The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-11-02
CULLoM ON THE TARIFF
THE ILLINOIS SENATOR ARRA1oNs
THE DEMOCRACY.


sAowe III 16x3S SL1t6S1n0n OF tho MANS
Stripe Not broad Enough for This Nation
The South Now. as Before the War. Seeks
to Control the Country.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
Senator Gu lom made q speech on the tariff on
Friday in which he forced tho Dem Gratis to
seek their hi ling PLACES. His sharp attacks
upon tn. frse-trad, policy OF the Demo .racy
his feet. who is smarting under tho fact that u
letter OF his has gained curr. ncy. in which he
states that tho tight Of the ann ntstration
tried to explain away this letter, hut his I'D
missions as to what he really intended are
quite as bad as the text Of tho original letter.
anu differ from 1t very little. The issue. ho nc.
knowledged, ia q war to the death against pro-
lection.
The speech of Mr.. Cullom was q general re-
view OF tho tariff question, special reference be.
ing had to the effect of the protective system in
These are some Of his points: He sEe, cheiths
history OF the Democratic party In its relations
10 FREQ trade; he quotea from a long series OF
Democratic platforms. to show the rapid and
fMS e quite ag seeSs With Ii Henry Has !Ts Wsttsrso ssn aSss the
Deinocratic party is a free-tradc party II It is
ANYTHING. and has ben for fifty years. The
ing u foreign market and always believer tint
cotton IL king. Tho policy of tho Democratic
parry has been to seek foreien markets, isnor-
depend I'd upon its home market. And although
for sixteen years the Democratic party has had
control OF the House of Representatives, never
and that is q free trade bill. The existence OF
the surp,ns is wholly duo to the policy. of the
c91Ion s,Sat I ,ha n. ~ ! sh.rgo;s said sesa,or
responsible for the Unnecessary flow Of money
INTO the Treasury. That party has not desired
to stop his except by the adoption of a policy
which would close the mills of the country and
stop the manufacturing II Industries"
The solid South seeks 10 control the policy Of
the entire government as It controls the orGant-
ZAf1On 0f thR AnnRRL Thu nNNrocorfoffn,n 0f t1,n
section which struggled to destroy the Union
have control Of the House OF Representatives
which passed this Mills bill. Texas statesman
policy OF tho Mills bill should prevail it would
result IN tho destruction Of the business inter-
ests Of the country. Tho Texas fres-trade fever
would be to tho prosperity of the country what
tho Texas fever is among cattle. 1t would re-
suit In ruin. No Democrat has boen heard to
utter ono word In favor of tho protective system /;
and Hooker, in the House, said that none would
be heurd to do so.
Mr.. Cul!om took up q long series of articles in
becn greatly reduced as the result Of the protect
i've system. Among them were soda-ash. uxes,
nails, blankets, salt. Thirty. years ago u watch
was IL rare thing in IN agricultural community;
now every one, thanks to a protective tariff, can
have one. Salt has been so greatly reduced in
price by protection that it is now about as cheap
as uirt. SIR Chnrles upper was right when he
said thut If the Mills bill should pass the people
OF Canada would be relieved of the payment of
Sl,sD.o 800 annually paid on articles sent to the
k4AkSb 08AAuSN4 1tAtk4
not the United States, pays the duties. The
hypocrisy of the free Traders was shown III tho
fnct thnt they had not ventured to put wheat on
the FREQ list. Mr.. Cullom was especially forcible
in his argument to show that the farmers should
be the strongest PROFESSIONALS in the country.
He found tint they arc themselves protected as
to inost of the articles they produce, and that thor
which are supported by protection. and which
furnish the homo markot. The State of Illinois,
in its history from. the time that Cullom was
first Governor to this dry, we'll illus rates the
growth of the home market and its value to tho
farmer. Then n very considerable part of the
price OF all agricultural implements was expend-
Cd In transportation to find q market; now the
markets have boen brought by the development
Of manufactures i'll the Prairie State to the
farmers doors. Now more than 90 per cent. of
thu agricultural products OF this country are
consumed in the United States. The diversiica-
ton of industries alone gives the farmers q
home market and good prices. and saves the
cost of transportation. The value of farm lands
increases with the diversitication of tho indus
tries and the growth of manufacturers. The ex-
pericnce of Illinois proves this in n risfng way.
Mr.. Cullom intimated that he personally would
be glad to put sugar on the free list, and not
stop with the reduction of o~ne-laif, and he
showed how tho free-tralers have played into
the hands Of the sugar trust, ind framed their
bill 30 that it puts s6,elO.0oO in their pockets.