The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-09
REPLY TO WILSON,
Burrows off Michigan Takes
the Floor Today
The Mckinley Bill Never Closed
Mill,
SHIFT UP A MIN E,
Or Blew Out a Furnace Says Mr.
Burrows.
The Wilson Bill lis Treated IN
Detail.

WAsHrEGTON. Jan. 9.-The attendance
On the door and in the galleries was not
largo when the house met at III o'clock
this morning. After the reading Of the
Journal. Sir Compton, Of Maryland,
from the committee on appropriations,
asked unanimous consent for the con-
sideration Of appropriation of $4,000 for
the construction Of country roads and sub
urban streets in the District of Columbia
Mr.. kilgore objected.
AT Has O'Clock. the house resolved
itself into d committee of the Whole Tor
the considerable Of the tariff bill and
1Ir Wilson resumed his speech of yes
terday.
At the close Of 1Ir Wilson's speech,
Representative Burrows of Michigan,
arose and addressed the house Ia answer
TO Mr. Wilson, making the opening
speech ina behalf Of the Republican
lIr Burrows, Representative, spoke az
foltowa-
.s3Ir Chairman-T measure now un-
der consideration las for its avowed
object , radical modification Of the tariff
act Of 1890 1T Involves not only change
of scales. but complete reversal Of an
..The acI VI 1890 was enacted not only
with a view Of securing revenue for the
support of the government, but for tine
further purpose Of giving encourage
ment t8 THE creation of new enterprises
and protection to American industries
and American workmen against unequal
end in furious foreign competition.
~In its practical workings, it accom-
plishes Both these results. but the ascen-
dancy of q political party pledged g the
destruction of our protective policy has
NOT only crippled and suspended the
operation of oir domestic manufactures,
bat the importer Of foreign fabrics natur-
ally curraIls his imp0rtatioms in the hope
of securing heir admission into our mar
kefs upon the favorable conditions.
s.Ihe Mckinley tariff never closed
mill n the country. shut up q mine,
stopped Il wheel, blew out furnace fire,
OF drove d single Workman into the
streets. This general paralysis Of bust
ness throughout the country comes solely
through the aacendancy 0i a political
party pledged To Die repeal Of the act Of
1880 and the substitution therefor of a
tariff divested of all protective features.
II. Burrows then took up the tariff
plank of the last Democratic national
platform. and compared il with the South
Narghna ordinance of nullihcation.
81 cOundenll ly assert that II the elec
tian of 1892 had resulted In the re-
tention Of the Republican, party in
power, accom- panied as il would have
been with the assurance Of the con
tinuance Of the American policy Of pro-
as veu as general perity Of the
country would have been entirely re-
Ver-ed
"49u lrhe Democrats said the act OF
1890 would develop no new Industries. II
created them by the hundreds. You said
it would bring no resultant benefits To
our wur4 men- lt secured for them en-
iargei empluynieni and Increased wages
-Aau said would enhance the cost Of
fhe protected articles it cheapened It I'd
the consumer
"I8u SAID ID would diminish our for
eigu trades 1t augmented ii ia 1892 tc
$I,e57, ,6so,6to-an Increase over the pre-
vious year of SlSe, ,2s8. .6O4
ou said il would shut our products
from foreign markets. our export trade
increased $145-799,3ss swelling its vol
ume to &1.84G ms. las. the largest ever
known ID the history Of the country, and
exceeding the value of our imports
by $a02 .575.656.
4Ihe first proposition arresting aften-
tIon Iu this bill is the proposed transfer
81 one hundred and thirtv-one articles
from the dutiable to the free list IL will
not escape notice in this connection that
upon examination Of the list of articles
thus transferred from the dutiable to the
free LIST. interests of the farmer seem TIC
have been selected for special assauli
ana destruction, as nearly one half Of the
items embraced in this proposed trans
fer are THE products of domestic husband
ry. HE Dll ia a free donation t0 for
eigners 1t time, too, when the treasury
of the nlted States its iu pressing need
of increased resources
Alr. Burrows next turned his attention
TO individual items of the bill AS IL free
lron ore and free wool. he said.
~Ahls viii Inevitably result It's one oi
two things: The destruction of our flock.
and the closing of our mines. on the low
erlng OF over production 10 the level OF
cur foreign competitors. Already the
suggestion Of free trade in iron ore has
closed our ulInes forced our miners out
of emplovment and driven a people who
were never before dependent upon pub
IiC charity tu hergary and want We III
the minority intend to resist to the las
this wanton destruction of American in
teresfs."
HE continued SIT viii be seen there
fore. the ground M which the democrats
stood la 1882 and from which thev were
driven by tie stern patriotism 81 cen
jackson. IS ~ last reoccupied in 1892
sixtv years later. in force by the whole
democratic 3arts-
"lt is not surprising therefore to fine
the democratic party in 1892. with its two
wings reunited, the south in the lead
moving under the confederate banner o.
free trade tu the complete overthrow O.
sur pG lfective system.
AZ may be safely asserted that botl