Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09
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WAsaIsCIoS Azy In his speech
On Tie tzrit biz IN The House Mednes-
aay Mr. Mckinley s&ld th4g under he
duties axed - the bill the annual lm-
ports Of -, 00o. 90 Of agricultural prod
uets would De supplied ~ the people Of
he nited States oy the American
farmer rather than by the Canadian
farmer, and that s35. O0o, 09o dis
tribute1 among the farmers woald re-
lisYe soae OF The depression prevailing
ana give then confidence 4ad courage
and increased ability ~ raise the mort
Cages upon their tArHs Applause J
SIR. Mckinley explained AMI defend
81 The WOOL schedule aud the paragraph
Ia tho metal schedule concerning un
plate. Referring 70 the growth Of the
carpet industry in the United States lie
said that the price Of earpets had gone
down while the ad valOrem duty had
gone up IL was the high al valorem
that gentlemen on the other side saw,
while they shut their eyes 10 the dimin-
ishel price.
The committee would encourage for
eign trade and sustain IL; but what pc
GUITAR sAnctity hung about the fore. gn
market that aid not attach 10 the do
nestle market? Was not the American
consumer a better customer for the
American manufacture? Under the vs.
tenn OF revenue tariff we bOugh- more
abroad than we sold and paid toe balance
IN gold. an unhealthy state Of affairs.
We were nov exporting more products
than at any time in our history. Our
exports have increased 35 per cent. more
than the exports from free-trade Great
Britain. While Great Britain had be-
tween 1870 and 1850 lost Is per cent. OF
her commerce. the United States had
gained 22 per cent; and, with the same
aid TO shipping that Great Britain gave
the ships OF the United States would
plow every sea under the American flag
in successful compe tition with the ships
OF the world. Applause On our At
lantic coast this year would be pro-
duced 1000 tons Of shipping, built
by American workmen Of Ameri-
can material We had enjoyed
twenty-nine years of continuous pro-
tection-the longest period since the
AoAn4aLAon OA tlf WV anu
found ourselves in greater prosperity
than at any other time. In the arts
and sciences, in wealth, in National
honor we were al the front In 1860. after
fourteen years Of revenue tariff. the
country was in a state Of depression. We
had neit ther money nor credit. We had
both now. We had surplus revenue.
The accumulations of the working class
es had increased; their deposits in saw
ings banks exceeded those of the work
ing classes of any other country. These
deposits told their own story. The pub
lie debt of the United States per capita
was less than that Of any other Nation
OF the world We lead all Nations in
agriculture and mining. Could any
Nation furnish such evidence of pros
perity? Yet men were found TO talk
about the restraints We put upon trade.
The greatest good TO the greatest num-
ber. the great opportunity for human
endeavor. were the maxims upon which
our protective system rested. Ap-
plsuse
At the conclusion of Mr.. McKinley's
speech he was warmly congratulated
personally by almost every Republican
present, while the cry of Vote, ""Vote, 8"
was heard ali over the western side Of
the hall