Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-12-20

.lreis have lived and prospersa.
There il rot a schedule from the iron
pdustry through to the end Of tie
bill where there Is not an increase Of
s9meihIpg that they produce. We
ail understand it was for a political
purpose, aud We all understand how
it was possible for the Senator from
Iowa, at the time and under the Cit
cunstAuces, to press this measure, but
| 10 tot understand why il is after |
the election. /
But the Senator from Iowa contiL.
uss 10 DO az lie has Goue in the last
ten days in tie consideration Of bis
bi.i, to vote his party as a unit upon
every question and prevent US from
reducing these duties where a reduc-
,ion will not hurt the manufacturing
interest Of the country.
y the Senator is convinced that lis
bIli 10 imperfect, as he now states; if
he believes now that there are amend
meuts that ought to be made to it,
shy not recommit the bill to the Gem
-uittee Gu Finance and bring forth
measure that is somewhat more per-
feet? If he will not do that, why
does he insist that his party shall vote
down every amendment offered by
Democrat, whether it be right or
wrong, and hold out to US only the
hope that hereafter the Committee on
Finance may bring in an amendment
covering the very case ?
Mr.. President, l do not believe it
vice or proper. l do not think there
s any interest in the county that de-
mapds that this matter should now be
considered in a mere partisan spirit.
| for one am ready to take up every
tie N in this bill and consider it and
vote for il upon its merits. | can not
vote for the amendment Of the Sena-
tor from Tennessee, because | believe
that amendment is too radical, but |
10 want a reduction in the duty ON
that particular article. Everybody
who is familiar with the facts is per-
fectIy we'll aware that it can be
reduced at least TO ! cent, as the Sem
ator from Iowa has now admitted, with
nerfsct safety, and so it runs through
he balance of the schedules.
| iId not intend to debate this bill,
but rose only for the purpose Of saying
that owing to the manner IN which
the measure il proposed to lie consid-
cred by the Senator from Iowa and his
party, Ly voting down every amend
tleut offered from this side of the
Chamber, there is nothing left for
those of us who desire to pursue con-
servative course except to vote for
amendments for reduction, as | have
done in some cases, where, if the
measure were being considered upon
It's merits aud not by party vote, |
would probably have voted otherwise.
II the Senator from Iowa and his
political associates have determined
to continue the consideration of this
bill In the same spirit which has been
evinced to-day the country will un-
Ierstand tina! they do it not with the
hope Of passing the bill, but because
they know it never can be accepted
elsewhere, and it will be as equally
we'll under TODD that they desire TO
defeat legislation at this session of
Congress and to keep open question
which affects every business interest
in the country.
You have the power to do it. You
can, and probably will, keep this
question before Congress for the next
year. There will be ample time for
the Democratic party to convince the
country that their demand for re-
duction Of the taxes on the necessaries
of life can be complied with and yet
give ample protection to American
industries to the full extent of the
difference in the cost of labor and yield
a fair profit to the manufacturer.
The distinction, and the sharp dis
tinctIon, has been made by the Re
publican party through its action in
this body, not only in making the rate
Of duties sufficient to protect the diff
ference in the cost Of labor, but by
excessive duties building up these
monopolies far beyond anything that
has ever been dreamt Of even during
the times of war.
Now, Mr.. President, look at the
schedule in this bill and you will see
some fifty or one hundred articles on
which there is an increase of duty. |
nave here on this paper some of the
increases taken from the statement
furnished from the Treasury Depart
meut. ! will have them inserted in
the Record. This statement shows the
present duty and rate proposed by
the Senate bill. | think, unless nv
friend from Iowa has gone over that
schedule carefully, he will be amazed
At the immense, the outrageous, and
the uucall editor increases that have
been made not only in the iron sche-
dule, but taking the cotton schedule,
the most enormous and extraordinary
increases have been made in nearly
every article in that schedule; also,
while manufacturers flourish now and
want nothing better than to be let
alone, and when there are no interests
in the country that have been demand
ing an increase.
Mr.. President, it was probably too
much to expect that so soon after the