Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-13

consistent course in this matter. He said
Soon after congress opened IL was tele-
graphed to some papers from Washington
that was going TO support the Mills bill, or
the one that should be brought forward by
the majority of the ways and means com
mittee. They had me booked as a convert to
the presidents free trade message. But
these newspapers were democratic papers
and their correspondents were democrats
They had no authority to speak for me in this
matter, either granted by myself or war
ranted by the existing facts This was simply
democratic misrepresentation.
when came home during the holiday
vacation / was interviewed by a reporter OF
the Tribune of this city, and that interview
was subsequently published in THE BEE,
also That was my first open and public
declaration of my views on the tariff. II the
editor Of THE BEE will refer to that he will
find that declared in favor Of placing sugar.
salt, coal and lumber on the free list and
granting bonus for the encouragement of
sugar production in this country. This is ex-
actly what said then and everywhere and
at all times since. This would reduce the
revenue at least s70,0OO0OO. I am not and
have not been in favor of the Mills bill, be-
cause believe it will work a hardship on
some of the important interests of the country.
I'm my speech before the house on the 1st
inst. spoke in directly the same line. A
comprehensive resume of that speech was
telegraphed to THE BEE and published the
next morning after its delivery. If the ed
itor of THE BEE will again refer to his paper
of that date he will find that urged the same
views had on every former occasion"
Mr.. Dorsey then submitted the following
extract from his speech as telegraphed to
The BEE by its Washington correspondent;
I'VE oil agree upon these propositions,
namely: that the surplus should be reduced
and our revenue laws revised but that these
questions should be dealt with in business
like manner, and that those things should be
done which are for the best interests of the
country. To prevent such accumu-
lations in the future we should have fair,
Just and equitable revision of our revenue
laws, which should be done after careful in
vestigaton and patient hearing of all the in
terests affected by the proposed changes.
The principle of protection to the inter
country should never be forgotten If
we could place lumber, coal and salt on the
free list and reduce the duty on sugar and
molasses so that the revenue arising
therefrom shall not exceed 10,000,000 per
annum, and use portion of that sum neces-
sary to encourage sugar growing in the coun-
try, the revenues would be reduced to the ex-
tent required and the people of the coun-
try benefited and no industry injured. This
country is not ready TO take the first step in
the direction of free trade; it will make glad
the hearts of those who for the past thirty
years have been working for the markets of
the great republic"
81 am at loss" continued Mr. Dorsey, "to
understand how THE BEE could have over
looked these statements. Ii the views have
urged are not in harmony with those of a
vast majority of the people of this district,
then will confess do not know what they
want"
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