The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-29
CREAM or THE PRESS.
staten ents Gathered From Many Oh '"'
Tines' ENehanges.


Tho enec,acle Of manufactures opposing
a nro,ectlye tariff Is NOT 80 rare IN our own
co,,ot,,. 49, it once was. hut still IS calcu,
iated to givo shock 10 The well regulator
nrofectionief mind. The difference IN 'his
rr.snoct between American ana ffehch
monnfarfurnis IA suggestive. Inc ioiln'i
ar, only lust beginning 10 care ABOUT
foreign trade. I'm the proportion 'ha' W.
ore getting IL and coming TO depend upph
ID. are they getting their ewes open 10 IN.
fatal handicap, which protective laHe- pu'
them under In the world smafNer nv '. n
Fnonch manufacture has known inns an
along. and accordingly IL seems TO nm an
elementary business principle that you
mnst free exporters from every possible
,Tcigbf Of taxation. or else there VIII not
long he exporters. In the language of one
NJ fhe protesting associations, "A tax on
raw material will simply put a new arm IN
to the hands Of Onr German ana Lnshsn
competitors" Consequently, lhe pfoloseu
protective tariff in France Is denounced IN
French manufacturers as being a olil loi
the protection Of the foreign MANUFACTURED
Prepare for the Flood.
lChicaao News.l
Nav 9Th Is the date now set for the open
inc OF the flOOd-gatcs Of tarii eiO4uen'f I'D
Washington. The friends of the Mckinney
hin will then essay 10 show that IL Is by All
odds the most perfect measure OF the kinu
over devised. and that unless IL is passed the
| country will 20 10 rack and ruin; It's enc
mics will shout themselves h0arse over ii>
monsirou, iniQuities. and predict the direct
rs.,lf. to the nation IL il is agreed TO-
There will be cut-and-died speeche -
imuromptu speeches, and speeches too"'
bad. and Indifferent. some OF thei.
/ will be delivered on the h9or u
the House. and an viii appear lie-'i1'
I'M fhp Com ressiOnal Record for the delecta'
ton Of the readers oil 'that roH, anu s" ~
sfoutial periodical. II takes no Virgins u
nrophesv that there Will be Hood oil NVie'
"A cyclone Of wel-tried arguments ana =
roaring tempest OF sound. IL is inefitapie
for the same cOmmOilon has occurred p
nfton i'm the course Of the las hiieeh I"
twenty wears that mo- one can IAN 10 ithi
the si,,ns correctly. The same result, 700
will follow this as all other iaflu discus
eiOus Not single member oil the livu9
will change his mind after hearing uii ln'
arguments of his COLLEAGUES, ana the NVl'
ot the close of the debate Wi
. stand prcciselv the same as II would. hau b
honn taken before word was spoken. inel
why waste so much time 40 useless tdlh
some one unacQuainicd Withe ioipies %
statesmen may ask. The question is eaeii.
answered. congressman must De permllic'
fo air their views SO that their consiituen
may know tney are earning their salt by de
J Tending the peculiar interests Of their seN
raj districts. They do not make -peeche
with the hope Of winning votes lI"in ''l,i
. colicaoucs or of cnlightcnins the coul
{ trv. 1t is simply for the benchi O.
= fbe voters al home. Who ln oN
- course of time will Doe called upon TO sen.
ihe orators back 90 Congress. M consul
{ ,..,ti,,, If the tuaouifccul service they rem
, darsd i'm defeating or passing the Mckinle
Tariff bin. That is why il is not feasible
restrict the spcech-making 20 one or wv
addresses Dy the leaders ON each sac Oh iii
f ouesti0n. ID would be quite sufficient pu
a If any one made proposition % that ehee
i'm the House he would speedily ma nun
; self the target for all the denuncialof
5 enifhets I'm the dictionary. no. when lu
4 farm question is up any attempt 20 siei
n fhc tide of congressional eloquonce Is Wor
than useless.