Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-05
souALIrY or OPPORTUNITY.
An Extrs1t from the Famous speech
ui COmgreAsnlan ISuttsrxy worth.

In the course OF his trenohant spaeoh
on the Mckinley Fst-fryers Compensation
bill, Congressman Butterworth, after
arguing that IL protoctivs tariff were q
good thing between nations, 1t ought by
parity Of REASONING TO be an excellent thing
between aijRcent states and communities
OF the same nation, and after exposing
the unsoundness OF the claim that high
tariff has a tendency by encouraging 90 q
petition to reduce the cost OF articles
proceeded to say:
II IL invention that has reduced the
cost all along the line, and these factors
must be very carefully considered in
order to determine whether the reduced
price OF your cotton goods lie the result
OF thegenius Of your workmen, or simply
the result of competition between our
country aud some other.
refereed a moment ago to the idea
tibet competition creates new industries.
Any one who reflects moment must see
that competition never created one new
industry. Il may have multiplied plants
in the same industry, bGt it Aeyer Gre
ated one now industry. The creation Of
new Industries is the work of the brain
of the workman. He gives you your
new fields Of employment. He gives
you your new arts. He reduces the cost
of production in our country. And yet,
Mr.. Chairman, we are Constantly ascrib-
ing reduction to Influences, TO which II
ia no DOUBT in part due, but to when
some clements Of 1t are no more due than
they are dos to this direction Of tine trade
winds.
| desire to call attention to this matter
| because sm aware that we nrs expected
to follow IN thu wake marked tut for us
| by committee chosen upon one line of
thought. This is cur battling gentlemen
of the committee. II is no more yours
! than it is that Of the member from the
First district. This bill is Republican
measure and is oars ~ we'll az yours, and
the criticisms which vii, heep it in the
| line OF presidents which have prevailed
in the adjusting Of our tariff, with direct
reference 10 the principle which ought TO
control, are not cut OF Place
am perfectly aware that my honored
friends on the committee have tried tc
meet every phase of the situation. au
equally aware that il is unsafe to rely
always upon the testimony OF the bene
ticiary, or to take his hgnres ApplAust
on the Democratic side. Now say Il
my friends on this side OF the house tina
the Republican party is charged with nc
higher mission than the preservation o
the equality OF opportunity in this coun
try. No industry, whether it be manu-
featuring sulphuric aoid, or manufactur
ing plows or harrows, or manufacturing
anything else, has right to any advRn
tage over any other industry in the re
public, because we know that ii iH tn
tendency of suoh an advantage, and nc
merely the tendency hut the fact, to draw
blood from other industries TO mako ia
and pursy that which has been given tn
advantage.
And the giving OF such advantage t.
any industry or CLANS OF industries is NO
sufficiently described by merely sayinI
that it is unjust. 1t goes far beyond that
1t is only not indiotable hecauqe it 10 no
within the terms of the statute, not be
cause 1t lacks the quality which onght t
make 1t indictabie. [Applause.
Mr.. Chairman, have word to say i
anothsr'B behalf. / will not, however
dOtain the committee or abuse thei
patience. | have already indicate
clearly and efficiently my idea Of iii
office and the functions of the pro.sctiv
| Ahtlh, AEttA WhuAu NhkubE IthlRu NY plhG
on this floor than 20 one hairs hreadt
beyond that line ii conld avoid it. Q
course, would not set up my judgmeL
against that OF tho honorable gentleme
around me, bat at the same time desire
prayertuily and earnestly, 70 have
understood that the people arc beginuin
: 70 understand, or at least are beRinnin
TO inquire, M to the reason why Paul
f1vored and Peter turned down. Al
. pIause on the Democratic side. Why
: nm Industry where we hold the cOign
vantage against all competitors. whetht
! IN Canada or in England, tho rast OF IL
. community should be madn 10 add to IL
/ profits which that particular class OF il
: dustrles win.
We are told that we need not worl
about that because competition will NAL
Q il ali right VIII 1t? Is il rot enoug
l. that every industry in THE country stan,
4 on an equal., with yours? And wine
! we have lifted them all up by prote
Z tive tariff, and thrown around them Il
shield Of full and adequate protactio
I tell me Why il is that We sh9uld dra
Il from all the consumers of the country
q order that the profits of favored fe
may be iaeraased? am not mistake
about the eifGot that any miBtgke that '
might make in that behalf would Ia
y upon this country and npon the electio
l, for the next 10 years. We all know pc
ia feotly well there are industries in ii
II country in which the dividends ia
20 been enormous.
!. can name upon my 10 fingers lat
y whose combined profits in the last
y cade have exceeded those OF all Il
y agriculturists il any state in this unio
v Applause on tue Democratic side.
ia | am not disturbed at this spplau
!. upon the other side.
~ Mr.. Anderson (Kau.) Republican
u Some Of Incomes from this side.
Of MIR. Butierworth shall be excee
m ingly gra,iied, Mr.. Chairman, II tn
4 shall come 10 a realizing sense that o
couutrym6n deserve such protection
the act OF the national legislature Rs W
IN give them fair vantage ground against
ly the competitors Of tho world. That is
to w0 ask. II thu time is come when /
lie oountrymeu, with equal opportunity, G
;, not hold their own, being the most bri
= ipnt, tho most progressive, the I'm
people ia the world, then We had let
rutire from the field. Applause
be --------ss-S-s
n Wrc'chedIy Isah POIiIiCs,
y Chicago Tribune, Rep.
III co amOur tue trade unions and h,
ut their leaders AMI WALKING delegates Ia
. aud 10 "A the reason. These men tell tn
[. comrades that they ARE DsinE cheated (
Ut OF theit share OF the heavy protection dut
alleged TO be levied for their benelt. 1
40 WOikmen, most Of them f0rsign-Dorn,
- member what their wages were 10 the
u country; they snOw what the high dut
Is are. and he Increased amount which h
n sp 1870, , a,o auaple 20 cnarge eoism