The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
UCoRREsPoNDESr- i

The sensation of the week in Con-
gress was the tariff speech of Hon.
Benz Butterworth, Republican mem
Der from Cincinnati, Ohio. He said a
great deal, and evidently meant more
than he said. He has kicked out of
the Republican traces on the tariff
issue and will not be whipped back.
1t requires courage for man to step
outside OF the party lines for the pur-
pose OF stating wholesome truths, but
Mr.. Butterworth was equal to the
occasion, and, while he has no doubt
invited the displeasure of the blind
party press, the people who have be-
come tired of the swish of the party
lash will applaud his utterances. Mr..
Butterworth said, ''the price of an
article was not reduced on account
of competition alone. 1t was reduced
on account of the improved methods
of manufacture. The committee had
tried hIrd to do the best it could in
framing the bill, but it was not always
safe to rely altogether upon the testi-
DloDy of the benehciarieS under a law.
Applause on Democratic Side). He
had indicated his belief respecting the
proper function of tariff act, and
would sooner resign his seat than de-
part one hairs breadth from that be-
lief. OF course he respected the wis
dom of the committee, but why was
Paul favored and Peter turned down?
Why increase the profits of certain
classes? He could name capitalists
whose profits had exceeded those of all
the agricUlturists in any state of the
Union. Applause on Democratic side.)
If, when we had protected equally and
lifted up all our industries, and the
time should then come when we could
not hold our own-being the most in
telligent, the freest and ablest people
on earth-then we had better retire
from the field. Democratic Applause.)
Mr.. Butterworth then proceeded to
expound his views, touching recipro-
city with Canada. He said that We
were endeavoring to cultivate relations
with 10000, 900 people to the south
ward, and yet were afraid of Canada.
Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses Grant
were not suspected of lack of patriot
ism, yet they favored reciprocity.
There were some things in the bill he
did not like. He had known of an in
dustry that had been able to make
$50, 900, 900 diYidends on capital of
81 ,250, 900.
ProtectionI Why, the country in
such cases better afford to keep these
men in the Fifth Avenue hotel, pay
their board and expenses, and set them
up in the banking business, He ia
vored proper protection, but these men
held the world in their grip. When
he said that he did not favor that
kind of protection, he was told: "You
are not sound on the tariff" The
time is come when some little concern
should be shown to American homes
and American firesides. A great body
of employees as this country was for
eign. In some factories in the east
they were known on the rosters by
numbers because of unfamiliarity with
their names. He did not believe it
was wise or prudent to make such
sweeping reduction in sugar to be sup
plemented by a bounty. What he
wanted to avoid were such features as
he had pointed out in this bill-there
was such a thing as paying too much
for an industry. Such was the case
with tin-plate. The duty would be a
tax on every farmers patch and on
every can of goods. That tax would
amount to S5O,00O,OO0 before the
of tin-plate could de-
clare dividend. He was anxious chat
his party should not take false step.