The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-10
WILL SLAP HIS FACE
Congress man Tracey viii 80
Serve BOutelle
If He Saws Cuckoo" to Him
Again.
TARIFF DENOUNCED
BY "T0m" Johnson, Democratic
Congressman from Ohio.
And Private Dalzell, Republican
Of Pennsylvania.

WAsHrNGToN. JAM 10.-In the house
today Ar. Boatslle again tried to have
considered ls Hawaiian resolution
which sas reported by the naval affairs
committee ana aid on tile table, but was
finally overruled oy the speaker.
During tie Boutelle debate. Mr.. Tracy
of New ork asked the chair whether ii
would 81 in order t0 call for the regular
order.
~0h, the White house clock has not
struck this morning., interposed Mr.
BCuteLe, sarcastieally.
DR. Traey's cheek hushed. He inquir-
ed hotly whether p member making
parliamentary Inquiry could be atfronted
and attention called TO the TACT that on
another occasion a gentleman lMr VIII
SON. Of AIassichusetfs.) had shouted
scucko37 while be was talking
Mr. BouteNe disclaimed amy attention
of insulting Ais colleague and Mr. Tracy
took his seat still chafiu4 under the af-
front put upon him and declaring to his
friends about him that he would not stand
this s0rt Of thing any longer.
~lhe next mGn who says anything OH
chat kind, he declared, will get his face
The speaker without making formal
ruling decided against Dir. B0utelle and
the tariff debate was resumed. Mr.. Hop
kins Rep. llls. continuing his remarks
of yes erdav
After the completion of Mr. Hopkins
REMARKS. ar. Tom f. johnson Dem.
0hIo the we'll known free=trader and
single taN advocate took the floor.
Tom Johnson's speech.
"A * OF the Democrat party. he said,
"went before ta4is country I'LL 1892 assert
ing the existing tariff was wrong in prin-
ciple anG unjust IT'D operation, declaring
the policy of protection fraud and rob
berry, charging ii With creating trusts.
sitting commerce, throtthng industry,
wages. lmpoverlsalng labor, and creating
3 few monstroIs fortunes. and pledgiug
ourselves to abolish Is IF the American
people gave las authority.
Waes Is TaiI For Crumbs
"They ala give US authority, and then
our haste to repeal oppressive taxes sub
sided. and instead of flying at the throat
of protected 1arOns aud robber trusts.
the great Democrat party began, as it
were, 70 wag its tail and look for crumbs.
"It was The duty gf party coming
into power on such pledges and at such
coniuncture tp have proceeded without al
moments delay 10 the radical revision Of
the tariff. liz Mr. Cleveland had shown
the sagacity and courage the situation
demanded. the ink would not have been
dry on the commissions Of his secretaries
before congress would have been called
into extra session to relieve the country
of its burden of taxation.
-But instead of thar we proceeded to
rest on our lallrels and divide the ap9ils-
and the nation was treated 10 the specta-
ole of president and a congress having
power TO remove crushing turdeas de
voting their emergle To the discussion of
personal claims TO petty places. And
ns fhe climax of all this delay. came the
shameful days we have just passed
through in hich the house has stood
parAlyzed Deeause despite our over
whelming majority we Democrats would
neither furnish quorum to be counted,
nor count the 9ne that was really present
Democrats Worse Than Inactive
sIt is NOT merely that yve have yet done
nothing II IS that we have done moth
ing where we had promised much. Ine
worse possible situation Of business is not
that Jt high tariff. but that Of high
tatiH threatened with certain. bur indefi-
mite reductions This is the situation
our delay has f0r nearly a year imposed
on THE country.
~ 70 the present. thanks to our mac
ton. the victory 81 the Democratic party
in November. 1888. has worked evil for
good The Mckinley tariff still eNerts
its strangllne power and worse. the Nc
kinley tariff is the depressing effect of
the uncertainty as to what tariff viii sue
ceed i1.
IIe commended the tariff for the sugar
tarlti. Bus he added, s-the whisky
trust and the rail TRUST. the cordage trust
and the bicycle trust. the lead trust and
the starch crust, in short, the whole
brood qi vampires which rob the poor
people through the agency Of the gov
ernnent by means of the tariff are left
free to pluck the tariff bound American
consumer. ie has NO lobby to represent
him. he has only his congressmen."
de spoke af steel rails of which he is
ore ot the largest manufacturers in the
co6atry. Tie present duty of $1344 per
ton is equal to SO per cent. The reduc-
tien 81 the coInmlttee is ~ per cent. lit
seems like large reduction. lie deciar-
ed. bat II LETT slI the steel rail trust need
ed III is as good to them as 900 Der
cent, for Il IS practically a pr0hIbitory
dutys
.'steel can be made here as cheaplv. as
anywhere eise in the world. and wont /
net now ha imported save ia exceptional
cases event. there were no duty. while
the sendeHcY Of invention and improve
ment IS is favor Of the United States as
against Europe.
sIhe steel made into rails in this coun-
Try is from native ore. What pig metal
biilets and blooms are imported are used
entirely ln other iron and steel manu-
tactures- Now it costs less than 81 4 ton
e make steel rails from blooms, includ-
ing straightening and punching.
son tOday's market steel blooms are
seliingat less shan S17. steel rails should
therefore not bring over S19. They dic