The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-19
policy upon whicl you have entered and

policy upon which you have entered and
permit the country to resume its industrial
prosperity. II, on the other hand, you ssid
adhere to the principles Of the CAIcasu
platform and have failed to embody them
in this measure You have openly betra; ed
the confidence OF the people who intrusted
you with power. The first proposition ar
resting attention in this bill IS the proposed
transfer of l3l articles from the dutiablc
to the free list. 1t will not escape notice
in this connection that upon examination
of the list Of articles thus transferred from
the dutiable to the free list the interests
Of the farmer seem to have been selected for
special assault and destruction as nearly one
haf OF the items embraced in this proposed
transfer are the products of domestic hus-
bandry. The bill is free donation to for
eiSners, at time, too, when the treasury
OF the United States Is In pressing need Of
increased resources There is not in 1t even
suggestion Of reciprocity, by which some
plus products in the markets of the nations
thus favored for free entrance into our own.
1t is bold free trade gift-the price paid
for Democratic theory.
"Such proposition would at any time
arrest public attention. but to be made in
the presence of depleted treasury. and
with its secretary asking to be clothed with
power to issue bonds which he may bor-
row money to meet the current expenses OF
the government, Is Il proposition so star
thing as to challenge the creluity of man
KIND. There Is only one explanation possi
bic, and that is found in the exclamation
OF an English statesman 1T Is free trade
tIou Inc present Tree list ought 10
be sufficient to satisfy the demands Of the
most advanced free trader. The act of 1880
enlarged 1t to the very limit of safety to
American industries and American labor.
when you have completed this proposed
transfer To the free list it is the beginning
OF OF the end OF the protective system in the
hted States, and l apprehend it is the
knowledge of this fact which inspires the
iree Trader of to-day with unf1agsing zeal
III the advocacy Of free raw material
individual Schedules.
Nayv ttNvx to
individual items of the bill. AS to free iron
ore and free wool he said:
This will inevitably result in one or two
| thngs-the destruction of our hocks and
| the closing Of our mines, or the lowering
| Of our conditions to the level Of our for,
elgn competitors. Already the suggestion OF
| free trade in iron ore has closed mines,
| forced our miners out OF employment and
driven people who We're never before de.
! pendent upon public charity to beggary
and want. The good people Of my state
| to their necessities. We Of the minority in.
| tend to resist to the last this wanton de,
sstruction of American interests We be.
| lieve in the development of industrial
| forces to the fullest possible extent and to
| that end would extend the same measures
| OF protection to the producers Of raw ma
| terlal. 70 the workers In the more adj
yanced product we would not only be in
dependent OF foreigners for our manufac
tnred goods but for the raw material out
| OF which they are fabriced.
Il can conceive OF no policy more detri
| mental to American manufacturers and
| American laborers than the abandonment Of
| protection OF production so far possible
| or our own raw material. Such a policy
would not only drive labor from the largest
field OF its employment. but it would dry
| uD one of the most honntiful sources Of ma
! tonal wealth and reduce our manufacturing
/ industries to complete dependence for
! eign nations for the supply of the raw ma
/ terial. Snch n result would be disastrous
even to the interests 1t is proposed to pro-
/ mote. for when have slaughtered our
foeks. closed our mines and wholly aban-
| doned the production Of our own raw ma
terial, the FOREIGNER would take advantage Of
/ Our Helpless Condition
| ana impose upon us whatever burden his
/ cun'aity might suggest. We. therefore.
would protect all interests. whether of the
mine or the furnace. the field or the factory,
to the end that all our people may receive
/ profitable employment and the nation attain
/ its highest possible development. And in
this connection | cannot refrain from ex-
pressing my amazement that YOU people OF
/ the South are so blind to your own interests
as 10 crlnge beneath the party lash and give
/ this measure your support. Let me implore
! You to turn your backs on the dead past
/ and face the future Place yourselves
abreast with the spirit Of the age by lay
ing hold Of the mighty possibilities within
/ Your own grasp. and so aid In serving the
! highest prosperity Of your people and the
] industrial advancement of our community.
/ Bnt passing from the consideration Of
/ the free list to the dutiahle schedules we
find here the spirit of hostility mani.
Tested in every provision There is not q
/ schedule In which there are not some in
dnstries which will be impaired hv the
| passage OF this BILL many will be utterly de-
stroyed On the other hand. If there Is any
provision in this bill which will stimulate q
snsle domestic industry or give employment
TO labor, 1t has not been pointed out The
! measure as whole looks only to lessened
/ industries and lower wages.
1T ought to be entitled "A bill to lessen
pauperizee American labor The majority
seem to have been actuated only by the de-
sire to lower the duties all along the line.
/ regardless OF the consequences to American
| industries and American labor Isnt the
| most startling feature connected with and
| running through the entire dutiable sched-
| coupled with the reduction proposed reve.
nue. and domestic industries will alike di.
| miiish. and the latter in many cases dis
] appear
NJ. Burrows then quoted from ieadn,
! authorities as to the advantage Of specific
| clutehing for the last morsel Of food cannot
| be lrlled into forgetfuness of present mis-
! cry by the announcement Of lower al va
lorem on the necessities of life. Trampng
! the streets. out of employment receiving
| aims. lower ad valorems will not heal the
| wounded pride OF the brave men who never
before were depenlnt upon public charity
| The laboring people Of this country ask not
/ lower ad valorems. but work. They prefer
| high al yalorem, constant employment and
! abundant wages to low ad valorems, Idle
ness and want"
| Protection W. Free Trade.
After showing the growth OF the country
IN recent years Nr Burrows concluded as
follows:
/ yet In the face OF this magnificent tri-
| umph It Is now proposed to call a halt
| in the Industrial march and turn the col
| umn backward over the deserted pathway
! leading to free trade. The command has
| already been given, and CONSERVATION has
| taken possession OF all our people. The
! record Of this single years disasters
| stands without parallel In the history Of our
! country. Fifteen thousand five hundred
| and sixty business failures. q railways,
! agSregating 3lsS7S miles and representing
! untold millions Of property have gone into
the hands OF receivers anl bankruptcy.
| Our mines and factories are closed. smoke
/ less chimneys stand like monuments above
| the graves Of dead industries, while an