New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-16
TIRED OF THE DEBATE.
DEMOCRATS INDIFFERENT TO The CAUSE
OF TARIFF REFORM
THEIR SPEAKERS ovFRMATCHED FROM THE OUT
sET-MH. wALKLR's GOOD SPEECH
IL TILE HOUSE.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBUSE.I


Washington March l5.-Democr9tc indifference u
the cause Of tarin reform was more apparent To-
DAY than at previous time since the Wool Dill
brought before the House. Mter Mr.. C9omDs'
OF New York had been speaking Ten minutes INC
number of Democratic Representatives IN ther seats
less than seventy. and Of those not more thah
score APPEARED to take an interest in the discourse
Of tho Brooklyn economist Mr.. Walker. OF MaSsa-
chusctts who followed on the Republican side sue
ceeded in arousinc Interest and in provoking
a good many Interruptions from the Dcinochuc s'uc'
which detiactcd somewhat from the eject Of MS
speech His argument had been carefully prepared
and was a strong ono. and he thoroughly exposed
many u the fnllacies and msstatennts OF mcMiiilh
ard Other free trade speakers. The essay rean by
Owen Scott. who is enjoying his first @rm as "
legislator. tedious aud dreary one, ana coh'-
mandcd little no attention.
Unless something is done soon by tne ie1uih9
tariff reformers" to arouse interest, the languishhg
debate will expire some fine day without anybody
being conscious Of IL. There are TWO DehoCf""o
members of Ways and Means who might do something
II they would. They are Mr.. WILSON, Of west VIZ
gins and Bourle Cochran But the former ieeis
little or 10 sympathy for the policy Of spotted ri1I
reform and is disnclned to speak. and Mr. COCHRAN
will not do (" unless the debate taxes mort
serious turn and becomes earnest 20 Tar as INC
course u "tarif reform Is concerned II WOMB Oe
difficult 70 conceive of "a more serious turn NAh
thp debate has alrNnN tiaeu Inc bNuio'i"'' "'''N
been ovcrmatched from the outset anu some oi 'hci
appcar To realize It,
MIR Walker of Massachusetts. said that the great
body Of statements made by Democratic orators on the
subject Of protective taIif was not even techhicaN
ruc IL WAS not Of the slightest interest to the manu-
facturcrs whcthc? had free trade or protectoh'
They were satisfied with one or the other II the
tariff was not in the interest Of farmers ana wage
worker, then he would vote 10 repeal 1t ana adop
free trade But Congress not lcefsating for the
manufacturers II WAS lcgislang for the farmers ana
the wage workers. The United states was the lowest
taxed country on the face Of the earth. Mr. WALKER
entered into a general defence OF the Mckinley bill
declaring that under IT I'm one year our foreign uaae
had increased 100000 600. or - per cent.
As an instance OF the benefit, resulting from the
Mckinley blIl he cited the chenille industry which
had been introduced into the United states since thai
bill became u law. Chenillcs. before that law. "Ih
for SD 10 ais sci. Now they were being sold f'T
SO % a ct The output had Increased fouriod aud
= 500 men were being employed In Philadelphia III I'M
business The reason the immense quantities
now made. and the price would 10 stn lower
He cited the great Strides which had been MADE IN
watch manufacturing: and 10 illustrate his point he
produced handsome Jurgcnscu watch which, he
sajd had cost him In 1868 Si23 At that ume a
watch OF Til, quality could not be- made In ms coul
try today q, good an American Vatch "rh -
bought for 300. A watch could be bought now foi
$40 which formerly could lot D. bought ipr F'o'
Mr. scott. Of Illinois. attacked the Mckinley law
lie held up its injustice and inequalities ~ be'rlhI
on the consumer and laid special stress on Ia" sun"
bounty provision. lie argued that this provision was
lucX p,ent a. "A public measure. taking lrOn th'
Treasury tiIs peoples money and aayng II TO pnVate
enterprises. o., 49,,
Nh Chipnan. Of Michigan. sald that he lad not
been surprised 10 hear The gentleman nom hnino
MIR Reed cuoszc Cromwell II" coud hCt holp
thinking that the cOurs Of Cromwell was at ms mo
meuf a sorrow 90 the lost hoirt Of every lIshiniu
When he asserted that the Democrats IN he orgauM
ton Of the PRESENT House were acting In open den
nuc. II the Constitution. he WI, peculiarly III
Fortunate Tho recent decision made by
IN, supreme Court justified no such claim
lie denounced the system 81 protection a. binK p
maternal system which built up d." few at The eA-
pcn-c of the many. -, -, A..
Mr. Dlcilery Of Missouri. followed. lie snld that
NJ the beginning ~ the session h" had INTRODUCED
hin providing for the placing Of lumber, SAT- hhdnf
twipe n plato ana wool upon the free list ana ut u"
sam. time reducing the duties Of MANUFACTURED "o"lc
goods 10 % per cent. Bills substantially IN harmony
with This proposition had been reported anh t,ir
cnnct1neut into law would materially iRhi'n me
burt.ns of agriculture. The famous Blaine ~ ipr'"lt
scheme would prove f0llarlou-. Mr.. Elaine pI'P',ei
mat the natural laws ~ trlde sh0uld De dl-WgA"'t
and that commerce" should b" r'guHt'd hN core p'u
once bciTecu Stat" Departments ,
The committee then rose and tic House huJo"'"'u'