Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-08
MILLS GREAT REPLY.
A sterling Exposition of Tariff Reform
Doctrine.


40 the conclusion OF Mr.. Mckinley's
speech. Mr. Mills. OF Texas, took the
door On reply. He declared that this
wa, the first bin that had ever come be-
fore the American people with its mask
torn OIL. like highwayman. demanding
their purses. Applause To check
Importation was % check expectation.
split hair as You may, no man could
show that we might sell without buy
ing. When we refused 20 take the pro-
ducts of other nations that refusal was
an ntcrdictiOu against our eX
ports, and as We removed the bar
our trade. Protection boiled down
meant more work and less result, and
carried out 20 its conclusion. il meant
an work aud mo- result Pig iron was
,hc base OF an our iron and steel manu-
facturcs. I'm 1871 prices We're raised
after "a period of depression, and the im-
ports of pig iron were Increasing. From
8, 500. 900 tons i'm lS7O. the imports of pig
iron rose 90 1000. 600 tons In 1873. III
the Republican doctrine were true,
then every ton imported displaced ton
ureS showed that our domestic product
rose from $1,000 600 tons IN 1870 TO 49,
100000 in 1872. That showed conclu-
.cusiyc.y that the Democratic position
was right; that the Increased imports in-
creased the'dcmaud for American labor.
Following out the figures, 10 was seen
that from lsS0 to lss5 when the imports
.of pig iron dropped of, the domestic
production fcll oh more rapidly.
ruE EFFoEr To- DECEIVE THE FAINEEs.
Mr.. Mills criticised the provisions of
thc bill relating 90 hides, tim plate and
sugar. and then said: At length these
gentlemen were brought 90 their knees
at the confessional. and were bound 90
admit that there was widespread de-
preston throughout the agricultural
regions. What did the bin do 20 aid
agriculture? .It put sugar on the free
list, though AN the Republicans did not
come up like little gentlemen and take
sugar I'm theirs.
The committee had found out that
the wheat production was i'm danger and
had increased the duty 5Opcr cent. The
United States exported 10000. 900 BUSH
els of wheat "a year, and last year 10 inn
ported the startling amount OF l,49G
bushels Laughter. The increased
duty was Co protect the American farm
or against the paupcr of India Corn
was 90 Doe protected. The United
states last year exported $4,000, 600
bushels of corn and imported 2,3sS
bushels. This immense impOrta-
uon must bc stopped The committee
proposed to deliver the rye farmer from
all peril How much rye did the United
States import? sixteen bushels. Laugh
tcr.l Some adventurous farmer had
bought Inc rye to improve his crop, and
he was 20 De- rebuked for this at the
Capitol Of his Nation. lie attributed 20
the majority OF the committee one bold
and audaciou> move. which meant the
leIy.rauce OF the farmers; They had
placed duty ON cabbage. and that was
f1 ho tbc pauacea for all Ills. The
farmer could stand iu his cabbage
patch and defy the world. Laugh
t.r. Il., Was q cabbage head bill. APP
uausa The Republicans must do
something more than this I'm order to
rul. tle farmers. The farmers under
stood that they needed markets for their
products. This bin would almost stop
Interpretation of agricultural products.
and then tine Republicans would hear
storm worse than q Nebraska cyclone.
Iu order tO increase Jhe home market
and give employment 90 our own people.
tle farmers must DE given access 10 the
foreign markets To- where they could sell
their surplus products.
Uc did not expect 90 hinder the Re
puhIicaus from passing this bill, but he
wanted chem To- take the bin 20 the
Northwest and show 10 90 the people
whom they were taxing unnecessarily.
Ur wanted thcm,tO consult those people
and when they had preached their SER
mons and told the people how good the
Republican party had been. and how, I'm
the peoples name. they had east out
devils. the people would say 70 them,
-Gcf thcc behind me, Satan. The
Democrats could not impair the passage
lf the bin. but when the Republicans
appeared before the great American
people after passing this measure, may
the Lord have mercy ON their souls.
lApplause.l ~,
The committee then rose and the
House took recess until o'clock,
when thc debate Will bc continued.