Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-07-21
Speech Of Hon. Eugene Hale,
OF MAINE,
In the Senate of the United States
June IS. 1892.

The Senate having under consideration
the following resolution
Whereas at no time has so large a proper
non oi the American people been employed n
20 nigh wages snt Cha>!u- the neces>itit,
aud comforts of life at 80 low prices H. in tht
year lN$1: and
Wh,reA- the balance OF trade with foreign
cnuatrlr- has never been 20 iargeN in faS or o.
The nttcd stale, IN the last year: and
W herea, these conditions exist aud are lar,e.
IS due 10 the Republican policy Of .'protcc.
t,ou;" therefore,
.>irf'i. That the Committee on Finsrr,
be. ana j. hereby. directed 10 inquire into The
tircl Of policy OF .'iarif for revenue only'
upon thc 'Aor and the iudu-tre. Of The United
>iA'cr aue 10 report upon the same 10 III,
senate.
The PRESIDENT pro f,myorc. The
question j. ou agreeing 10 the resolution
Mr HALE said
Mr.. PRESIDENT Ia the battle which
= on, and which viii be fought out from
now until November. there should De ne
mistake IN the mind Of any man a TO the
position taken BY the Democratic party
upon the great question affecting the in.
dusiTtes OF the people Of the [ nited States
Fortunately the Democratic convention at
Chicago ha> taken it, ground boldly aud
squarcly, and a between protection and
free trade commits Itself 10 policy a.
near 70 free trade a. IL j. possible for any
marty H. a.sr,,. ,,,,t.r ~ ,., '.
lions.
.T,r,e for r,y.ppa only - which T.. mat.
ih. .ra'i,ino crv ~ me b..,nncra,,,,
up,n MI. fnestiop isnpIv -.,s-a,.., ,-r,,,
free trade by the amount Of revenue nee
e.,ary :, DE raised for tn. .rnrnr, ~ ~.
Government, An incidental nro,,c,;n, -
American labor In II. ron,ns,iiInn ,i,b rn.
d,rpa!d labor abroad ali r.rngri,inn ~
great industries bt,il; m nn,I.r H.. nre..,,,
tarlr were ru,hl,..ty tossed a~iita a,l
kicked ont or ,h,. rr.s.nc,. of N. cnp.
ventiou by tie deliberate srt and vo,e ~
the party therr assembled
The history of This act Of the democrat
ic party in its convention AT Ch{cago i.
worth uarratipg. When th,. n,,c,icsI
work Of that convention was coming tn a
head. and the inevitable end WAS snurnsch.
ing. the committee ON resolutions .L,cb
had formulated th. doctrine. ana prin,;,
mis- r,nn which the democratic nari,.
to hpht its battle h.fore M. Arnarica,,
naonI.. in rha yr.r l.qo ..no4 ro,L,.,a - -
nnrt The ourcom. of -h,. cnnyan,In, q.
~ n. Presidential candidate bat H., ~,
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forfs ~ .min.p, l,ad.r. /, ,ha nar,,, :,
unit,. upou some o,h r,pdiisto in nr1.r
IN d.f.a, he .pr.,iden, haI coma :,
nauoht An .t,. lshor. and .,-rc,,ias -,
nur fri.,3. man ~. c,I,ar .iI.,t ~
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col commando IN. iurjor Sena,or fro,r
mo, SAT- sna hv .arn..t ,hnn,,h,fnI
rN.r,,,ra, ,Lr,r,,t.,. H.
- -
thtH p'o'est AGAINST ms nomination hu'
peIole lhe ARRAY q Instructed delegates
arshaltd with Consumnate sklLl by The
former members of Mr. Gle geland's Cabi
net all opposition was futile.
When \. say the committae op r.so
1,,ti,.,,. ,o,J r..,l,, - -a,,lr, - So,
-. - ,,.-,, r,-,p ,tio, 80 t-iI,.,
~ ~ 'i,' uPOH "H'o" "a ie9i'eh
'i'N e'aH" vas ~ iuahe MS caii ipslSu' tht
inahlpuialofS OF the conFentlon' VINO nae
controlled a majority OF the committee Oh
resolutions, proposed to put Mr.. CLEVELAND
upon plank touching the tariff which
with tbe candidate mioht ha copstrua,
h,,b ,ravs hafora ~ ,,.r;c ,..,la
,rt.., ~, ia -, -. - X;
~. .i'n 80 iot hoi -'tt1n tlie chea'.
"atcu"oIu % Ioih ana DalIas ana th'
tarin OF ", which gave the Democratic
party the State of Pennsylvania and tn,
national election in 1874. nor the shufiiins
resolutions which at different times sine,
had served ,h. marty i, it, .,.a,pnts 70 do
-. -, -, " w
'.'e pNOf'o
ne ocS Sluhihe VI section d, "Hlch wa
the tarlff plank OF the Chicago convention
As feported oV the committee ana as reat
10 'he oonsehlioh' was as ioio"s
| SEC. 3. We reiterate the oft-repeated doc
trines oi lne Democratic party thar the neces
~! 2! l,ie uoseInlntnL i tnt only Justlncatloi
ior taHAlion !. amu ,ha ta1 - unnecss
| hn,,.a ,sxa,in;, !. Ieviad nror ar,icIas ~ on
| Kind produced in thi. country, the differenc
betw cen the cost Of labor here and labor abroad
when such difference exists, fully measure
any possible benefits to labor and the enormou
WIN WIN clushihg iofte upon our farmers a, an
~ anu =, npi Ya. tronp 'o
= ,,ro.sly uniu.t share Of the expenses of 20,
ernmeni. and we demand such revision q
the tariff a. will remove their iniqutous in.
qualities. tighten their expressions. and pu
them on constitutions and equitable basil.
But IN making reduction IN taxes, u Is ne
pi1pus.u 70 inJule an, bsaI,h,
F-om pr the foundstion of this Goxernment III
laxes collected At the custom-house have bee
the chief source OF Federal revenue Sue
they must continue to be. Moreover, man
industries have come to rely upon legislatio
for successful continuance so that an
t cnsh % tne h "a" mus, H u ,bus invnive
and the process OF reform must be subject i
| execution to thi, plain dictate Of Justice.
:. n,.o; III, "a saan d;rao. 90,
.anoa ~ .ta ,o ,ha a;s.rnnca ~ he,wasn tbe cos 30.