The National tribune., 1894-01-18
SATURDAY, JAZZ. 13.

In the House. the first speaker to be reccK-
nized WAS Dir. Pickler Is. d.. r. J. who spoke in
opposition. His State being principally en-,
gagged in agriculture. he confined his remarks
almost entirely to the agricultural features Of
the Wilson bill. On the question Of wool he
was particularly emphatic. He said South
Dakota had all the natural advantages for rails
ing sheep and wool. and facilities for raising
many more sheep than now possessed but under
the operation of the Wilson bill this industry
would be ruined. aud so with the raising of cat
tie, horses, and other farm stock. Owing TO
its nearness to Canada. South Dakota was PAL
ticulsrIy likely TO suffer.
Mr. Turner (Ga-, d. then addressed the COM
mittee in defense of the Wilson bill. On the
question of rice he said that rice was an exotic
in this country. The Southern men were up-
able TO produce rice until the gentlemen from
the North had sold them the labor to work the
rice fields. And it was the descendants Of those
African slaves no were now working in the
rice industry of the South.
few days ago. said Mr.. Turner the gentle
man from Michigan tMr. Burrowsl had ar
raigned this bill as having been framed on the
sympathies OF Southern men, aud on the prinei-
Piles of the Confederate constitution. The Re-
publican party should have a greater reverence
for the Confederate constitution, for it was to
the existence of the Confederate constitution
for four years that the Republican party owes
its existence.
His chief regret for the civil war and for his
part in it resulted from the consciousness that
its results mad gone to 1.-The enemies of orr
freedom, the enemies of our commerce, the
enemies of the best interests Of our country,
and had put on the people of the country the
oppression of protective tariff"
The next speaker, Mr.. Gr0svenor TO-, b.
addressed the House in opposition to the bill.
He said that in time of profound peace the
Democratic party found itself unable to carry
on the Governments. 1t was not possible, as
appeared from the reports of their own officers,
TO improve the rivers and harbors of the coun-
try; to build any additional ships; TO promote
or improve the postal service. or to in any way
support and maintain the dignity Of the eoup-
try.
Mr. Cochran IN Y, d. said that this reduc-
ton of the tariff laws, which was about to be
accomplished, would operate TO so increase the
revenues of the Government that the Treasury
wonid seen again be in the condition in which
the Democratic party left it in 1881; lapplauseI
aud the chief trouble would become the cues
ton of how to dispose of the surplus which
would accumulate. The Wilson bill, he said
was q step in the direction of economic reform
and the commercial freedom of the country.
In the evening the first speaker was Mr..
Wright Mass who asserted that the passage
of The Wilson bill would close American fac
tories and workshops, aud would not result In
giving Us any foreign markets. and would give
foreign manufacturers monopoly Of cur trade.
Dir. Bryan (Neb. d. said that the protective
tariff is so framed that the large consumer gets
out, while the small consumer is expected 70
pay, in which respect it differs from fish net
IL is amusing to see the protectionist eOntradics
himself. He wants high tariff TO make high
wages, when he talks 10 the employe; be wants
a high tariff to make low prices, when he talks
to the consumer.