Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-02
TARIFF BILL DEBATE.
PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS THE
WILSON MEASURE.

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AZ the close Of ME Wilson'S speech On
the tariff bill Ne. Burrows Of Nichisan
made an address on behalf OF the Republt.
can minority. He said the measure under
consideration involved the complete re-
versal Of the economic policy. 1hs oct Of
1890 was designed mot only with view Of
securing revenue for the support Of tho
Goverhmsnt but for the further purpose
OF Eiving encoufaGement to the creation
OF new enterprises and protection 70 Amer.
lean industries and American worxmen,
against unequal and injurious foreign COM
petition In it, practical workings IL ac-
compltshed both these fesultA The decline
In the public revenues Il not attributable
to any defect In the act OF 1890, but rather
to the general deran9ement and prostra-
tion OF business throughout the country.
The ascendency Of . political party
pledged 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 fur.
eiRu fabrics naturally curt4iis his iul.
poetatlOns In the hope Of socur.
lux their admission into our markets
upon tho most favorable conditions I
confidently assert that IL the election Of
ls9. had resulted In the retention Ut the
Republican party in power. accompanied
rs It would have been with the xsyurxnce
OF = continuance OF the American policy Of
protection. the effect upon the pubic reve-
nue. as we'll as the general prosperity Of
the country. would have been entirely the
reverse Ut What is now seen.n
MT. Black lDenl Of Illinois referred to
Mr. Burrows picture OF dire disaster in
thfs countty'an said the suffering depicted
BY him existed after thirty years Of laws
Written BY his own party. Not Law has
6een placed on the statute books by the
Democratic party since 1861. The Demo.
cratic party's responsibility for the lava
came only with this Congress- @Before No
took chargo,n said he. sthe present condi.
ton Of affairs had begun. II that condi.
We did it So far AZ the Law is responsible
for the resent conditions 1t is the law of
the high protective tariffn
ME. Hopkins (ReE, LII said that the bill
that had been rep rted BY the Ways and
Means COMMITTEES MAS certainly an anom-
ally of CongressionA Al legislation IL 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 levenue measure 1t 10 con fessed
failure.
Mr johnson (Dem.. Ohio) denounced
the attitude Of his pai ty in the prolonged
delay OF action upon the tariff question
after coming into power II Mr. Cleve-
land had shown the sagacity aud courage
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 10 relieve the
country OF its burdens of taxation. After
much delay. however, the committee had
given Democratic report and q Rspubli-
can bill He would vote for the bill II he
could got nothing better. but he did not
like 1t Mr. johnson said that the bill. II
enacted into law. would 1njure but one
trust the sugar trust
Mr. Cochran Dem.. N. w said the OBJ.
lection that the bill would not AFFORD suf-
dcient revenue is one born OF absolute ig.
norance OF the laws OF revenue reductions
low tariff will not only increase tho 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 of dollars ara collected
throughout the country; 30 that the
amount contributed for the support Of tho
government Is but y feature. mite Of this
system of taxation, the real extent OF
which no man can tell
Me- Reed (Rep. Me. undertook to re.
fute MI. Cockran's statements He said
the Democrats would sacrifice their market
1t home for q moro extended one abroad,
while the Republicans believed in enlarg-
ing the market In q 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 labor and there
BY constituting u market IS broad as
American production.
insome particulars the Wil.on bill did not
meet his approval. in that it did not 20 far
enough. He would like to have seen tin.
plate put on the free list even II q heavier
tax would have to be levied on WHISKY.
He would like to see the bounty on sugar
the South and the sorghum mon Of the
northeast placated, in order that they
might be brought into the Democratic fold.
for IL was only by union that the reform
could be CO. snmmated. He favored the
cd valorem feature of the pending bill
While It did not meet with his unqualified
approval he was ready to vote with his
party on the experiment Of an income tax.
Me- Dingley (Ren. Me- }. said instead Of
being . Measure. - termed. to provide
revenue. IL was in fact . bill to abolish
revenue. He argued in favor of protect
i've duties. and said protection simply says
to the foreign manufacturer: 4You must
pay our Government as duty the differ.
ence between our wages and your waves in
the production or manufacture aid dis-
tribution Of any article which you have
withheld from your labor and which We
have paid ourAn He said the Democratic
majority was deaf to the protest OF the
people Ia the recent elections.
Mr. DalIe!l (Ren. Ps.l said that ii the
few months TINT the dominant party has
held The reins Of government Il has proved
itself conspicnou-ly Incompetent to deal
with single important question presented
by the responsibilities Of civil administra-
tion. In this dsplorable condition OF
things. clouds and darkness all around Us,
what do those who rule our destiniea pro-
pose by way Of relief? AtariR bill that. II
enacted. predict po sterity Will pr nounce
TIL. most infamous legislative crime OF our
b story. Instead of relief It brings a2erx.
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Mr Warner (Dcm.. N Y..) sroke in do
fense Of the bill. While he urged It's
prompt passage. he said Il had grave de-
fec For one thing It did not 90 fsr
enough. He thought in some places it bore
uneyenly, and he prQfeatad nnrticn. arlx