Evening journal., 1890-05-08

list eighteen years ago by Republican
congress Why not put prohibitory duty
on coffee and naturalize it in this countryg
What did the bin do to aid agriculturei
It put sugar on the free list.
Republicans and the Farmer.
Two years ago when the Democrats stood
On the floor and declared that the country
WAS on the edge OF a dark shadow, the Re
puhlicans had ridiculed this, and had said
that the farm mortgages were only a
further evidence of prosperity and wealth.
d-aughterl The Republicans must do
something more than this in order TO fool
the farmers. Why did not the committee
put prohibitory duty on raw silk, instead
Of dodging the question and providing foI
bountyS Why did it not put prohbitory
duty on tea and develop the sassafras in.
dustry Of this c0untrys H.auQhter.) The
committee had found out that the wheat
production was in danger and had increased
the duty 80 per cent The United State,
exported $1,000 bushels OF wheat year
and last year it imported the startling
amount of 1916 bushels. 0aughterl Corn
was to be protected The United State.
last year exported 69,000,0O0 bushels OF corn
and imported 2Sss bushels
"A Cabbage Head BiiI."
The committee proposed TO deliver th,
rye farmer from all peril. How much ry,
did the United States importg Sixteei
bushels Q4aughter) They had placed ,
duty on cabbage, aud that was 10 be ths
panacea for all ills The farmer couls
stand IN his cabbage patch and defy til,
world d.aughter) This was a cabbage
head bill The Republicans claimed tha
the home market was the best The Demo
cratic claim was that the home and th,
foreign market were greater than Tn,
home market. The industries Of the coun
try had developed until they produced L
per cent. more than could be consumed il
this country The surplus was constantl'
increasing, and the question was what con
gress was going to do about it. The Demo
cratic way was to let down the barriers an,
let the surplus 60 out TO the people VIII,
wanted it.
Opposed 60 Subsidies.
In this extraordinary bin new polio
was inaugurated by which the America
people were taxed in order that someb0d,
might so into foreign market aud sci
cheap goods to foreigners. The Democratic
party was opposed to subsidies He wante,
TO see the flag of the Union float on ever.
every port, but he wanted to see those YES
sells go into foreign ports as free ships
representing free American institutions
lie did not want 70 hire anybody TO displa,
the flag of the United States anywhere il
the world The Republicans might pas
their bill, but it had a He'll Gate TO x
through after II left the house and senate
He did not expect to hinder the Republi
cans from passing this bill but he wante
them 10 take the bill to the northwest AM
show It TO the people whom they were tas
ing unnecessarily. He wanted them l.
confront those people, and when they ha
preached their sermons and told the peopl
how good the Republicans had been, an
how In the peoples name they had cast on
devils, the people would say 70 thems Sc
i thee behind me. Satan.n The Democrat
would not impede the passage Of the bill
but when the Republicans appeared befoi
the great American people after passir
this measure, may the Lord have mercy o
their souls.
AZ the evening session speeches wei
made by O'Donnell (Mich.), Stewart (Ga.
Post qlls.) and Ellis (Ky)