Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-05-08
a GREAT SPEECH
"BlLLY" WOODBURY., OF NEVADA,
on THE DEMOCRATIC DAGGER.

Every Time 1t Is Ran into the Tariff
1t Strikes Down an American In.
dustry-A Bill to Degrade American
Labor, to Destroy American Industry,
to Introduce the Sweating System
into this Country, and to Compel Our
Laborers to Compete with China.
men.
In the House Of Representatives,
last Saturday, the Mills tariff bill be-
ing under consideration, Hon. William
WOODBURY., of Nevada, obtained the
floor, and spoke for an hour. He
controversial the claim of the Demo
Gratis that their party was the friend
Of the laboring men, and cited the
fact that the Democrats had inaugu-
rated their entry into power by cut
ting down the salaries Of Government
employees, that their Secretary of the
Treasury had reduced the pay of
laborers at the San Francisco custom
house, and that their Secretary of the
Navy had seen fit to pare down the
wages Of hod-carriers at the Mare
Island navy yard. He proceeded to
make speech bitterly denuncia.ory
of the policy, which he said was out
lined by the Mills bin, of surrender
ing American markets and American
labor to the free traders of Great
Britain. Turning his attention to the
Golden Club, Wooiburn said it was
an association of British manufacture
ers for the avowed purpose of destroy
ing the protective tariff system Of
America, and to facilitate the sale of
British goods in American markets.
1t had established agencies IN New
York and Chicago for the distribution
of British free trade documents in the
political canvass Of this country. On
the roll of membership appeared
names of dukes and ea,ls, marquises
and lords, peers and counts and
princes. He held in his hand list
of the members of the Golden Club
on January l, 1888, and on the back
! of the book of record was the motto
Gree Trade; Good Will Among
Nations" and GOOD Save the Queen"
He proceeded to read the list of mem
bers and caused much amusement by
sandwiching the names of untitled
American members between those of
earls and dukes. TIE asserted quail
f,ation of membership was, he said
that the applicant for admission should
be either manufacturer or a noble
man. On the list of members he
found the names Of Senators Beck
and Vance. Wm. Endicott, Jr., of
Boston, a cabinet officer of the repub-
lie, was admitted in 1877. This ought
to create no surprise for if common
rumor reported him Alright, he per-
mitted no visitor to escape without
inflicting on him an essay on the an
tiqui,y of his anglo-saxon ancestry
and the aristocratic color of his Puri-
tanical blood. Thomas F. Bayard
was on the roll of American noble
men. Recently when Chamberlain
in speech in England mentioned
the name of Bayard the cheers of the
multitude drowned the voice of the
orator and from his (Bayard's acts
and utterances a stranger unacquaint.
ed with our forms of government
would be justified in concluding he
was acting in the dual capacity Of
American Secretary Of State and
British Envoy Extraordinary. VIM
r. Morrison was member of the
Club. Was it a wonder that he was
continually tinkering at tariff revision
IN the interest of Great Britain that
resulted always in stagnation of bust
ness, that engcndered strikes, bego
violence and deprived hun of his sea
in Congress?
Last but not least on the Colder
Club roll of membership was tina
able and impartial parliamen'ar'an
who possessed an almost Godlik'
power Of shaping the legislation 0
this country, the present Speaker o
this House John Griffin Carlisle
r who was comparatively young mem
Der, having been elected in 1883
These were few of the names 0
MANNERS who had combined to con