St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-09
A Tariff Reform Democrat
Opposes the Cotton Bag
ging Bill,
At the. Same Time Kidding
the Hypocrisy Of McKin-
ley's Claims.
jeremiah, the Jayhawker, Ex-
presses Himself for Free
Trade.
The Senate Willing to Appro-
pirate 100000 for G. A.
R. Men.


brief passage at arms between the
the aftermath of the more acrimonious
passage which occurred few days ago,
during which Mr.. Burrows was ordered
to take his seat. the house quietly, in
committee of the whole. resumed the
consideration OF the cotton bagging bill.
Mr.. English. the poet, journalist and
statesman. announcing himself tariff
reform Democrat, opposed the bill. He
was in poor voice, but as he stood in the
area in front of the speakers desk. he
was surrounded by his colleagues, who
listened atteItively to his remarks and
thoroughly enjoyed his flashes of humor.
He commended that the safety of the
people would not stand much additional
direct taxation. The great mass of taxes
paid was the result of the sweat and
toll of laboring classes. We had to re-
sort to that indirect taxation. which the
people bore quietly because The govern
ment adopted the system which would
be The least trouble. This tax fell upon
the man who
Pays thu Last Dollar.
and not the one who paid the first dol
lar. No matter how high the duties
were. the mass of the people did not re-
eeive any better wages. After the
enactment OF every high tariff. strikes
occurred because wages were lowered.
The Mckinley bill took off the duty
on jute. and lowered the duty on the
manufactured articles. This was just
what the Democrats had done with wool
and WOODEN goods. and there was that
much sense in the Mckinley bill.
Speaking. of Bouteiie, of Maine, he
said hesreminded him of Mrs. Queers.
with her mob cap, her iank .pet1icoat
and her long spoon. laughter. And
facile princeps, standing Sol-like above
his Companion, was the other gentleman
from Maine, Mr.. Reed, who fast con-
gresS held the sceptre III the chair and
rallied his forces OH the floor, but now
deposed, sat on the Republican side re-
minding one OF Marius, who broOded
ever. the ruins of Carthage. Tbe DEM
oerats had no leader now. bnt when the
time came for one he would be forth
coming. [Applause].s He closed his
speech by saying that he WAS a tariff
-reformer, but not tariff destroyer, and
therein lay distinction with a differ
ence.
Mr.. Simpson, of Kansas, came out
fat-fOOted as an absolute free trader,
without reservation, and his admission
that lie had voted for the anti-Chinese
bill, though believing it to be disgrace
to civilization, was an honest one. He
justified his vote on The ground that the
protective tariff had SO
D:sastrously Affected Labor
in California that some measure for its
relief was necessary. He was not one
of the men who were willing to COM
promise with a wrong. He had learned
Republicanisln when the Republican,
party meant sOmethihg-wh it stood
for a principle. When the Republican
party became the champion of special
the m0nied power got
control of 1.-THE left the Republican
party; and today he stood for absolute
free trade in every sense of the word.
If foreign nations wanted to flood us
dykes any time they wanted to begin
the flooding.
He wished to see-from a selfish
Southern farmer re-
leased from every tax. because for the
cotton of the South the people of Kan
sas traded their corn and wheat. Tine |
less the Southern farmer was robbed
the more he would have left to buy
Kansas corn. This bill took step to-
wards putting everything else on the
free list. 1t was by just such steps that
protection had been built up. 1t was
said that protection was necessary to
give labor protection. Had not some
body deprived labor of its natural life?
Labor, the king: labor. the sovereign, !
had been pushed from its throne and
capital Teigned,
The Bastard Monarch,
in its stead. On account of the protec-
tive system the house had passed few |
days ago bill that was a disgrace to |
any civilization. 1t had passed bill to |
protect TINS country against the labor OF |
the highest protective nation in the |
world. The house was compelled. |
under the policy of protection, to pass |
q law restricting immigration from an
other country, and in defense of the |
people of California, he had been COM
PEELED to vote for the bill.
Mr.. Henderson, of IllinOis-Do / I'M
derstand that the gentleman voted for
bill which he regarded as disgrace to
civilization? >
Mr.. Simpson, did so; and / was
compelled to do SO in defense of the |
labOring class of the state of California, |
which is shut off by the land monopolieS
and the protective tariff.
General debate having been conclud- |
ed, the committee then rose and report |
ed the bin to the house, and recess
was taken until s p. M, the evening !
session to he for the consideration of |
private pension bills.
: The curtain rose at 8 o'clock and |
dropped at 1890. Between the rising
Of the curtain and the fall of the same,
the usn bal Friday night farce was en-
acte Nothing being accomplished the |
ligt were extinguished.