Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-13
At WANT TO TALK.

a large Nsassr Of Cssgrsss~ea pssirs
80 Ar rAsir WE'VE sa gAs TsrtG
WAsHfsofoS. March IL The expec-
tatioa of the ways and means commit
tee IL - have thA free wool bill voted
% in the house March IL Thus far
the litIs blank book In which the
names sf members who signify 10 the
speaker their Intention to spsak on any
set topic are inscribed shows list OF
thirty -six members of the house who
have remarks 20 make on the tariff
questAoa- There are . nambcF OF other
members who intena to speak on the
tariff who have not pat their names
down. and the list includes only two or
three names OF meubers Of the ways
and means committee, OF which CON-
nittes ell the members except.
perhaps, Chairman Springer. may be
expected To make speeches None Of
tlse nAmea recorded announce the sub
jeet Of tbs intended spsechmaking to
be other than the tariff question in
general. except in the case OF Repre-
sentative English. Of New Jersey, who
proposes to address himself to the sub
jeet Of jute bagging. 1t is likely that
some Of the speakers will have To take
advantage of night sessions Of the
house to deliver their views
Mr.. Brookshire tInd) took occasion
in the course of his remarks on the
free wool bill in the house Friday to de.
nounce the so-called reciprocity scheme
of the republican party as delusiou
~ Il. at IL MI "a
so-called reciprocity scheme and the
tax upon raw woods were the
two most eminent fallacies by
which the protective system was
sought 70 be maintained. He made .
summary Of tle agricultural exports
of this country for the purpose OF sug.
gesting to our farmers TO what coun-
tries those exports were destined II
was not tho agricultural products that
the people Of South America wanted
In the main they wanted manufactured
goods Reciprocity seemed to be the
slogan Of the republican party. In his
Judgment the whole scheme of reci'
procity was a snare and delusion and
fell far short Of developing necessary
markets tor The sWplus of agriculture.
1t was but an artfpl contrivance fol-
the perpetuatien af the most selfish, op'
pressive and unjust system of taxation
ever fastened spop q free. loyal and
seif-respectins people.
Mr.. Ray On ", the chief repub
lean orator of the day. said
that the democratic party on the
tariff question was the great Amer
lean political and hypocritical cral
with ten legs. reaching in all direc
tions (laughterl; il was so weak il
the joints that it had not q single pal,
on which it could stand alone If any
thing were wanting to show that the
democratic party IS . party wa.
for free trade the favorable report
of this bill had supplied the proof
The cry of the party was that it wanted
free raw materials And wool wa
classed by the democratic friends a;
raw material They absolutely ig
nored the fact that eight.tenths of thu
value OF . pound of wool represented
human labor and skill, and that wher
they imported wool free Of duty for
eign farmers and laborers were paid
the money ours ought to receive.
Mr.. Coomhs IN. W spoke for free
wool The committee then rose ans
the house took . recess until o'clock
the evening session to be for the con
sideration OF private pension bills