The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-11
And Advocates the Adjustment Of All
Present Methods of Collecting
Government Revenue.
SPEECH BY JOHN DALZELL
Plea for American Wages for the
American WOrkingman.
Vigorous Protest by Wool Manufacture
ers, Representing Over S5O0,OOO,-
900 Invested Capital.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The third day
OF the tariff debate in the House was en-
livened by a sensational speech by Tom L.
johnson, OF Ohio, the free-trader and
single-tax advocate, who claims, with Hon.
Lawrence T. Neal, late Democratic candi-
date for Governor OF Ohio, the Joint au-
thorship of the tariff plank in the Chicago
platform He boldly attacked the Demo-
Gratis for the timid manner In which they
had handled the tariff question, and
charged them with cowardice all along the
line. Mr.. Dalzell, of Pittsburg, made a
brilliant speech in defense OF the tariff.
dwelling particularly on the iron and steel
interests. Messrs. Woomer, of PennsyI-
Vania; Coombs, of New York, and Hopkins.
Oh Illinois, who completed his speech be-
gun yesterday, were the other speakers
After the completion of Mr. Hopkins's
remarks Mr.. Johnson took the floor and
created something of sensation by his
utterances. He said in part:
we of the Democratic party went be-
toTe tniS country in 1892 asserting that the
eAsung tarin was wrong in principle and
oIUust IN operation, declaring the policy of
protection fraud and robbery, charging
II with creating trusts, sitting commerce.
.nrottilng industry, causing enforced idle
ana creating few monstrous fortunes.
ana piedging ourselves TO abolish IL II the
< AT people gave us authority. They
uto give US authority and then our haste
10 repeal oppressive taxes subsidized. and
instead OF flying at the throat of the pro
Ieceeu Darons In the robber trust, the great
Oenlocratlc party began, as IL were TO
Wds It's tail and look for crumbs. 1t was
the duty or a party coming into power on
S pleoges and at such conjuncture TO
nave proceeded, without moments DELAY
20 the radical revision of the tariff III Mr.
Sas,s mad shown the sagacity and
courage the situation demanded, the ink
MouIo not nave been dry on the commits
stons OF his Secretaries, and Congress
would have been called into extra session
toxa ae6s'e Ine country OF IT'S burdens of
10 rest on our laurels and divide the spells,
snu the Nation was treated TO the specta-
power 10 remove crushing burdens devot-
ing their energies to the discussion OF per
sS claims TO petty places. And, as the
climax OF all this delay we como To tha
shameful days we have lust passed throurh
In which the House has stood paralyzed
because, despite our overwhelming ma
Jor1ty, we Democrats would neither furnish
a quorum to be counted nor count the one
mat was really present Ii is not merely
tnat We nave yet done nothing IL is that
ked much. -
The worst possible situation of business
- not mat of a high tariff, but that a
INDEFINITE reductions. This Is the situation
our delay has. for nearly a year imposed
on me country Up TO the present. thanks
70 our inaction. the victory OF the Demo-
cratic party In November. 1892 has worked
evil for good. The Mckinley tariff still
exerts It's stranglng power and. worse than
the mckinley tariff. is the depressing eff
Will succeed it."
Mr.. Johnson commended the bill for the
DOW az the Sugar Trust, but, he added
tine whisky Trust and Steel-rail Trust
the Cordage Trust and the Bicycle Trust
snd tne Starch Trust in short. the whole
Il rob 10
pie through the agency of the government
Dy means OF the tariff are left free to pluck
mas no lobby to represent him; he has only
his congressman"
STEEL RAILS
Mr.. Johnson then spoke OF steel rails. of
which he is one OF the largest manufac-
turers in the country. The present duty of
sB-A a ton is equal to 30 per cent The
reduction OF the committee is % per cent
1t seemed a large reduction. he declared,
but 1t left all the Steel-rail Trust needed
1t is as good TO them as 1000 per cent, for
It is practically a prohibitory duty. steel
can be made here" he said, las cheaply
as anywhere else in the world, and would
not now be imported save in exceptional
cases. even IL there were no duty, while
the tendency OF invention and improve
ment Is In favor OF the United States as
against Europe. The steel made into rails
W
pig metab billets and blooms are imported
are used entirely In other iron and steel
manufactures. Now, 1t costs less than s.
ton 10 make steel rails from blooms. in
Guiding strengthening and punching. In
to-day's market steel blooms are selling
fora' not bring over SIS. They h,gU did fail
nearly to that price a few weeks ago. dur
Ing q temporary break in the steel-rail
lied and the price of steel rails was put up.
and Is now maintained at $24 ton, so that
by virtue OF the duty which keeps out for
tign rails the pool is compelling buyers OF
steel rails TO pay them - per cent. more
than 6 fair price, This new steel-ran pool
Is composed OF seven manufacturers. headed
by Carnegie, who absolutely controls the
product Of more than one-half of the rolled
steel produced in the United States, and
manufacturers heavy annual sums TO close
their works. discharge their men and
make no steel
they get larger profits? L do not, and
even philanthropists do not. Take Mr.. All
drew Carnegie. who gives Ike prince
out OF the millions the tariff has enabled
him TO take from his fellow-citiZens. He
gives like a prince from his more than
wages unless he has TO. Before he started
for Jerusalem, a few days ago. he utilized
the tariff 10 re-establish the steel-rail y>SI
and pay other manufacturers to shut :
their works and throw their men out OF
employment. Then a general cut in wages
was made In all his great establishments.
and then he announced himself ready TO
give "a much as 5000 a day 10 feed the
Unemployed in Pittsburg-a place that, IL
there were any truth IN the theory that
protection is good for labor. ought to be
a very paradise for workingmen. Now.
which Is best for labor: plenty OF charity
soup houses or plenty OF employment?
There IS the question between protection
and free trade.
What is true OF steel is II &c OF all in
dustTies. III we could abolish the whole
tariff on the LIST OF February do not be-
lieve there Is a single manufacturing In
dustry that would close. on the contrary,
all that are not purely eXotics. kept alive
by taxes, would be greatly stimulated: for
eigners would want more OF our prod
ucts, and foreign markets would be open
20 our goods. Wheat would bring more to
the grower and labor would bring more TO
the laborsr. and the masses OF our people
would want and could pay for more manu-
featured goods. You cannot depress in
dustry and impoverish labor by remtting
taxes; that Is done by imposing taxes"