The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-10

not extend the hour and a half a,
lowed for debate on this subject.
The Chairman. Not at all.
Mr.. McClammy. Mr.. Chairman
when u land was desolated, when
debt and starvation were staring ~
in the face, did you march up and
take us by the hand as Americans. as
inherltors of a common birthrigLt1
Not much. Laughter. But we are
not mad with you about that. Come
down to u country. We will AZ.
tend you the hand of Fellowship
Come down to North Carolina, Coo
bless her, and bring "your cousins
and your aunts." Laughter It is
a land rich with historical associa
tions; rich in all the elements of :
great Commonwealth; rich in brave
and industrious men, in beautiful ap4
loyal women; rich in an honest, Goo
fearing Christian people; rich in Drawn
and brain; rich in the highest type Of
American manhood.
1t is a State, my friends-and I
want you to come down there
State that fills every blank in the cen
sus report. Come down; you will be
welcome; come down there, and Ie,
us teach you the American plan Of
Americanizing this great country.
We are not Boosting; we have Quit
that. You know that years ago when
we were Boosting, you were building
factories. Now we are building fac
tories, and you are doing the blowing
Laughter and applause. My friends,
come down there and look at our
workshops and our factories. Our
latch string hangs on the outside.
Mr.. Chairman, this bill is a sham.
Not n thing has been contributed
by it to the development and regener-
alton of that section-not one. But
come dOwn-come down. Laugh.
ter.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, 1 must hurry
on. l want to make some few points
about the free-list in this bill. | fnd
there "acorns." Thank God for free
acorns. [ hear the hogs grunt all
along the line. Laughter.
Gentlemen, language and thought
equally fail me when l approach the
difficult task of thanking the majority
of this committee for free balm Of
Gilead," and the other concomitants
that l would name if the galleries
were not so filed with ladies.
But above all, accept nv thanks
and the thanks of my farmer friends
for free divi-divi. Laughter. am
afraid there is some mistake about
this; l presume it is a misprint. My
Republican brethren, do you really
mean to divvy 2" Great laughter.
I expect some distinguished Republi.
can to rise in his seat and move to
strike the whole thing out.
But, MI. Chairman, | would swaI.
low this free list entire-horn, hoofs,
bones, and alI-if it were not free
ipecac! That is what gets me; l can
not stand that. Laughter.
And what in the world do you mean
by putting shotguns or the free list ?
Why, it alarms me.
Is it a new shotgun policy and
portentious of trouble ? What does
it mean? My Republican friends are
ever on the alert in the matter of self.
preservation. What but this great
principle inspired the majority to put
scuttle-fi fish on the free list. In the
bill it is enormously printed cutie,
fish. All! But that old scuttIe fish
can never hide it's tail. The farmers
see the tail of tie Republican scuttle,
fish in the manipulation Of the tariff
schedules in its lame and impotent
affectation Of the farmers interest.
Delude not yourself that you have
muddled the waters. With a long
pull, a strong pull, and a pull alto,
gether, the farmers will bring you
down with
weapon that comes down as still
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