Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-14

I
liant outburst OF oratory. Bourko
Cochran OF New York, Judge Turner
OF Georgia, Con. Grosvouor OF Ohio and
Mr., Bryan OF Nebraska made brilliant
speeches
The rice industry" said Mr.. Tur-
ner, 'Is exotic In this country. Ithas
always been unable to flourish In spite
OF the immense sums expended To pro-
mote its cultivation. Yet duty had
been left upon rice. and it had been
done for the benefit OF the African
laborer OF the South, for these poor
! Africans who arc as ignorant
now as they were when their ancestors
were sold by tho people OF New Eng
land To tho people OF tho South.
! Laughter. l believe In free trade,
but at the same time the measure which
| puts before the House deals with exist
ing institutions. and /, being In slight
way responsible for its preparation,
prefer To throw tho mantle Of liberty
over tho subject Applause.
"The gentleman from Maine (DlnElev)
has referred by analogy TO the McKin-
ley bill as grand larceny and this bill
! is petty larceny. II had my way, |
would eliminate from this bill even the
last vestige Of petty larceny"
Mr.. Grosvenor crop, Ohio,) then
spoke. During the course OF his speech
Mr.. Grosvenor furnished an object les
son In reply to Mr.. simpsons oratlon
| OF yesterday In illustration of what
| protection had done for the country. lle
| called attention to the suit OF clothes he
wore, which he said he bad purchased
yesterday afternoon for so. So 1t was
guaranteed he said, TO be all wool. Ho
exhibited In contrast n suit he had
purchased in England for which no
paid Sl6.50, in which material and
workmanship was inferior 20 the Amer
lean suit. The exhibitions caused great
amusement.
When Mr.. Cochran. the great Tan
many orator, took the floor, "A deep hush
fell upon the House and the galleries
It was expected that he would voice his
| opposition to the individual income tax.
| but he did not so much as allude to IL.
His speech was simply n discussion OF
the two theories In antagonism and his
telling points we're applauded until the
hall OF Representatives. rang.
when this bill was In course OF
preparation" he began, "the Demo
cratic members OF tho Ways and Means
Committee had practically decided
| among themselves that in order To ex-
! pedite the consideration OF tho mea-
sure they would abstain from discus
sion, but since the date OF the final dis
position was fixed, we have felt
relieved from that restraint.
The objection that the bnl
would not afford sufficient revenue is
one born OF absolute ignorance OF the
| laws OF revenue reductions.
"A low tariff will not only Increase
the revenues OF the government" said
he, "but IL will increase the Opportu-
| mites Of American labor. For every
dollar that goes into the treasury, hun
dreds OF dollars are collect
ed by the proceeds OF
consumption and trade throughou
the country, 40 that the amount con-
tributed for the support OF the govern
ment Is but feature, mite OF this
! system OF taxation the real extent OF
which no man can tell. For the mind
OF man can scarcely grasp 10. The
gentleman from Michigan, Mr.. Bur
rows, has told me that the march Of
free traders must be arrested IN We
would escape the devastation Of our In
dustries and the degradation OF the
masses. Is the Mckinley bill protec-
tiOn in all perfectlOn2 We have been
told by the Republicans that the tariff
was something sacred; that IL could not
be discussed; that II was sacriligeous TO
touch 10. Tho tsriff law Of 1890 is
the final crowning work Of the protec-
tionists; but is there TO be stlll another
advance In protection, raising higher
wall around the country and binding
and circumscriblng the Industry OF the
people.
81 believe that you arc honest In your
opinion and know that my asssoci ates
on this side oi the cham Der are honest
In theirs
The objections 10 this measure on
the ther side are tWo-fold. One is
that 10 will increase business. another
is that ~ will decrease business Naugh-
ter. and strange a. II may seem / have
heard both propositions advanced .by
the same gentleman renewed lauyh-
ter.
"The gentleman from Maine (Mr
Diugley) took the ground that under
this bill II We are 90 raise sufficient rev.
nue. We would be compelled % Increase
our imports % $3.50, 600, 900 which would
spread joy among the foreigners ADD
cOnsternation among consumers OF our
own country"
81 said" interrupted Mr.. Dingiey,
"that IN IL increased the imports % tho
extent Of $3.50, 100000 OF goods which
we ought 20 produce for ourselves, 10
would decrease the production Of goods
which should be produced here just
to that extent
"I take that statement, even in IT'S mar
row sense" replied Mr. Cochran. "for
anything which comes from the gentle
d.. u.
cisiou. Laughter
ole tells MS in the very next para
graph OF his speech that alls trade
between nations 10 but an exchange Of
commodities. N that be go. must not
this $3.50, 100000 Of goods imported be
paid for with $3.50. 600 900 Of products
which are exportcd2' Applause.
II said" interrupted Mr.. Dingley.
chat we paid for these importatlons
by sending gold abroad, By depicting