New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-12

farmers and Ialolcr. were thrown out OF
employment and foreign farmers and hborers
we're paid the money ours Ought 10 receive
oar formers were coming 10 know that diversified
farming the truc road 10 prosperity. IL WAS
essentisl 10 guard against OvcrDrOduciion. with
protective duty on WOOL every farmer knew that hc
could make more money ir proportion from small
flock Of sheep than from his dairy his grain Ercry
farm laborer knew that II he wOuld receive n fair
compensation for hi, toll the empower must have
good ard Gayng market for the farm produrt. And
both knew that even II the tariff wool increased
the cost Of suit of clohes per cent II brought back
to them better prices for products ani labor 10 the
extent Of 20 per cent. And ono suifcrod.
The Democrats might pose Is taEf rcfOrmerS. but
they acted like Free Traders. The proposition before
the House was free trade In wool. And this was but
the first step they proposed 10 take In the direction
Of free trade Why dd they NOT attack the Mckinley
Tariff Act directly and go bcfOr, the country squirey
that issue Because they dared not Because II had bcch
made Issue In the last campign In Ohio and Mckinley
and protection had won 10y nearly 10000 majority I;
because he had been made the issue In tho ao rre-l
dental campaign. and protection bad Won the day.
They might 10 blind tine people they might assert
that they had endorsed Mills aud sent him TO the
rear they might brag of The burial 81 Cleveland and If,
message bit they could not dg,e the fact that IN"
controlling mines OF The Democratic party were 81,
termiued u strike down the Republican docthnc Of
know what W do with its immcnse majority. sccor-i
bv false prctcnoes and by stupcndous lying itwns th
most unmanageablc moi assembled In the Capitol
OF any nation since the days OF the French Rev Oaiion
In the course Of Mr. Rays speech. While he Wa
citing certain figures In regard "a the Price OF wooi
under the policy Of protection and OF low arh he wa
frequently Interrupted with questions by Mr. Pcndlcion.
Of West Virginia and other. Finally Mr. Ray stated
that lie not teacher IN a Democratic nnd"r
gar1en and would not he further interrupted b. gentle
men who could find all the information they wanted
In the proper books .,
information ia regard D. the tarH, ucl dld hu"" the
courtesy that ought 81 obtain between gentlemen.
Mr.. Raw thought that he could shO" ~ much courtesy
10 members oi the House tho geutlemIn from y IT
cdnla showed 10 him when he made remark ~ that
Kind when he (Mr. RAY Ind said nothing 10 the gen
tlcnan.
stand that he stand by his rcmarks-hcrc a. else
where. .
Mr. Ray-I am perfectly willing that he should
stand by his remarks. ] willing that he should
inquire for Information; but when he asks me arith
mn'ical question, which hc find answered In the
pages OF this book exhibiting Treasury statement
i Know that II Is not done by the gentleman amy
other gentleman in good faith.
Mr.. Mcrodth-if tie gentleman s;hcs that
nsk question, not ia good faith, the gentleman
states what (, not true.
Mr.. Rny-Thc gentleman viii not make me very
angry by lnlimatinc thai ] lie. have had too
many cCmbais with the Democratic party and the in
div1dual members thereof 30 be easily frightened
was not brought up In tho wood, 20 De scared by
owl.
MIR Mercdith-That l. an old chestcui.
The committee then rose and the House took q
recess uut O'Clock. the evening session to he for
the consideration 81 private pension bills.