The advocate., 1891-04-22
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.
CONTINUED ff0m ninlh paqe.l

II am no nQruoY uhuutu iVA VA uuAii hAN
no farmer, but have boon a student Of tho
Rroat economic questions, tho basisOf which
Ia politics, and am not ashamed
OF 10. II you study those questions
you must study politics. Az we'll Try
10 run church without tho doca-
loRuo and tho ton commandments. Too
many people were not content 10 be Amori-
cans. They we're seeking 10 promote tho
welfare OF their own country last and that
Of England first. BE Americana Great
hoavonsl should think from what have
heard here to-day that you had met here TO
study the interests OF the manufacturers OF
che British empire. Deep water, moro
water, not too high, but water, deep water.
That Is the remedy. That ls what we want.
A doop wat0r harbor on tho coast OF TeXas--
AZ Galveston or some other point. Grain Is
being shipped from Duluth 30 Liverpool for
10 cents n bush0l. How far can you move a
bushel OF grain from Topeka or Kansas
Oiy2 Thor-o.b.b.o-rt tariff. kindergarten,
great object lesson. The proof OF tho pud-
ding IL the eating. The rObbor tarih that
gives the American workingman bread and
meat and glass of beer or wine every day
that gives HIM fine houses with carpeted
floors and ourtainsd windows.
saw, while In Ireland, the father, mother,
Che son, tho daughter, the COW and even tho
pig living in one little room. Their condi-
ton Ia tho direct result Of British free trade.
How much Of that do you want and whom
do you want it2 You'l get IL just as soon
as you have free trade in America. What is
the matter with tho American farm0r2
Competition. The British tried TO raise
cotton in competition with him and couldn't.
They are raising wheat to-day in India In
competition with tho American farmers,
aud that's what's the matter with Hannah.
The agricultural labOreB OF India receive
6oents day or $18 year. How much Of
chat do you want2 The r-o-b-b-e-r tariff,
millot seed diet, and cents day. SlS
year. Are you willing 10 500 10 tried IN Mis-
souri,, Kansas and NebrHskap How many
yards Of calico would tho old man buy for
the old woman on cents day and $l8
yearp The r-o-b-b-o-r tariff. The proof Of
tho pudding is The eating. We're eating.
The other people amt.
The exercises Of the evening we're
closed by speech from Representative
w. j. Bryan, Of Lincoln, Neb., Of about
fifteen minutes length. Mr.. Bryan was
elected last November over Mr.. COnwell,
who was q Representative in the Fifty
frst Congress, and In whose district the
Republican loss in two years was 24,655
votes.
He punctuEed Statesman Fllley'B
pleading for the great blessings OF reel
proclty with South American states by
showing that 1t would help only the man
ufacturer, for whom our present tariff
was really made. Mr.. Filley had
laid down as q fundamental principle
that high tariff reduced prices, It be-
came pertinent for Mr.. Bryan TO inquire
II the tariff on wheat had been raised 20
reduce its price. The poor old piebald
system Of protection was so battered by
Mr.. Bryan as to make Statesman Filley's
illustrations, II not absurd, certainly iF-
relevant. he made an illustration OF a
thief putting on q coat which he had
stolen from clothing store, and running
therefrOm the proprietor shouted, "stOp
thiefP A policeman so called 20 the
thief and said he would shoot him, but
the owner OF the stolen coat exclaimed,