The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-01

Representative Stevens. Of Maasachu-
sesss, large manufacturer OF woolen
goods. said In his speee,, on the wool blil;
The advantage Of free raw materials TO
the manufacturer does not stop with the
amount ofthe reduction OF duty. II frees
the manufacturer from tfammels IN all
directions. Customs decision on rates of
duty no longer keep him In euspanse for
years as to the cost Of hls materials, high
dnlies no longer drive him TO sclsct the
poorest wools, which come at lower rates,
Tor the clothing which he makce for the
American people, and the high cost OF MS
materials M longer coinpels him 10 acnn
with eagle eye every other Item OF ex.
pense Ia the cost Of productlorA including
the wages Of his workmen, TO maize up for
the hundreds of thousands OF dollars
which he pays Into the treasury. Better
machinery, larger Investments, higher
wages to American workmen, and lower
prices aad better goods 10 American con ,
sumers, all sheee benefits are Within his
grasp with freedom to purchase In every
market and TO make the best use OF his
foresight and judgment and the, skill OF
hls men.
The abolition OF the duty on wool does
not mean necessarily smaller demand or
lower prices for American wool. II
means that both American wvol and
ios seign can be used TO the beat advantage
Cor the purposes 10 which each Is heet
adapted, and that they can be mixed IN
proper proportions In all sorts OF fabrics
Il means that more wonl. would be used
than is today, because foreign wool. less
the duty, would take the place OF shoddy
and other limitations, and more genuine
wooden goods weuld be sold TO American
buyers. And It may mean Ia the future
perhaps also the opening OF new markets
TO American manufacturers.
Reduced taxes and lower prices Away,
mean increased consumption. That has
been the experience OF Europe, and must
be more emphatically the experience ol
| America, where the measure of the grow.
| Ing tastes and cducation Of the citizen Il
the measure OF hla wants. Our repuhll-
can iiiends have already found that III
ing the taxes from coffee and sugar hai
given mare coffee and more sugar 10
every American consumer.
stand here an American mannfact-
urer, but charged also with the high CON
mission which was given the majority o.
this house by the American people IN th'
elections Of 1890, by Aelearer mandat,
than any they ever delivered before. to re
lleve the people Of useless tarid taxation
Thia bill, In my opinion. docs just tha
with the articles with which u deals. Yos
cannot sirike down every shred OF pro.
lection for one finished American produe
while you leave Il on other such products
You cannot strike down every barrier be-
tween the wages OF Europe and the wage
OF America so long a. every other indus
try feell the unhealthy stimulus and ths
feverish finctuatiGn In prices due 10 on
present tariff sys,em. IL the laborcr II
the wooden mills goes TO purchase suppl's
for himself or his family, he pays the ar
tific,al prices which the higher tariff eye
tenn enables then 10 charge. Worse thai
this, he gets even now no such eomPen
sating difference in wages as the dlfierene
IN the prices OF cerlain articles unde
healthy conditions Of competition and th'
artificial conditions which prevail todav
You cannot strike al the wages Of III
wooien operative by making duties To-
low while you surround him In every othe
induary With oil the laxurant morbl'
growth OF an unhealthy system.
The schedule VI duties proposed BY you
committee Il a thoroughly systcmatica
system. Strike at one part and you i'm
pair the symmetry Of the whole. tn
duty on yarns has been made less tina
that on fabrics and the duty on goods will
q cotton warp l. less than that on goods a
wool; the duty on frabrlcs IL less than ths
on made up articles. We have put tn
duty on the cheaper blankets az as re
eeas 30 that any striking iacrrase IN III
price by the American msnufacture
above that will cover the difference be
tween European ard American wages
will open the way 10 foreign blankcts.an
force the American manufacturer 10 q
justice To the American buyer. We hAv
made rates lower than those Of the Mil
bill upon Blankets, upon fabrics with CO.
ton warp, and upon all kinds OF carpcllrf
The bill OF the committee represents,
my opinion. .as wIse distribution OF dn'ic
- could be made. Lower rates tha
these might cripple American manufaci
urers, deprive American workmen OF the
places, anddefeat many OF the objects o
progressive tariff reform which Il the ali
Of the majority of this house.
/ This bill as Il stan II represents in6nli
possibilities of good TO all american pee
pie. II Il stimulates manufacturers b
enabling the poor man 10 buy more cioths
than formerly, the poor woman 10 buy q
ail-wool dress shere she now buys one {
part shoddy or part cotton. the child 0
poverty 10 be protected by doubl
blanket where he Is now covered by but
single one. the house OF representatives {
the Fifty-second congress viii live IN q
hearts ofthe American peoplr with keen
er love and higher honors Than any hous
which has ever sat IN this Capitol. Tar
plause on the democratic side