Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-01
MORE TARIFF TALK.
GROSVBNOR DRAGS OUT THE HARD. DRY
SEE-SAW OF HIS BRAY.
Congressman RaynOr's Brilliant Speech -Seathing
DsnunciahOn Of Protected AOnOpollss fributs
bthe Statesman Of The White House.
Other Washington News

WASHINGTON, ID. C., April 3O.-Tht
call of the States for the introduction o.
bills for reference was dispensed with in
the House, members being permitted to
pile their measures at the Clerks desk.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the Tariff bill, and was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio.
1t was strange, he said, that the Demo
cratic party arrsyed itself, led by the
amateur statesman, the President of the
United States, in defense Of the internal
revenue system; that suddenly the Demo
cratic party had become the champion Of
that system. For twenty years the ger
tlemen representing the Southern Statis
had not only denounced the general sys-
tenn of internal revenue, but had opposed
all the efforts Of the Government to enforce
the law, and had thoroughly educated the
people of the South into the belief that
the system was tyrannous. Discussing
briefly the speech of the gentleman
from Minnesota (NelsOn), he quoted that
portion Of the speech in which the
gentleman put free wool and free lumber
against free whiskey and free tobacco.
When the gentleman undertook to put the
Republicans, who favored the repeal of the
internal revenue law, into the category of
being in favor of free whisky and free
tobacco, he made great mistake. The
to repeal the tax on whisky
was to remit the power of taxation to the
States, and to permit the States to take the
place of the general government.
The prosperity Of the country had met |
with no check until the present menace to
the industries of the United States. The
disaster which was threatened by the Nor
rison bill would be quadrupled by the pas
sage Of the Mills bill.
Mr.. RaynOr, of Maryland, did not think
that the duty on glass should be reduced to
The extent proposed in the bill; but there
would be plenty OF duty left to make up
or all differences in the rate Of wages here
md abroad; and if any glass manufacturer
put down wages he would be using the
dill as pretence for depressing his elm
)loyes. But no matter how the bill came
rom the Democratic party, he would vote
or it. applause
Mr.. Nutting regretted to hear the gentle
nan say so; that although there WAS a
wrong in the bill which would put thou-
ands lsboring men at disadvantage, he
would vote for it.
Mr.. Rsynor replied that he would fol-
Ow his great party on this great issue. He
lad no right to look to any industry In his
district when the question before the conn
ry was whether systematic plan of rob
'ery and plurder should be continued.
Passing to consideration of the cues
ion Of trusts, he said that unless heroic
teps were taken to impede their advance. {
riyate enterprises would be seriously af- '
ected and the prices of the principal COM '
oddities of the country would be arbitra-
lily fixed. The Standard Oil Trust was
ne of fraud, corruption and oppression. 6
Mr.. Cameron, of illinois, inquired wheth-
r the gentleman did not know that the {
resent administration had appointed one (
the principal representatives of the c
tandard Oil Company (at least by reIa. =
ion, il not otherwise) Secretary of the |
Iavy and that another representative was b
hs Senator of his party from Ohio.
MI. Raynor replied that the fact that
ian was son-in-law Of somebody Connect
1 with the trust did not mix him up with O.
be fraud. He believed he could vouch for =
ecretary Whitney that he had not the =
ightest connection with the Standard )
il trust, but that it did not II
Iake any difference TO him who a
as connected with it. He did A
ot care whether Republicans or Demo- b
ats, silver men or Greenbackers, it was q
le greatest fraud upon the people that had t!
'er been perpetrated. II the Democratic 81
,rty struck down monopolies it would re- Ii
i've, under the leadership of him who led G.
now land who was as dauntless cham ic
on as patriotism ever possessed and as IS
arless o foe as corruption ever encounter
} the renewed fealty OF the people. [ Ap-
suse. Buff it locked hands with mon
'oly the handwriting was on the wall; for ei
eachery could never triumph and a lie fc
uld never live, Applause -,
The debate was continued by Messrs "
anderson, of Iowa, and Gallinger, of w W
ew Hampshire, after which the House ',
journed. Z,