St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-13
NAvAI DISSOLUTION.

might Just as well he held up by one
man, he remarked sarcastically.
This closed the incident, and the tariff
debate was resumed. Mr.. Brossius, of
PENNSYLVANIA, completed his speech
against the bill begun yesterday.
Mr.. Pendleton Dem, W. Na.) fol-
lowed Mr.. Black (Dem., Ga.), who spoke
after Mr.. Everett Coming from the
territory protesting against placing coal
upon the free list. Mr.. PendleJon's
speech was especially significant. He
denounced those of his party who now
shirked the responsibility Of reforming
the tariff, and who wanted to hold back
in the traces.
Mr.. Payne of New York, one of the
Republican members OF the ways and
means committee, then spoke on the
bill. ...--
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, the leader
of the PopulIsts, took the floor and
loosed a broadside against protection
and trusts.
Mr.. Simpson said that while he in
tended to vote for the Wilson bill, there
were many provisions in it which he
did not approve of.
lie was not one of those who ever be-
Heved that the Democratic party
brought to the test would carry out its
pledges, for he knew while there were
honest Democrats, the action of the
DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
like that of the Republicans, was con-
trOlled bV the money power.
The Peoples party" said he, islands
on a platform pledged, as he interpret
ed it, to the principle of free trade.
What 1 say here today in the discussion
of this bill shall be from the standpoint
OF a free trader"
lie believed that the cause of evil
times can be easily discovered il gen.
tlemen would divest themselves of
party prejudice. 1t had not come sud-
denly, but had been the result of causes
which began far in the past, and would
have come long ago had it not been for
the wonderful resources of the country
and the wisdom and industry of the
people. The intOlerable burden put
upon the agricultural classes through
the indirect system of taxation had
been one of the potent causes which
had produced the present condition of
affairs. The farmers of the country in
1850 owned Gu per cent of the wealth;
So per cent in 1860; 40 per cent in 1880,
and so per cent in 1890.
1t was at this juncture that Mr.. Simp-
son created great applause and amuse-
ment by treating the house to an object
lesson of his diIapldated overcoat.
He proposed to show the house ex-
actly what the poor people of the coun-
try did wear.
Reaching down under his desk, he
seized
\ TATTERED OLD ovERCoAT.
fringed at the edge and bespangled
with great patches. He held it OF high
while the house and the gaIldries
cheered.
~ bought thai Of farmer" said he,
"who told me ne had left home at II
o'clock at night and driven twenty-five
miles to sell his product in your boasted
home market. There, as MIR. Cleveland
said, is an object lesson" Laughter !
"There is a sample of what men wear
under the benefcent system of protec-
ton" he continued. "lt is made of
shoddy and rags; see?"
Here he ripped it up the back. yet"
he added, 81 can find its duplicate on
the backs of million men in this coun-
try"
"Where did he buy it?" asked Mr..
Cannon rep, Ill.).
"He bought it a year ago in this city
for IS, and bought HIM another shoddy
coat to take its place for S1O.5O. Laugh
ter.
as it American or imported?" asked
Mr.. Cannon.
al don't know" replied Mr.. Simpson.
"I don't care, but it is the product of
American protection. No one can deny
that"
Mr.. Simpson concluded with an ap-
peal TO the people to ring out the old
and ring in the new order of things
Many members rendered him their per-
soma! congratulations when he sat
down. MIR. Daniels rep. N. Y.1argued
against the bill, MIR. Mcdowell Rep.
Pa.) followed. and Mr.. Meiklejohn
Rep. Neb.l closed the debate for the
afternoon session in opposition to the
bill.
At the evening session of the house
Dir. Waugh (Rep., 1nd.) and Mr.. Her.