The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-02-01

PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS THE
WILSON MEASURE.
Democrats. Nepubii cans and Popullsts Al
Take . Hand In the War Of Words
Which 10 to Shape the Nation's TariR
Policy.
Synopsis Of the Speeches.


| At the close Of Mr. Wilson's speech on
| the tariff BILL MIR. Burrows OF Michigan
| made an address on behalf Of the Republic
| consideration involved the complete re-
| versal OF the economic policy he act OF
| 1899 was designed not only with . view OF
securing revenue for the support of the
| Government but for the further purpose
OF giving encouragement to the ere alton
OF new enterprise, and protect ion to Amer
lean industries and American WORK men.
against unequal and In furious foreign COM
petition In its PRACTICAL workings It ac-
complished both these results The decline
In the public revenues Is not attributa he
to amy defect in the act OF 1890, but rather
to the general arrangement and lroslra-
ton OK business throa ghout the country.
1he ascendency OF political party
pied ged to the destruction OF our protect-
I've policy has not only crippled and sus-
pended the operation OF our domestic
| manufacturers. but the importer OF for
eiSn fabrics naturally curtails hts im-
lOrtatlOns III the hope Of secur-
Ing their admission into our markets
upon tho most favorable conditions
confidently assert that IL the election OF
1882 had resulted In the retention OF the
Republican party in power. accompanied
as IT would have been with the assurance
OF a continuance of the American policy Of
protection. the effect upon the pu blic reve-
nue.. as we'll as the general prosperity Of
the country. would have teen entirely the
reverse Of what Is now seem"
Mr.. Black (Dem.) IT Illinois referred to
Mr.. burrows picture OF dire disaster in
this country and said the suffering depicted
by him existed after thirty years OF laws
Written by his own party. Not law has
been placed on the statute books by the
Democratic party since ls6U. The Demo-
cratic party's responsibility for the laws
came only with this Congress- ~Befure we
took CHARGE" said he. "the present condi-
ton of affairs had begun II that condo
sion is due to exist:"e law you cannot SAY
we did it, So far as the law is responsible
Tor the resent conditions it is the law Of
the high protective TARIFF
Mr. Hopkins (Rer, LII said that the bill
that had been rep, rted 10y the Ways and
Means Committee was certainly an anom-
ally OF Compression al legislation. 1t neither
comes up to the standard OF the bold and
defiant declarations OF their party plat
form nor meets the expectations OF the
more conservative element OF their party
As a revenue measure it is Il confessed
failure
Mr. johnson Dem. Ohio) denounced
the attitude OF his par ty in the prolons ed
delay OK action upon the tariff question
after coming into power Ii Mr. Cleve-
land had shown the sagacity and cou. age
the situation demanded, the ink would not
have been dry on the commissions Of his
secretaries ere congress would have been
called into executive session to relieve the
country Of its burdens OF taxation After
much delay, however, the committee had
given a Democratic report and 4 RepubIi-
can bill. He would vote for the bill IL he.
could get nothing better. but he lid not
like it. Mr. Johnson said that the bill. IL
enacted into q law, would injure but one
trust. the sugar trust
Mr. Cochran U,em., n. W said the OBJ
lection that the bill would not afford suf-
fcient revenue is one born of absolute is-
norance OF the laws OF revenue reductions
A low tariff will not only increase the rev.
enues of the government, he said. but it
will increase the opportunities of American
labor For every dollar that goes into the
treasury. hundreds CT dollars are collected
by the processes OF cOnsum ptiOn and trade
throughout the country; so that the
amount contributed for the support Of the
government Is but Il feature, a mite OF this
system OF taxation. the real extent OF
which no man can tell
Mr. Reed (Rep.. Me- undertook to re-
(uto Mr. COckran's statements He said
the Democrats would sacrihce their market
Ut home for a more extended one abroad,
while the Republicans believed in enlarg-
Ing the market In a different direction.
They did not mean to go to the ends of the
earth and struggle with the cheaper labor
Of the old world What they meant to do
was to elevate the market of this country
By giving higher wages to la Dor and there
BY constituting market as broad Is
American production.
Mr.. Breckinridge (Dem.. Ky.) said that
lnsome particulars the Wilson bill did not
meet his approval. in that it did not go far
enough He would like to have seen tin
plate put on the free list even II 4 heavier
tax would have to be levied on whisky.
He would like to see the bounty On sugar
removed, but he wanted The sugar men OF
the South and tho sorghum men OF the
northeast placated. in order that they
might be brought into the Democratic fold.
for it was only by union that the reform
could be Co summated He favored the
ed va!Orem feature OF the pending bill
While 1t did not meet with his unqualified
approval he was ready to vote with his
party on the experiment OF an income tax.
Mr.. Dingley tRen, Me }, said instead of
being measure. AS termed, to provide
revenue, 1t was In fact a DILL to abolish
revenue. He argued In favor OF protect
i've duties, and said protection simply says
to the foreign manufacturer: "You must
pay our Government as duty the differ
ence between our wages and your v ages in
the pr. duction or manufact ure aid dis
tribution OF any article which you have
withheld from your labor and which we
have paid ours" He said the Democratic
majority was deaf to the protest OF the
people in the recent cleo ions.
Mr.. Dalze'l (Rep. Pa said that In the
held The reins Of government IT. has proved
itself conspicunusly Incompetent to, deal
with a single important question presented
by the responsibilities OF civil administra-
ton. In this deplorable condition OF
things. clouds and darkness all around US,
what do those who rule our Gestinies pro-
pose by way OF relief? A tariff bill that, II
en- acted. predict po -terity will pr, nounce
the most infamous legislative crime OF our
history. Instead OF relief IT brings a2gra-
walton.
Mr.: Warner (Dem. y. Y..) spoke in de-
Tense of the bill While he urged its
prompt passage. he said it had grave de-
feels For one thing it did not 60 far
enough. He thought In some places it bore
unevenly. and he protested particularly
against the retention of the sugar bounty,
and he protested still more strongly
against the tax OF one-guarteF % 4 cent a
pound by which 1t WAS proposed to protect
the sugar trust And be protested against
the reciprocity which was now proposed
to be revived for the benefit OF the stand
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