Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08
THE WAR OF WORDS.
Continued from First Page.

iron goodsf Why did It not put protective
duty on sugar and compel Its production in
this country and carry out the protective
policyf The committee had found out that
the wheat production was IN danger and had
increased the duty 90 per cent. The United
States exported 10000 COO bushels Of wheat a
year, and last wear it imported the startling
amount of !, 496 bushels. lLaughter.l
The increased duty was to protect the Ameri-
can farmer against the pauper of India. Corn
was to be protected. The United States last
year exported So, 600 700 bushels of corn and i'm
ported 23SS bushels This immense importa-
tion must be stopped. The committee pro-
posed to deliver the rye farmer from all peril.
1t was going to speak words OF comfort TO MIN
and tell him that he would have to compete
Mn papger labor How ST1eep rye Snsbes
[Laughter1 Some adventurous farmer had
bought this rye to improve his crop, and ne
was to be rebuked for this at the capitol Of DIS
nation. He attributed to the majority of the
committee one bold and audacious move, which
meant the deliverance of the farmers. They
cried out, Let the portcullis fall" in order to
save the cabbage patch. They haa placed
for all ills. The farmer could stand in his
cabbage patch and defy the world. Laugh
teri
The Southern stnfesmnn's Sarcasm.
This was a cabbage head bill. [Applause.l
The Republicans must do something more
than this in order 10 fool the farmers. The
farmers understood that they needed markets
for their products The bill would almost
stop the expectation of agricultural products,
and then the Republicans would hear a storm
worse than a Nebraska cyclone. In order to
increase the home market, and give employ
ment to our own people, the farmers must be
given access to the foreign markets. where
they could sell their surplus products. Agri-
culture was chained like galley slave When
the bonds were rended and her products ex-
ported to foreign market, the price of her pro-
duct would be increased at home and abroad.
and the Increased price would extend employ
ment TO production in all departments of labor.
The industries of the country had developed
until they produced Is per cent more than
could be consumed in this country The surplus
was constantly increasing, and the question
was what Congress was going to do about it.
The Democratic way was to let down the barriers
and let the surplus go out to the people who
wanted it, and take from other people what
they did not want and we did. There was
but one way for this country to enter into the
contest with the world, and that was to
LAY aside every weight that doth be-
set her," The people wanted foreign
extraordinary bill, a new policy was inaugu-
rated by which the whole American people
were taxed in order that somebody might go
into a foreign market and sell cheap goods to
foreigners.
All Will Demand a Bounty.
Discussing the sugar bounty clause, he
said that the people who raised corn and
wheat would step up to the counter and say,
"We will take some sugar in ours" The
Democrats were opposed to subsidies. He
wanted to see the flag of the Union float in
every sea. he wanted to see American YES
sells in every port, but he wanted TO see
those vessels go into foreign ports as free
ships, representing free American institu-
tions. He did not want to hire anybody to
display the flag of the United States any
where in the world. He wanted to see the
flag, when it went into foreign seas, 60 as an
emblem of the proudest and freest people of
the world, who by their genius had con-
quered the seas and brought their commerce
where they pleased.
The Republicans might pass their bill,
but it had a He'll Gate to go through after it
left the House and Senate. [Applause.
There was a whirlpool beneath the surface
of the waters upon which the little craft
foated. The American people were long
suffering, but there was time when distress
was so supreme that the man stood with his
eyes open, and was bound to step forth for
his own deliverance. That time had about
come. [Applause.l
No Attempt ut Obstruction.
He did not expect to hinder the Republi-
cans from passing this bi but he wanted
them to take the bill TO the Northwest and
SHOW IL 10 Tue people WHOM Luey were LAX
ing unnecessarily. He wanted them to con-
suit those people, and when they had
preached their sermons and told the people |
now good the Republicans had been, and
how in the peoples name they had cast out
devils, the people would say to them, "Get |
thee behind me, Satan" The Democrats
would not impede the passage of the bill, |
but when the Republicans appeared before |
the great American people, after passing
this measure, may the Lord have mercy on |
their souls. [Applause.
The committee then rose and the House
took a recess until s o'clock. At the even
ing session the tariff debate was resumed
Mr.. O'Donnell, of Michigan, spoke strongly
in favor of the sugar sections. Post, of
Illinois, favored the bill and took occasion
to speak for the free coinage of silver.
Messrs. Stewart, of Georgia, and Ellis, of
Kentucky, opposed the bill, and then the
Houva