St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
investment, and affect the employment
OF over 100000 men.

sensational speech against the bill,
which kept the Republicans applaud
ing and cheering from start to finish.
Lets get back to the fundamental
principles of Democracy" he began.
IF have learned Democracy correctly,
the Democratic party is a tariff party,
anu my Democracy has been learned
under the tutelage of Andrew jackson.
Free trade is licentiousness; deS9otism;
both are unjust. This government can
not be administered without revenue,
and for hundred years that revenue
has been collected at the custom house.
1t is said that free trade is the law Of
nature-so is life, yet life carries the
right OF self-protection. We are Amer
leans; let us legislate for Americans
and not for
THE WHOLE WORLD.
Being an American" he continued,
quickly the applause on the Republican
side rose to a cheer. 81 am for tariff
Incidental protection. l am not pro-
tectionist. gentlemen he added, turn
ing toward the Republican side. Il am
an Andrew jackson Democrat"
How much incidental protection do
you desire?" asked Mr.. Livingston, of
Georgia.
Enough" replied Mr. benson slowly,
"to insure the equality of American
labor ana to protect American inter-
ests."
You say you will support the bill if
you don't get what you want" inter-
posed Mr.. Cooper. What do you
want?"
IL want 40 cents a ton on iron ore.
WHAT do you want as the price of your
support?"
Nothing" responded Mr.. Cooper.
You are not worth 40 cents then,"
retorted Mr.. benson, amid laughter on
both sides of the house. If Democrats
who prated about the platform were
honest. Mr.. benson continued, why did
not they stand by the platform declara.
tiOns on silver? Hancock was wrong
when he said the tariff was local ques-
ton. Selfishness and greed were local,
but the tariff was national question.
In conclusion, he made an eloquent plea
for revenue duty on iron ore.
Mr.. Tawney (Rep., Miun.) denounced
the proposition to place iron ore on the
free list.
Mr.. Baldwin Oem., Mimi, who rep
resents
THE DULUTH DISTRICT,
in reply to Mr.. Tawney, said that he
represented the largest iron ore district
in the world. and few men in Min
nesota anticipated the ruin and distress
predicted on the other side. With free
ore he said we could compete with the
world. If ore were made free Duluth
would become greater ore center than
Pittsburg. In demanding free iron ore
he represented the 100000 people of
Minnesota. His colleague represented
the two mine owners.
Mr.. Forman (Dem.. Ill.l made a
speech supporting the bill. aud pre-
dieting political exile for the Democrats
who opposed the present reform meas
ure.
Mr.. Simpson followed in advocacy of
free iron ore.
Mr.. Clark (Dem., Mo- followed with
characteristic speech denouncing
those Democrats who were fighting the
Wilson bill. He said Democrats who
did not like the Wilson bill because it
did not clean the Augean stables should
remember that the committee had
worked against. the accumulations of
thirty years. Reform, like charity,
should begin at home. Three men had
made heroes of themselves, Wilson. of
West Virginia; Rayner, Of Maryland.
and Tom Johnson. of Ohio by total dis
regard Of their local interests. The
Republican press had sneered at Mr..
Wilson and called him Prof" Wilson.
They sneered and seemed to have a
contempt for Intelligence. They said
he was sacrificing himself. 1t might be,
but he did not believe it. The storm
that arose against Sir Robert Peel had
driven him from place and power, but
EngliShmen were now delighted 20 call
him one OF their
GREATEST STATESMEN.
On his tomb they had written, "The
man who gave the people cheap bread"
The coal and iron combines and the
| other thieYish trusts might pour enough
money into Mr.. Wilson's district to de-
| feat him. but if they did the people
| would take HIM up in their arms and
bear him to higher place. They might
| destroy congressman, but in doing so
| they might make a president. This
| compliment to Mr.. Wilson was greeted
| with thunderouS applause.
The honse was highly entertained
with Mr.. Clark'S speech, and his time
was repeatedly extended.
Mr.. Gear (Rep., lo.) made a vigorous
| speech in opposition 10 the bill, and he
was succeeded by Mr.. Bynum, OF In
diana. who devoted some time to ex-
planning the manner in which, through
! the nstrumentality of the Protective
| Tariff League of New York, protests
| against the Wilson bill were prepared
| and Democratic members were flooded
with postal cards.
Mr.. Wilson closed the debate on the
iron ore schedule. Every argument
used for placing coal ON the
free list applied with equal if
not stronger force to iron ore. The
| development of the iron ore industry
! during Jne last few years outstripped
| anything the world had ever known.
The votes were then taken upon the
| pending amen !nents, first upon the
amendment of Mr.. Taylor, to that of
| Mr.. Oates, to restore the rates of exist
ing laws on iron ore, rs cents per ton.
Only one Democrat, Mr.. Swanson, of
| Virginia, voted with the Republicans in
favor of this proposition and it was lost
-137 to 81.
| THE OTHER VOTE
was upon Mr.. Oates amendment to fix
the duty at 40 cents per ton. This
shared the fate of its predecessor, al
though many Democrats, including
most of the Democratic members of
| Alabama. Virginia, West Virginia, Ten
nessee and Pennsylvania delegations
voted for it, along with the Republicans
from the iroD-producing states, the rest
of the Republicans adhering to their
| policy aDd refusing to vote; but when
the announcement was made that it
was lost, SO to 100, they did not make
the point OF no quorum.
ali amendent to add to the paragraph
placing agricultural implements OH the
free list: ''All articles used in the
manufacture of cotton, including ma.