Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-15

and iron goods7 Why did II not put /
protective duty ON sugar and compel Ia
production in this country and carry ou
the protective policy2
The committee, Mr.. Mills said, had
found out that the wheat production wal
in danger and had increased the duty 81
per cent The United States exported
90, 900, 900 bushels OF wheat year. and
1t imported the startling amount of / i,94t
bushels. [Laughter.l The increased
duty was 10 protect the American farmer
against the pauper OF India. Corn wal
TO be protected. The United States last
year exported 5000, 600 bushels Of corn
and imported . 1888 bushels. This i'm.
mense importation must be stopped.
The committee proposed TO deliver the
rye farmer from all peril II was
going 10 speak words Of com
fort 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 adventure
Gus farmer had bought this rye to inn
prove his crop and he was TO be rebuked
for this at the capital OF his Nation. He
attributed to the majority of the com
mittee one bold and audacions move,
which meant the deliyerance of the
farmers They cried out 'let the port
cullis fall, = in order to save the cabbage
patch. They had placed duty on cab
bage and that was to be the panacea for
all ills. The farmer could stand in his
cabbage patch and defy the world.
LLaughter.l This was cabbage-head
bill. Applause
The Republicans, Mr.. Mills declared,
must do some something more than this
in order to fool the farmers. The farm
ers understood that they needed markets
for their products. This bill would al
most stop the expectation Of agricultural
products, and then the Republicans
would hear a storm worse than Ne
braska cyclone. In order to increase
the home market and give employment
to Americas people, the farmers should
be given access to the foreign markets,
whore they could sell their surplus
products Agriculture was chained like
a galley slave. When her bonds were
rended and her products exported to
foreign markets, the price of her pro-
ducts would be Increased at home and
abroad, and the increased price would
extend employment TO production
in all departments of labor.
The industries of the country
had developed labor. The industries OF
Of the country had developed until they
produced Upper cent~more than could
be consumed in this country. The sur
plus was constantly increasing and the
question was what Congress was going
to do about it. The Democratic way
was to let down The barriers and let the
surplus go out to the people who wanted
it and take from other people what they
did not Ewant and this Nation did.
There was but one way for this country
TO enter into the contest with the world,
and that was to LAY aside every weight
that doth beset her." The people
wanted foreign market and they were
going to have it.
In this extraordinary bill new policy
was inaugurated, by which the whole
American people we're taxed in order
that somebody might go into foreign
market and sell cheap goods to foreign
ers. The American Government had
laid by the grandest and
greatest men the world ever produced.
They did not build the Government to
tax the people in order that somebody
might sell cheap goods to foreigners.
Discussing tho sugar bounty clause,
Mr.. Mills said that the people who
raised corn and wheat and rye would
step up to the counter and say; "We
will take some sugar in ours" The
Democrats were opposed to subsidies.
lie wanted TO see the flag Of the Union
ioat in every sea; he wanted 10 see
American vessels in every port but he
wanted to see those vessels go into for
ign ports as free ships, representing
rec American institutions. lie did not
want to hire anybody tod splay the flag
II the United States anywhere in the
world He wanted TO see the /
lag, when it went into for
ign seas, go as an emblem Of the |
,roudest and freest people Of the world,
Who by their genius had conquered the |
eas and brought their commerce where 4
hey pleased. Tho Republicans might /
,ass their bill, but it had He'll Gate to 1
70 through after it left the House and /
senate. Applause There was
whirlpool beneath the surface of the
waters upon which the little craft float
d. The American people we're long
but there was time when
istress was so supreme that the man
TODD with his eyes open and was bound
O step forth for his own deliyerance.
That time had about come. Applause.
ie did not expect 10 hinder the Repub-
icaRs from passing this bill, but he
fanted them 20 take the bill TO the
orthwest and show IL TO the people
whom they were taxing unnecessarily.
le wanted them TO confront those peo-
lie and when they had preached their
ermons and told the people how good
he Republicans had been and how in
he peoples name they had cast out the
evils, the people would say to them:
Get thee behind me, Satan" The
democrats would not impede the pass
&c of the bill, but, when the Republic
ms appeared before the great American
eople, after passing this measure, MAY
he Lord have mercy on their souls. "
Applause
RADICAL REMARKS.
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