Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-10
THE LAST ELECTION
Frequently Alluded to During the
Present Tariff Debate.
ONLY THE FREE USE OF DOODLE,
According to Democrat S, Defeated their
Favorite Ticket.
THE REPUBLICANS RErORT IN KIND.
Considerably More Politics Than Logic Developed
During the Day.

During the Day.
A number of tariff orators aired their
opinions in the House yesterday. The last
Presidential election was fsvorite topic for
discussion. The Democrats deny that the
verdict of the people was against revenue
reform.
WASHINGTON, May 9.--The tariff bill
was again debated in the House to-day.
Mr.. Fitch, of New York. was the first
speaker. In criticism of Mr.. Mckinley
Mr.. Fitch said that having ia lied to do what
he had promised in his speech of two years
ago, on the Mills bill, abo at tobacco, and
done what he had not promised to do about
sugar, Mr.. Mckinley went step farther
and repudiated all his arguments contained
in that speech. The bill wss a makeshift
to meet political situation.
Mr.. Gear expressed his opposition to any
trust or combine formed to enhance the
price Of the necessaries of life. He believed
in following the advice of the Irishman to
his son in going to Donnybrc'ok fair, IF
you see head, hit it." Whenever Con-
gress saw the head of trust, sInite it down.
The time had come for the American Con-
gress to end the sugar combine by passing
the pending bill.
CHEAP SUGAR FOR ALL.
This bill gave the people ch cap raw sugar
and cheap refined sugar, and destroyed,
root and branch, the greatest com bine known
to the country-a combine which might be
called the American devil fsh-which had
been devouring the substance Of the people
for almost q century.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, did not believe that
to the manufacturer protection had been a
beneficial system. As to the laborers in
manufacturing establishments, as to the
farmers throughout the land, he felt sure
that the system had been injurious. The
system drove out competition. 1t diminished
the number of producers of given article
and increased the ease and facility with
which they could combine to elevate the
price.
MIR. Crisp, having declared that the re-
duction in the prices of shoes and other
useful articles was due not to tile tariff, as
asserted by the Republican party, but to in
vention, Mr. Walker, of Massachusetts,
asked if it were not the tariff W hich had
caused inventions to be made here in such
splendor and prolifcness.
h..
Mr.. Crisp denied this and declared that
no legislation that could be passed could
prevent American enterprise from cheaper
ing the necessities Of life. 1t was absurd to
ascribe invention to protection.
Mr.. Walker-Can you conceive anything
that goes further in the line of projection
than patent?
Mr.. Crisp-The theory of the patent law
lS In lot tho gaming IF apd
the Government says to man, "If you will
discover anything that is useful to mankind
we will agree that you shall have the
monopoly of its sale for II years" The
patent system gives to an individual that
which is his by reason of discovery. Pro-
lection takes from the farmer By force that
which is his by reason of labor.
The majority of the WAYS and Means
Committee, said Mr.. Crisp, continuing, was
pledged to the principle of protection, and
offered sop to the farmer. 1t said TO the
farmer that it had put duty on his prod
ucts, when the truth was that that would do
him no good. The way to benefit the farmer
was to give him free salt, to give him free
cotton ties and to reduce the price of the
necessaries OF lite.
SOME STRONG CHARGES.
Gentlemen on the other side claimed that
pie. The people did not agree that the
tariff question had been finally settled at
the polls. 1t was generally believed that
the protected Industries had put tog ether a
great campaign fund by which they bought
In "blocks of five" men to vote to carry out
their ideas. After the Republicans had OBJ
tsined money and place in this way, thev
now proposed to refund that money i'll the
shape of an illegal and unjust tax
Mr.. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania-Do 20 u be-
lieve that?
Mr.. Crisp-I do. Ihave not the sl1 adow
of doubt of it.
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Millso had
said that he knew how the Republicans had
carried the election. OF course the gentle
man did. He came into the rural di,ftricts
OF New York fixed up with canal boat and
four mules. The gentleman though that
method of loeomotion was about fast enough
for the Democratic party. 1t was abe ut as
near up 10 the times as the Democratic party
was. Laughter. The people had
trampled the Democratic party under: foot
and that was how the Republicans wo n the
victory. The gentleman from Tenn essee
(Mr. McMillin) had said something bout
the use Of money. He had intimated that
the Postmaster General had contrib uted
money.
MATTER OF HISTORY.
Mr.. McMillin-I didn't intimate any,
thing. l said it was part OF history.
Mr.. Payne-I notice that nv friend did
not say anything about his Presidential can
didate and his Cabinet officers who stepped
mp to the captains Office and settled in vio-
lation of the civil service law. TApphIuse
and laughter.1 OF course that money was
TO charter canal boats and not to buy vo tes
Mr.. Payne then proceeded to argue in
support of the bill, especially those features
which he contended would be of benefit 10
farmers. Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, spoke
against the bill, and then the committee
rose and the House took a recess till