The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-24

/ hiil Ailtl YOU HpNdh VI III
,,errupted Mr. Hnl. placed wool and
lumber on the dutiable list"
They did, replied Mr. German.
FREER, NOT FREE RAW MATERIALS.
lie proceeded to declare that the Demo-
cratic platform did not demand free raw
material He went back 10 the plat
FORM i, OF lS3l on which he said Cleveland
was elected, by the grace OF God, and
! provide for free raw materials. The bill
/ prepared by his distinguished radical
lriend tNiiis) had placed 70 cents duty
Il was In the same situation then" IN
| terrnped Mr.. Mills, that ! am now. |
was IN the hands OF half dozen men
VINO forced a duty ON coal 1t was not
! my choice"
Il am not attacking YOU" sad Mr.
| German, depreCatngiy.
You said prepared a bill with taxed
/ coal I'm IT, said Mr. Mills hotN.
Mt German then gave the history Of
/ the convention OF laaS where, he said,
P the radicals We're in the saddle. a rcsolu-
tion was adopted endorsing the Mills bill
/ taxing coal Cleveland accepted IL and
! stood on 1t. lie referred % The platform
/ declaration OF 1892. prepared by Mr.
/ Cleveland commenting The House for go
/ Ing In the direction of free raw materials
/ The radical resolution sprung IN the con-
] vention was pushed by those who desired
J 70 defeat his nomination. But 10 ala not
/ defeat his nomination. No one expected
| Mr Cleveland TO stand on that radical
/ plank.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter was looked for
/ ward TO with anxiety. In II Mr.. Cleye-
! land declared specifically against the de-
ssiructioon Of any industry and IN favocrr, ot
! 'freer,' not free raw materials. That
| letter, Mr. German said. changed the tide
and elected Mr.. Cleveland President.
rURYLY A RFyrNrE prrY.
Reverting again to the duty ON coal,
MI German argued that forty cents ton
was purely revenue duty. Free coal,
/ he said. within five years would give 10 a
| single foreign corporation all the coal
/ trade from Boston north. Free coal would
| not benefit a single man or woman Ina
/ the country. Who demands lt he asked.
/ The professional, the theoretical tariff
! reformer, said II would cheaper the cost
/ Of manufacturing, yet mathematical free
coal would not give the New England
/ manufacturers more than three-fourth 0f
/ one per cent. of the cost OF manufactur-
I ing. There was one great concern on the
/ face of the earth that wanted free coal.
] In Nova Scotia there was ii deposit OF
coal as broad aud as rich as any on the
/ face Of the earth. The Government Of
/ Canada had controlled it Five years ago
/ the Dominion Government was induced
/ to change It's policy The small leases
| were wiped out The Canadian Pacific.
/ that great artery Of Great Britain. tO-
pcther with men from the United states,
associated themselves together and se-
cured ninety mine years lease of those
/ coal fields on condition they should pay
! into the Canadian treasury twelve cents
/ q ton royalty. If coal We're free the coal
/ of Nova Scotia would displace that of the
United States in New England. the Treas
uIy of Canada would be enriched by
| money that ousht TO 20 into the Treasury
| Of the Iuited States.
God knows we have enough trust"
said Mr.. German. 81 viii never consent
% allow this mammoth foreign corpora
ton 10 invade our territory and take SUBJ
sistence away from our people.
IHE Fy >4INa -IGAF QUESTION
There was only one other difficult ques-
tion involved in this situau. .u-the ever
lasting subject Of sugar
Loulsiann. throa.u lts two senator's.
then the late DISTINGUISHED men who oc-
oupied seat in this body. Randall Lee
D,oson and Edward ID White. wanted %
know before we entered upon the cam
paign. with no threat with no inquiry
except that which an honorable man has
"a right 10 make, what the policy OF thr
party was 10 be under the apparently
free trade resolutions adopted at Chicago
After great deal of talk and after the
most careful consideration. the candidate
Of our party told them. As he had told
the public through his letter that the
Democratic party was not 10 destroy I'M
dusuies; tnat 1t should place fair duty
upon dutiahle articles-a revenue duty:
that the bill which had met approval was
the Mills bill, and on the line Of the
Mlils biil the Democratic party would
They said 10 us frankly: we want 10
Pa .
10 pro-s tou to ,iv. ~ sfrrfa fr'',t f
a cent to' I0uieiana Lrt We o,l,, ,,.,n. -,
know the trltn - 81 thet eol.r.,r ,.,,,.,1,'..
We ain Said. "ycs it Is d,ItioJ.ia o,+ii'''l'..
n is 10 be and niisf ta ,b. Dor',o, '.' etc
lv which We viii ovorthrov- liDIlirI,,,-
ISM"
krFUTFD THE CHARGE OF FERFlDy.
Mr President. | would have given any
thins ln reason FOR the interests of my
own people Whom represent in conso-
nance OF my own views upon the subject,
II could nave had free sugar AN along
lns me. but ABOVE an IN all my public
CdIe'l, no i"aH' no HFlhR being, has
enrI CiaI .Su "e WIN peridy. no soul
an. an S@g t"lt ever maze a promise
@pout PuDllc "i PIlthle matters mat dit
"Gr M oiI ~ Uo' il ma lee power TO 90 H.
,,J ,',.scGf ~ So,.a.oIs ''.l'.h ana Bricel
"4iH "4iH '"S 'C", @'at @ flHs Out tAe pcd e. of
our l,aIty, WAlcn our Candidate endorsed
nav pCoI p slpuclteu as thfee men VINO were
III n, a S"sdI eIuSl NO man Would believe
-, t,i.li0 o"' me fn'u
80. ~ "ii'V2 ,r,,'t '' "-s'o'y t""I ne sNaH
recOncilable difference between the
eAlsuhk statute. III hal dl"ays been the