Richland beacon., 1888-05-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.


Washington, d. c., Nay 81, 1888.
Ga Saturday Speaker Carlisle closed the
general debate on the Mills tariff bill with a
ringing speech ioi revenue reform. Referring
to the opposition Of some OF the New Engl-nd
me nbers Ia the measure he said: Gentle
men from New England predicted III Is
HAT the duties fixed by The law Of that date
would min their textile industries. In 1897
all Of the New Ensiqud members voied for
still further reduction of - per cent from
what they had called the ruinou.Iy low tariff
oflSi6. la the free tale period, rs the r.
pubiicans called the decade from 1880 t.
IsJ0ihe WOO, Manufactured product IN, r,asHd
IS per cent and wages 81 per cent The
increa .ed product in New England was ~
per ceur. la hosiery the p.r met increased
I2l per cent, In cotton the proiuci in New
Erg.a increased - per cent. la boot, aud
SHOES, upon which the duty had been re-
laced Is per cent, the increase IN New En-
Gland was $ PER cont; the rroluct in 1850.
in New Enaia"d was mere Than the entire
projuci o! the TAion in $3.50. This i, villa,
the Republicans from New ENGLAND saw
under low tariff. Within eleven year,
after Tie passage OF this bill the members
:rstn NV kr@iand viii vote Tor s'ili further
reduction, or, if they dill not, the People
would seLd somebody here y Lo would.
AMI now that the general debate on the
tariff bill is over, few people are under the
necessity OF asking which party has the best oi
tie conres, thus far. The Democrats have
won an intellectual and poliliLcl battle, and
the Republicans know 1t. they hesitate to
Mills bill without amendment, and they
have taken MI RaniIl!'s bill as an expression
of Republican opinion, only because they are
utterly unable 10 c,rmu'a,e bill of thcir own
upon which t. p.cr their faith in the com>
ny campaign '.eiore the plain peorie Of tie
cuaniiy.
The Mil aill may not pass, although the
ou'!ooA is vesy favorable FIR !. just now. Bat
the Democrats who favor hat measure have
the satisfaction Of knowing ,h,t they have
furnished the i,sue upon w!!c! the Picslc,-'
,iai election WI he contested. Mr.. Mills is
very confident that his bill will pass tue
Home, 80 coniiden. tat lac proposed 10 the
Republican lea.ers Of the Hon,e that tie,
should Introduce the Substitute which they
propose Offering Tor the bill and tase Il vote
on II. aud Immediately thereafter ON his bdl.
shutting oil all amendments as well as the de-
bate by sections.
Fer the pas, four days the republicans OF
The iiouSc Aayc been ceucusing and comforting,
but "p 10 this wiring they have agreed To
noiAlIs except 70 oppose the Mills bin. The
measure will now be laid aside for ten day,
truce of that le1g,h havin, been aareeG
upon ~ the leaders ofLolh sides, ani in tie
meantime the House will proceed with Other
business. A, the end Of that time ii is proba,
bic that the consideration Of the bill by sec
ions wi! benin
Senator Voorhees, was given public re-.
c,ption last Thursday night by the Inlianna
democratic association Of this city. The
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland asso,
citation, of the District of Columbia demo-
cratic club attended ina body. There were
music and fireworks, and nothing lacking in
the way OF unanimity of erdorsement ami
IL
speech in which he defended his war record.