The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-29

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States. History 10 repeating itself. II was the
same for many years up TO the election Of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Understand me, / do not blame the South for
acting in accordance with its con.
vletions; bus the North ought rot to
be misled, the North ought TO understand
what the issue is. The South has a different
idea OF g-overnment-lt is afraid of what il calls
'ceptralizatior'-it is extremely sensitive about
what are called State rights or the sovereign
ty of the State. But the North believes 10 q
Union that is unired. The North does no, eE-
pect to have any interest antagonistic 10 the
Union. The North has no mental reservation.
The North believes in the government and ia
the federal system, and the North believes that
when q State is admitted into the Union IL be-
comes q part-an integral part-of the Nation;
that there is a welding, that the State. so far az
sovereignty is concerned Is lost In the Union.
and that the people of that State become eiti-
zens of the whole country"
O-..I see that by the vote two of the FIVE
Democrats who voted for protection, and one OF
the two Republicans who voted for free trade
were New Workers. What do you think Is the
significance Of this fact in relation TO the ques-
tion as TO whether New YORK will join the South
in its opposition TO the industries OF the coun-
tryi',
Ain the city of New York there are a vast
number of m-en-importers, dealers IN foreign
articles, representatives of foreign houses. OK
foreign interests. of foreign ideas. OF course.
most of these people are in favor OF free trade.
They regard New York as q good market; be-
HOuut uAL tuoN uHN0 ~ IL AL a ~
the United States. They are in favor OF
anything that will give them a larger profit,
or that will allow them te do the
same business with less capital, or that viii. do
them any good. without the slightest regard to
what the effect NAV be on this country as a ma
ton. They come from all countries, and they ex-
pect TO remain here until their fortunes are
made or lost. and all their ideas are nodded by
their own interests. Then, there are a great
many natives who are merchants In New York
aud who deal in foreign goods. and they prob
ably think-some of them-that 1t would be TO
their interest to have free trade, and they Will
probably vote according TO the ledger. With
them IL is q question Of bookkeeping. Their
greed 10 too great TO appreciate the fact that to
impoverish customers destroys trade. AT the
same time, New York being one OF the greatest
manufacturing States of the world, viii be for
protection, and the Democrats Of New York
who voted for protection did so not only because
they believe in it themselves, but because their
constituents believe In Is; aud the Rebublican
who voted the other way must have represented
some district where the foreign influence con-
trola The people of this State will protect
their own industries"
Q.-"What will be the fate Of the Mills bill In
the Seuatei"
Al think that unless the Senate has a bill
prepared embodyiDe Republican ideas a commit
tee should be appointed not simply 10 examine
the Mills bill. but to get the opinions and the
ideas of the most Intelligent manufacturers and
mechanics in this country. Let the questions be
thoroughly discussed, and let the information
tnuo oDA1lucu u . given " luc DcOpicf y ~ " .
published from day TO day; let the laboring man
have his say, and a good many of them; let the
manufacturer give his opinion; let the represent
atives OF the principal industries be heard so
that we may vote inselligently, so that the peo-
pie may know what they are doing. A great many
industries have been attacked; let them defend
themselves. Public property should not DO
taken for Democratic use without due process
of law. Certainly IL is not the business OF a Re-
publican Senate to pull the donkey OF the Dem
ocrats out Of the pit; they dug the pit, and We
have Lost no donkey. | DO not think the Senate
called upon 10 fix up this Mills bill-to rectify
its most elaring mistakes. and then. for the sake
OF saving . little. give up . great deal. What
we have got 10 safe until the Democrats have
the power to pass q bill. We can protect our
rights by not passing their bills. In other
words, we do not wish to practice any great self
denial simply for the purpose OF insuring DEM
ocratic success. II the bill 10 sent back TO the
Hoase. no matter in what fern, IL 1t still has
the name, Mills bill.' / think the Democrat
will vote for it simply to get out Of .hsir trsR5lre.
They will have the Presidents messsse left
But / do hope the Senate will investigate tAis
business. Il 10 hardly fair to ask the Senate 10
take decided aud final action upon this bill. in
the last daye Of the session. There is no time
to consider IL unless 1t 10 Instantly defeated.
This would probably be . safe course; aud Yet.
by accident, there may be some good things iu this
bill that ought TO be preserved, and certainly
the Democrats party ought to regard il as 9
compliment to keep il long enough to read IL.
''The interests involved are g~rest-they srS
the commercial and industrial interests of Co.,
100000 OF people. These questions touch the
prosperity OF the Republic. Every person under
the flag has Q direct interest la the solution OF
these questions. The end that Is now arrived ct.
the policy now adopted. may. and probably will
last for many years. One can hardly overestimats
the immensely of the interests at stake. A man
dealing with his own affairs should take time TO
cousider-he should give himself the benefit Of
his best judgment When acting for others he
should do no less. Tue Senators represent, OF
should represent. not only their own views. not
only their own interests. but above these things
they represent the material interests OF their
constituents, OF their States. and to this trust
they must be true. and in order TO be true they
must understand the material interests OF their
States, and in order to be faithful they must
understand how the proposed changes in the
tariff will affect these ~iDterests. This cannot
DO done in a moment. In my judgment the
best way 10 for the Senate. through the proper
committee. to hear testimony, 10 near the views
Of intelligent men. of interested men. of preju-
diced men-that is to say. they should look at
the question from all sides"
Q-"Tbe Senate is almost tied. Do you think
that any Republicans are likely TO vote in tbs
interest OF the Presidents policy at this session."
A.-"Of course i cannot pretend TO answer that
question from any special knowledge or on any
information that others are not In possession OF.
My idea is simply this. That a majority of the
Senate are opposed to the Presi-
ate will, in my Judgment. sustain the Repub-
licsn policy; that 10 to say. they will stand by
the American system. A majority of the Sem
ate, / think, know that i: will bs impossible for
us to compete in the markets of the world with
those nations IN which labor is far cheaper than
1t 10 in the United States. and that wnen you
make raw material just the same, you have NOS
overcome the difference in labor. and until this
10 overcoms We cannot successfully compete in
the markets OF the world with those countries
where labor IL cheaper. And there are only
two ways to overcome this dificulty-either ths
price of labor must 90 % in the other countries,
or must 60 down In this. ] no not believe thai
q majority IN the Senate cau be indpced TO vote
for a policy that will decrease the wages oil
American workmen.
''There 10 this curious thing: The President
started out blowing the trumpet of free trade
1t gave. as the Democrats used TO say, no un
certain sound He blew with ali bis might
Messrs. Morrison. Carlisle. Mills, and many
others Joined the band. When the Mills BIZ
was introduced, Ii was heralded as the legiii
mate offspring of the Presidents message
When the Democratic convention at ST. Louif
met. the declaration was made that the Presl
dents message, the Mills bill, the Democrats
platform of 1884 ADD the Democratic platform oil
1888 were all the ssme-sll segments of oss cir
Gle in fact they were like modern locomotives
all the parts interchangeable AS soon IS ths
Republican convention met, made its platform
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