Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-19

food; II their bodies would oe protected by warmer
woolens from the cold OF Maine and by inner cloth
ing nom tne burning sun OF Texas; IL they would.
enjoy more OF the comforts and luxuries OF life
and would themselves be more Intelligent more
citizens OF a republic already great and des-
tined TO be mighty beyond all former dreams OF
empire, then by all means sink national prejudice
burst the barriers or provincial narrowness and
with one accord adopt not merely the present bilL
but such legislation as would surely treble the
spindles OF Europe and destroy our own-such
measures as would put out our furnaces and IL
lumine those beyond the sea- II OF every s. In our
pockets the one alone was sufficient, II spent in
sure Of stilf having in our POCKETS the same s 20
which we now had, surely the problem was too
easy for dispute, too simple for discussion. We
what the free. trade nro,essars with o,jh sacSIar
zation Of the Deity, called
THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE ALMIGHTY;
and II the learned economists on the other side
were true TO their logic, and did not palter with
both their language ana their convictions they
could propose no other course. Napoleon was
right when he SAID that Europe must be Cossack
or republican; Lincoln was right when lie said the
United States must be either free or slave. The
house divided against Itself had 10 unite or fall
The revenue-reform argument was either a false
pretense or covers the whole ground. Protection
was either In its essence benefit or a curse. You
cannot dilute a curse and make IL a blessing
RatSbane and water are no more food than rats
bane pure. Incidental protection was a sham.
Tarin for revenue only went down before the
same arguments which were used against protec-
ton
IL protection be tax for the manufacturers ben
ent then II was the same tax II II be the result OF
even revenue tariff. Incidental protection was OF
all the most inexcusable. IJwas an accident which
ought 10 be avoided like a railway disaster. The
President was the leader OF the democracy. He
was also the dispenser or patronage, and as he
was rapidly shaking the dust OF civil-service re-
form on his feet he was assuming controi over his
party. There was
But ONE FREE TRADE AND THE PRESIDENT WAS ITS
PROPHET.
whoever fell In battle In the service OF this new
Allah and its prophet for him shall open the
shining gates OF the heaven Of foreign missions
and federal Offices
Mr. Reed then argued to show that protection
was the true policy; that IL had done more and
would do more Tor the country than any other
policy could, but he dropped perpetually into
irony and rtdieule, keen and cutting lie apollo
pie TO the Presidents message. lie adopted the
democratic description OF protectionlSt as a rob-
ber,-of protection as robbery. He said they de-
scrtbed protection as
THE RoBBER BARON,
who sailed down foreign hill and pillayed the
defenseless caravan. Protection stood In every
mine mouth, giant larger and more terrible than
any who ever smelled the blood OF an Englishman.
But did the gentleman from Texas tMr. Mills aim
70 entange this giant within the folds or his larat?
Did the gentleman from Arkansas look TO see the
handle OF an Arkansas bowie knife protruding
from the robbers body? No! They proposed 10
let him live. They wanted TO kill only per cent
OF him. They proposed TO stop on OF the AZ per
cent OF robbery. He referred TO the President as
the leader Of the House: Tne President taught
them their doctrines and laid down their policies
and-he might be excused for mentioning tJ-he
dispensed their patronage.
CoNGRATrLATING MR.. REED.
Mr.. Reed finished his speech at :55 and was
greeted with round after round OF applause, and
made the recipient Of hearty congratulations from
from his party colleagues AT various times
applause and laughter In which the audience II
the galleries loudly joined.
SPEAKER CARLISLE HAS THE FLOOR.
As Speaker Carlisle rose to reply-a storm o.
enthusiasm broke out. Cheer followed cheer II
quick succession, with the clapping OF hands OF
moments before he could proceed. He began by
REPLYING TO MR.. REEDS CHARGE OF INsINcERrrY
He said that he might retort that II protection
was a sound doctrine IL should be carried TO IL
logical conclusion-totally protective duties II
China the doctrine carried out produced its logca
effects. With every resource or natural wealth
and frugal, industrious people, tn,
sancv anu We WaafeS no SS,na "a hare sgeir ih l
taxation was an evil and we should endeavor u
make trade as free as possible, with the lowes
tax that woul1 afford the necessary revenue.
THE SURPLUS
no reference to the actual situation, which
made It imperatively necessary tC
reduce the revenue. on the first OF this month
there was one hundred and thirty-six millions In
the Treasury more than was required 10 meet
all Government liabilities II was a sum
larger than the total expenditure during
the first two years OF the country's life. IL had
been taken when sorely needed by the people and
ment would dare extort such sum
in excess of its needs Tie effect
OF this accumulation was TO encourage useless and
extravagant expenditures without constitutional
warrant. The people almost TO man were
demanding its return TO them. SO long as
this policy continued, largess and bounty for
was said that we stin had large public debt
outstanding and that the surplus should
s Ss apP ppsa As ns hsd the Of sSpns
should be so used, but it was not sound pol
icy TO continue TO raise revenue 10 buy bonds
had purchased 100000 bonds, for which
he had paid 1850, 600 above principal and
accrued interest This unjust process must go on
reduced taxation. He did not mean that every
interest should not be considered In a friendly
spirit but he insisted that the interests OF the
many should not be subordinated to the interest
OF the few. [Applause]
TAXATION SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG ALL
OF the people according TO thei- ability TO pay.
Until that was done we should always be embar-
rassed In the effort to increase or reduce taxes
IL Tue prtdSaut mtdSure SnOulQ anu OlS-
aster come upon our Industries Dy reason
OF over-taxation the present vicious system would
be responsible for 1t. He called attention to the
effect OF past legislation upon the tar1n.
Gentlemen from New England predicted I'm
1S46 that the duties f1xed by the
law OF that date would ruin their textile indus
tries In 1857 all OF the New England members
voted for q still further reduction OF 20 per cent
from what they had called the ruinously low tariff
OF 1S46 In the free trade period as
the republicans called the decade from 1850 to
1850, the Northumberland product increased
46 per cent and wages 81 per cent (applause).
The Increased product In New England was
81 per cent In hosiery the product increased
421 per cent In cotton, the product In New Eng
land, increased n per cent. In boots and shoes,
upon which the duty had been reduced l6
per cent, the increase In New England was
S3 per cent; the product In 1880, In
New England was more than the entire product OF
the Union in 1850 This was what the republi-
cans from New England had seen under low tariff.
Within eleven years after the passage OF this bill
the people OF New England would vote for q still
further reduction, or, II they did not, the people
would send somebody here who would. Jap
plause.l
Republican SENATOR I'm Caucus.
CONFLICTING VIEWS ON THE TARIFF QUESTION AND
FISHERIES TREArY-ELEcTIoN METHODS IN THE
SOUTH.
At the caucus OF republican senators yesterday
there was good deal OF talk about the fisheries