The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-19
CAUSE OF DULLNESS
Senator Dubois Says Silver Demon.
citation Is the Chief Cause.
BlMETALLISM TIE CURE
He Would Pass tho Proposed Tariff Ril
to Get Temporary Relief-Protec-
ton win Come Anyhow.

WASHINGTON, May 1G.-In the senate
Senator Aliens resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury for in
formation as to the number of PERSONS
directly affected by protective duties
was discussed until noon. The tariff
bill was taken up and Senator Jones
moved to increase the duty on linseed,
aax.seed and poppy seed oil to 90 cents.
Senator Gallinger took the floor and
read from his manuscript until O'Clock,
saying he had brought his tariff legis.
lation down from the landing of the
Pilgrim Fathers to 1916. He gave way
to Senator Dubois, who delivered
speech in favor of protection and bi.
metallism.
Senator Dubois said he had no great
desire to make speech upon the pend
ing bill, but If there had been an effort
made by the democratic party to carry
out the pledges of the platform of 1898,
there might have been an opportunity
to present such bill, and he would
have been glad to discuss such bill
and many senators who now sit silent
in their seats would have Contributed
much that was useful in tariff discus
sion. He claimed that the discussion
was dwarfted on account Of many Diff
ferent bills which had been presented.
He named the various bills and cor
tinued: I'VE now have the German
bill, " hich does not cure the defects Of
previous measures and represents the
Individual wishes ard the interests of
constituents of individuals on the dem
ocratic side. All these measures are
protection pure aul simple"
Senator Dubois claimed his state had
been greatly Disseminated against and
principally in the matter of wool and
lumber. He returned his thanks for
| what had been done for lead ore, though
he thought three-fourths of cent
pound was hardly sufficient to enable
his state to compete with British Colum-
bia and Spain. He discussed at some
length how the government had been
cheated and robbed by improper samt-
ling at ports of entry. He did not be.
lieve there could be permanent prosper
/ ity until there was change in the
financial system and 1t would be equally
frultless to pass the bill or defeat it.
Until the minis are opensd to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver as we'll
as gold, he said, falling prices and stag
| nation in business will remain with US.
There could be no permane mt prosperity
until there was return to bimetallism.
| Republicans would win the elections
this fall, and purely political PROPOSE
tion he advised the speedy passing of
the pending measure in order that tenn
porary prosperity might subside and
the country settle down to a condition
of low wages and contracted business
that would surely follow after the pass
ing relief had expended itself. BY the
time of the presidential election the
country would understand That 1t was
the currency question and not the tariff
tina. was the cause of the trouble.
In conclusion, he said: 81 will close
by repeating that l am firm believer
and advocate of a consistent system Of
protection. The highest and most stl-
be prosperity will come to us, however,
when we unite protection and bimetal-
lism ard not before"
That pontoa of Senator Dubois
speech demanding immediate action
upon the pending bill, as the quickest
means of restoring at least temporary
commercial prosperity, created some
sensation, % indicating the position of
western senators.