Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-09
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whole (Mr. Payson of Illinois in the chair) on
the tariff bill.
Mr.. Fitch (NY.) said that the burden of the
| argument of the republicans was that the tariff
question was settled by the election OF 1883,
and that the republican party had instructions
In his speech on the Mills bill the gentleman
| from Ohio (Mr. Mckinley declared that the
tax on tobacco should be removed.
He (Mr. Fitch agreed with the gen.
| tleman. The gentleman did not agree
with himself. In his speech the gentleman had
settlement presented to the people in that
speech was not the settlement which the gen.
tleman was making today. Having failed to do
what he had promised to do about tobacco and
done what he had not promised about sugar
| the gentleman went step further and repudi-
ated all the arguments contained in his speech
of two years ago. The bill was a makeshift to
meet political situation. When the repub-
lican party proposed TO say that the tariff
question had been settled to the permanent
disadvantage of the people of the metropolis it
must take notice that to such a settlement the
people of New York would not submit SO long
as the tide beat on the Battery and the Hudson
flowed to the sea. lApplause.l
SCRATCH DEMOCRAT AND FIND A FREE TRADER.
Mr.. Gear Qowa), a member of the committee
on ways and means said that the old proverb,
Scratch Russian and you will find a Tartar"
might De appneQ 10 the democrats, Tor II the
flmsy pretenses were scratched of q democrat
q free trader would be found. In 1888 the peo-
pie had rendered their verdict True, Cleveland
had popular majority; but it was majority
acquired by a system of suppression practiced
in many of the southern states-a system which
he trusted would be put an end to by popular
legislation before this session of Congress adj
journed. The pending bill was framed in har-
mony with tho verdict of the people. 1t had
been drafted in the broad sunlight Of public
opinion.
AGAINST TRUSTS.
Mr.. Gear, continuing, expressed his opposi-
ton to any trust or combine formed to enhance
the price of the necessaries of life. He be-
lieved in following the advice of the Irishman
to his son going to Donnybrook Fair, IF you
see head, hit it," Whenever Congress saw
the head of trust smite it down. The time
had come for the American Congress to end the
sugar combine by passing the pending bill.
This bill gave the people cheap sugar and
cheap refined sugar, and destroyed root
and branch the greatest combine known
to the country-a combine which might be
called the American devil fish. which had been
devouring the substance of the people for al
most a century.
PROTECTION AND PATENTS.
Mr.. Crisp ga. argued against the protection
theory. Having declared that the reduction in
the prices of shoes and other useful articles
was due not to the tariff, as asserted by the
republican party, but to invention. Mr.. Walker
Mass asked if it were not the tariff which
had caused invention to be made here in such
splendor and prolifcness?
Mr.. Crisp denied this.
Mr.. Walker-Can you conceive anything that
goes further in the line of protection than
patent?
Mr. Crisp-The theory of the patent law is
to stimulate the genius of invention; and the
government says to man: If you will dis
cover anything that is useful to mankind We
will agree that you shall have the monopoly of
Its sale for seventeen years"