The sun., 1894-04-25
NIILSS SAME OLD SPEECH
D ,e,Iy TO CLOSE THE sRNERhB
Us nERtTE Oy THE TARIFF.

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np,.a., vth the Mnke-htr kaiii.
r,,r,xcrox. April Ex-senator Miles tariff
...h to-day was the same speech he has
~ n.kine for many years. and consisted
y'Ipe us,.ev a, an appeal for foreign market for
eU..;,on manufacturers and an income tax
hnS "a proposod by the Wilson bill. The
. ~" SENATOR frankly admitted that the pres
~. .o,o.sure does not meet with his entire Rp-
sss.i int he supports II re- the best that can
=. dons under the circumstances. What he
Vi would like to have Ia a bill providing for
r., rool and tax on coffee. tea and sugar.
~ soms reason senator Mills did not have q
~, large audience to-day. although II was
.vrposed .on to be the last day OF general debate
=. tbs wilson Tariff Till under the amicable
.,,oneement between Senators Harris and
Idrich the leaders on the two sides OF the
.h,mber The galleries were half empty. and
..,bsr the Republican nor Democratic sena-
az, allowed the speech to interfere with their
,rrcbeons and other daily occupations.
M,. Mills does not by any m cans come within
/ An. criticism Of senator Gray Of that class Of
senator's who read their speeches He hits
.,,.irht from the shoulder all the time. He
Ia his son By his side to find the proper notes
md references for him. but otherwise he was
.irss lance He rolled up his coat sleeves.
rounded his desk. yelled at the top OF his voice.
md tramped all over the Democratic side Of
,hs chamber. Just as he always does when
making on any subject The only noticeable
,ppause that was given TO his speech occurred
vhen he shouted at the top OF his stentorisn
luncs that II all Of the forty -four Senators on
the Dem mocratio side OF the chamber thought
a, he did. and also the presiding officer. the
Tsrir bill would be passed in iorty-eiRht
hours. and the efforts OF the minority to delay
,roeress tramp pied on. Unfortunately for this
vigorous programme OF Mr.. Mills the forty
tour Democratic Senators do not think 40 he
does and those who are enthusiastically an
pouncing that the bill Is to be passed within .
few weeks are simply talking.
Mr.. Mills was not so aggressive and iniudi-
eious as usual to-day. and in that respect he
disappointed his hearers. 1t had been adver-
used that in addition to making his well-worn
free trade speech he would tear into tatters
the recent argument Of Senator Hill In opposi-
ton to the incom e-tax proposition and wouldleo
further and assail the Democracy Of that sena-
tor But Mr. Mills did nothing ofthe kind. He
was verr mild in his treatment OF Senator Hill.
and criticised his speech chiefly By calling at
tention to the fact that when Senator Hill was
Governor Of New York he did not recommend
to the Legislature legislation In line with the
policy which he now advocates.
ny Usi,.i Pres.
Immediately after the reading OF yesterdays
Journal the Senate. on motion OF Mr.. Pasco
Dem. Fla.l. proceeded to the consideration OF
executive business. The doors were reopened
n 1885 and the legislative business was
proceeded with. At o'clock tho Tariff bill
was taken up. and Mr.. Mills Dem.. TexJ
closed the general debate" on the Demo-
cratic side In support Of the bill.
Every act Of legislation. he said. was neces-
sArily an act OF compromise. and none moro so
than one which imposed a duty on imports.
The pending bill did not meet his entire ap-
proval. and no doubted II It met the entire ap-
proval OF any gentleman on his side OF the
chamber. But. as II was. 1t should have his
cordial support. II he should think that there
was prospect Of improving It. he might offer
and support some amendments. But whether
he succeeded In having amendments engrafted
on It or not. he should bow to tho collective
judgment OF his side OF the chamber. and
should support whatever conclusion 1t reached.
due from every party man. because the Tarir
bill was n strict party measure. and had been
one since the foundation OF the Government
II he had been chosen to construct the bill
and had the forty four Democratic Senators In
s constructed il on we very difierent lines He would
not have left coffee and tea on the free list
and taxed woollen and cotton goods or the
manufactures OF iron and steel He would
have put tax on coffee. tea. and sugar. Whyp
Because that would carry out the Democratic
ernment with the least possible burden to the
taxpayer. His Republican friends had put
bs
raising revenues for the Government. four or
nye times AS much went to the favored classes.
The Republican doctrine was opposed to
trading with foreign people and wanted to
build up q home market But We have hye
consumed at hone. In order to carry out the
Republican doctrine people would have TO- pc
inported to , consume these products; e. The The
ucts all over the world where the people live
and where they should remain; To carry out
to oimSSrt :i3 600 900 Of people. ~ae.
The United States would have had IN 1891
S SsSs n
had been more valuable than that Of 1880 AMI
n r0f S iSSO more thss fnas q
or 800 millions In yaiue; and that fact had
kent of the panic. The panic had not come.
cratic Administration. The crop OF 1892 had
fallen fellow that Of 1891 70 tho amount OF
below 9Sas Of iS3 n tof 10 the s,S4 %
had been in 1a>0, And still they were told
filed the streets with wretched people. But It
ley bill. and the exhaustive distractions in 1t.
that had prostrated the farmers OF this coun-
NY ne was glad to say that every Remo-
cratic vote had been cast against the Mckinley
act
Mr. Mills went on TO assert that American
labor was the cheapest in the world-the poor
est paid ia proportion to what II produced.
and that .giyena thing in manufacture was
Produced cheaper in the United states than
anywhere else on earth On this point. in con-
pecton with cotton yarns and kid gloves, he
pad some colloquy with Senators AldTich (R.
l. and Hawley lConn.L and quoted from q
speech Of Mr. Blaine to the effect that the tariff
VISA question OF labor from skin g core and
from core back to skin again Mr, Mills asked
WY IN the name OF the poor distressed people
olRhe country, only a small part OF the duty
On the mAnutAetursd articles went 70 the la
poIers. Why, for instance. was less than %
ION paid 10 the labOTer for producing ton OF
1'ss rails while the tariff was Sl3ii
Emancpats our people," Mr.. Mills eN-
siEaiinet sEi Give them a chance to show their
tAlI their genius, Give them their natural
anu heaIen-b born rights. Give them hack the
pecan And then the workmen will not be com,
ny ~ Washington 10 lmplOre the GOYeTnment
I"to somelhlng for them. Their remedy Is
70, 10 come 10 Washington now. Their remedy
10 90 hone, 70 TO the ballot box, and sweep
ssI SS, o. existence the paItJ which dares 70 pile
11allon uuon them and destroy their chance
getting market for the sale Of their goods;
4Gs alIot box Is their place. not Washington
uSon!hg 10 tho question OF the income tax.