St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-10
EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL
And With Special Privileges
to None.
THE OLD DEMOCRATIC LEGEND
Foreibly Brought to the
Front by Mr.. Wilson
IN CLOSING HIS TARIFF SPEECH.
Mr.. Burrows Makes a Three
H0uIs Talk in RprlV.
IN CLOSING HIS TARIFF SPEECH.
GEN. BLACK TALKS LOW TARIFF.

GEN. BLACK TALKS LOW TARIFF.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-This was a
field day in the house for the tariff. The
galleries were thronged all day and the
floor was crowded. Each side put forth
its most brilliant orators for ihe days
session. Mr.. Wilson, the chairman of
the ways and means committee, COM
pleted his speech, begun Yesterday, and
Mr.. Burrows opened the debate for the
Republicans with three hours reply.
Gen. Black, OF Illinois. and Mr.. Hop
kins. of Illinois, followed. The good
points of all the speakers we're literally
applauied by the respective partiSans.
At the evening session Mr.. Haines.
Democrat from New York, in the name
of the collar and cuff industry. fired
the first shot into the Wilson bill. He
displayed a gigantic petition signed by
$1,000 people, protesting against the col
lar and cuff schedule, declaring that if
il were to become law it would ruin
this great industry.
At 1l:l5 the house resolved itself into
committee of the whole for the consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill, and Mr.. Will
son resumed his speech OF yesterday.
He continued the thread OF his argu-
ment, presenting his side of the case in
forceful language. His remarks were
often interrupted by
DEMOCRATIC APPLAUSE,
but otherwise he was allowed to pro-
ceed until he created something of a
stir when he referred to the fact that
the protests against the pending bill
were largely inspired by the power of
capital, which directed, forced and
frightened employees to sustain the pro-
tected industries. He said that when
the effort to abolish slavery was being
made, petition had come from large
delegation of slaves praying that sla-
very might be continued. This brought
TO his feet Representative Doolittle, of
Washington, with the question: "And
do you compare the laborIng men of
this country to the slave element of the
South?'
Mr.. Wilson, think such a question
would not be asked by any one above
the intelligence of slave. Loud and
prolonged applause on the Democratic
side.
There was much confusion following
Mr.. Wilson's answer. Mr.. Doolttle said
he did not catch the answer, and asked
that it be repeated, with the evident
purpose of making protest against it.
Mr. Wilson, desire to be courteous
TO everyone in this debate, so that Will
now withdraw the answer 1 gave the
gentleman.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine-But you can't
withdraw the Democratic applause.
Laughter.
Mr.. Wilson's peroration was forcible
and eloquent. He began with refer
ence to the legend which. he said, had
always been inscribed on the
DEMoCRATIC BANNER,
Equal rights TO all and special priv
ileges to none" The people had
brought the Democratic party into pow
er on tue broad principle of equal JUS
tice to all. The Democratic party"
he concluded, RAISES itself as one man,
takes up this great cause, plants its
standard here to sink or swim. survive
or perish, that the Democratic party
may continue in power. Democratic
applause.l We will plant the banner
here, we mean to have a fight, and we
will call every true believer in Democ-
racy to rally to our side. Let US call
upon the American people. The silent
masses, the farmers, scattered, unabla
to organize. who pIod their way under
a hurHonC Of
boxes are filled with protests of the
trusts and combinations of this country.
Let US be true to our faith. Let US go
forward until we make this country
where every man shall see the gateway
of opportunity opening before him.
Then every man shall see before him
the opportunity to rise to such influence,
10 such prosperity, as his own merits
justify, not weighted down with bur-
dens of taxation. Let us labor for
country free to all, equal to all, with
opportunity planted III every home, in
every humble fireside in the land" AS
he finished, the Democratic side broke
into cheers, and
a WAVE OF APPLAUSE
swept over the galleries. The applause
continued for fully two minutes. After
it had subsidized Mr.. Doolittle. of Wash
ingtOn, arose to a question of privilege.
and referred to the fact that MIR. Wilson
had characterized the question with
which he interrupted his speech as un-
worthy man with the intelligence of
slave (Which remark Mr.. Wilson had
withdrawn). Mr.. Doolittle said, while
he accepted that withdrawal, he desired
to say that he nevertheless attributed
this remark to the associations of the
gentleman from West Virginia before
the war. This shot at the chairman of
the ways ana means committee called
forth loud applause the Republican side
and ironical jeers from the Democrats.
Mr.. Wilson retorted that he thought the
apology due to himself rather than the
gentleman from Washington. This
closed the incident. and Mr.. Burrows,
OF Michigan, rose to reply to MIR. Will
son. His Republican colleagues gave
him close attention, and punctuated the
points Of his speech with liberal ap-
plause. The Democrats, too, listened
to it with evident interest
MIR. BURROWS SAID:
"Mr. Chairman: The measure now
under consideration has for its ayowed
OBJECT a radical modification Of the
tariff act of 1890. 1t involves not only q
change of scales, but a complete reyer-
sal Of an economic policy. The act of
1890 was enacted not only with view
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