St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-17
Congressman Bryan, of Ne
braska, Revives Interest
In Tariff Debate.
Physical Prototype Of Maj.
Mckinley, but an Enemy
Of His Fictions.
Meddlesome Questioners Get
the COnceit Taken Out
Of Them.
Senate Bills for New War
Ships and a Unique Sort
of a Fund.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Maj. Nc
Kinley is now out of congress and II
the governors chair of the state of ONO,
but the principal speaker in the house
today on the tariff question was in per-
son, features, voice and gestures so ike
him that an old-tme member might
have fancied that time had turned
back in its flight and he was listening
again to Maj. Mckinley as young man
in congress, making one of his first tar
if speeches. The comparison would
have ended with the appearance of the
speaker, however, for Mr.. Bryan. of
Nebraska, the prototype of Maj. Nc
Kinley, attacked the law which the
latter had framed and took advanced
ground against the protective policy
which Onio'S governor has always adyo-
Gated in congress. The speech of Mr. Bry-
an revived the tagging interest in the
tariff discussion. 1t was the feature of
the day, and as the young Nebraskan
warmed up the small body of listeners
he had at the start was augmented by
the goSsipers in the cloak rooms. until
he had the careful attention of major
ity of the house-something unusual in
this debate. Mr.. Bryan's voice was
strong and clear; his personality pleas
ing his gestures simple but forclble;
his argument Ingenious; his ilustra-
tons bright and apropos to his remarks.
One of the best of these illustrations
was when he said the protection theory
reminded him of his
Days ON the Farm
when they used to raise sunken corners
of fences by putting beam under
the corner, placing chunk in the
middle and then bearing down on the
other end raised the fence, but the bur-
den was felt somewhere. The protec
tonists, he said, took hold of an infant
industry. then looked around for a good
fat lot Of consumers to serve as chunk.
up went the infant industry, but down
went the consumers" said Mr.. Bryan,
and his colleagues applauded.
The Republicans interrupted Mr..
Bryan with number of hard, kn0tty
questions in favor Of their side OF the
argument, but the manner in which
they were parted showed the speaker
TO be cool and collected, and, although
young in congr essional experience, ac-
customed to give and take in debate.
He was down for only two hours, but
the house gave him another hour and
then wanted him to keep on.
Mr.. Joseph, of New Mexico, from the
committee on territories. reported bill
for the admission OF New Mexico asa
state of the Union. House calendar
Mr. Smith, of Arizona, from the same
committee. reported bill for the adj
mission of Arizona. Same orders Tho
house then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Blount, of Georgia, in the
chair. on the free wool bill, and was
addressed by Mr.. SayerS. of Texas.
His speech was largely statistical and
mainly devoted to Scathlng criticism
of the financial policy Of the admins
tration, which, he said, was so bad that
when the bonds fell due in 1891 the adj
ministraton was compelled to appeal to
the holders of these bonds to continue
them to the extent of $25, 1854 500. Ii
this had been done by the British min
iStry, he said, it would have been hurled
from power in disgrace within month
after the fact had become known and
parliament had assembled.
Bryan, Nebraska, followed. He was
in perfect sympathy with the majority
of the committee on ways and means in
its decision to attack the tariff in detail.
The main reason for preferring this
plan was that there was some possibil-
ity of bringing
Relief from the Burdens
of the present law in this way. 1t was
conceded that the passage OF general
tariff bill at this session Of congress was
absolutely impossible. If it could thus
succeed in making any reduction in any
of the schedules it would have done
something, and tine relief actually
brought was worth more to the people
generally, and therefore more to the
Democratic party, than the mere max
ing of record. The pending bill
men. and simply denied to the tenth
man the advantage which he had en-
joyed of collecting money from the 9TH
er nine.
There had been time in the history
of Nebraska when its people had one
sheep per capita, the mutton age, so TO
speak. Now, If every woman in the
state named Mary wanted a pet
lamb she would have to 60 ont of the
state to get enough lambs to go round.
After reviewing the binding Irvine and
cotton ties bill, Mr.. Bryan said, in con-
cluSion: "The country has nothing to
fear from the Democracy upon the tariff
question. 1t means more equal dis
tributiOn of the great advantages of the
country; it means that the men who
produce the wealth shall retain larger
share of it; it means that enterprise
shall be employed in natural and profit
able industries. not in unnatural and
unstable industries; it means more con-
slant employment for labor and better
pay; it means the maximum of product
from the minimum of toll; it means
commerce with other countries, and
ships to carry on that commerce.: it
means
Prosperity Everywhere
and not by piecemeal; it is for this rea-
son that the young men of the country
are coming to the Democratic party, as
Mr.. Clarkson, that high Republican au-
thority, declared. 1t is because we are
right, and right will triumph. The day
will come, and that soon, trust, when
wiser economic policies will pre-
vail than those to which the Republican
party is welded; when the laws of this
country will be made for all, and not
for few; when those who annually
congregate about, this capitol seeking to-
use the taxing power for purposes of
private greed will have lost their occu-
patton; when the burdens of govern
ment will be equally distributed and It's
blessings likewise. II |
Hail that day.. When it comes, to use
the language of another, Democracy
will be king. Long live the king
Loud applause.] The advocates of the |
Mckinley bill had thought that the peo-
nile were bODnd hand and foot Whora