The herald., 1894-01-13
The Sockless Statesman's
Free Trade Speech.
He Illustrates the Benefits Of
Protection.
Tariff Talk the Order of the Day at
the Capital.
Income Tax Men Get an Unexpected
setback-Transmissio Of Hawaiian
Dispatches Delayed Till
Next Week.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Iu the house
today, the senate amendments to the
joint resolution for the appointment OF
joint commission to examine into the
personnel of the navy. was agreed to.
The foreign affairs committee reported
favoraDly on Hits resolution calling on
the president for ali the Hawaiian in
formation received since his special
message. Objection was made to imme-
diate consideration, and the house re-
sumed the tariff debate. Brosius of Penn
syIyana continuing his argument begun
yesterday.
Everett, Pendleton, Black and Payne
also spoke on the measure.
Simpson followed. He said while he
intended to vote for the Wilson bill
there we're many provisions in it which
he did not approve. He was not one of
those who ever believed the Democratic
party brought to the test would carry
out its pledges, for he knew that while
there were honest Democrats, the action
of the Democratic party was like that
OF the publicans-controiied by
the money power. The Peoples
party stands on a platform pledged, as
he interpreted it. to the principle of free
trade. The intolerable burden put upon
the agricultural classes through the in
direct system of taxation, has been one
OF the potent causes which has produced
the present condition of affairs. The
farmers of the country in 1850 owned 80
per cent of the wealth, 53 per cent in
1860, 40 per cent in 1880 and 30 per cent
in 1890.
1t was at this juncture that Simpson
created great applause and amusement
by treating the house to the spectacle of
a dilapidated overcoat. He proposed to
show the house exactly what the poor
people of the country did wear.
Reaching down under his desk he
seized a tattered old overcoat, fringed st
the edges and bsspanged with great
patches. lie held it on high while the
house and galleries cheered.
II bought that of farmer," said be,
"who told me he left home at IL o'clock
at night and had driven 25 miles to sell
his produce in your boasted home
market. There, as Cleveland said, is an
object lesson. [Laughter.l There is
sample of what men wear under the
20 aShNOAu cJ obCht VI ptOtOttiOLs ls ~
made Of shoddy and rags-aee? ?''
Here he ripped it up the back.
Yet" he added. Il can find its
duplicate on the backs OF million men
in this country"
Where did he bay it?' asked Cam
non (Rep.) of Illinois.
''He bought it year ago in this city
for $8, and | bought him another shoddy
coat to take its place for $l0.40."
Laughter
is it American CT imported ?n asked
Cannon.
81 don't know" replied Simpson; II
don't care, but it is the product OF
American protection. No one can deny
that" Laughter and applause.
Simpson concluded with an appeal to
the people to ring out the old and ring
in the new order of things. Many mem
bers rendered him personal congratula-
tions when he sat down.
Daniels (kep.) of New York argued
against the bill.
Mcdowell lRep.) of Pennsylvania fol-
lowed. and Meiklejohn (Rep.) OF Ne
braska closed the debate for the after
noon session in opposition to the bill.
At the evening session Waugh (Rep.)
and Hermann {Rep.) opposed the tariff
bill, and McKaig and English (Dems.)
supported it. Adjourned at 1880.