The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-01

Raynor of Maryland, did not thinl
the duty on glass should be reduced
10 the extent proposed in the bill, bu
there would be plenty of duty left tC
make up for all the differences in the
rate of wages here and abroad. and il
any glass manufacturer put down
wages, he would be using the bill as 6
pTetext for depressing his employees
but, no matter how the bill came from
the Democratic party. he would vote fol-
it. (Applause.)
Nutting regretted 70 hear the gentle
man say that: although there was
wrong in the bill which put thousands OF
laborers at disadvantage, he should
vote tor 1t.
Raynor replied that he would follow
his great party on this great issue. He
had no right to look tc any industry in
his district, when the question before
the country was, whether the systematic
plan Of robbery and piunder should be
continued. Passing to the considera-
ton of the question of trusts. he said
that unless heroic steps were taken to
impede their advance, private enter
prises would be seriously affected, and
the prices of the priL cipal commodities
OF the country would be arbitrarily
fixed. The Standard Oil trust was one
of fraud, corruption and oppression.
Cannon, of Illinois, inquired whether
the gentleman did not know that the
present administration had appointed
one of the principal representatives of
the Standard Oil Company (AtteIsby
a relation. if not otherwise, of the Secre-
tarv of the Navy, and that another
representative was Senator of his
party, from Ohio,
Raynor replied that if the
man was son-in-law of
somebody connected with the trust,
II did not mix MIN up with the fraud
He believed he could vouch for Secre-
tary Whitney, that he had not the
slightest connection with the Standard
Oil Company, but it did not make any
difference to him who was connected
with it. he did not care whether Repub-
licans or Democrats, greepbackers or
silver men. it was the greatest fraud
upon the peCp.e that had ever been per
petrated. II the Democratic party
struck down monopoly, it would receive,
under the leadership of him who led it
now, and who YVES as daunt,ess a
champion as patriotism ever possessed, |
and as fearless foe as corruption ever
encounters d, the renewed fealty of the |
people (applaus0), bat if he locked
hands with monopoly. the hand writing
was on the wall, for treachery never |
could triumph, end lie could never |
live. (Applause.)
Henderson. of Iowa said the Presi- |
dent had thrown the gauntlet at the !
feet of protection, and stood boldl. |
up as the champion of free
trade. he criticised the bill,
as Gripping where it should support |
and tearing down where ii should be !
built up. The farming industry had a
greater interest in protection than any !
other industry in the country. Toe |
application of free ira lie or OF such re-
duction of tariff as would throw out of |
tina noa-ag iculturist,
would be blow that the farmer would |
feel deeply. He varied the laboling
raan against any party. president or
lawmaker, whose acts would quicken |
the trade of England while. in q COM
parative way, it would injure the manu-.
featuring industries OF their own
country.
Gallinger, of New Ham oshire, OPP
POSED the bill, and at the conclusion of
bis address the committee arose and
the House adjourned.