The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-08

already crushed out one foreign combine, ant
T complexion Of the House should he changed
and the duty reduced
Passing to the consideration OF the free list
Mr.. Mckinney said hat The conlmitee hat
y taken from the free list and placed on the du
% liable list eighteen articles, ten Uf which were
g ait cles OF agriculture. II the same quantity
= should be imported this. year rs was impoitet
s3,iO600o. il had taken from. the dutiable list
d and put upon the free LIST forty eigh, artl'
s eli %FcH sst aF PAD nSS hT w Te4I r6
: sugar alone. The committee had increased
- creased the duty on carpets themselves, be-
ieying that the Increased duty would BIO Jus
a tee to thewool grower tho carpet maker, and
carpet Industry in The Cniled States, ne said
that the price of carpets had gone down. while
the ad Nalorem equivalent had gone un 1t
was the high al valOiem that gentlemen on tho
, other side saw, while they shut their eyes to
What was the complaint against the bill1
, Was It that it would stop o%portation and In
markets s were cur as aecessite Under the b as
under existing law. They we're as accessible
free trade. The bill put no. burden, no taxa.
ton n" esrelion IN amercGa pF5 bs rnas
Tee drspise the foreign trade 1t would en-
courage andlsustan it; bnt what peculiar sa1 1fj
not attach to the domestic markot2 Was tue
foreign consumer better consumer tnan the
consumer letter consumer, and, therefore.
better customer Tor the American con-
ar We b6SFh 'h mor system than
sold and paid the BALANCE In gold,
by st S aar rom h the
here and the consignors and merchants abroad.
Mhy2 Because it would heck their business;
The press Of other countries had condemned
The bill Why Because it worked HGainft
eign nations that we, did not desire to in
tsriere with their LEGISLATION, and sdmSSpishh
| been said about our foreign trade and com
merce. and our vast domestic, commerce had
| Of the great West found their markets in New
| York and Chicago rather than in Europe : Why
SG 4S tH
OF these croakings however. we were now en-
porting more products than at any time IN enr
S. per cent more than, the exE9r,s
T 1m rsD bad BT aSd s os
u per cent. OF her commerce. the nited States
had, gained % per cent, and with the same aid
the united states would plough every sea under
the, American flag: in successful competition
Atlantic coast this year would be produced
100000 tons OF shIpnE built BY American
workmen OF American material We have en-
joy Ell twenty-nlne years OF CONTINUOUS protec-
tion-the longest period since the foundation
greater prosperity than Mt any other time In
the arts and sciences in wealth. in national
honor We we're at the front. IN -, 1850. after
was in n state Of depression. We had neither
money nor credit We have both now. We
tariff CONFIDENCE was restored and courage
terminated. With q great war on hand.
the Government, industries were sprinElng up !
on every hand under the benecent influence |
of protection. The ACCOMMODATIONS OF the work.
ing classes had increased; their deposits in
savings banks exceeded those 81, the working |
told their own story. The public debt OF the i
United States per capita was less than that Of
any nation Of the world: We lead all
nation furnish such evidences Of prosperity? |
Yet men were found to talk about the re;
to the greatest number. the largest opror-
tnnity for human enGeavor. we're tho maNims
upon which our protective system rested.
At the conclusion of Mr. McKinley's speech
Wills the cry Of "V0te% % ote!" was heard
all over the western side Of the hall.
MILLS OF TEXAS REPLIES.
Mr., Mills Dem, Texas followed. He declared
that this was the first bill that had come before
the American people with its mask torn off.
Ike q highwayman demanding their purses.
eXportation. Split hairs as you may, no man
gould show that we might sell without buying.
nations. thar refusal was an Introduction
against our exports, and as we removed the
trade. Protection. boiled down; meant more
work and less result, and carried out to It's
manufactures. In 1871 prices were rising. after
iron were increasing, From 250J.O0l tons in
$50 the Imports OF zig iron r3Se to OcHGOo
was true. then every ton imported dis
placed ton OF American iron. But the figures
showed that our domestic product rose from
1o72 That showed conclusively that the Demo-
cratic. position was right that Increased i'm
Gentlemen on the other side expressed sym
pathy for the farmer and their zeal to relieve
edged surrounded tho agriculturst Two
years ago the Democrats stood Oh the floor
OF a dark shadow The Rep1bIicans ridicuiei
this. and sad that the farms mOrtgaged were
only further evidence OF pr tS n and
men we're brought to their kneesGt the confess
sional. and were bound 10 admit that there WAS
cultural regions. What did the III do to aid
w It put on the the free list
like little gentlemen and take sugar in theirs
Why did not he committee treat sugar as 1t
iron goods2 Why diditnot put protective duty
on sugar and compel its production in
Icy? CotIee was placed on the free list eighteen
years ago by a Republican Congress. Why NOT
h
article hides. Had gentlemen on the other
fla SGbed Of E Snd
times you didn't, Why did not the committee
plate? The Republicans could have excluded
all foreign hides and Increased the value
OF al tho hides in the Western States.
but they mover Intended to do it. He MIR Mills
did not believe In the protection of hides. lie
was for free raw material and putting a low
duty on the finished article that went to the
consumer, Why did not the committee nut a
dodginR the question and providing Tor
bounty Why did it not put a prohbitory
duty on ten and dovelop tho sassalras indus
try Of this country? lLRughter.l The commit
tee had found out that the wheat production ]
was IN danger, and had increased the duty 30
per cent. The United States exported 30 OOO,-
600 bushels OF wheat year and last year it
imported the startling amount OF 1916 +
bushels. Laughter The increased duty was
TO protect the American farmer against
the pauper of Indin. Corn was to be pro-
tected. The United states last year
exported G9.000.0pU bushels OF corn. and i'm {
ported 2,3ss bushel-. This immense importa- s
tion must be stopped, The committee rrO-
posed to deliver the rye farmer from all nerl
II was going to speak words oil comfort to him 7
md tell him that he would not have TO compete =
with pauper labor. How much rye did the .