The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-05-25

The fight and had sent letter which was
a letter of resignation, withdraw
ing entirely from the contest. After brief
means committee, in which he denied that
the majority ever refused the tight to pcti
ton and crticise the minority for having
made extravagant statements in regard
thereto, he passed to an exhaustive analy sis
of the provisions of the bill.
Nlr. Stewart, of Vermont, spoke against the
tiii
Mr.. Cox, of New York, said he would do
almost anything to get rid of the surplus
which menaecd aud psral zed the industries
of the country. The gentlemen on the other
side said the Mills bill was a radical measure
He DIFF no: sec tnat reduction Of per cent.
was rauch ei Il free trade rcd;icttci.. MI.
Cox sretcrrea to Mr.. Burrows speech, and
espeeially 4 that gentleman's peroration
where, likesSass, Wegg, he dropped into
poverfy attic e,.ntisinan, after In eloquent
language picturlng the advancement and
progress of the new south, quoted "Hal Its
coming, tongue and pen,' quoting Charles
Meckcy's corn law rhyme for the coming of
absolute free trade In conclusion Mr.. Cox
said the tottntry had grown from sea to sea,
and from galf to lake, expanding its progress.
Mr.. Mason, Of Illinois, then made long
speech against the bill.
MIR. Herman, OF Oregon, spoke in opposi-
tion 10 he bill.
The committee rose and the house took
recess TIL O'CLOCK this cyen!rg, the session
10 be 'or sthnla' t"yilr debate.
At The evening session, Nicsst.. Felton, Of
California; Marsh, Of Pennsy ylvans; spooner,
of Rhode Island; Romeis, OF Ohio, Sawyer,
Of New York; Nichols, " North Carolina,
aud Lane, of Illinois, addressed the house on
the Mills bill.
Adjourned.
WAsHlSdToN, May 1s.-The last speech in
the house today on the tariff was by Brecken.
ridge, OF Kentucky.
Mr.. Breckenridge began with q review of
lir siiuali2u 50 tar the surplus In ,ils treas.
ury Was cuLcernsd and the danger attendant
OF further accumulation. He then skctchcd
this work of the ways ard means committee
said, had rejected Il proposition to increase
autlcs fer the purpose of reducing the rev.
cnue Of the government and increasing the
revenue of the manufacturers, and q propo-
sitinn 10 rcrcpl the Internal revenue system,
and had attempted to frahic bill which
would rcdt,tc the revenues By safe amcunt
autl world relieve. as far SIS q moderate bill
conld do, the evils of the present nc4u.l
system, reform the inequalities of the pres-
ent tariff and promote American indug-
try ny giving to American labor the hope
Of permanent, stable and profitable
na'krt y rchopntecd That srstc,n
that had been in existence for over Il
quarter of n century could not be hastily nor
rec'i!essly overturned. 1t desired to harm no
industry. 1t constantly leaned in favor of
established rates Of duty and in case of doubt
proposed rate which it believed to be en-
lirely safe, he contanded that the bill was a
protective tariff bill. 1t left the average
rates of duty higher rather than under the
MD.rill tariff The present law was SO highly
protective as in many cases to be pfohibitory
The changes proposed by the bill are designed
to give the farmer, by whom all provisions
arc raised a market for breadstuffs and raw
materials, which is only profitable when he
has prosperous manufacturer for pur-
chGser: tc the lahorcr hope of constant
| market and to the manufacturer freedom
from unnecessary burdens. We have, there
fore put upon the free list, as far as we felt it
was Just, the materials necessary for the
| manufacturer. We have reduced the rates,
| wherever we have touched them, to point
that gives to the home consumer the hope Of
| fair competition wl cncver demand be made
by an internal trust 10 advance prices beyond
a fair consideration for the articles to be sold
and yet we have lett the rates go that the pro
lection afforded is greater than any necessity
ard makes all competition by foreign manu-
| faoturcrs upon terms of great advantage to
the American manufacturer. We do not be
licvc there is single instance in the bill
where the duty left upon an article is mo-
II ore than the difference the cost Of produc
ton Ia America and the cost of production
abroad, plus The freight. The evil effects o
the surplus have alreauy been exhibited IL
schemes to stluanlrr public money. II Wa
no answer to talk about rebel brlga
dicrs or the provisions of the copfcdetat
constitution. The protective tariff doe
not, he argued, fix the wages of labor
, If the demand for labor is equal to or create
than the supply, then labor is proHtably paid
and If d combination OF capital to force labo
. to sell stself utprices fixed by the conbiuatio
cannot be successfully formed, then labor wi
be free to make its own bargains. But II tn
i market be go restricted that the supply Of J,
bar exceeds the demand, or if capital is en-,
r bed to combine to prevent competition, the
7 labor must be sold at the price fixed by tt
employer. Now, our present system do'
+ both-it restricts the market to be supple
by our labor and enables manufacturers to {
/ the price they will pay to the laborer. F
said timed plate was put on the free II
d and this will not iniurc single human beil
1t affects no interest, no industry.
c Passing TO the consideration of the wo
y schedule, he declared the schedule agre,
upon at meeting OF the growers and man
C facturcrs' association inquitious. Discussil
the protective system, he said:
f Colossal fortunes made as If in day be
testimony to the vIciousness Of the syste
which enables few men to absorb the surpl
$ Accommodations Of nation, and that. t.
l. without adding anything to the growth of t
country and Its happiness. II we will pers
IF in class legislation we must submit to acct
II It's necessary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES first
T, murmuring, then in resistance by organi;
o. ton, and then by whatever force clrcumsts
ccs produce. We have as our hope OF safe
=, the ballot box, by which peaceful reyoluti
may prevent forceful revolt. But II enormc
:, capital, through organized effort, can cont
the ballot box and return its servants to ct
gress, discomfort, founded on justice, will fl
remedy Protective tariffs and mouopoI
tic legislation cannot introduce into Amer
permanent hereditary class distinctions.
is shallow thinker who does not know Il
he man is essentially the same everywhere a
Jf that his ultimate gonI l. civilization bar
be upop equality.
ce Several times since this debate commend