The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-12

ton that it deprived labor of protection.
BY statistics he went on to show that the
Dill gave more protection than the entire
labor cost in producing wooden goods in
the United States.
When Montgomery concluded his speech
he was followed by Brookshire of Indiana.
Kay of New York said the Democratic
party on the tariff question was the great
American political and hypocritical crab,
with ten legs, reaching in all directions.
Laughter. 1t was so weak in the joints
that 1t had not single pair on which it
could stand alone. If anything was want
ing to show that the Democratic party as
a party, was for free trade, the
favorable report on this bill had
supplied proof. The party cry was that
1t wanted free raw material, and they
classed wool as raw material They abso-
Iutely ignored the fact that eight-tenths of
the value of pound of wool represented
human labor and skill. The Democratic
party in the House did not know what to
do with its majority. secured by false pre-
lenses and stupendous lying. 1t was the
most unmanageable party that had ever
assembled in the capital of any nation
since the French revolution. Political
death stared more than half the Demo-
cratic members in the face. The political
kindergarten from Massachusetts, promised
sound finances and an honest dollar; the
sockless statesman from Kansas promised
car loads of cheap money to every constitu-
ent free of cost.
In the course of Rays speech, while he
was citing figures relative to the price of
wool under the policies of protection and
ha +,l
by questions of Pendleton of West Vir-
ginia, Simpson and others. Finally Ray
stated that he was not teacher in Dem
ocratic kindergarten, and would not be
further interrupted by gentlemen who
could find all the information they wanted
in the proper books, further intimating
that the questionerS were sadly In need of
information.
Meredith of Virginia replied that al
though they might need information re-
garding the tariff. they did know the
courtesy they ought to obtain from gen.
tleman. Sensation.
Ray thought he could show as much
courtesy to members as the gentleman
from West Virginia showed him in max
ing remark of that kind, when he (Ray)
had SAID nothing to the gentleman.
''The gentleman desires you to under
stand that he stands by his remarks here
or elsewhere. " replied Meredith.
Il am perfactly willing that he should
stand by his remarks" said Ray. 81 am
willing that he should inquire for infor-
nation, but when he asks me arithmetical
questions which he can find written in the
pages of this book exhibiting treasury
statement | know it is not done by him
or any other gentleman in good faith
IF the gentleman states that ask ques-
tions not in good faith the gentleman
states what is not true" said Meredith.
"The gentleman will not make me angry
by intimating that lie." said Ray, laugh
ingly. ~ have held too many combats
with the Democratic party and the indi-
vidual members thereof to be frightened
l was not brought up in the woods to be
scared by an owl" [Great laughter
That's an old chestnut" was Mere
dith's only response.
Coombs of New York followed for free
wool. The committee arose and the
House took a recess until o'clock this
evening.
The usual farce was enacted tonight at
the session of the House. The point of no
quorum was made, a call of the House,
a tedious wait, repetitions of this order,
then adjournment.