The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-16
QUAY on THE TARIFF

Speech of the Pennsylvauinn in the Senate
Ing for workInsmcu Fails.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 15.-Sena.
tor Quay was very much in evidence
yesterday, and it was not confined to
his speech on the tariff bill. During
the morning hour he brought to the
front his resolution providing that rep
resentatives OF the Workinemen's Tariff
League OF America, with headquarters
at Philadelphia, should be allowed to
appear before the senate in committee
OF the whole, Saturday, April 81, to
present their objections to the passage
OF the Wilson bill.
He read from q circular q programme
OF the proposed Welt OF members Of the
league, which recited that 10000 OF the
members would hold q mass meeting in
Salvation Army hall, Friday, April 20,
that Saturday they would march in
Pennsylvania venue TO the capitol, and
n committee, ii permitted, would orally
present the protest OF the league.
Senator Harris moved to refer to the
whole matter to the committee on
finance.
To this Quay strongly objected, and
Harris thereupon moved to lay the
resolution on the table. This was adj
opted by 80 ayes to Q noes, Hawley,
Hoar, McNIillin. Morrill,, Proctor, Sher.
man, Henderson and Lodge, Republi-
cans, voting with the Democrats to table
the resolution. Senator Cameron i'm
mediately t~elegraphed the result to the
officers OF the league at Philadelphia
aud Germantown, and advised them to
abandon the demonstration.
At l o'clock Senator Quay, with law
books piled high on his desk as 4 rest
ing place Tor his manuscript, began his
speech. Senator Quay said in part:
The senate OF the United States is
confronted with q disappointment. 1t
is grieved by the failure OF one OF its
most dignitied, important and respon-
sible committees TO rise 10 the opportu-
nifty intrusted to the distinguished
ability Of its members when the pend
ing tariff bill was referred to their
judicial scrutiny and expert revision.
The inevitable result is the paralysis
Of businass. the haltingof trade. tho sus-
pension OF purchases, the stoppage Of
production. the deprivation OF thous.
ands of their usual means OF livelihood
and an incredible shripkage OF value.
There has never been a tariff law en-.
acted that wa not preceded by moro or
less confusion in tho delicate and COM
plicated machinery OF domestic produc.
ton, internal trade and foreign ex-
change.
II this DO true when tho tariff is re-
vised by friends OF American industry,
when the customs schedules are ad.
justed in accordance with an established
principle, and in harmony with q we'll.
defined system OF collecting revenue, so
as to protect American enterprise and
labor from foreign pauper competition,
how much more enormous do the evil
results become when tho tariff ia to be
disturbed, not in the interest OF domes.
tic bu. OF foreign industry, not with the
welfare OF tho whole common country
in view but ior tho benefit OF 4 section,
not with the purpose OF providing reye.
nue. in accordance with an intelligent
plan perfected by yeara OF experience
and familiar in It's general principles to
all the people, but in afashion which at
y stage OF tho proposed legislation
offers an increased deficiency to an al.
ready depleted treasury. and at another
stage involves q surplus derived in part
from q breakfast table, and in greater
part from the Offensive inquisition into
the private fortunes OF individuals and
an iniquitablc Encouragement to tina,
thrift which lies at tho basis Of both
national character and national wealth /
Senator Quay then compared the Nc,
Kinley bill with the present measure,
and the effect OF each on industry and
labor, reviewed the history OF pas,
tariff legislation, and quoted extensive,
" from q letter written by Abram S.
Hewitt in 1919. showing the evil effects
OF the tariff OF 1876. lie said:
No stronger testimony 10 show the
true effects OF the tariff OF 1916 upon the
country's Industries can be produced
than that which | hare Just quoted. !.