Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-04

subordinate officials OF the Department
OF Agriculture.
The bill then went over, and after ex-
ecu,ive session the Senate adjourned ill
Monday.
WASHINGTON, Msy Son motion OF
NJ. K jgers Of Arkansas the Senate bill
WIS passed authorizing the construction
Of the railway, bridge at Little r ock,
Ark. Mr.. Belmont OF New York pre-
sented and the House adopted the
conference report CT the joint resolution
on behalf Of the United States to accept
the invitation OF the French republic to
take part in the in irrational exhibition
to be held In Paris in 1889. The commits
,siorer representing the United States
will receivesa salary Of $1,000.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole on the tariff bill.
Mr. Wilson Of West Virginia, MEM
Der OF the ways and means committee,
said that the opponents OF the bill repre-.
scented the issue to be between free tIade
and protection. It was rather An ef-
fort of the people to recover
the right to tsx themselves.
He repealed Burrows criticisms
of the manner in which this bill was
prepared, saying such criticisms could
not Justly be made by those who stood
for the deferce OF the existing law whic B.,
he said, was prepared in secret confer
ence and hurried through Congress
without being sifted or lead. Projection
acted on the rule of the Ohio politicians
to clam everything. Whatever We had
gained in common with all other e4Hght-
ened people by our efforts and by msn's
growing control over the powers of
nature from the advance of science and of
invention, whatever added wealth, had
come to us from the rapid settlement Of
the great continent, the entej prise AND
Industry of its people and the
mineral and other resources-hL
these it calmly sorted out
more to do with them than with the mo
ton OF the planets and the tide of the sea
But the things for which 1t is chiefly
or partly responsible it studiously
ignores. 1t says nothing Of
the growing antsgonism of capital and
labor, and the twenty and odd thousand
Of strikes and twenty and odd hundred
lockouts in our industry establishments
in the past six years alone, nor Ct the in
dustri.l depressioEs. Commerce, in
building up great wealth by favort,ism in
order to retain its privilege wa, ever
ready to corrupt the ballot box and lu-
timidate voters. In arguing that the
tariff did not regulate the price CT
labor he consrasted the prices
paid in the same line Of employment and
stared as a result Ct that contrast q man
in Maine WAS only worth tWo-thirds CT
the man in Connecticut.
Mr.. Boutelle Of Maine, inquired how
in Wess ViIginia.
Mr.. Wilson-"They ara not IS they
would he II we had protection Off," APP
plsuse
Mr.. B ,utelle-"I wsnt candid reply
or I want to have the gentleman retreat
iguominious'y from the question"
Mr. Wilson-"I can't yield for speech but
I acce ot the gentleman's full explanation
why q man in Maine is worth only two
thirds OF msn in Connecticut"
laughter aud applause
Mr.. Boutelle reiterated his question,
but Mr. Wilson declined to answer it and
continued his speech. In conclusion he
said this fight will go on. There will
be no industrial peace in the coun-
Try until tax laws sre established upon
4 basis fair to all. Applause. We will
keep the country rocking from ocean to
ocean till we st cure justice aBd fair deal
ing among sill citizens. You may strike
down that tribune office Of the people
1t the other end Of the avenue
who, putting aside all ideas Ct
prudence, spoke out that ringing
summons that rallied the people
IS nothing else ever cid. You may strike
Town the leaders Of this fight as yon
struck them down In last Congress and
he previous Congress. Those who hold
he standard may succumb, but other
lands will take 1t no and move forward.
The spirit of our intelligence Is behind
ls, all we can hope for in the destiny and
greatness o. this country urges US for
ward, and In the lsne usge Of our Speaker
whoever may fsl,er, whoever may fail,
he people of the country mean its glori- |
Jus destinies shall be perpetuated, that it |
hall be transmitted unimpaired to pos
erity, thst country shall not belong to
on the one hand or to COM
nuuists on the other, but shall be IS it
vas designed, by the people and for the
people.
As Mr.. Wilson concluded he was
applsuded by his party
riends while many Republicans joined IN
he compliment and amid cries Of "vote"
he mem ,ers crowded round Mr.. Wilson |
md warmly congratulated him on his
speech.
Mr.. DINGHY OF Maine spoke sgsips. the
bill, snd Mr.. Mckinney Of New Hamp-
hire In its favor.
The committee then rose. The House
PISSED, with the amendment, the Senate
tint resolution providing that certain
public lands in Mississippi, Alabama and
Adjourned.
ARKANSAS PREss ASSOCIATION.