The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-10

them enlarged employment and increa sed
wages. You said 1t would enhance the cost
OF the protected article-It cheapened II TO
the consumer. You said it would diminish
our foreign trade; IL augmented IL in 1892 to
N,o9t,ooVotU an increase over the previous
year OF Sl2S. 2S360i. You said IL would shut
out our products from foreign markets our
export trade Increased Sli5.997. SSs swelling
its volume TO Slo30.27s. las. the largest ever
known In the history of the country and ex-
Sssains the value OF our imports by S202,-
o's,6S6. lou said II would paralyze our do
mestic trade: II was never more vigorous
than IL the years Immediately following its
S Silacsrleni, and 50 every prophecy Of Ill
creased industrial activity every hand
and enhanced Individual and national
ned in asserting that the act of
1eSo, could its permanency have been as
sursu, would have accomplished the double
and protection. The Mckinley tariff never
ciostu a mill In the United States. shut up
mine. stopped a wheel. blew out fur
mace. or drove a single workman into the
ssssIoSls. Inis general paralysis of business
, ,hbaNisnout the country comes solely from
lne aScendency of the political party pledged
20 tne repeal of the act Of 1890, and the sub
sutuuon therefor Of a tariff Invested of all
protective features With such a party in
a ,a control Of the government, is ii any
nonaer mat domestic manufacturers sus-
1917 business until advised of the conditions
unaer winch they must market their output.
ms depression came, therefore. not as the
result or existing tariff rates, but from
apprehension lit seems now to have been
Wei [ounded), that these rates were TO be so
hlollned as to overthrow and destroy our
gr orsse policy, exposing our domestic
.1le1iiuIacturerS 10 rtiinOuS foreign cOmpeti-
ton and fnaugurate In this country an era
OF Iree trade with all its attendant evils.
rlo s easily you might demonstrate the be
nehcent effects OF restored confidence. You
nave Out 10 abandon the policy on which
YOU nave entered, recommit this bill and
permit existing tariff regulations TO remain
quickly revive"
Mr.; Burrows then took up the tariff plank
VI the last Democratic national platform
ana compared il with the South Carolina
oruinance OF notification He continued:
II VIII be seen, therefore, that the ground
on which the Democratic nullfers stood
IN lsS2. and from which they were driven
Dy the stein patriotism OF Jackson, Is at
idst reoccupisd in 1892, sixty years later. In
force by the whole Democratic party. And
IL Is not difficult now to understand the
alacr1ty with which the Northern Democ-
Eacy obeys the command to take position I'm
support OF the unconstitutionality of pro-
tectlye tariff and the confidence with which
y seems to be inspired, reinforced IL is
oy tne Southern wing of the Democratic
party tnow unhappily dominating the repub-
ilc). II Is not surprising. therefore to find
wings reunited, the South in the lead, NOV
ing under the confederate banner of free
trade to the complete overthrow OF our
81 that both parties believe in raising Soms
portion Of the needed revenue for the sup
on foreign products coming into our mar
: kstss and the only points at issue are:
these sute sb slas S Of 1fv agtiees on which
''Second-The rate of duty they shall
bear
IN SUPPORT OF TARIFF
Mr.. Burrows then argued at length on
the unconstintionality of a protective tar
iff. citing Webster, Adams, jefferson and
others in support thereof.
Tariff REFORM" he continued, lis finally
interpreted TO mean free raw materials
and rsductton OF duties ON competing for
the protective point regardless Of the con-
American labor This is tariff reform Be
TORE processing 10 q SPECIFIC explanation,
I desire TO say that this measure. as a
whole, stands without a parallel in the his
tory OF proposed tariff legislation in this
country IL was framed with the evident
Intention OF carrying out that portion of
the Democratic platform and policy which
declared for tariff for revenue only and
Is the boldest step yet taken by any party
In the United States in the direction of free
trade, a step which, IL 1t shall find popular
following in this country. will certainly lead
60 individual disaster and national bank
ruptcy. And. IN this connection / desire to
say that whatever may have been the pur-
that in so far as IL conforms to the Demo-
cratic platform OF 1892 it will, IL enacted
iRs 50 far as i fails to redeem
or ought an of II tn tn
promptly avow IL. Abandon the policy OH
which you have entered. and permit the
country to resume its industrial prosper
ity. II, on the other hand. you still adhere
TO the principles OF the Chicago platform
measure you have openly betrayed the con-
fdence or the people who intrusted you
with power.
In this bill is the proposed transfer of 131
articles from the dutabis TO the free list.
that on examination OF the list of articles
thus transferred from the dutiable to the
free list the interests OF the farmer seem to
have been selected for special assault and
destruction. as nearly one-half of the items
embraced in this proposed transfer are the
fruits OF domestic husbandry. The bill is
when the treasury of the United States Is
In pressing need of increased resources.
reciprocity by which come concessions
might be secured for surplus products
In the markets OF the nations thus favored
with free entrance into our own. II is a
bold free trade gfft-the price paid for a
Democratic theory. Such a proposition
would at any time arrest public attention,
but to be made in the presence of a de-
pleted treasury, and with it's Secretary ask
Ing to be clothed with power To issue bonds
current expenses Of the government, is a
proposition so startling to challenge the
credulity OF mankind
'aThere. is only one explanation possible
and that is found in the exclamation of an
English statesman: 1T is free trade gone
mad The present free list ought to be
sufficient TO satisfy the demands of the
most advanced free trader. The act OF 1890
enlarged 1t to the very limit of safety TO
American industries and American labor.
When you have completed this proposed
transfer to the free list. IL is the beginning
OF the end OF the protective system in the
United States, and l spprehend il is the
knowledge OF this fact which inspires the
free trader of to-day with unflaeging zeal
In the advocacy Of free raw material"
AS TO FREE IRON AND WOOL
Mr.. Burrows next turned his attention to
individual items OF the bill. AS to free iron
ore ard free wool. he said:
This will inevitably result In one of two
thingS-the destruction of our focks and
the closing Of our mines, the lowering OF
competitors. Already the suggestion of
free trade in iron ore has closed our mines,
forced our miners out OF employment, and
driven a people who were never before de-
pendent upon public charity TO beggary and
want. The good people Of my State, I'm
every town and hamlet, are already con-
tributing TO their necessities. We, of the
minority, intend TO resist to the last this
Wanton destruction of American interests.
We believe in the development OF all our
Industrial forces to the fullest possible ex-
tent and TO that end would extend the
same measures of protection 10 the pro-
ducers or raw material as TO the workers
in the more advanced product We would
not only be independent OF foreigners for
our manufactured goods, but for the raw
material out OF which they are fabricked
i can conceive of policy more detri-
mental TO American manufacturers and
American laborerS than the abandonment Of
protection OF production SO far as possible