Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-11
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Russell and Allen Disagree on
the Tariff.
Reed SeileS an Opportunity 10 Worry the
Other Side.
His Home Thrusts Call Forth Several
Explanations.
WASHINGTON, June 8.
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WASHINGTON, June 8.
| House.
The House went into the committee of tn,
whole on the tariff bill, he pending lines re
lating to fax.
| Mr.. Mills defended the bill, and deprecat
ed the efforts made by the other side to dis
tort every effort at revision into an abuse o.
the poor.
| Mr.. Lind of Minnesota. a republican who
has heretofore supported the bill, male {
strong plea for the protection of the inseet
| oil industry
| Mr, Reed of Maine, found it was a marked
peculiarly on the other side to believe thai
reiteratiOn established the truth of propo
| sitiOn, without reference to the facts present.
ed to absolutely disprove it.
| Mr.. Russell of Massachusetts, asserted
that not pound of fax raised in Iowa, Indi-
| ana or Kentucky, could be used by one of
the manufacturers in his district. Every
dollars worth of raw material they used was
all imported article, and every penny of duty
paid upon flax was tax upon their produc-
ton. In the interest Of production it was
necessary that flax and all fbres of fax
should be placed upon the free list.
motion 10 strike out the clause placing
flax straw on the free list was defeated-62
10 "A.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri, was for the reduc-
ton of taxation on fax and everything else.
MIR. Malls said he knew something about
flax, having worked upon it during his boy
hood in Kentucky. But the fax industry in
Kentucky had almost disappeared, because
1t Was not profitable, or rather, because 9TH
er crops were more profitable, and wheat
would drive fax out of Indiana as it had out
of Kentucky. His earnest sympathies were
with down trodden ireland.
Mrs. Funston of Kansas called out "Un-
der free trade England"
Mr.. Mills replied that it was under the
merciless carpet baggers of England. He
would be unwilling 10 help even ireland at
the expense of his fellow countrymen, but III
this case he could help Ireland. and at the
same time help his own people. When we
took The product of Ireland's labor we helped
her just i'll proportion as We helped ourselves.
The monopolies were the enemies of our
people, and not the Irishmen here or in Ire
land, and by removing the obstruction to
trade, they would be destroyed.
Mr.. Allen of Massachusetts, made an ar
gument against the proposition to place hack
led riax upon the free list La the course of
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had been circulated in the House, aud when
lie said, consisted principally of editorials
from mugwump paper, and which was i'll
spired by large flax manufacturing firm,
composed of Scotchmen, which was in his
colleagues district.
Mr. Russell of Mas achusetts, criticised
his colleague for having referred in sneer-
ing manner 10 mug" ump paper, and for
having traduced some OF his (kussells) con-
sttuents.
Mr.. Allen replied that his colleague had
traduced, time and again. the people of his
State. The gentleman had said that the
leading industry of his district (the shoe in
dustry) if it could be consulted, would be
for tree trade, but the shoe manufacturers
had published a card denying the correctness
of this statement
Mr.. Russell said that he had understood
the gentlemen to say-and say it sneeringly
that the pamphlet consisted of editorials
from mugwump newspapers, and was inspired
by foreIgners who manu- actured in his dis
trct. He did not ask men in his district
whet ier they had been naturaizaJ or not.
Perhaps some of them did not remember
NJ neither they had been or not. (This allu-
sion to the Lowry-W hlte contest was applaud
eu by the dem Ucrats. As long as they paid
their taxes, employed labor and brought cap
ital into the country, he did not ask whether
they were foreigners. Foreigners or not,
men had the right to come to Congress. and
give information to the members. The gem
| tieman had left the question of flax and had
| talked about the shoe manufacturers. He
| (Russel) had said what he thought to be cor
rect, and he detied them on their own soil,
and would do so next fall.
Mr. Allau--Nnu rpis tod tbap
Mr.. kussell-If did let them settle with
me, not you. (Applause.) do not come
here with the collar of any manufacturer
upon my neck. | am not engaged in any
business that makes me crawl on the ground
before any man. (Applause.)
Mr.. Bayne of Pennsy lvania, suggested that
the gentleman wore a British collar, but the
remark was either unheard or unheeded by
Mr. Russell.
| Mr.. Reed of Maine, said this was not the
first time that he had seen gentlemen on the
other side lin state of cOnnipton.'
| (Laughter.) He had heard such urations as
the gehtleman's upon other subjects. Tha,
kind of oratOry WAS cheap on the other side
| cheap anywhere else. He had heard
| gentlemen on the other side in
the most agonized condition of mind
about the running of conventions by fedora
Utficehod rs, yet he had seen them supinel ly
register the edicts of their own officeholIers
He had heard gentlemen in great state OF
exultation talk about national banks and the
vampires of Wall street, that were sucking
the tie blood of the nation, and had lived It
see democratic administration put 500. 900
900 of the peoples money into the Golfers o1
national banSs. Applause on the republi
can side OF these gentlemen the gentle
man from Iowa. Weaver, was the solltar,
survivor-the sole survivor of all that wiit
screaming that used to possess the democrat
&c side.
MIR. Hemphill of South Carolina, referrin,
to- tis receut speech durisg the general de
bate. sand that his remarks as to free trad.
Ia labor haI been mlsconstrued. 1T he de
sired to hire men to perform work for him
he woulI hire them as cheaply as he could i
tie wanted to make money. But VIII i
cam t. the Introduction of coohe and Ital
,au and hungarian labor, there were oIhe
thugs to be Considered beside the question
| of cheap labor. 1t would be very unwise 1,
advocate the Introduction of any set of peo
pie Who had not, aud would moi have, a pro
per appreciation of the institutions uhde
which we lived, OF who would not oe likel,
to assinlilate with the people. But a. 10 al
otutIs no CnOOse ~ III dtu UtCDiH
good citizens, he could see no objection Il
them is they simply choose to work Nor
cheapls + .au some one else.
MIR. Hopkins asked if the gentleman
Hemphili had been forced into Reputation
of his former statements by the result of tn
election In Oregon. There was no disguis
ing the fact that the Mills bill leaned towar
free trade and the gentiemaa's whole afgu
mont had led nm In tnaf
Mr. HemphiIl replied that he had no pro
per opportunity before to reply to Mr.. HOP
kins' criticisms. Moreover, he did not pre-
tend to be leader, and did not believe ths
his utteraGces had the weight attributed t
them. To Mr.. Hermann he said that he di
not SAVIOR Chinese immigration.
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania turned his al
tention TO Mr.. Rayner's remarks about trusts
He said tha: he could not help remember
. ing one trust that had been confided to tn
republican party at its birth-one to maintai
: the integrity of the country and the supren
| acy of its flag and constitution. When h
= had favored free trade in men the countr
: needed immigrants to replace the waste {
1 war.
Mr.. Kemphill replied that, if his remark
e bore the construction placed upon them, the
1 he was in line with the gentleman from Penl