The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-03-12
Raleigh N. C., Saturday Morning, March y. 1902.

a ine' ican manufac urers maintained
'h"ir h'@h stand ,rd Of enterprise,
ana workmen their skill, there was
h"'hlng to be feared from foreign
competition Mr.. Montgomery, Of
Aehtu"ky, said he was an out and
"nt tariff reformer. There " $ no !
reason Why he wool grow et.s should |
be favored beyond the millions en- |
gagged III other agricultural pur-
SUITS, who get 10 benefit from
protection. This country could not
raise either the quantity Or quality
OF wool necessary to clothe people
comfortably, and successfully main
tam our wooden industries. The
manufacturers must pay the duty
on this large importation and the
price of raw material must be added
to the price Of goods and finally
paid by the consumer. Under the
WcKinley bill, wages had not been
increased in a single industry.
There was nothing in the Republi-
can argument that higher. rates
than were carried in this bill were
needed to maintain American
wages. The zral where the
American laborer wasput forward TO
Justify burdens Of the tariff was
ham aud a fraud This bill re.
moved two thirds Of tax paid by
sixt Y-tive million people on Ill the
woolan clothes they wore. He be-
lieved the bill would meet the ap-
prevail Of tour-itths of the wool
growers and manufacrur them
selves. I'ho Democratic policy now
was war on ali tasteful aud extrav-
@gant appropriations Economy
in public expenditures and a
radical and sweeping reduction
Of tax born by the people
Mr, hrook>hire, Of Indiana, made
forcible speech in favor o
the bills. He said recipro ;ity was {
sad commentary upon the home
market theory. The Republican
party desired to perpetuate it,
power by lending its Influence tt
. mere localities as against the grea
. mass of the people. The true Amer
$ lean policy is to encourage trad
f with ali nations win equality an
4 friend hip Dir. Ray, Republican
Of New York, ruIoglzed lhe Rtpub
iira, party, and said the Democr AT
nigh pose as tariff retormers
n but they acted like free traders
q The Democrats were afraid to Al
. tack the Mckinley bill because the
promise of its passage bad won tn
# dey in the lasl presidential campagl
h Ia closing his speech, after citin
certain figures regarding the pric
, of wool under the policy of prote'
# ton he was interrupted with que
10 ii )ns by Mr.. Pendleton. Of We
4 Virginia, Mr.. Ray replied that b
=. was not teacher in Democrat
;. kindergarten and would not
J. further interrupted by gentlemt
~ who could procure all the inform
= tion desired in the proper book
- Mr.. Meredith, Of Virginia, here too
-, a hand in the fracas and said tn
a while they might need infornati(
- in regard to the tariff they d
=, know the courtesy whi(
1a should obtain between gentleme
- At this Mr.. Ray retorted al
ha quite fiery colioquy took place /
- tween him and Mr.. >ieredith. h]
m - Coombs, of New York, made
,GG argument in behalf OF free wo
- which wouid stimu ate foreign ira
and extend our tortign CONNER
without resort TO sob ,idies. Pef
ing further remarks by Mr. Coon
ee, the House at 400 took a rec'
RI until 5 o'clock this evening tor
III consideration of pension bills.
MA Cleveland on Congress.
ck OMAHA. March O." / he bill