The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-11

the people would not again be deceived. The
people had at last found ont the Democratic
party. In conclusion he said the protective
system had enabled the government to per
feet o System Of finances which was the mar
vel of the age. 1t had fostered our in
dustries, built up our manufacturers
aud opened up our wildcrnesses. It had dig
niaed our labor and educated our people. II
had made the flag Of our county typify all
that was great in human action, all that was
grand In human tho ight, and God only knew
what 1t would do for our land II the Demo
cratic party would let it alone.
MIR. Landcs, of Illinois, submitted an arg,,-
mcnt in support of the hill in opposition to
the protective theory. While heartily aiyo-
eating the bill he. regretted that 1t touched
whisky and tobacco taxes, which, instead Of
being reduced, should be increased.
The committee then rose and the house
took q recess until y p. M, the evening SEES
sion to he for the consideration Of private
l pension bills.
WASHINGTON, April .s.-Many representa-
t!ves went to Philadelphia today to witness
the launch of the Yorktown, and there were
but thlrty-fivc members present whe1 the
house met and Immediately went into y COM
mittcc of the whole on the tariff.
Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa, approved the reduction
of revenues by the abolition of the internal
revenue tag. The time had come he thought,
in the history OF the American government
for the nation to declare that henceforth n ii
would take no share in the profits OF the sale
of alcoholic liquors.
MIR. Tarsney, of Michigan. said he and the
gentleman on this side of the house were no,
free traders: they were fair traders. They
wanted to place the duty highest on the lux
ur:cs Of life and lowest on lifc's neccssarics,
to cqualizc the burden of taxation.
TIL discussion then took a colloquial turn
and the subjects of free trade, protection,
wages of labo.ing men, fisheries, ship build
ing, etc, were touched upon, and Mt ti.es
the questions and answers caused great mcr.
rinent among the few members present.
a remark by Mr.. Russell, of Massachusetts,
referring to the condition OF the protected
state of Pennsylvania, and saying that affairs
in the coal regions of that state Wee IL scan.
dal TO human civilization, called forth a re-
tort from MIR. Rayne, OF Pennsylvania, that
the wages paid for labor in the county of AZ
legheny alone We're annually more than thu
entire wages paid in all the states represented
by the southern contingent on the ways and
means committee.
MIR. Brcchinridge, OF Kentucky, said thu
concrete representation of the protective sys
TEN was & guard of Pinlscrton detectives a,
the Edgar Thomson steel works for the pur
pose of enabling Hungarian immigrants to
work, while American worll,ncn are kept oIt
at the point of a gun.
Mr.. liayne declared that that was n mis-
take. The detectives were there, but III,
men they sought TO protect were moi IIungar
ians.
Nh. Breckenridge said the average wages
rinacrton detectives was IS a Cay. They re
c.iycd that rate of wages to prevent a breach
OF the peace by men who received So u DAY.
A long discussion then cnsued between Mr.
Reed, OF Maine, and Mr.. breckenridge, III
pictured Il EraiGock affair as the final rcsu,
vi protection, when it was only an incidcn
Ia The great dispute which wet on eiti.o
2 under protection OF free trade. such method
OF arguing TIE question Of free trade wvi'
\ petty.
sfr. breckenridge denied that it was an in
! cileNcc and asserted that ii WAS IL npcyssar
consequence OF in uunuiural system of taxa
ton, Iuder which an organized body OF arIic,
, detectives was used in guarding convict labo,
4 to undcrscll American labor. After consid
: cradle desuitorv talk on the labor profile,
the committee rose and tile house then I'D
iourned.
+, W~AsnlSaToN, April 3o.-The house wen
Z into committee of the whole cn the tariff bill
; and was addressed by Grosvenor, OF Ohio.
ii was strange, Mr.. Grosvenor said, tina
. the Democratic party, led by that amateu
sat. s.nan, the p,esilentof The United States
. Suddenly had become The champion of th
Internal revenue system. For twenty year
the gentlemen representing the ~soutllcrl
states had not only denounced the genera
sSstcm of internal revenue, but had oppose,
i all efforts of the government 10 enforce TIL
!, 'a%. and had so thoroughly educated the pee
ple Vi the south into lie belief that the systcl
YVES tyrannous TINT they had builded up
great sentiment in the south that 10 defeat
violate and destroy that system by fraud, VIC
,enec, blcolshed and murder was but the as
, srrtioa o. q t;od-.iven right of re5ellio.
against the tyrahrous enactment of a tyrar
nous government. Nov the democratic part;
: iiiaetei ly the message Of the president, or
dainod that the most sacred monument O
~taxation IL this country was nov and mas
o. il tie future the internal revenue system
Discussing t!ieily The speech of the gentle
n.tn ircm Mi,nesoga (N.elsor) he saii tia
ssiea tie gentleman undertook 10 l,ue tn
: sluhi;vans who favored thc repeal of .il
), intvraa! revenue Law into the cat. CORY Of BIZ
iA:- in favor OF free whisky and Tree tobacco
h. mad . great ~inis'nl.e. The proposition t,
, epcal ;ile tax en- whisky was made to rcni
lie power of taxation to the states and /,
permit the states to take the place Of the gen
raj government.
Regarding the tariff, lie said the mission o
statcsinen was 10 see that the laboring ne,
this country should have a great lea
Aigier wages than the laboring mcn of Ollie
o~rntrics. The prosperity OF the country la,
ii.es with 10 check until the Morrison BIZ
menace3 the industry of the United States
ghe disaster which was threatened by til,
Morrison bill would he quadrupled by tn,