National Republican., 1888-04-19

for the reason that it provided for hoarl
of arbitration To he appointed BY the prcs:-
dcut, which would he merely q temporary
makcshift.
Mr. T.. h. Taylor. Of Ohio, notwith,tanl-
iug Mr.. O'Ncills earnest protests that tn
tariff should not be intcricctcd into his O,ll)
said that the gentleman from Michigan Mr..
Tusney) thought that the step that should
hc taken was the passage Of the Milii mflr
bill. That measure. and tie position to
which It tended had been in existence in
England for many years. We're there no
milliunnirc- there Were there no strikes
there? Were there no paupcriLod masses
there?
The lrilm0u for orlmdrcds Of years with
prufcsscd hatred Of England IN his heart.
had fought her battles al over the world
in Europe, in Asia, in Africa; and now too
many lishman appeared to fight her battle
at The ballot boxes Of America. seducc1 by
the word "DcmOCracy,' and appeared IN
tie Congress Of the Cnited State, to break
down American Interests, and to build up
English interests.
Ireland had free trade: how did She like
III? Let the gentleman learn the first prin-
ciplcs of political economy before he began
10 lecture the House. Applause on Re
publican side.
Nh Tar,ncy regretted that anything he
had said might have opened up a tariff di,-
cussiun. lie had said, and he now repeated
it, that 1t was the cold lines Of laws enacted
during thC last twenty-five years by such
gentlemen u, the gentleman from Ohio that
had produced the labor trOuhiCs the COtm-
Try was suffering under to-day. IT wa. such
legislation as the tariff and the railroad land
giants that had brought about this condi-
ton Of things, and, he said. addressing Mr.
Taylor when you say that there are too
many lrishmen on the floor Of the House
to-day representing districts in Congress,
| let me say 10 YOU that the time has been in
the history Of the country when YOU, slNilk-
| ing behind your tents, were glad to call
upon the Irish race tO redeem the country,
| IAppluu,c on the Democratic side and in
| The galleries. ! WAS born In Michigan, !
| am an American, and ! stand hero under
| the American nag an American first and
| always: hut wherever my Nusmen live ]
| have the right 10 love them and protect Il
fallen aud dOwntroddon race, oppressed 10y
| such gentlemen H. NOd in the character Of
| English landlords.
| Mr. Taylor rose TO reply amid much con
| fusion, above which was heard Mr.. O'NCilrs
| voice declaring that he was tired of having
these tariff speeches made upon labor bills,
| end gppcaling tO gentlemen to cease their
| discussion.
NJ. Taylor When quiet had been restored,
| said that the gentleman from Michigan mis-
| understood he hoped, mistated he was Ger
tain, what he had said. lie had made no
alluiOn Of tlckind the gentleman signiiicd.
| lie had not said that there We're too many
| lrislmcn in the country lie had well
| coined them from his youth, aud he still
| welcomed them. He had never said that
| there were too many 1risllmcn IN the House.
| lie had said there were too many Of them
| here who We're Seduccd by n word. and were
| found lighting the battles Of England
! nUninsi thp iutprpsts ~ Au1pripn
Mr.. FUran, Of Ohio, characterized the bill
rs a legislative cunuch. The gentleman
from Michigan MR. 1arsncyl had injected
into the debate little free trade nonsense
| If the gentleman was free trader he was
inconsistent in his advocacy of the pending
BILL because the motto and shibbOcth of free
| trade was njSScr pnSSer. Let the laborino
| man alone and lie would work out his own
salvation. 4 concensus of public opinion
would bring about the condition Of things
that capital would be fair to labor ana labor
would he fair 10 capital. Legislative enact
ments would do no good. The labor prob
lem could not be solved by legislation.
Mr. Anderson, of Kansas, offered al
amendment, which was advocated by Mr.
Peters, of Kansas, looking to compulsory
| arbitration, but 1t was defeated.
Aftcr the sixth section had been amen led
and Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, haj
! spoken of the bill as unconstitutional ant
unwisc, the committee rose and the bill Wa
passed.
The House then, at ) o'clock, adjourned