The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-06-14
The Democratic Party in Favor of Free
Trade.


AN ILLINOIS NJ. G. DROPS INTO POETRY.
In the tariff debate in the House Friday. Mr..
Mason of Illinois read from speeches of Mr.
Mills and other Democrats, showing. os he
SAID their desire to purchase where they could
purchase the cheapest, and proceeded 81
therefore charge that the Democratic party is
In favor of free trade. The northern Demo-
Gratis. however, say: we are not in favor of
free trade But the tail goes with the hide
lie cited the deadlock of a few weeks ago uuon
the direct tax bill, stating that northern Demo
Gratis said they would rot in their seats before
they would be bossed by the southern Demo-
crazy but when King Caucus tapped the bell
the Democrats all seooted.
1.-The brgadiers ring the caucus bell
Inc doughface cries, For shame
IL not be bosscd by the brigaders'
But he gets there just the same
Laughter. When the Democratic party cain
cd possession of all branches of the government
ana announced the doctrine of free trade the
northern Democracy. which was but the toll to
the great Democratic dog would meekly foIl
Itself between the hind legs of its owner and
wait for instructions from the business end of
That dog, whether to wag for protection or free
trade; Mr. Mason attacked the Mills bin, say
ing that it was in the interest of trusts and
syndicates, and cited the sugar trust, which. he
sad, was one of the largest trusts in the world
mat affected the price of any of the necessitir.
OF llte., lie said that, while the Democrats
were dehounclng syndcates and trusts. they
mad the power to take off the tariff on refined
sugar. and thereby compel the trusts to com
pete with the markets of the world. But, in
stead OF that. the Democratic party had not the
courage to do it. but, under the Mills bill. had
e1t the duty and the tax on sugar practically
as mgr as ever. and was. therefore. directly in
the interest of the Mills bill. He suggested to
the gentleman from Mississippi (Aiien) that
the come opera he quoted from was not suited
TO his style of voice and form. and suggested
that instead thereof he should sing:
"Rock-a sugar trust, you're on the tree ton;
W ME we are IN power your cradle will rock;
But II the tariff busts, your cradle will fall
Ahddown Will come sugar trust, Mills bill and all"
or, if he insisted on rising to that higher
realm of Mother Goose" he would suggest:
Little boy blue come blow your horn nice;
bloW shcol out of mutton, but ito rot touch our
;, lGreat applause aud laughter on the Repub-
lean side He also suggested that the gentle
man hold the infant trust in his hand. and say.
darling, threatened to roast YOU the other
gay, put that was bluff" and that he pass the
infant sugar trust to Mr.. Mills. who would
fondle it and say: BABY, dear, don't cry.
You shall have all the sugar in the United
states. The Golden boys can have everything
else but sugar. And then he would pass it 10
the gentleman from Kentucky. who would say:
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little popsie-wopsie should die, we wouldn't
nave anything else to throw at the Republican
party The gentleman from Mississippi COM
planned bitterly because the cows in his Stale
ito not give as much milk as they do in New
England. and the hens to not lay as many EGGS.
IL there was anything under the heavens
that would stop laying hen. or dry up a COW,
It was to be brought under the influence of
Tree trade. lie then attacked Mr.. Docker,',
position, winch meant free ships He dock
ery) had prayed that he might see the Amcri-
can nag in every harbor in the world. That
Salu MT. Mason, was very pretty but VERY
SOFT and SenScleSS, sentiment. He never want
Ell to see an American flag masquerading on I'm
English ship. Mr.. Mason declared himself
against free whi>kcy. Whiskey was not only Il
lauper breeder, but multiplicr of Democrats.
Attacking the committee on ways and means
he SAID he had been informed and believed and
they had not denied it. that an agent of the
English manufacturers had been in con>,Ilta-
ton with the committee, and had been intlli-
entail in liking some part of the Mills bill. He
SAID That IF 1t is true that any representative
OF the English manufacturers had secured the
adoption by the committee of one item of this
bi'i, then the man who consented to it upon
that committee is as much Il traitor to the in
dustrleS of his country as his ancestors were -
years ago who tried to destroy the Union. but
without the redecming feature of bravery.
llllSses ON the Democratic side You charge
me now with drawing sectional lines. | deny it,
| simply call attention to the sectional lines
which you have drawn. You have drawn th,
bill in every particular. attempting to benefit
the people of the South, wholly regardless of
the interest of the North, East and West.