Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-08

| lneEc was complaint against the
hill that il would stop expectation
and interfere with our foreign mar
kets. Was the foreign consumer q
better consumer than the American
consumer. Under the system Of
revenue tariff we bought more than
We sold, and paid the balance in
gold-an unhealthy state Of affairs.
The organized opposition 10 the
bill came from consignofs here and
merchants and consignors abroad.
The press Of other countries con
demned the bill. Why? Because
it wOrks,against them. This bill was
an American bill, made for Ameri-
can interests. Notwithstanding all
the croaking, are We not exporting
more products than at any time
within our history? Our exports in
creased IS per cent more than ex-
ports
FROM FREE TRADE.
While Great Britain had, between
the years 1879 ami 1850 lost
Il per cent OF her commerce, the
United States had gained 90 per
cent, and with the same aid b ship
ping which Great Britain gave, the
ships of the United States would
pillow every sea under the American
flag in successful competition with
the ships Of the world.
We had enjoyed twenty-nine
years Of continuous protection, the
longest period since the foundation
OF the government, and found our
selves in greater prosperity than at
any other time. In 1860, after four
teen years Of revenue tariff, the
country was in a stale OF depres-
sion We haI! neither money nor
credit. We had both now. The
Accommodations Of the working
CLASSES had increased. Their de-
posits in the savings banks exceeded
those OF any other country. These
deposits told their own story. The
public debt Of tHs Unitei States per
capita was les than that OF any
other nation in the world. We lead
all nations in agriculture and min
ing. Could any nation furnish
surh evidences Of prosperity? Yet
men were found 10 talk about the
restraints put uIOn our trade. The
greatest number. the largest oppor-
tuniiies for human endravor, were
the maxims uIun which our prutec-
tive system rt<tyl. Applause.
At the conclusion Of Mckiuiey's
speech he was
wAI;NLY CONGRATULATED PERs)N-
Ally
by almost every republican member
present, while the cry Of "Nutc,
vote, - was heard all over the west
ern side Of th, hall.
Mills followed. He declared that
this was the fissi tin that had cof1e
tefore the American people with its
mask torn oil, or like n highway
mau demanding their purses. To
check importation was 10 check eN-
portati0n. When we refused 10 take
the products 81 other nations, that
refusal was au ihtenliction against
our export, and. ms We remove the
harriers 10 a irt exchange, we in
creased our trade. Protection,
boiled dow u, meant more work and
iess psull,, aGu, carried out 10 its
conclusion, IL meant all work aud
no results.
Mills criticized the provisions Of
the bill relating 10 hides, tin Plate
and sugar, AMI then said that at
length these gentlemen were brought
to their knees IT the confessional,
and were bound t. admit that there
was widespread depression through
out tie agricultural regions. What
did the bill "a 90 aid agriculture 1t
put sugar on the free list. Two
years ago the democrats stood here
and declared that the country was on
the edge Of dark shadows. The r.
publiclns had ridiculed this, and
had said that farm mortgages were
only further evidence Of
PROSPERITY AND WEALTH.
Why did not the committee treat
sugar as il treated wooden goods and
cotton goods ard iron goods? Why
did il not pat a protective duty on
sugar, and mpel its production
in this country and carry out |
the protection pO.icy7 The COM
mittee had found out that the wheat |
and corn production was in dan
ger and Increased the duty. The |
United States exported 10000, 900 |
bushels Of wheat year, and last |
year imported 1916 bushels. OF corn,
80 600, 600 bushels were exported and
23SS bushels imported. This im-
meDse importation must be stopped. |
The committee proposed to desiver
rye from all peril. How much rye |
did the Unitsd States import Six
teen bushels last year. The MAORI
~ Of the committee 'slet the port
cullis fall in order to save the cab
bage patch.', They had placed a
duty ON cabbage rs n panaeea for
ali Ills. The farmer could stand in
his cabbsge patch and defy the
world. This was n cabbage-head
bill.
The republicans must do some
thing more than this in order 10 fool
the farmers. This bill would almost
stop the expectation Of agricultural
products, and then the republicans
would have n storm worse than n
Nebraska cyclone. Agriculture was
chained like galley slave. When
her bonds were rended and her pro-
ducts exported to foreign markets,
the price Of the products would be
increased at home and abrosd, and
the increased price would extend 10
in all departments Of
labor.
THE INDUSTRIES OF THE COUNTRY
had developed until they produced
Is per cent. more than could be con-
Sumed in this country. The surplus
was constantly increasing and the
question was what Congress was
going to do about il. The demo
cratic way was 10 let down the bar
riers and let the surplus out TO the
people who wanted il, and take from
other people what they did not want
and we did. The people want a for
eign market and they are going 10
have it.
Discussing the sugar bounty
clause, he said that the people who
raised corn and wheat and rye
would step up TO the counter and
say: .We win take some sugar in
ours.v The democrats were opposed
TO a subsidy. He wanted to see the
flag of the Union float on every sea
He wanted to see an American YES
sel in every port, but he wanted to
see the vessels float into foreign
ports as ships representing fire /