Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-25
Kelly-Will you vote for such an
amendment?

amendment?
McMillan-I do not propose to vote
| for such an amendment.
Reed-Then what are you kicking
about?
Mcmillan stated that 100000, 900
annually were received from internal
taxes. If these taxes were removed,
where does the gentlemen propose to
get revenue? Does he propose to re-
place the tax on tea and coffee?
Kelly-No.
McMillan-You have not the cour-
age to do il.
Kelly-Have you and your party
the courage to tax tea and coffee?
McMillan-We do not propose to
to take off the internal taxes.
There are none Of us so brave" +"
was Reeds comment.
BURROWS SPEAKS.
Following Mcmillan, Burrows, of
Michigan, was the next speaker. He
sud: Our tariff on imports was to-
day confessedly protective III that it
was levied, not for revenue only, but
to encourage American industry and
protect American labor. The Repub-
lican party insisted that the present
protective system should not be dis
turbed, except in so far as might be
necessary to correct its incongruities
and harmonic its provisions. If Con-
gress followed the lead OF the Presi
dent in his bold declaration, and se
cured a reduction by such revision
Of the tariff as lie proposed, leaving
untouched, as he suggested, the inter
nal revenue system, not only would
the protective system be destroyed,
but the Nation would be out on the
HIGHWAY OF FREE TRADE.
As the members were free traders
or protectionists, the bill of the COM
mittee would be approved or con.
demned. The pending measure stood
without parallel in the history Of
American legislation. The bill ex-
posed to foreign assault many Of our
principal industries. The great wool
growing industry OF the country, only
in the infancy of its development, was
to be exposed to ruinous foreign COM
petition, which would surely prove
its destruction. The majority tried to
delude the people into the belief that
cheap wool meant cheap clothing.
He admitted that wool would be
cheaper when foreign rivals would be
trying to destroy our industry, but
when they had eliminated from our
market three hundred million pounds
of domestic wool we would find our
selves bound hand and foot, al the
mercy of the foreign producer. What
restraint would there be then on his
power or cupidity. In the exuber-
ance OF the Presidents zeal for free
trade he wanted the entire reduction
secured by revision Of the tariff, but
even the free traders of the Demo-
cratic party lacked courage to move on
that line and occupy this advanced
position.
THE PRESIDENTS ASSERTION
That the duty on imports en-
HANGED the prices of both foreign
and domestic articles to the consumer
had been re-echoed by every free
trader in the United States, and was
hailed with delight by the free-traders
OF England. He challenged any man
to name the product Of single we'll
established American industry that
could not be bought cheaper to-day
under the protective system than at
any period under free trade. The
difficulty with the Presidents theory
was that he forgot that the price of
commodity did not depend upon the
rate of duty, but upon the great law
of
SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
Efforts were being made persistently
to induce the American farmer to be-
lieve protective tariffs were hostile to
his interests.
Burrows argued that the farmer was
directly interested in maintaining the
protective system and home market
Protection had enhanced the value OF
the land in the North it would bring
it to the South; it would bring the
South an era OF unexampled pros
perity. He believed in protection, not
for his State alone, but for his coun-
try. He believed in American indus
try in American capital; in American
labor, against the whole world.
"Let me warn you, gentlemen OF
the South" he continued, "that this
measure bodies no good to you.
1t will arrest the invest
ment Of capital and bring your
industries to a standstill. There is
no portion of the country where the
measure should meet with more
united and determined opposition
than in the South. Untoward circum-
stances have heretofore retarded her
material progress, but the way is now
open for her to march unimpeded to
splendid industrial future. The ad-
vance has already been sounded. He
who does not respond to its inspiring
summons will soon find himself with
out following and without party"
The committee then rose, and an
attempt was made to have a night
session, but it was defeated by the
Republicans refusing to vote, leaving
the House without a quorum. The
House then adjourned.
The Senate.
The session OF the Senate to-day