossed into the air. Turning |
toward Randal's seat, Breckenridge |
expressed high appreciation of Mr.. |
Randall's past services and of his pre-
sent ability, but added that it panied |
him to hear the gentleman CLOSE his !
speech by a reference to slavery. |
1t ccntrasted with tina manly |
opening with the gentleman from Oh O |
Mckinley, when he put the past b =
hind him and looked into the present |
and future. The applause which had |
been literally interspersed throughout
Breckenridge's speech, grew into a
storm when that gentleman took his
seat. Cheer followed cheer. The ladies
in the galleries waved their handker-
chiefs, and Breckenridge's colleagues
rushed forw ard enthusiastically to
grasp his hand.
The committee then rose and the ,
House took recess until in the even
ing.
At the evening session thirty-6ve
pension bills were passed.
Adjourned.