St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-28
A Trio of Republicans Have
the Courage to Vote
Against 1t.
Doetrinaire Mckinley Prom
iseS the Measure Will Cor
rect All Evils.
Incidentally He Remarks
That the Duty on Binding
TWine Is Too Low.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The house
discussed at length the conference re-
port on the tariff bill and adopted it ISL
to 79. MIR. Mckinley explained the
provisions of the conference report. In
regard to the subject of binding twine,
he expressed his opinion that the duty
was too low; but he INDUCED the hope
that some future congress would dis
cover the fact and apply the remedy.
Commenting upon the reciprocity pro-
vision, he said: 1--WE consented to the
reciprocity provision put into our bill
by the senate-a provision which is per-
fectly well understood by both sides of
this house. 1t is a declaration that,
whereas, the United States has al
ready made coffee and hides free,
and now proposes to make sugar
free, IN the interest of reciprocal trade
arrangements, with other countries, and
with the expectation that we shall Sc
cure valuable concessions from those
countries, therefore, in the event that
these countries do not respond to this
generosity on the part of the American
congress, the president of the United
Strtes may, by proclamation, declare
able or just reciprocal advantages s
in return for our concessions; and,
therefore, the duties fixed by this bill
shall be imposed upon these articles.
We have accepted the amendment
(known as the Aldrich amendment,
and we indulge the hope that, in ac-
cordance with the expectation and be-
lief of so many distinguished men all
over the country, this will enable US to
Open Up Great Fields
for the products of our farms. We
have accepted this amendment in the
hope that such result will be fully
realized" Mr.. Flower. of New York,
characterized the measure as a cyclone
bill. The point of the bill was to so ar
range 1t that there should be no trade
between the United States and foreign
countries. 1t would enable the manu-
facturers to combine and fleece the
people. while the farmers would fail to
find relief. Referring to the subject of
binding twine, he said that while gen.,
tlemen would eXpatiate in the West
upon the provision as being IN favor of
the farmers of the West, it would ruin
100000 workingmen in New York and
York, declared that the doctrine
of American protection was the most
pernicious that had ever permeated the
American people. This bill was not
protection to industry, but was depriva-
tion of markets. 1t was self-destrOying.
But the whistle of this tariff locomotive
was screaming; gagged and bound, he
was still an unwilling passenger on this
congressional limited marauding Nc
Kinley train; the down-East engineer
of this Juggernaut express had thrown
l1n0 Ia At,o ,4nI-
was shoveling in the ceal; the Buckeye
the protection hoodlums were filling the
skies with wild hurrahs. The train was
nearing the turn where it would
Certainly Jump the Track.
The debate was further continued by
Messrs. Turner, Herbert, Fitch, Covert,
Hit, Peters. Sweeney, Dolliver, Will
kinson. Coleman, Grain, Cutcheon.
Gambler, Evans, Gear, Morse. Lind and
Dingley. MIR. McMillin. of Tennessee,
said that the house had now reached the
final act when it was about to impose
the greatest burdens ever placed upon
the people of the United States. The
house conferrees were wrecking the in.
terestS of the country. The house con.
ferrees had yielded to commas, semi
colons and parentheses. and the senate
had ruled the roast. The bill as agreed
to increased by one dollar the tax paid
by every Caucasian, negro, man.
woman and child in the land. Referring
to the reciprocity amendment, he de.
clared that the reciprocity provision OF
the bill was cowardly surrender of the
highest prerogative of the house. The
bill gave the president power not exer-
cised by the czar of Russia. He ap
Al. L.
to the people who made and unmade
congresses. Applause on Democratic
side.l Mr.. Mckinley then took the flool
to make the closing speech in advocacy
of the bill. 1t was not, he said, bill OF
retaliation or bill of diplomacy; it was
bill for the people of the United
States, to supply them with the neces.
sary revenue to meet the current ex.
penses. The committee had so dis
crIminated in the adjustment of the tar.
lift as to give protection to our people,