, 1890-05-15
MR.DOCKERY'S SPEECH
Depression Followed the
Protection Victory.
THE: AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
S'1eachrs BY Burrows and NO.
siillin-The Senate Passes the
Worsted Bill.

cpniipittcc OF the whole on tho tariff bill
Mr. Dockery, OF Missouri. said that h
the last eampaisn tho republican part,
claimed that tho farmers would be bsns
flied IN agriculture greater shnn ever
This depression followed . great pro
tective victory. II was not q tsmporar,
condition thai tho country had 20 dlcn
With. Farm pricea had not recoverc<
since the panic OF 1878. Ths constan
tendency In the West had been down
ward since that time lie then proceed
Cd 70 arBus that II was not In tho povol
of any tariff to raise the prc,
6f any agricultural product unlcsl
u could b0 soen that II wa,
brought Into competition with tho for
eikn article. instead Of having 10 meet
competion ON our own soil. The Amer
trnn farmers exported thejr own produce
70 supply The agricultural deficiency oI
European countries.
Mr.. Morse inquired whether the farin-
en- did not have 20 compet with tho
farmers OF Canada.
Mr.. Docksry replied that the question
revealed another injanticc OF tho tariff
system. Tho Western farmers had no
competition, but the effect OF the tarlfl
on agricultural products wap etrimental
TO the farmers Of tho East. Eggs, with
= duty ofb cents . dozen, were brought
fFom Canada 10 New York. because II
vas ohsApsr TO pay tho duty ON esRs
than 70 pay tho railroad rates from the
Wcst TO the Hast. Therefore. the tariff
gave no benefit 70 tho fairness OF tho
West and taxed tho EASTERN farmers to
the extent Of tho duty.
M Docksry theu submitted an nrgu-
ment in favor OF free wool and rsduc.
tion Of the duty on manufactured
products. In his state there wore 1000,
900 more people than sheep, and that be.
tween people and sheep tho sympathy
was with the people.
Discussing the subject Of trusts as con-
nccted with the tariff. he denounced the
drrssed bssf monopoly at Chicago o.
having plundsred the farmers OF the
West by unscrupulous exactions. II
the farmers were TO be relieved and IT
the mortgages we've to be takcn on their
farms. the government must speedily re-
verse It's policy with regard 70 foreign
trade. II tho government would un.
ssnckle our genius, unhampcr our entcr-
irisc aud unfetter our resources, we
would soon outstrip England
Mr.. burrows, OF Michigan, said that
the republicans would reduce tho sur
lrits oy ono theory and the democrats
~ auoiher and that IL was this coniiict
Dt theories which prevented remedy
in,nl lising applied. In the campaign
. ,att the two theories were presented
10 tie American people, aud after
i,trce dcbase on the platform and In the
tr - tie verdict was rendered In favor
~ ihr republican theory. The verdict
was 50 pronounced as TO wrcst the prcsi-
rcficy and the popular branch Of con-
grcss from the democratic party. In
the measure which the committee on
ways and means presented IL sought TO
exesnte the popular verdict and crystal
was again going before tho people, with
tho appea! that they reverse their
vcrdict The democrats favored
tarin for revenue. The republican party
ayored "a tariff for revenue and for pro-
lection. not incidental. not accidental
but Intentional. A farifl for revenue
only was 2 step toward free trade, and
| IAppiause.l The bill was intended a.
measure Of protection from tho enacting
clause to tho closing paragraph.
Mr.. Burrows defended the tin-plate, |
sugar and wool sections. Free trade |
meant unrestricted competition. Cheap
goods meant cheap labor. Competition |
Ia cheap labor meant cheap iiesh ami |
blood. Compotitionin in flesh and blood was |
Slavery. Cheap clothing and cheap food |
were OF no value II human labor was |
cheaper still fApplause.I
Free trade meant cheapness TO the |
rich and idle, but longer hours and |
harder work to the labcrer. In this race |
for cheapneas the republican party did
not propose 10 enter.
Whatever might bc the cause OF the
present agricultural depression, no one
was bold enough 10 assert that IL was
due TO tho policy which had created n
home market capucious enough to con-
sumo, exclusive Of cotton and tobacco.
% per cent. OF the products OF the
for the agricultural depression, one
thing was true, Il would not be found in
the markets Of tho world.
SIN this bill, said Burrows, 1--WE
have sought to reduce the revenues 10
the basis VI governmental need without
impeiring a single American industry
or deprising single laboring man OF
the product OF his toll"
hr. McMiilin. Of Tennessee, proposed
70 stretch this bill, this putrid pntient,
upon the dissecting table. In some re- /
spects 1t was like man. for II was
feurfuliy made. Again. 1t was the earth
At creation, without form and all dark.
--~<~' @HN@N fe1 - h'Aotat tnuiiIt
from ad valorem to specific |
duties. The prices OF commodities
were falling all over the world, and this |
change prevented the consumer from
getting the benefit OF the reduction.
The democratic party would take Issue
here with the republican party. Ha al
20 denounced tho Increased duty on tin
plate. Tho gentleman on the other side /
had spoken Of tho victory achieved BY /
thr republicans IN 1855. That was a
victory when one hundred thousand |
popular najority was for the democratic
cundidn;es |
This provoked political tilt between
hr. Miiiil'in and Mr.. McAiillin, which
lasted Ior some time
Nr. hcNil!in then proceeded TO an
analysis OF the bill, asserting that aside
IRON The sugar schedule there was not 4
tci'edulc In which the duties had not
bttn incfensed.
lie predlcts that when tho Idcs OF
royciobsf arrived thsrc would 20 up
from she iepubiioan party a vail or de-
NJ Baynt. OF Pennsylvania. wa, On
Po.e1 70 any general discussion Of the
'nlIL IL should bo passed speedilx
0pne this nsenSnre was pending in con-
frcrs u ,buriross interests of the conn
W WOULD he In restless, uneasy Com
shs$ ses (srsldsns plsssd his = siSnssuss suaSsss
1 = ~ ~ sss.es,sa,.l asp,es-
ecx1xg ~ condition u