Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-01-17

| oe-rAticu ~as nndis,urbsj. the rfe>led require.
mcnts u the goNcrnment Since July I. 1871
i however. ,hcrc had ncena marked dcc,iue IN tho
revenues unul they had actually fallen below The
/ requirements Tor the public service This de-
! cline a. the frih,ic rcycn.c< during the PRES
! cnt fiscal war isas not attributable TO any dc.
feet In the law - ~ but rather to me Scnetsl
dcrankcmcut uto pro-tration q business
/ throughout the cO>sstry The asceidcncy ot a
I political party plo-Ascd - The destruction Of
our protective policy had not only crippled aud
suspended the cpcratfao Of our domestic manu-
fasturcs but the impsvter % foreign fabrics
naturally curtailcd HIS appropriations in the
hcic ~ securing their adn,ssion into OH mar.
ket- urcn more favorable sondlticsrS lie con-
rcently asserted that II me elective of lSpl
had r~-nltcd In the retention % the republican
party In power. accompanied 81 itwc'sld have
teen with the assurance VI continuance cf The
American policy Of protection. she eject upon
tho pahiic revenue. well general pros.
rerity 81 the country, would have been entircly
reversed
Pre-iden, Harrison only affirmed the truth
Of history when In his last annual ressase to
congress he said; 80 high degree at pres
periiy aud great n diffusion Of wealth were
never bcfcrc enjoyed by our people" rhis ex-
ultant declaration made but little over one
year ago. a. IL seems In the midst OF present
appalling conditions, was. nevertheless,
grounded ON indi- putshle facts
We are jusuned in asserting that the net 90
iepo, could it, permanently have been assured.
Nonlu nave hoComnlshct the double purpose
for which IL was enacted-rcvcnuc aud proteo-
ton
The Mckinley tariff never closed n mill i'm
the United Stats-, shut up mine, stopped a.
wheel. blew out furnace hrc or drove single
workman Into the streets. This general par.
Alysis Of business throughout tho country
comes solely from the ascendcncy OF q pol teal
party pledged 10 the repeal % the act OF 1900
and the substitution therefor of u tarin diVcst-
cd OF all protective features. With such a
In ~ tAg 4
wonder that domestic manufacturers sus pend
operations until advised OF the cond tons
under which they must market their output
Mr. Burrows then took up the tariff plank OF
the last democratic national platform aud
compared IL with the South Carolina ordinance
Of notification. He asserted that wha ever
may have been the purpose OF the majority in
making this bill I'm so FIR as IL conforms To tho
democratic platform Of iSt2 10 Will IL enacted
into law, prove disastrous To the interests in
volsed, and In 81 far rs IL seeks Ia redeem tho
pledges, II Ia either u confession of error or an
exhibition OF cowardicc Ho said Il
would not escape notice that upon exam.
ination OF the list OF articles transit rrcd
from the dutiablo To the FREQ list the interests
OF the farmer seem TO have been selected for
special assault and destruction, ns nearly one
half OF the items embraced Ia this proposed
transfer are the products OF domestic husbau.
dry. The bill In n free donation To Foreigners
nj "a time too, when the treasury OF the United
States In In pressing need of Increased rc-
sources There Is not IN u even u suggestion
OF reciprocity. II IN n bold free trade gifi--ths
price paid for democratic theory.
After calling attention TO individual items OF
the pending bill, ana declaring that the minor.
ity In the house intended TO resist To the Inst
this wanton destruction OF American indus.
tries he said II there was any provision I'm the
bill which would stimulate n single dome ito
industry or give employment Ia labor It had
not been pointed out Under the proposed
policy OF ad valorcm for specific rates. cou pied
with the reduction proposed, revenue and do.
nestle industries will alike diminish and tho
latter In many instances disappear
After quoting from leading authorities as TO
the advantage OF specific duties, Mr. Burrows
said starving families, clutching for the last
morsel OF food cannot be lullcd into forgctfuI.
moss OF present misery by the announcement OF
lower nd vnlorem duties on the nocessarics OF
| life Tramping the streets, out OF employ.
mont receiving aims lower I'D valcrems Will
| not heal the wounded pride OF the brave mon
who never before were dependent upon public
charity. The labOring people OF this country
ask not lower ad yaorems, but work. They
prefer high nd valorcms. constant employment
and abundant wages TO low al valorems, lido
ness and want
After showing the growth of the country IN
recent years Mr.. Burrows concluded AS fol.
lowsi
THE record OF this years Industrial and in.
dividual suffering resulting from this proposed
legislation Will never be made up IL exceeds
the possibility Of human calculation, ana i'm.
| plore you 10 abandon this suicidal policy. Have
| you not pursued IL far enough to be convinced
| OF It's disastrous consequencesf You have IL
within your power To instantly relieve
| this appalling situation. You have only
| TO substitute for the pending measure
u Joint resolution doclaratOry OF your pur.
| pose 10 maintain existing law In full force
and eject during the continuance OF this nd
ministration and business activity will Instant
ly take the place OF business depression. II
would arrest tho slaughter OF our nooks open
our mines, rolight the fires OF our furnaces un.
chain tho wheels OF our industries start every
spindle and loom. while whistles ana factory
bells would call tho tramplng. starving millions
back from enforced idleuess to prof table ON.
ploymcnt and the American republic would
leap with u bound 10 iH accustomed place la
the Of industrial nations"
A. the conclusion 81 his speech there was a
great outburst OF republican applause.
Mr. Black dem, Ill } then took the floor. and
referred 10 Mr. Burrows picture OF dire diEas.
ter ia this country and said the suffering do
poted by him existed after thirty years OF
laws written by his own party. Not law haq
been placed on tho statute books by the don p
cratic party since 1850 The democratic party's
responsibility for the laws came only with this
congress- before wo took charge" said hs,
the present condition OF Affairs had begun.
II that condition Is due TO existing law you can.
not say we did H. so far as tine law IN respou.
siOle for the present conditions IL rs tho law OF
the high protective tariff"
MT. BLACK proceeded 70 DISCUSS tho condition
OF the agricultural Glasses, who are now, he said
borne down by the lowest prices siuoo records
| have been kept In referring 10 the state Of
affairs antecodont 20 the Inauguration Of the
protective policy he declared that no public ana
! little private indebtedness existed then.
| Mr. Hopkins rep, M said that the bill that
had boon reported by the ways and means
/ committees was certainly anomaly Of CON
| gressiOnal legislation. II neither comes up TO
tho standard Of the bold and defiant
| declarations OF their party platform nor
meets the expectations OF tho more con.
sentative element Of their party As
revenue measure Il IL a confessed failure
/ With the treasury almost depicted ana tho gov.
| ernmont marching on the high road 10 bank
ruptcy, this bill still further reduces the rev.
/ enues OF the government and cuts on IL power
70 meet is obligations 70 the enormous amount
| OF H0,OO0,O0O annually. fife then proceeded 70
make long review Of ths history % tarih legis-
| latiOn In this country