Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-20

Fairly Stated in Speech by MT. Burrows
on the Wilson TariR

Fairly Stated in a Speech by MT. Burrows
on the Wilson Tariff.
WARRINGTON D. C., January n.-Mr Bur-
rows, of Michigan, opened the arguments
against the Wilson tariff. He said:
''The act of 1890 was enacted not only with
view of securing revenue for the support
of the government, but for the further pur-
pose of giving encouragement to the crea-
ton of new enterprises and protection to
American industries and American work
men against unequal and injurious foreign
competition.
SIN its practical workings it accomplishes
both these results; but the ascendancy of a
political party pledged to the destruction of
our protective policy has not only crippled
and suspended the operation of our domes-
tic manufactures, but the importer of for
eign fabrics naturally curtaiIs his importa.
tons in the hope of securing their admission
into our markets upon the favorable con.
ditions.
''The Mckinley tariff never closed a mill
in the country, shut up a mine, stopped a
wheel, blew out a furnace fire, or drove
single workmen into the streets. This gen.
eral paralysis of business throughout the
country comes solely through the ascendancy
of political party pledged to the repeal of
the act of 1890 and the substitution therefor
of tariff Invested of all protective fea-
lures.
81 confidently assert that if the election of
1892 had resulted in the retention of the re-
publican party in power, accompanied, as it
would have been, with the assurance of the
continuance of the American policy of pro-
lection, the effect on the public revenue, as
we'll as general prosperity of the country
would have been entirely reversed.
You (the democrats) said the act of 1890
would develop no new industries; it created
them by the hundreds. You said it would
bring no resultant benefits to our workmen
it secured for them enlarged employment
and increased wages.
'You said it would enhance.the cost of the
protected articles; it cheapened it to the
consumer.
You said it would diminish our foreign
trade; it augmented it in 1892 to 81, 1851. $780,
610-an increase over the previous year of
S128. 283, 604.
"You said it would shut our products from
foreign markets: our export trade increased
$145, 797 1888, swelling its volume to 81 ,340,-
278, 148, the largest ever known in the history
of the country, and exceeding the value of
our imports by 202,875,686.
1.-THE first proposition arresting attention
in this bill is the proposed transfer of 131
articles from the dutiable to the free list. It
will not escape notice in this connection that
transferred from the dutiable to the free
list, interests of the farmer seem to have
been selected for special assault and destruc-
ton, as nearly one half of the items en-
braceo in this proposed transfer are the pro-
ducts of domestic husbandry. The bill is q
free donation to foreigners, at time, too,
when the treasury of the United States is in
pressing need of increased resources.
''This will inevitably result in one of two
things: The destruction of our focks and
the closing of our mines, or the lowering of
our production to the level of our foreign
competitors. Already the suggestion of free
trade in iron ore has closed our mines, forced
our miners out of employment and driven
people who were never before dependent
upon public charity to beggary and want.
We of the minority intend to resist to the
last this wanton destruction of American in
terests."
He continued, SIT will be seen, therefore,
the ground on which the democrats stood in |
1882 and from which they were driven by |
the stern patriotism of General Jackson, is |
at last reoccupied in 1892 sixty years later,
in force by the whole democratic party.
1.-THE most startling feature connected |
with, and running through the entire dutia- |
bic schedule is, the general substitution of |
ad valorem for specific rates. Under such |
policy, coupled with the reduction proposed, |
revenue and domestic industries will alike |
1lmlnlsh and the latter IN many instances, |
disappear.
ut is now proposed to call a halt in the
march and turn the column back
ward over the deserted pathway leading to
free trade. The command has already been |
given, and CONSERVATION has taken posses
sion of all our people. The record of this
single years disasters stand without parallel
in the history of our country.
at exceeds the possibility of human cal
Iof md / To- hor dow,
suicidal policy. Have you not pursued il
Tar enough to be convinced of it's disastrous
ut is no longer an experiment; it has
become public crime. You have it within
your power to instantly relieve this appal-
ing situation. You have only to substitute
Tor the pending measure a joint resolution
leclaratory of our purpose to maintain exist
ng laws in full force and effect during the
continuance of this administration, and bus
ness activity would at once take the place
If business depression"