The Portland daily press., 1894-01-10

Deheuclal e1fects OF restored confidence.
you nave but to abandon athe policy
upoh winch you have entered, recommlt
thls bill, and permit existing regula ations
TO remain undisturbed, and all our
Industries VIII Quickly Revived,
But such an exhibition of wisdom and
patriotism is not to be expected of par
ty pledged to tariff reform, and Ameri-
can workmen must tramp and starve,
great industrial plants must go into
disuse and decay, while the Democratic
party is attempting to secure revenne
from imported goods witohut conferring
protection upon American capital and
| American labor
Considering the general character and
purposes of the bill Mr. Burrows calls.at
| tention to the similarity between the
Democratic platform of 1882, on the SUBJ
! Jcet of protection and the declaration on
the same subject in the South Carolina
ordinance OF notification. The issue be-
tween the parties was stated as follows:
| On the one hand, the Democratic party
| Insists that revenue is the only lawful
purpose for which any duty can be i'm
| posed, and that such eXa ctions, there
lore, must be for revenue only, regardless
| OF the conditions or necessities of Amer
lean industries or American labor; and
| to that end they would admit free of
| duty indiscrlminately all products which
they are pleased to denominate raw ma
terlal, "and impose rate of duty on man
| nfactured articles sufficiently low to
| insure their Importation into our mar
| ket and thereby ensure the only purpose
| OF Democratic tariff, namely, "reve-
nue."
On the other hand, the Republican
party believes in tariff which, while
yielding revenue for the support of the
| government, shall at the same time be
| SO adjusted as to promote the establish
ment and the maintenance of American
| workmen; and to that end would admit
free OF duty all articles, raw or manu-
factured Except luxuries) coming from
any place on the face Of the globe, the
like OF which are not or cannot be ad-
vantageously produced in his country,
anu impose duties only ON the things we
do or can produce, and make that rate
| high enough to insure the difference be-
tween the cost of the foreign and domes-
| tic product, and by that means stimulate
the development of all our resources
| and insure the
Employment of All Our People.
Circumscribed within these narrow
| limits lies the whole field of the contro-
versy, and on this ground the contend
| ing political forces confront each other
| in open and determined hostility.
The Republican party stands, believe
securely intrenched behind the bulwark
of the policy ofsprotection. and
will resist to the last the combined
| forces of free trade from whatever quar-
| ter they may come, confident of ultimate
| and triumphant support by the enlight-
| ened Judgment of the American people.
/ Mr 1onk Of IL,
| in defence of the Wilson bill. He said
| it would appear from Mr.. Burrowss
| speech that misery, starvation and
| poverty were stalking abroad through.
out the Union, but there was no country
| in the world where misery and want did
not walt on Incompetence and improvi-
| dence. He did not claim that the pro-
| tective tariff was responsible for all the
misery and want of the country. 1t had
| resulted in great advance IN the IN
| dustries of the country, but the other
| side should acknowlede that it was re-
| sponsible for much of the depression and
want. The picture was not as dark as
| painted by Mr.. Burrows, for private
and organized charity extended its hand
| to succor the needy.
| Mr.. Black spoke of the protective duties
| against Canadian agricultural products,
| although he said that they were no
| cheaper than similar American products,
| anu COIumcuU6u upon Ul0 laCG GQaU
petitions were presented in Congress
against allowing Canadian workmen to
cross into the United States, work all
| day and return at night. That, he said,
was an instance of the false position in
| to which the public mind was forced by
| long worshipplng at the altar of protec-
| iton.
Mr.. Cannon, Republican of Illinois.
asked whether he was in favor OF per-
mitting Canadian workmen to cross the
border and compete with American
workmen.
| Mr.. Black said that in the case of
| Canadian and American workmen there
was no distinction of race or blood and
! he would not interdict the coming of
| Canadian workmen until it was demon
strated their coming would work injury
| to American workmen.
| Am l to undestand,n Mr.. Cannon
asked, that my colleague would remedy
the evil by bringing American wages to
| a level with wages paid in Europe?n
| Nh. Black replied: "If l was certain
American workmen were being over
whelmed by vast masses of men seeking
our shores because of this belief, falla-
| cious one, that wages are higher here,
| would seek to repeal those laws which
| make wages higher and would let wages
| have natural plane over the world
| Democratic applause.)
Then you are in favor"
| Mr.. Reed Struck In.
"of equality of wages between this
| country and other countries?"
''That is not fair way to put it," said
Mr.. Black, "but 1 am in favor of remov-
| ing all artificial inequalities that create
fictitious values of wages and letting
| wages have natural level. I would
restore the natural conditions Of affairs
| by taking down the protective system"
Mr.. Hopkins, Republican of Illinois, a
member of the committee on ways and
means, said the interpretation of the
| political victory of 1892 by the majority
of that committee, as EN- bodied III the
| Wilson Dill had not been accepted by the
| industrial North, and judging by the
| protests from Alabama, West Virginia
| and other states in that section where
| the spirit of industry had found lodg-
! ment, it had not been approved by tie
| South either. The bill, as a revenue
| measure, was confessed failure, cutting
off seventy millions while the govern
| ment was unable to meet its obligations
1t was also surrender of the principles
which the DamooratS claimed to he so