Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-03
THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS.
The Tariff Debate EuliveueA By .
Breszc Between NsssFs. Wilson ana
Ledge.

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very bright by play occurred during Nj. VII
sons speech In the House to-day. There was
sharp passage between Mr.. Wilson and kcssrs
Alien and Lodge, OF Massachusetts, Nj. Wilson
was speaking OF the bad condition OF the employees
Id the under the protective tarn as
compared with what it was under the Walker
revenue tarin Mas. He read Mr.. Dickens descnp-
tion In American Notes" OF the clean, happy, and
Vlrtuous factory girls Of Lowell, and then read q
WORK OF recent date wherein these factory hands
were described as In nearly as bad condition as
the worst in Europe. Mr.. Allen wanted to be
neaIu 70 give true description OF the condition
Oh snese people as seen by him, who was born and
description on the day before and there was not
Time Tor him TO repeat It,
understand" he said stna1 T the 1s rensIemsn read
from the American Notes his dcscriptionsof the
Loweii factory girls under the Walker tariff"
MI: wilson said he was right
"rhen," said Mr. Lodge, II want to call the gen.
leman's attention TO the fact that these notes
weie puonsned Ia AZ. The Walker tax was en-
mr.. wilson was not expecting this, and there was
Iouu ana prolonged cry Of approval and sattsfac-
uqn on tne republican side.
wnen tne confusion had subsidized, that he was not
particular ABOUT the date. The description applied
tax Went into e Ssioe the 1ss
ina! they had the best OF IL, and Nj Lodge was
maze much OF.
MI; Wilson sought to get even. He said that
MT: Lodge, before he became a politician, and he
peheved still was prominent In literature. Among
9 Ta na Iiaings ne wrote life Of Hamilton.
read passage from IT He read the passage
wherein MT Lodge said that he thought II Hamil-
Ton were alive to-day he would be for tarifr re-
tectlonist, and went on to explain that he would
not De lor tax for the sole beneft OF the
The to give them large profits
Mr.; Lodge said he still believed that there ought
10 oe such revision OF the tar, and they shouted:
"A convert! convert"
After moment Mr. Lodge asked what was the
date OF the publication or his work.
MI: Wilson replied: "In 1882"
~ was not that before the revision Of 1887, quick
applauded.
MI. Wilson, quick to the defense, retorted by
OF duty before the revision was little more than IL
per cent, while now 1t was more than 46 per cent.
inat was not the revision, he thought, MI. Lodge
uous IN their applause.
MR.. WILSON AND MR.. BoUTRLLR.
Mr.. Wilson went on In his argument and asked,
II protection was such a blessing, why II was not
more uniform in its benefits; why did the laborers
IN Maine get third less pay than In some other
Mr.. Boutelle took ofIense at this and demanded
loudly TO know what the farm hands in West
Virginia got for their labor. Mr.. Wilson said:
the oppression OF the high tariff
MI. Boutelle insisted and persisted, challenging
ana demanding frank reply to his question.
After refusing several times TO yield further, and
MT Boutelle still perSisting, Mr.. Wilson replied
Sharply: II accept the gentleman as an explana-
ieSs 81 why she men IN Maine are worth third
- AT the close or his speech Mr.. Wilson was con-
graduated by nearly every member OF his party In
the House.
Mr.. Dingley followed with a very effective speech
IN opposition to the bill ana In reply TO Mr. Wilson.