The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-11
AGAINST THE TARIFF.
Mr.. McAdoo's Eloquent Speech.
Gamers Protest.
Special to the Sunday sfornino Ne.gs

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WASHINGTON, d. e., May 10, 1890. LIN
the course of a debate on the tariff ques-
ton in the House of Representatives this
morning Congressman McAdoo. OF Vir-
ginia, made an able speech. He said
what the majority contended for was not
the American protective system We re
Henry Clay sometimes alluded to as the
founder of the protective SYSTEM and
Silas Wright members of this House
they would be found in unquali-
fed opposition to this bill. Ii
the United States made its duties
prohibitory it must expect retaliation
against its corn and wheat and beef, on
the part of the nations of Europe. Ii he
were the most radical but far-seeing pro-
tectioniSt he would vote against the
measure because he believed that in the
en-. any such abuse of the taxing power
must lead to the total destru ction of what
has been called the American system.
The pending bill was step backward in
civilization, and an attempt to outwit the
laws of nature and to eyade the rules of
common honesty. In the last campaign
the Republicans cried Elect Benjamin
Harrison and the British lion viii be-
come lap dog, slipping the milk
of our liberation and generosity, or be-
came q curiosity in the new Geological
Park Mr.. Harrison was elected and
John Bull was rapidly acquiring the title
deeds to our properties Elect BenJa-
min HARRISON the Republicans cried,
and with stroke of our pen, with the
noise of our protestations, we will change
the political maps of Europe and the
Americas Mr.. Harrison was elected,
but tell it not in Gath; whisper it not in
the streets of Askelon," the war of the
ante-election jingo lion had become the
soft cooling of The Mugwump dove. Jap
plause and laughter.
The policy Of the Republican party
closed out competition and formed O
trust to regulate domestic consumption,
and then the Republicans expressed sur
prise at the radical demands coming
from organizations more or less social
istic in principle. asking that the govern
ment itself should enter into active COM
petition with these FrankensJeins it had
created and which, under the prese MT
policy had become more painful than
their creator. fApplause.
GAMERS PROTEST.
The national delegation of packers and
canned fruit men, which was here yester-
Gay yalnly striving to obtain a hearing
before the Ways and Means Committee,
left in despair at securing any concession
from the Republicans of this Congress
f. G. Probasco, of Bridgeton, represented
the New Jersey Vegetable and Fruit AS
ISOLATION.
The delegation had memorial showing
the benefit which the canning industry
was 10 lne IdTfnerS ana 10 various Classes
of skilled and unskilled laborers. The
document protested vehemently against
the proposed increase of duty on tin
plates as embodied, which Will add 49,,
600,000 to the cost of their yearly output.
Based upon current sales during periods
of both high and low range of current
sales such increased cost will result in
diminution of consumption fully thirty
per cent: they submit that to restrict the
market by decreasing consumption when
the emergency calls for increased con-
sumption and extended markets is not
the sort Of encouragement that young
industry whose possibilities are great,
but whose resources are weak. has
right to expect at the hands of Congress,
JERSEY OFFICE HOLDERS.
General Brindle, OF Gloucester City,
who is now in Washington, having bust
ness before Congress. has received a let
ter from a number of influential Demo
Gratis of the First district asking for the
use of his name in connection with the
Congressional nomination there next fall.
General Brindle polled magnificent vote
against Hines in this district four years
ago. He viii probably decline TO become
candidate.
William II. Abercrombie, of New Jer-
sey, was today nominated TO be consul at
NaQaSaki, JaDan