The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-16
REED VERSUS COCHRAN
An 0ratorioal Tilt Between Two
Great Party Leaders.
BOTH FAVOR THE woRKINaMAr.
And both Provo to tho Satisfaction OF
Their Respective Partisans That Meth
DDS Entirely Opposite Will Bring Pros
psrlty to the Land.

yion OF the tariff debate under the five
nfnute rule was begun yesterday. A
stirring debate occurred over the question
pr procedure, the Republicans insisting
In their right to offer amendments alter
0ately with the. Democrats, but the chair
lnan ruled that Mr.. Wilson, representing
bhs committee, had the right first to offer
lansndments looking to the perfection of
che bill
Only three amendments were disposed
ef, none of material moment. The attempt
of Messrs. De Forrest and Sperry, Con-
necticut Democrats, to secure the adop-
zion Of an amendment increasing the duty
on Sumatra cigar wrappers to the present
rates was defeated.
The days debate concluded with bril-
Mant tilt between Mr.. Cochran On. W
and Mr.. Reed (Me.). These two leaders
crossed swords In one Of the most inter
esting word duels Of the debate, and when
they finished each side claimed the victory.
Mr., Wilson had offered an amendment
% add to the free list sweat feathers and
other hat trimmings. Mr.. De Forrest
fConn.) supported the amendment, which
be said affected the hat makers of Dan
bury.
At this point Mr.. Payne On. W made a
statement, which led to the most interest
ang scene Of tho day and finally culmi-
mated in wordy duel between Mr. Reed
and MIR. Cochran. Mr.. Payne declared
Chat protection enabled the manufacture
ars to pay high wages. and while 1t might
be true that they would not pay high
wages of their own volition, labor unions
enabled labor to exact high wages.
ABut do the manufacturers pay themP'
tnquired Mr.. Cochran.
-Yes every time" shouted Mr.. Walker.
Tho Homestead Ani.ir Bobs Up.
"Dldn't Andrew Carnegie have abund-
ant ability TO meet the demands of the
tzsdes unions when the Homestead riots
orcurredf" inquired Mr.. Cochran.
.'If he can make steel rails as cheaply
- Mr.. johnson said he could, the other
day, suppose he had" replied Mr..
Payne. But want to call the gentle
Democratic member Of the ways and
means committee heard Of the wages paid
oy Carnegie he said they wera che high
nj he had ever heard Of"
"Oh." said Mr.. Cochran, "but when the
trades unions sought to maintain them
they were met by bullets in the hands Of
hired assassins."
II thought the Democratic governor OF
Pennsylvania sent troops to Homestead, y
isterposed Mr.. Boutelle.
$50 he did. He sent the officers Of the
Law to put down anarchy"
-You, on the OF her side" continued Mr.
EBokran, "belieye in putting big profits
In she hands Of the manufacturers so that
Che trades unions can force them to divide
those profits. We believe in giving them
directly to labor.
~Hows" "howt cried chorus Of Re
pnblican voices.
ABy increasing the demand for labor,
sesorted Mr.. Cochran. .If thrS trades
unions are the only method Of dfstribut
ing, when you utterly break them dowr
\ ksw are you TO get that equitable distri
bhtionh Not union man Is now Elm
plgyed at Homestead"
srhero IL limit to wages, replied Mr.
Psyue "and II was more profitable TO tn,
employers al Homestead to pay hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars to put down tn,
strike than to yield TO the demands of tn,
ssrikorsn
AWhy would II not have been better tc
pay that money in waResf' inquired Mr.
Cochran. mo, 1t was better to spend al
that money to break down trades unions
wAiph the gentleman says Is the regulates
of wages. They were broken down unde
sas salutary power Of capital, The pres
EEh COuuttlDnS df0 iuc TeSuiJt ia Opl1
tea, OF the present methods Of distribu
tisn which are unjust aad partake NOR,
OF the character OF pillage than dis
tssbution. They have resulted in thou
sands being today homeless and helpless
while all around them, dwelling in lux
my, are the favored objects Of your legis
ission."
mfr. Reed Takes Hand.
sYour argument was exhausted by Jacl
Gsdo hundreds of years ago" interposeC
NJ Boutelle.
At this point Mr.. Reed, the leader OF tn
minority took the floor.
at is strange said he, that with nj
fhs eloquence possessed by the gentleman
FRAN New York he should resort to tina
uAIch is merely physical. The gentleman
Hsnts to know why the unemployed Rr,
wandering about the streets when til,
Mckinley law is in operation"
hr. Cochran interrupted TO say that h
fsisrrsd not to the Mckinley law, but Il
ths long years during which the protsc
rive system had been In operation. At tn
end Of that time when the suspension dir
ssme he said it was extraordinary tina
enployers should have all the profits ant
labor should be walking the streets.
@Thst is precisely what ] was calling
attention to-" continued Mr.. Reed. "Yol
xiye a reason and state fact. By a sim
liar process / might charge the prosen
pnndition OF affairs to the unfaithfulnes
NJ the Democratic party. Prosperity ha
hpen arrested by the threat of anothe
nystem, not by the continuance OF tn,
present one.
.Thero Is an immense amount of uncon
Dumable wealth, but the amount of con
ssmsble wealth In any country at a givei
Ains Is exceedingly limited. When tn
Ekxike Of thu coal miners occurred In ire
Mads England the laborers were imme
aiately reduced to the condition in whtcl
pars are today. There was great dfstres
aed suffering. Ths gentleman says wage
&apsnd On the law Of supply and demand
That theory ls long since exploded. The,
depend on the condition of the market
You would say that you propose to exten'
Che market But howi BY giving up ou
ewn market to seek another. We do NO
want to give up our home market an,
enter into struggle with the cheap labo
Of the world. We want to retain our owl
market and elevate the condition Of ou
ewn labor
.srhls Is . soinsh World"
'Ihis Is selfish world. Labor Is try
ing to get all It can and capital is tryin
10 make all the profits 1t can, but In thi
great struegls we must not forget that
Ns base Of it lies the fundspental prir
aapls that both are struggling to has
shsIr wants supplied. Wages are tn
growth Of the desires and wants Of th'
faborlng man. BY labor unions, by com
Aiuing, by making the manufacturers un
aerstand that they must give good wages
Ahsy are procured. The success, goo'
fortune and prosperity Of American labo
does not depend on those who Iend tn
ksgvsna With ths praises. but on God ON
HIGHEST of all In Leayenine P