National Republican., 1888-05-11

had not submitted tariff bill. But the
Democracy was IN the majority and re
sponsiblc for legislation. The minority
was pOwcrlcss to legislation, and It had nO'
even the privilege, under the rules, Of hay
ing its amendments considered IN commit.
tee. II the people called the Republican
party into power IL would revise the tariff
and decrease taxation without reducing
wages, without breaking down an industry.
But until II was IN power II was not called
upon TO legislaic.
The gentlemen on the other side ull seemed
TO think that labor was oppressed In the
United States. Let them look at the stalis-
tics; l,0OO,OOO, paupcrs IN England and only
SO,OO0 in the United States with twice The
population. lie never could be accused OF
aspiring to he leader, but he was willing to
hang on the walls the banner bearing the
inscription: "Twcnty-iour millions of inter
nal revenue. seventeen millions OF tobacco,
and seven millions of special licenses and
under that write, "frcc sugar and u bounty
of cents a pound,o That was all that was
needed to reduce the revenues eight y-siS
millions. He called fOrvolumtccrs from the
Democratic side, but there was no response.
Mr. Wilkinson, Of Louisiana, said that
extremists were wrong when they held that
there was no constitutional authority for
the imposition of protective duties. a duty
that furnished revenue and gave protection
when It could. revenue as the object and
protection us the incident had the highest
constitutional Justification. IIc could not
agree with the speakers who had held that
an industry which required protection 10
bring " into existence was not worthy Of
cultivation While the bill had not been
framed to suit his views or those Of his con
StitucntS, he would say to the friends Of
honest reduction IN taxation that his people
would not shrink from bearing their share
n n nf a IA oil
on the people.
Mr. Johnston, Of Indiana, asked If thc
gentleman was willing to put sugar on the
free list.
Mr.. Wilkinson responded in the mega
tive.
Mr. Johnston asked If 1t would not bc rs
Just as the proposition TO place wool on the
free list.
Mr.. Wilkinson replied that he had not
been heard to advocate free wool.
Mir. Brmm, OF Pennsylvania, said that
Grover Cleveland, acting President of the
United states, had solelnnly proclaimed II
doctrine which was the spawn Of the cotton
combine, of the Wall street sharks, and Of
the Kentucky whisky ring.
BY protection only could fair rcmuuCra-
tive wages he paid for labor. lie was there
fore for protection and against class legisa-
ton In the interest Of cotton, whisky, and
Great Britain. The chairman of the ways
and means committee had said, in Il speech
intended for home consumption, that the
sixty millions Of America consumed more
products than the three hundred millions Of
Europe Give the American manufacturer
and producer this market, let him supply
the home demand, and lie would not care
for the foreign market, controlled by foreign
manipulatOrs. English goods were sold
here for less than the cost Of production.
The English manufacturer was compelled
TO do this: IT was the junk that must he
gotten rid Of. This country, boundless in
its demands, was the dumping ground FOR
the surplus products of the old world. The
great fathers of silvcr-Bland aud Mills
no longer said word in its favor. All of
the fault now laid in the tariil. They had
forsakcn their God and were worshipnS
idols.
Mr. Bland interrupted to ask what was
the use of coming silver If II could not he
gotten out Of the treasury, If IL only went
to increase the surplus.
Mr.. Brumm replied that the money might
he gotten out Of the treasury If Congress
would pass the resolution offered by Mr.,
Plumb, of Ilrinois, that proposed to inyesti
gate the change of the law which prevented
the government from redeeming its bonds
ut will, Why was 1t that Mr. Blauds com
mittcc, which talked so much about being
silver men, clicked that resolution? Bring
"
Gratis would dare vote against It. 1t was
not the fault Of the tariff that caused dis
trcss in the coal and iron regions. 1t WAS
the damnable tyranny of Scott and Coke
and Others like them which pittel the men
against each other.
Mr.. Bland called attention to the fact
that England's imports exceeded her cX'
ports.
Mr.. Brumm replied that IL was apparent
nd lT 1n
| transportation service and from bonds. She
| held vast sums of our railroad bonds in re-
| turn for English railroad iron, and was
| sucking our blood IN interest
Mr.. Bland remarked that the United States
might have been in the same position but
for the tariff.
Resumilg, Mr.. Brumm denounced the
''galr' dHthe southern Democrats who set
| up great regard for labor. That same
element had reduced its laborers to more
| abieCt slavery than they ever were before
| the war; Then they named them slaves
| to-day they added insult TO injury by calling
| them freemen and disgracing them by
| placing them side by side with convicts and
shooting them like dogs if they dared tC
| protest.
To-day the northern laborcr was working
| ont the great problem Of his relation to cap
| ital, and he hoped the southern representa-
| tives would assist them, and show to othei
nations the path to light and glory.
Mr.. Clements, of Georgia, the next
| speaker, deprecated the unbusiness like
treatment which the proposition to revist
| the tariI-a business m0tter-had received
from the Republican side of the house, The
| present condition would lead to certain
financial panic and disaster. Should thu
House 60 on and bubble over who was t
| do the work Of tariff reyision--a Democrat,
or Republican llousc--in the face of th
| great peril? Would it not be well to dt
this thing ut once and together as Ameri
| cans?
At the conclusion of Mr. Clements
speech the committee rose, and the I0us,
AT $3.50 took a recess until o'clock.
At the evening session speeches wer,
made by Messrs Beldcn, of New York
| Atkinson, of Pennsylvania; Yardley, o
Pennsylvania; Tracy, OF New York; New
ton, of louisiana Lane, of Illinois; Post
| of Illinois, aud Whiting, of Michigan, I,
whom Vance, of Connecticut, SURRENDERED
| his time, and at II o'clock the House ad
| iouned.
ChiIdreu's birthday Party,