Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-15

protect the American farmer aSV;nst the
paupsr Of Iudia. Corn was to be pro-
tected. The United STATES last year ex
ported %, ,000, ,00D bushels of corn and i'm
ported 2 3S5 bushels. This immense i'm.
portation mult be stopped. The CON-
mittee proposed to deliver the rye farmer
from oil peril. 1t was going to speak
words Of comfort to him, and tell him
that he would not have to compete with
pauper labor. How much rye did the
United States import? sixteen bushels
Laughter Some adventurous farmer
nad bought this ryo to improve his crop,
and he was to be rebuked for this OF the
capital Of bis nation.
He attributed to the majority of the
committee one bold and sudsoious move
which meant the deliveranoe OF the farm.
ers. They cried out, "Let the portculliB
fall" In oydOr to save the cabbage patch
they had placed duty on cabbage and
that was to be the panaoea for all ills.
The farmer could stand In his cabbage
patch and defy the word. Laughter.
This was aoabbage-head bill. Applause
The Republicans muat do something
more than this in order TO fool the farm
ers. The farmers understood that they
needed markets for their products. This
bill would almost stop the expectation of
agricultural products, aud then the Re-
publicans would hear a storm worse than
q Nebraska Cyclone. Imports were paid
for by exports, and to stop importation
was 10 stop expectation. The Republicans
claimed that the home market was the
best. The Democratic claim was that
the home and the foreign market were
greater than the home market.
There was but one way for this coun.
try TO enter iato the contest with the
world, and that was to clay aside evory
weight that doth beset her." The people
wanted foreign market, and they were
going TO have it. In this extraordinary
bill o new policy was inaugufated, by
which the whole American people were
taxed in order that somebody might 20
into foreign market and sell cheap
goods to foreigners. The Am srioan gov
ernment had foundation laid By the
grsndest and greatest men the world
ever produced. They did not build the
government 10 tag the people In order
that somebody might sell cheap goods to
foreigners.
Discussing the sugar bounty CLAUSE, he
said that the people who raised corn and
wheat and rye would step up to the
counter and say: 1--WE will take some
sugar in Ours" The Democrats were op-
posed to subsidies. He wanted 10 sac the
dag of the Union float in every sea. Ee
wanted to see American vessels in every
port; but he wanted to soc those vessels
go into foreign ports as free ships, repre-
Benting free American institutions. He
did not want to hire anybody to display
the flag of the United States anywhere in
the world. lie wanted to see the flag
when 1t went into foreisn sens go as on
emblem Of the proudest and frsest people
of the world, who, by their geniug, had
conquered the seas and brought their
commerce where they Pleased. The Re-
publicans might pass their bill, but it
had He'll Gate to go through after it
left the House aud Senate. AppiRuse,
The Democrats would not impsds the
passage OF the bill, but when the Rspub-
loans appeared before the great Ameri-
can people, after passing this measure,
may the Lord have mercy on their souls.
Applause.
The committee then rose and the House
took recess until O'clock.
The discussion OF the Mckinley Tariff bill
III lub tlOubo Vi representatives Hl Nhbus
ington, Thursday. was decidedly raoy and
interesting. Mr. D9ckerY (Mo0 opened In
opposition to the bill, and Mr.. Burrows
(Mieh.) spoke In its favor.
MIR. McMillin (Tenn.) said that the gem
tlemAn from Michigan (Mr. Burrows) In
declaring that 1t was - theory and not
condition which confronts u.s." eeemsd
anxious to put him elf In antagonism with
one OF the greatest men of the country. In
the staJa OF Michigan there were 47,O0U
portRag'd farms; while there were only
i3 600 which were not mortgsged. Was
that condition or theory that confronted
the gentleman at home [Applausel. The
average rate OF interest paid by his poor
overtaxed constituents was 2-10 per cent.
What remedy did this bill propose for these
| oysrtaxed people
In Ohio the number OF mortgages was
29l 600, and tho mortgage Indebtedness was
$3.50, 900, 900. What had the chairman OF
the committee on ways and means done to
relieve one particle OF this excessive In
debtedness2 Although one-half Of the
people OF the United States who lived DUR
ing the war were dsad; although the
national debt-than over $4,000, ,000, 600
had been reduced below 81 900 ,0D0, ,000 the
tariff taxation imposed to mset the char yes
of war had not been abated one jot. How
long would the people stand this excessive
thxAtion2
nat. mcmnln Tehu " tttptb pF6phT6u 10
show the labor, cost and proposed duty Of
staple articles OF manuiaoture, to meet the
s'S;ement that tha increase was necessary
to protect labor. Wool hats had been made
last year to the amount OF 35,0O0,000. the
labor cost WAS "a per cent; tho present duty
was 6S psr cent-the COMMITTEES proposes to
make it Ill per cent. Protection with In
cidental revenue. Why 1t was protection
with accidental revenue, for II would be
an accident II any goods came in at all. He
proposed to Dtreteh this b'll-this putrid
patent-upon the d,ssecting table. In some
| respects It wls like man. for It was fear
fully md wonderfully made. Again, 1t was
the earth at creation, without form ana
all darkness. There was general change
| from nd yaloram to specific duties. That
concealed the true rate OF duty. But II hid
more. Prices of commodities were falling
all over the world; and this change pre-
vented the consumer from getting tho bene-
| 1T OF the reduction.
How would the farmer like the new
method OF robbipg him proposed by the
| SILK bounty He would have to pay $50, 900
| pounds OF corn for every 600 pounds of
Silt produced, And the worst OF It WAS that
! he did not get the SILK after he had paid for
/ II. With the new doctrine Of bountias tho
Democratic party would take the issue. 1t
YVES ready to mset the Republican party In
| this conflict and discuss not onlv the pro-
priety OF granting bounties, but the inius-
tice OF doing II. at last. after many years
OF contest, the mask had been dropped and
the tax payer could now know whose hand
It was that tmotA him. II the bounty sys-
tenn were adopted the corridors OF tho Oapi-
tol wonld resouad with the footsteps OF
| iohbers and the COMMITTEES rooms with the
| appeals OF persons demanding that boun-
ties should be granted to them. The ooun-
try was not prepared for bountiee. and
gentlemen might ss we'll take a back track