The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-23

know not which, bat he succeeded in removing
cement from the free list
II am not at all expressing dissatisfaction
with the conclusions which the Democrats
ways and means committee reached in these
csses, but / am proving from the changes
made in their own bill, In its different stages,
that they shifted around, turned aud dckered
on the various provisions in IL, Just as the per-
sonal and pecuuiary interests of leading Demo-
Gratis outside of Congress demanded, and that in
several important departments of manufaeturs
they shaped their action aud reached their
cusion without regard to any considerations
other than those which affected the pockets Of
distinguished Democrats, the prospects OF
political influences. the results OF forthcoming
elections. The Democratic members Of the
wars and means committee had been
crying aloud that protsetion was robbery,
but they apparently changed their creed before
they got through with their bill, and concluded
that protection Was robbery only wheL Repub-
leans secured profit on protected articls.
When leading Democrats, like Mr. Barnum,
Don NJ Dickinson, Smith Weed or Edward
Cooper pocket the profits, protection becomes
the mldest of virtues. Republicans believe in
protection as a priucipls OF general application
to American Industries. The Democrats or the
ways and means COMMITTEES seem TO believe IN
it only when their party friends can enjoy profit
and benefit from IL.
"when the Democrats of the ways and means
committee came to the raw material Of wool
they found no representative Democrats pecun-
iarily interested 10 it. The wool interest is di-
vided and subdvided among the farmers
of the country, some having fve or ten
sheep, some from fifty to one hundred, the
great mass owning under two hundred, few
ha as many as hvs hundred, still fewer
tho and stil fewer vet owning large hocks
oni nss ranches. The entire cp 10 worth
500, 600 every year, and, suOdivided as it is,
that vast sum reaches six or seven hundred
thousand families in this land. No big Demo
Gratis there to be protected. No Democratic
votes trembling in the balance there. Wool
concerns only farmers away off in the country;
men engaged in honest industry. not In packing
caucuses or controlling conventions; men who
were not OF auy partieulsr use in the Democrat
ic party; men, the vast mass OF whom, were To-
eaied Ia Republican States, and therefore not
specially deserving OF the consideration
of the Democrats Congress. SO wool
went the free list ana was held
there against oil protest, Notwithstanding the
injury thereby inflicted upon that large number
of families throughout the entire country from
ocean to ocean. Thank Heaven, the ways and
means committee, while taking of the duty
from WOOL cannot take away votes from the
wool-growers. While the wcol-erowers were
not admitted, through baek-door ioinenecs, to
the committeero as tue Sugar Trust, they
have ths right left them to express themselves
at the polls, and will be apt to sueak out 10 the
approaching election Never. Dir. Chairman,
never before In this country has sueh scandal
Gus revenge been attempted in Legislation. It
stamps the Mills bill from beginning TO ead ss q
measure full of personal benefits and personal
wrongs. The last place in which you would
naturally suspect petty rsvenses, unworthy
spites and gross favortisms would be eill
raising revenue for the support Of the govern
ment: but the Democratic ways and means
COMMITTEES have achisved that disrepu;sble
end, and. but for q Republican Senate. they
would have embodied all these mopstrosities,
originating from motives OF personal gain, in
the law of tho land
The other speakers Of the evening were Gen.
King, Of Maryland, and Hon. j. n. Tnurston,
of Nebraska