Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-01-26

borer and consumer Admitting that, un-
der the perfection that industry had al
tanned, the duties might be somewhat re-
duced, he asserted that there was not
| single Atlantic or gulf port at which
| American manufacturers could compete
with foreign manufacturers under the re-
ductions proposed in the Wilson bill. Re-
ferring to present prices, he said that IL
| should be remembered that we were now IN
| a time of great business depression, and that
| legislation should not be based upon prizes
arising from it.
Mr.. Dalzen then turned his attention TO
Mr.. Johnston. Quoting his statement that
he made one e-thirteenth OF the steel rails
produced here, he showed that he did not
make railroad rails at all, but street rail-
ways rails, and, as there were but two
other mills making them, Mr.. Johnston
had practical monopoly. In ADDITION
the president of the company had 1O2 pat
ents, not only on machinery, but on the
rails themselves, SO that no other mill
could make them. without incurring SUIT
| for damages, while tie law prevents the
| importation OF products, the same as are
manufactured here under parents.
"And from behind this barrier OF lO2
patents" said Mr.. Dslzell, "a better pro-
lection than any tariff, he assumes the role
of public benefactor, and asks that the
protection be taken from his competitors
who have no patents.
On Friday Congressman Dalzell proceed
ed to sweep johnson OFF the
| floor of the House. After
| reciting the charges he had made against
Mr.. Johnston the day before, Mr.. Dalzen
denied that his opponent paid higher wages
than did the Cambria Iron Company, and
ouoted from letter from Frank Peterson,
| of Lakeside Lodge No. 8, Amalgated Asso-
citation of Iron and Steel workers, that the
johnson mill at Johnstown had not only
| imported an English engine, but English
workmen to run it, and that President
Moxham was not only an unnaturaiized
Englishman, but had recently declared Tor
the Wilson bill and asserted that 1t would
increase wages abroad and proportionately
| decrease them here.
Mr.. Dalzell said that even if there were
American steel rail trusts, which he did
not admit, it was no reason for striking
down an American. industry. He quoted
from an English parliamentary report
showing the existence of a trust by
English and Belgian steel rail manufactur-
ers to seize the American market by selling
rails at less than cost and recoup them
| selves by controlling the home market, and
and asked would free trade prevent this
"But." said Mr.. Dalzell, when all else
| fails, there is always one arrow left in the
| culver of the free trade demagogue abuse
| of Carnegie. There is some resemblance be-
| tween the gentleman from Ohio and MIR.
| Carnegie They are both 'Robber Barons.'
Both are in the same business, and both
have grown rich. But there the resem-
blance ceases Carnegie will give If nee
essary $3.50 900 OF his wealth to furnish
| employment for idle men in Pittsburg but
the philanthropic Robber Baron of Johns
town seizes the bitter blasts of winter TO
drive dicker with his workingmen to take
two thirds of their pay in script To wax
| fat on watering street railway stocks and
| be clad in purple and fine linen out OF man
ufacturing profits gained from patents pro-
duced by the brains of others, and to swell
bank accounts by grinding the faces OF the
poor NAV suit some, but shall let no man
masquerade as a philanthropist, openly
boasting of his superior virtue, and hood
wink the representatives Of the American
people into striking down the protection
TO other manufacturers unprotected by
patents, without raising my protest against
such shameless and unblushing effrontery"
| Mr.. Dalzell was continuously applauded
| by the Republican side, while the Demo
Gratis listened to this mereiless castigation
| of their free trade champion and looked 10
| Mr.. johnson to make fiery reply. But
their expectations were disappointed. All
Mr.. Johnson's breeziness had disappeared
when he took the floor, and it was not un-
| til near the close of his remarks that he
| seemed to recover his composure in some
degree.
Prof Wilson had more bad
| luck, Monday.
| When the Louisiana, Florida and other
Southern representatives Of the sugar in
terests inveighed against the bounty on
sugar, they not only knocked out the
| bounty but amended their motion for
graduated revenue tax by striking out
the duty of cent pound on refined sugar
and then defeated the attempt of Mr..
| Breckinridge, Democrat. of Kentucky, to
place cent a pound tax on all sugars. The
adoption of the Warner amendment, should
| the Louisiana graduated tax plan be pass
ed, puts raw sugars on the dutiable list
and refined on the free list. This put the
| III ouse in the worst muddle of the session,
aud poor Mr.. Wilson was forced to ask TOR
an adjournment.
The knocking ont of the bounty was
! hard blow for Prof. Wilson, and when the
Republicans began to pass between the
tellers in support Of the motion he regard
ed them with Thou, too, Brutus" look
that was almost pitiful.
Boatne., Democrat, of Louisiana, when
he saw not only the revenue tax, but even
the bounty going away from his people,
rushed over to a Republican leader and
said:
"My Godl Don't trife this way with
great interests
What is your own party doing" was
the reply, "but trifling with every great
interest. in this country"
President Cleveland nominated w. Ii.
Peckham, of the New York Bar, to be a
Supreme Court Justice, and Senator Hill is
again on the war path.
During his speech in the House, Tuesday
evening. sibley (Dem.) made the dramatic
declaration:
"My right hand shall wither and my
| tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth be-
| fore vote to destroy Ihe industries OF my
district" and the tumulr of applause which
greeted it was joined in by both Democrats
and Republicans IL followed his state
ment that he had beard Democrat from
| Alabama say that while the Wilson bill
would destroy the industries of his constit-
uents. vet would he vote for it.
Mr.. 6ibley made very vigorous attack
upon the bill, and uttered some asset tions
that his Populist and Demscratic constit-
uents will hear with wonder. In reply to
"Jerry" Simpson ,rgumenI that the duty
| on coal and ore would only benefit the rail
roads. he said that railroads did get bene-
ft from il but what of it7 Was il the