The sun., 1894-02-08

Speaker @. f. Crisp.
we must go out Our laws have invited
money and men, and we have grown
great land rich thereby. The gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. Black has noticed that
men come here and he does not want
them to come; hence he is willing that
our wages shall be lowered to keep peo-
pie away. Well this is not the time to
discuss immigration, but while people are
coming I am glad they have not yet i'm
bibed the gentleman's idea and have not
yet begun to clamor for lower wages. 10
sum it up, if this protection gives us
money and men, and our vast country
needs both, it may show why we have so
wonderfully prospered. If it does, am
inclined to think that the way to have
two jobs hunting one man is to keep on
making new mills and to try to prevent
the committee on ways and means from
pulling down old ones.
The Agricultural Glass.
But what do you say about the farm
er? Well, on that subject do not pro-
fess any special learning, but there IS
one simple statement l wish to make, and
leave the question there. If, with cities
growing up like magic, manufacturing
villages dotting every eligible ste, each
apd all swarming with mouths to be
filled, the producers of food are worse Off
than when half this country was a des-
ert, I abandon sense in favor of political
economy One other thing / have noticed
in this debate: When the gentlamln
from Kansas (Mr. Simpson, gets little
money ahead he does not put it into
stocks in these immensely profitable man
ufactOries; he has too much sense. He
adds to his farm, and has others add
Example is richer than precept. 49,
'If the hope of agriculturists is in En-
glish free trade, they had better ponder
on the fact that while the wages of arti.
sans have increased In England 2.43
per week since 1850. the wages of the
agricultural laborers have only increased
~ cents, and while the Lancashire oper-
atives in the factories live as well as any
body except Americans, the agricultural
laborer is no better than the continental
peasant. England's example will not do
for agriculture.
Here let US meet one other question,
ard let us meet it fairly. We are charged
with ha wing claimed that the tariff alone
will raise wages. We have never made
such a claim in any such form. Free
traders have set up that claim for us in
order to triumphantly knock it over. What
we do say is that where two nations have
equal skill and mechanical appliances and
market equally so, and one can get her
labor at one-half less, nothing but a tariff
could maintain the higher wages, and
that we can prove. We are the
Only Rival That England Fears,
for we alone have within our borders the
population and wages, the raw material,
and within ourselves the great market
which assures to us the most improved
machinery. Our constant power to in
crease our wages, assures us also con-
tinuous progress. If you wish us to fol-
low the example of England, say yes,
with all my heart, but her real example
and nothing else. Let us keep protection,
as she did, until no rival dares to invade
our territory, and then we may take our
chances for future which by that time
will not be unknown.
Nobody knows so we'll as l do how
much l have failed to present even my
own comprehension of the great argument
which should control this vote I have
said not word of the great fall of prices
which has come from the competition of
the whole world; rendered possible by pro-
lection and substituted for the competi-
ton of a single island. | have said not a
word of the great difference between the
attitude of employers who find their own
workmen their best customers i'll their
own land, and who are therefore moved
by their own best interests to give their
workmen fair wages, and those who sell
abroad, and are therefore anxious for low
wages at home, and on whom works I'M
restrictedly that pernicious doctrine as
wages fall, profits rise These and
much more have I omitted, for there is a
limit to all speaking.
I'VE know, my friends, that before this
tribunal, we all of us plead in vain.
Why we fail let those answer who read
the touching words of Abraham Lincoln 8
first inaugural, and remember that he
nj al 10 nd
their predecessors. Where he failed we
cannot expect to succeed, but though W"
fail here to-day. like our great leader ct
other days, in the larger field before IT,
mightier tribunal, which will finally alhl
forever decide this question, we shall be
more than conquerors, for this great ma
ton, shaking off, as it has once befcre,
the influence of lower civilization, will
go on to fulfill its high destiny, till over
| the South, as we'll as over the North,
shall be spread the full measure of that
amazing prosperity which is the wonder
of the world"
Given an 0vation.
Throughout Mr.. Reeds speech he was
| frequently interrupted with applause, and
at times the Democrats Joined in the
general laughter at his witticisms.
| When, at 1:3O o'clock, he glanced at the
| clock, which noted that his time had ex-
| pired, the eloquent Republican entered
| upon his brief peroratlon, there was in
| tense stiffness throughout the house. The
| closing reference to that former illustri-
/ GUS leader, Lincoln. was made in a low
| voice, which could have hardly been
caught had not everyone on the floor
and in the galleries been straining to
catch every word. AS he closed his left
hand was raised high In one of the few
gestures which marked his speech. AS
| the hand fell and his speech closed there
was a burst of applause which swelled
into a great demonstration, as the en-
thusiastic galleries gave shouts, hurrahs
and sharp whistles which are often heard
in thesters, but seldom in the balls of
| congress.
Mr.. Reed bowed his acknowledgment
| to the demonstration and without resum-
| ing his seat or waiting for the many
hands extended to congratulate him, made
| his way back to the Republican cloak
F9om, Half way up the. aisle he was
met by q page bearing huge basket OF
American Beauty and la France roses.
Again he bowed his acknowledgements
as the flowers brought out another burst
| of applause. The roses were placed on
Mr., Heeds desk, and he retired to the
cloak room, where he was the center of
congratulatory demonstrations, lasting
many minutes.
| Speaker Crisp.
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