National Republican., 1888-04-26
Mr. BmrrnMs on the 1'nril..

Tie -lc,cl Of Mr. Burrows. Of Michigan,
delivered Tuesday, ON the tariff, deserves
more than passing notice. 1t is an clab.
nlate aE'rrt!tUpm" tlbHTfriid" ara tie iyGff:
ocr0lic party in favor Of the British policy
| of free trade
Mr. burrows is one of the Republican
| members of the ways and means committee.
| and alludcs to the outrageous manner I'm
| which the Mills Cutrric acted in bringing
forward the bill now before the liousc. ON
this subject he says;
may pause Il moment. however. in passing
10 say OF this measure a, Il whole that IN its
inception aud presentation to this House IL
stands without a parallel in the history of
American legislation. Conceived in dark.
ness. brought forth in sccrccy-itS parentage
carefully ron"ralcd-it was At last laid al
the door Of the committee on WAYS ana
means. where the majority took II up rs ten.
derry a. though it were their legitimate of
spring aud hulrirdly brought the 'lump of
driulmity' into this House. To- be adop,rd
10y the Democratic party aud nur,cd by the
marriott of tree trade, Bat whatever its
parrrtagc whether British free trader or the
'"bdcn Club-cthcr of whom are capable of
the Outrage Justice COmpcls me To- state that
public suspicion does not attach TO any mem.
her ui the majority: and in further vndira.
t"h "i their high character il will he no Nip-
Idtiun of the secrets uf the committee room
I" state That, when pressed upon this point
'hrr" was II" member Of the ma iurity 50 lost
To all sense of personal pride rs to admit th,.
paremtagc
Eut seriously Think "i a ma iority of II
great committee ut this House charged with
the duty of considering an important me.sage
~ IN" President of the tinted states. hiding
away from the minority "r that committee for
'lN weeks, and in some secret place taking
counsel, possibly of the enemies of our indus
tries, without consultation with the minority
framing Il mcasur" involving the Industrial
prosperity ul GO,On,NG of people: and when
completed and presented To the fun rommittee
HAT same majority refusing to cnter into con.
~li'ratnn OF itS provisions or TO disclose any
d'ta upon which their action was based,
'"IhlN refusing t. answer any and every
question m"punndcd 10y the minority touch.
inGahy portion "t the hill submitting no
m"dlh'aIion in Il single particular lImlcS, ,ug.
g',ttu by tile majority declining to
listen ~ any member Of thl, Iou.r
in behalf Of the people he r,nrr.
scnt>' refusing audience to senators. the i'm.
or destroyed rejecting all appeal, from manu-.
lacturclH whose connection with their indus.
tries enabled Them Ia point out the prrnirinu,
effects Of the proposed measure: refusing l.,
hear "c w"rl ui protest from the farmer,
whose huchS and fields are to be dcSnoilrd,
shutting the door uf IN" committee room I'm
ilr fac" OF the luburiug men of the country
VII" 'omr To plead for ti,r protection of their
tonnes ana turf families; imagine say. such
uiilNri ON the part Of committee of this |
Hons" and you have faint conception Of !
'h' '"lnmltt'" "n ways and means of the !
nitiuh tungrr.>
II Z, true that hi, .chid Of miqrity'' wa. |
norm IN SECRET dark, and midnight caves"
mi The American people win cunsign il 10
~ iguonIu"u- death aud lis putatiye
aihcrs to the ohscurity of private life. Mr..
Burrows properly characterize, the action Of
he committee.
Quotation after quotation is made Of the
lords Of the leading men whose minds con
"lNcd and whose labor erected the Grand
'hil'r "l freedom under whose protecting
poi wc live all oL. which show that the
"liry Of protection was the policy of the
l'e men who founded the nation. After
aNlng shown this, the history Of the coun-
y Is evoked to prove thalprospcrtyalways
'IloWed the enactment Of protective laws
nd that disaster always came when the
succeeded in repeating these laws.
Mr burrows quoted from the Presidents
tack on the tair and his declaration that
e duty paid not only added to the cost of
e imported article but also increased in S,
sc proportion the price of the manufac-
red article, and then said: ,
J 'DSVld GNyehought the IR,cnsate pen with {