Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-09

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b. Aisoclai.d Prrit
wAsiiSGroS, Jan. 0.-Ths House
ptsued with small attendance. Alter
routine business the House went Into
committee Of the whole on the tarii
ml' Wilson resumed his speech OF
yesterday.
Al the close OF wilson's speech,
Burfows Mich. addressed the House
In answer to Wilson, making the
opening speech In behalf Of the Repub'
lican majority. Burrows said tbs
MEASURE under consideration had Tor
Ne avowsd object the radical mo iifca-
lion Of the tnilil act Of 1890. II Involved
not only n change In rate but n COM
iltts reversal vi tue economic policy.
Tuu tariff act Of 1890 was enacted win
view uot Ouly Of securing revenue
Tor the government but TO encourage
the cleatioR VI new enterprises ANA TO
protect American industries f'l Am.
orican woTEmen against un, 1uhl
aud Injurious foreign competition
IL accomplished both thrse results.
hincc July /, 1893, however, a marked
urulns In the revenues had taken
place. Tnis was not attributable TO
bic law OF 1890, but 10 the ptostfation
oil the business OF the country through
The Ascvndancy Of u political party
pledged 10 the destruction OF the protut.
hive policy. THIS not only
Crippled the operation OF tho
domestic manufacturers, but the
Importer naturally curtails importation
with view to the coming lower tariff.
II tho Republicans had been success
iul In the elections OF 1909 the public
|pfospeflty would have continued.
President Harrison told the truth
{ In his last annual message,
when he said that n higher
degree Of prosperity anu 40 great
facilities OF getting tho necessities
OF life have never before been enjoyed
BY our people.
Burrows then rooeeded 10 contrast
tho conditions then existing and de-
clafod the taritl bill Of 1880 hau contra.
dlcted every prediction OF the Demo-
emts, by creating hundreds OF new
Industries, eniatglng employment ana
giving Increased wages 10 labor cheap.
tning the cost OF the protected article,
sugmenting the foreign Imports anu
Increasing our exports. lie reausoTted
that the present general paralysis ot
business IA solely from the ascendHncy Of
tho party pledged TO the repeal OF mat
act. He declared, "You have but TO
abandon tbs policy upon which you
have entered, Tecsmmit this bill anu
permit the existing tariff regulations
10 remain undistutbed and all our In.
dutirieH will quickly revive"
Burrows then took up the larlfi plank
OF the last Democratic national plat
form anu compared II with the South
carolina ordinance Of qualification.
lie then turned aud argued at
length on the question Of the
t0nsulutiOnality oil protective
term, citing Webster, Adams, JefioT.
sou anu others in support thereof. Ho
declared that II the present policy was
carried out II would lead to indi.
Nliusl disatter and national bank.
iuptcy.
rhs speaker lhon took up the free
l'sl aud proceeded 10 argue that this
N"A .hRNAA NNE'NshN N'NAh'A
lot the assault, ana the des.TuctiJn Of
Tee lion ore aud Tree wool would result
~ The destruction Of the tiOcks AMI this
,lo'lbg Of the mines, or the lowering
pl cur condition 10 the level Of foreign
'ompeiiuOp; aud when the ti0cks
were slaughtered hnd tho mines
.llstd the foreigner would take
hlNanlase OF our helpless con-
yluon and impose upon the
United StaIes whatever burden his
I'lplully might suggest.
turning 10 the dutiable schedules he
Ioec'Aied there WAS not one in which
1tomt Industry would not be- Injured,
Auu many destroyed, while not n
tlhgle one would stimulate any domes-
,lg industry or give employm to
Tie then argued against the subsiitu-
'eNgh OF an val0fem for lspecirc duties.
ihe speaker concluded with an clio.
fue9t picture of the present depressed
otuIli1n OF tue country and appealed
we Democrats 10 abandon the policy
fuulned In tho bill.