Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-12
A Reminder Of the Tariff Discussion
Of the Last House.
RAY GETS VERY BADLY RATIFIED
When Democratic Members Ask Him Questions Iha!
He Cannot Answer. and Hs Talks Back in an
Urganlenaniy Maca--A &aaa.2c:-
urer Makes q Strong Argument


sorbing issue was 90 The front. The
somewhat unique spectacle OF the iarg-
est individual. wool manufacturer in the
United States arguing In favor of the
free wool bin was presented when Mr..
Stevens, of Massachusetts,, member OF
the Ways and Means Committee, took
the floor Ia support OF the Springer ol.i
and the Democrats paid close attention
90 his remarks and greeted his afSu-
meuts with applause.
Mr.. BrO0kShire, of Indiana, TOOK oc-
casiOn 20 denouuce the sO-ca.ed reel
pr0citv Scheme of the Republican party
as deIusiOu aud O snare. Representa-
tive Ray, of New York, the chief Ee-
publican orator of the day, succeeded IN
prOvOkiuC more than usual partisan
strife. aud DO looked for q time rs
though his alteration wiki NJ. Mere
dith. OF Virginia, might Surpass Pariia-
meuJary bounds.
In the House rhis morning Mr..
O'NeH. of Pennsylvania presented for
reference petition of citizens or the
Second Congressional district Of Penn
sylvauia, 90 Congress, TO pass a law 20
prevent the landing of criminal anu
pauper immigrants, 20 revise the uatur-
slzation laws. and % submit a consti-
utional amendment providing that no
State shall grant the rights OF suffrage
20 any person net citizen OF the United
States.
on the suggestoul0f Mr.. McMiliin, Of
Oregon, two hours tomorrow were set
apart for the consideration Of private
bills. and the House went into Commit
tee of the Whole (Nr. Blount, OF
Georgia. in the chair on the Wool OIL,
and was addressed by Mr.. stevens CI
Massachusetts.
Mr.. stevens read from manuscript,
but i'm SO low q voice that be- could not
be heard ten feet away. He believed
that the pending bill would benefit
alike the manufacturers or WOODEN
goods and the great mass OF the Ameri-
can people who consumed them.
Mr. Montgomery, Of Kentucky, then
took the floor and made strong argument,
LARGELY made up of statistical analysis IA
support Of the oil Of the committee. In
this speech. Mr. Montgomery devoted MS
chief attention % the contention that 10 oe-
urived labor OF protection, and by status
Tics went ou 10 show that tue bill gave
more Drotecriou than the entire labor cost
of producing goods in the United states.
Mr.. Montgomery prefaced his remarks
with the statement that the demand OF tIc
Democratic party should oe lower rates
and Greater relief % the neOpie than re-
formers mad ever before asked IN any at
ternpt 10 revise the tariff. There was now
no question as % what should 0e done WAN
the duties on iron. or cotton, or glass, or
lin plate. or any of the thousands ctsoilSr
articles so uuluSf,v and unnecessarily our
Geued with excessive rates. Those q quesLIonS
would be. IN their turn, discussed ana
determined later But the p.ain question
in the House and before the people was
whether members were willing 20 reduce
the taxation on woOlen goods and clothes
from au average Of Sl'5 per cent. unoertbe
present law. 20 an average OF 80 per cent.
under this DILL
Het then proceeded atcousiderab'el length
10 discuss the Outv of IL or l2 cents per
pound on wool, aud said ln part.
Supuosiug that the tdrii uit raise tle
rrire of wool what reason was there that
the wool growers should be favored beyond
the millions of people engaged in other ag-
ricultural pursuits IT. must oe borne ln
mind that this country never could raise
wool necessary 60 cl0tbe It's people Even
uuderthe heavy TAX of the Mckinney act'
the imports of woo. uaU increased from
l24OlO.UoO pounds M 1852 10 l'hWO,vu
pounds iu 1891. lie SAID lpte
about the benefits 10 accrue 20 LABOR tsom
me passage of the Mckinley bill, he did
nor believe that single industry cCc-u oe
pointed out .I wlicn wages uad oeeu IN
creased On the contrary, week diter week
there were sJr.6as and loCE-OuiS, resulting
di,astrOuslv 90 labor iu the reduction ol
WAGES. III the American uauuiactNr-r
were given free raw material le could pay
American wages, keep tine home market
o.. D. b. .rr... .I.H f .H.h HlH H|nH.U %
Mr.. Montgomery having concluded
his speech, he was followed by Mr.
BroOsshiTc, OF Indiana.
Mr.. Brooksc .e said that Mr.. BIaine'>
so-caUed rec iprOcity scheme aud the tax
up0n raw woods were .be two most emi-
rent fallacieS. lie made a summary of
the agricultural exports OF this country
for the purpose NJ suggesting 90 our
farmers To what countries these exports
were destined. IL was not the agricul-
t1ral pr0juctS thar the people OF south
America wanted. lu the main they
wanted manufactured goods. Eacip-
roritv seemed 20 be the sign Oi the Re-
pubican party. In his Judgment, the
whole scheme Of reciprocity was snare
and delusion. and fell far short OF de-
NelOUlUA NNINreltA1 ttts+A 'A--~ avs
plus of agriculture.
Mr.. Ray, of New York, said that the
Democratic party, on the tariff question,
was the great American pOltcSi and
byDocrit.cSl crab-with ten legs, reach
ing i'm all directions. Laughter.
IL was SO weak In the joints that IL
had not single pair or which 10 could
stand alone. II anything were wanting
10 show that the Democratic party rs
marty was for free trade, the favorable
report of this bill had supplied he proof.
The cry OF the party was that it wanted
free raw materials. And wool was claSSed
bv the Democratic friends as raw ma
terial They absolutely ignored the
fact that eight-JenthS OF the
valne Of a pound of wool represented
human labor and skill, and that when
they imported wool free OK duty Amer
lean farmers end labOrerS were thrown
opt of employment. and foreign farmers
and laborers were paid the money ours
onrbt 10 receive. The Democratic
marty in this House did not know what
10 do with its immense majority, Sc
cured by false pretel seS and Stupend-
ous lying. 1t was the most unmanage-