The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-01
PROTECTION 5 CHAMPION.
Continued from Page H.

debate, when the gentleman from Kansas
(Mr. Simpson) gets little money ahead
he does not put il into stocks in these I'M
mensely profitable manufactures, he has
too much sense. He adds to his farm,
and has told us so. Example is richer
than precept.
II the hope of agriculturists is in Eng
lish free trade they had better ponder
on the fact that while the wages
of artisans have increased in Eng
land s2.43 per week since 1850
the wages of agricultural laborers have
only increased " cents, and while the
Lancashire operatives in the fac
tories live as well as anybody
except Americans the agricultural
laborers are hardly better of than the
continental peasant. Engiand's example
will not do for agriculture.
Here let me meet one other question,
and let me meet it fairly. We are charged
with having claimed that the tariff
alone will raise wages. We have never
made such claim in any such form.
Free traders have set up that claim. for us
in order 10 triumphantly knock over.
What we do say is that where two nations
have equal stifi and equal appliances and
a market nearly equally SO, and one OF
them can hire labor at one-half less,
nothing but tariff can maintain the
higher wages and that we can prove.
England Fears Us Alone.
We are the only rival that England
fears, for we alone have in our borders the
population and the wages, the raw ma
terial, and within ourselves the great
market which insures to us the improved
- n,.. onf
to increase our wages jnsures
us also continuous progress.
II YOU wish us to follow the example of
England, i say yes, with all my heart, but
her real example and nothing less. Let us
keep protection as she did, until no rival
dares to invade our territory, and then
we may take our chances for future
which by that time will not be unknown.
Nobody knows as well as do, how
much | have failed to present even of my
own comprehension of the great argument
which should control this vote.
have said not a word of the great fall
of prices which has always come from
the competition of the whole world rem
dered possible by protection and substi-
tuted for the comportion OF single
island. i have said not word of the great
ulhtithtC DtiNttn iift
ers who find their own workmen their best
customers in their own land, and who are,
therefore moved by their own best in
terests to give their workmen fair wages,
and those who sell abroad and are
at home, and Who work k-un-
restrictedly that pernicious doctrine,
as wages fall profits rise. These and much
l,o n -. l.. IA
to all speaking. We know. my friends,
that before this tribunal we all of us plead
in vain. Why we fail, let those who read
the touching words of Abraham Lincon's
first inaugural, remember, that he pleaded
in vain with these men and their prede-
cessors. Where he failed, we cannot ex-
pect to succeed. But though we fail
here today, like our great leader of other
days i'm the larger field before the mightier
tribunal, which will finally and forever
decide this question, we shall be more than
conquerors; for this great nation, shaking
off as it has once before, the influence OF
lower civilization will go on to fulfil
its high destiny until over the South,
as well as over the North shall be spread
the full measure OF that amazing prosper
ity which il the wonder of the world.
During Mr.. Reeds speech he was fire.
quently interrupted with applause. and at
times the Democrats joined in the general
laughter at the witticisms..
As his hand fell and the speech closed,
there was burst OF applause which
swelled into tumultous demonstration.
Mr.. Reed bowed his nowledgment and
without resuming his seat or
waiting for the many hands extended
to congratulate him, made his
way back to the Republican cloak ROOM
Half way up the aisle he was met by
page bearing huge basket of American
Beauty and La France roses. Mr.. Reed
bowed again and again, and the roses
were placed on his desk.
Speaker Crisp's Reply.
While this demonstration was going on,
Speaker Crisp relinquished the chair TO
Representative Hatch Dem. MOI, and
assumed the old seat which he occupied in
the days before he was elevated to the
Speakership. When he arose in his place,
he received an ovation.
Until he warmed up he spoke with the
hesitation of man weighing every word,
and with perceptible tremor OF the lip.
AS he became aroused, however, he dis
played more freedom and case until the
words came ina perfect torrent.
AS Mr.. Crisp proceeded he received gen.
erous applause by his Democratic assoc
ciates on the floor, but his points were
of an argumentative character
which appealed 10 the students OF
the question rather than TO the galleries.
He read from the minority report and
criticised that feature which declared that
the foreigner paid the tax.