New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02

MR.. WILSON CLOSES THE DEBATE.
Mr. Wilson Dem W. Va) received grand
tribute when he began the final argument in
SUPPORT of the Tariff bill He said:
Mr. Speaker we might we'll rest the discussion
where II was left by the gentleman from
Georgia In his strong speech 1t does not
seem to me- Mr. Speaker, that anything more
is needed at this time After three weary
weeks the gentlemen the other side have
dashed around the old-time arguments and
prophecies But history has not proved the force Of
their. arguments and their prophecies have never
been realized (Applause) But 1t Is incumbent upon
me to reply to some of the compliments which have
been paid me in some Of the arguments which have
been addressed 10 me in the course Of this debate
must apologize TO my friends on the other side
! for nv references TO them for from none Of them.
( even in the heat Of debate. have received word
Of dIscourtesy But for this should delight TO take
! up for a few moments that beautiful argument
which my friend from Michigan Nfr Burrows) brings
into tho House at every Congress like cluster of
wax flowers under a glass case cloud laughter and
applause) I would like 10 reply also, in the same
spirit of friendship and good nature, to the gentle
man from Iowa. Mr.. Doliver, in reminding the
House that at one point In his life he had narrowly
escaped being friend Of mine in great school or
learning It was a narrow escape, but judging from
his degeneration il was miss az good as mile.
! daughter and applause) want to say that ne
was not a pupil of mine. II Is said Of DR.. Johnson
that he declared that You could make good deal
) even Of a Scotchman If you caught him young. And
! might have been able 10 make something OF a
Democratic economist Of my brilliant young friend
/ from Iowa Nfr Dolliver) II he had come under my
teaching in his early life daughter and applauve)
/ The gentleman from Maine tMr. Reed appeared to-
day In n role far different from that which he
usually occupies when he makes his appearance in
the House. He laid aside his usual way Of debating
great public questions and gave us set Grafton.
I In yrl
is heard In every schoohouse in the country; that
because have had protection in the United states
for the last thirty years. We have drawn all OF our
prosperity from law of Congress and not from the
gifts of Almighty God (Applause) But the gentle
man from Maine will not go further than will in
singing the praises of our common country. wish
10 remind the gentleman from Maine that We have
grown great and have prospcred and have In
| creased p numbers and have Increased In wealth.
rot because of protection. but because no law of
Congress stand in the way of historys progress
democratic applause) You may frame Mckinley
laws and in the progress Of humanity they will te
trampled under foot. You cannot muzze science or
Danish art. You may place tariff burdens on every
industry OF the country. and still enterprise Will
persevere and prevail over them. Men will seek In
all possible ways to better their condition and TO
advance their own personal welfare. and In that
effort all will advance. out OF those constant
troubles every Individual will endeavor TO gather
what comfort he can. and to rise in the scale Of
civilization And this glorious progress no law of
Congress impede. and no Mckinley act or other
act can seriously prevent cApplause).
TIE ALLEGED EFFECT OF TARIFF LAWS.
But will tell You what your tariff laws do
Ing. and what your tarif laws have done. You cam
not prevent the accumulation Of wealth In this
country but YOU can TAX" that wealth from the men
who made II and bestow 1t upon some man who did
not make II. NpplauscD You cannot deal out pros
pc.iy to all the people but you can deal out wealth
70 part Of them. and poverty to all the rest. Ac-
cianationsJ Daniel Webster said in a speech in lSo
that nyc-siXths Of the property Of the North be-
longeI t. the workingmcn OF the North. can any
of the representatives, OF the commonwealth Of
Massachusetts make such glorious boast to-day?
The gentleman from Maine tMr RceD In his re-
port. auI again In his speech to-day. has praised
the operation ~ the protective system because 1t
gives quite extensive illustration OF the benefits
which IL brings Now there is a lesson In the last
cen us Of the United States which calls upon every
citizen TO pause and ponder "a to whether this Is
time of growing prosperity tim" Of decad"nce.
II appears 10y the last census that OF all the men
cupy ing farms in the country to-day, one-third are
tenants. living on farms owned By others, and that
of an the people occupying homes Cothcr than farms
two-thrIs live in rented houses II that is the kind
Of general prosperity II that is proof Of difusel
welfare then the protective system Is entitled To
m" credit OF 1t. because believe that II is. in a
large measure due to that system. democratic
applauSc) | intended To answer few other points
made by the gentleman from Maine but time win
not permit Let me- say. however in passing. that
with his usual skill and his usual dextcrty he adled
10 his armor the weapons of sarcasm and ridicule
against this tariff reform movement. Mr.. speaker /
if reform could be blocked and hindered by rdicule
II great causes could be laughed down. would /
b. to-day the slaves Of England instead OF being
sclf-govcrning American people. Applausc) The /
plain Virginia huntsmen who in my country met
10 strong and marched I'm their hunting shirts from
the Potomac 10 the relief OF Boston. under old |
Daniel Morgan were clowns in appearance and cut |
but a sorry figure before the splendid troops which !
they met in that city. Men to be judged 10y |
the clumsiness of their movements; but
nobled by that for which they night The Contl- |
nentals Of Washington and the Virginia huntsmen |
dressed, and may have been clumsy in their move
nents. bore upon their standard the freedom which
We now enjoy. loud applause) This Is very |
old world. Mr. Speaker but long before human |
disclosed that there no easier, no quicker no more
abundant way OF getting wealth and getting power |
masses Of the people That secreI. when disclosed.
was eagerly seized upon before the very dawnng Of
all the world II Is but 300 years ago that men were
willing 10 fight for the idea that governments were
ut Of those who govern.
Not yet. in an the world. have men advanced
TO tnat point where the government is operated
exclusively and evenly in the interest of all the gov
is h achevement Of fo persc aw and tRn is Re
goal to which the Democratic party is courageously
reform. loud appausc) Whenever that party
and whenever the members OF it are able to cut
loose from local and selfish interests and to keep
the general welfare alone in their eye shall
reach that goal Of perfect freedom and will bring
10 the people Of this country that prosperity which
no other people In the world has ever enjoyed. zap
plause) remember reading, some time ago. In
speech OF Sir Robert Pcels. when he was beginning
his system Of tariff reform In England OF II letter
which he had received from 'canny ScOchman'-
n hshcrman-n which the man protested against
lowering the duty behring's. for fear he said.
that the Norwegian fishermen would undersell him.
but he assured Sir Robert. in closing the letter.
that In every other respect except herring he
a thOrOughgoing fr"e-trader daughter and APP
plause) Now. my fellow Democrats do not want
any man To say that you acting In the of
herring. not In the cause OF the people. ] do not
want herring to stand between any OF You and the
Enthusiastic performance of your duty to the party
and your duty to the American people ApplauseD
ANSWERING DEMOCRATIC OBJECTIONS.
II my time permitted | would like to take up
some OF the arguments against the bill among my
friends The first argument Is that this
iii will create deficit and therefore ought not