Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-02
What is This, Senator Hill?

Admirable in many respects, mas
terly in its presentation of some of the
vital principles of Democracy. Senator
Hills Brooklyn speech is unsound and
un-Democratic at the most important
point of all.
The Senator describes with his ac-
customed clearness the main features
of the tariff bill which the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means, according
to his information, intends to submit
at the regular session, and which, ac-
cording to his belief, ought to be en-
acted as a Democratic measure. In
order that there may be no misunder-
standing, we reproduce here this part
of the Senator's speech:
s.While disclaiming all authority to
speak for that committee as to the de-
tails of their proposed measure, we
may, nevertheless, safely anticipate
some of its general features. First of
all, it will be revenue bill, and not a
scheme for the promotion of private
interest at the public expense. Its
purpose will be the raising of the need
ed funds for governmental purposes
strictly in the mode and ways least
lurdensome to the masses. Raw ma
terialS needed in our manufactures
will be placed upon the free list, for
conclusive reason fully explained in
the debates of last year, and which
every manufacturer and workingman
entirely understand, .and which they
cordially approve. This relief will
give an impetus TO certain of our man
ufacturing industries and afford work
to tens of thousands of our idle labor
ers. The necessaries of life will be
substantially free. In fixing the nee
essary tariff upon manufactured arti-
cles, due consideration will be given to
the difference in wages between this
and other countries. andditferences
will be equalized in the rates i'm
posed here in the general interest of
the labor of our country. There
will be no unjust discrimination any,
where tolerated among its provi-
sions. Bounties and subsidies will find
little favor in it's composition. The
free list will be enlarged, and the COM
plicated schedules will be greatly SIM
plified. Every sort of fayoritism here
tofore permitted will be conspicuous by
it's omission, and in that respect it will
stand out in bold contrast with the Nc
Kinley bill"
Language such as this from states
man whose proud platform is, 81 am
a Democrat" may well cause the read
er to rub his eyes and wonder if he is
dreaming.
The tariff bill described and advocat-
ed by Mr.. Hill would be protectionist
measure in all of it's essential features.
1t would be confessedly protectionist
measure in its provision for the ex-
emption from duty of .'raw material
needed in our manufa ;tures," in order
to "give an impetus to certain of our
manufacturing industries and afford
work to tens of thousands of our idle
laborers," 1t would be protectionist
measure In its establishment of any
free list whatever, inasmuch as the ex-
from duty of imports not en-
tering into competition with American
industries simply means additional and
protective duties on other articles of
import which do not enter into compe-
tition with our own products. 1t would
be protectionist measure in that Gin
fixing the necessary tariff upon manu-
articles" it would give "due |
to the difference il |
wages between this and other coun-
tries" and ..equalize such difference
in the rates imposed here, in the gen.
sral interest of the labor of our coun-
try" In every one of the particulars
specified by Senator Hill the principle
Of protection to American manufact-