Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-02-10
IT GETS A MONUMENTAL MA
JOglTY.
THE FINAL VOTE Is 2O4 TO
40
Many Democrats, However, owing. TO
Hostility to the Income Tax Fro
vision, Which Was Adde TO 1t,
Vote With the Republicans Against
the Measure.


the income tax and internal revenue
measure joined 10 it, was finally passed
( by the lower house.The vote was POI
to 140. Many democrats voted with
the solid republican opposition be
cause Of hostility to the income tax
clause. The measure now goes to the
senate, where il will long be censid
eyed
After the tariff bill with amend
ments had been reported to the house
Mr.. Reed took the fiOOE in opposition to
1t amid loud cheers.
I'm this debate" he said.
which was extended over
nanny weeks, one remarkable re-
suit has already been reached a result
OF the deepest importance to this cOun.
Try. That result is that the bill before
Us is odious to both sides Of the house.
On this side we believe that while Il
pretends to be for protection il does
cot afford it, and on the other side they
believe that while it looks toward free
trade it does not accomplish it.
Those who viii vote against this bill
will do so because it opens our mar
ketS to the destructive competition of
foreigners, and those who vote for it
do it with the reservation that they
viii instantly devote themselves to a
new crusade against whatever barriers
are left"
Reed reviewed the history of pro
lection and pointed out that the prin-
cipal of protection is fast gaining ad-
herents, The arguments of the pres
ent economists, rs clear as crystal, do
not seem to have convinced The world,
nor do they seem to have made any
substantial progress.
ION the contrary these economists
have taken up tlse task Of tearing each
other TO pieces, 80 that today there is
hardly a namable important propo-
sitiOn on which they agree, ana the
more tlIe facts Of the universe are de.
yeloped the more confusion seems to
reign among them Mean while the
woIld has proceeded in its own way
w1thOEt much regard for their tie
cries and their wisdom.
II do not mean that StuGfUlS mon
have not discovered great truths and
had gfimpSes of still greater, bar in
the main they have only passed from
one accuracy to another, because they
have forgotten that the whole race is
wiser than any man"
Then followed an eloquent enlogy
on the greatness and vast prosperity
Of the United States. articles in lead
ing English magazines being quoted,
Continuing, Mr.. Reed said:
1T only remains 10 ask il all this
prosperity has been at the expense OF
the laborfng men or of those who fur.
nish1d service, whether ef brain or
muscle. If it has been at their En-
peRse, for one l say down with it, The
lowest depths Of the Wilson bill are
not half l8w enough for such civil
zatiOn.
THAT, however, can hardly he So
from the testimony itsela 'S;iXty-dye
millions Of people who spend more
money on dress than any other people
on earth, ana whose certaintieS Of
progress In that direction are marvel
Ously inimitable," have evidently not
been sacrificed to the 'm9lOch of ac-
cumul5 ted wealCh, says Mr.. Francis
Walker. The hldrich report, which
comes with the approval Of the dis
tinguished secretary of the treasury,
and which emanates from a demo
cratic bureau Of statistics, shows that
never ia the history ofhuman ctyillza,
ton have wages been so high, meas
uTed by gold, (Applause)
I'VE may safely assume then, Mr.
Speaker, that a country which has be
come in the last thirty years She rich
est country in the world to quote Nh
Jeans, a country which during all thai
period was a paradise for laboring
men,, does not need to try any dubious
experiments.
What are the reasons why amy
change of principle should be rad
! or course. we are not to change tn,
history of the last thirty years and this
principles Of 100 years, because some
gentleman specially gifted with so
norous voices have distributed epithets
E W G are uOL ssOAuE ~ AASh OuA 'hAA hb$t
I fragments OF ancient platform speeches
upon loud Outcries and abusive lang
( uage. There must be addressed to us
some old arguments, or at least thu
T opinions Of wise men who have PROVED
/ their wisdom by the actual test o
( human life. Surely we are not goins
/ to venture into the unknown because
political economists bid US to do so
/ while they still leave unproyOked ever!
principle upon which they found thei
4 ldvice SO long as they cannot agre
/ lmong themselves on any Of thei
,ropositions. they cannot be cited a
/ body TO force our conclusions. On NJ
I RECKLESS future will we venture unles
the prospect Of increased happiness 81
/ large enough to justify risk and OK
poSure"
/ Mr Crisp's appearance at the desl
( Of Mr.. Clark. democrat. of Missouri
and his recognition by the prasidin.
officer Mr.. Hatch was the signal fo
applause and cheering, equaling I'm il
intensity the enthusiasm that greete,
Mr.. Reed as ne took his seat. Mr.
.