The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-13
Grosvenor Of ohio, spoke in opposition

Gr0svenOr of Ohio, spoke in opposition
to the Wilson bill
Mr.. Grosvenor's Speech
AIr Grosvenor lRep.. Ohio. said that in
time Of profound peace. the Democratic
party found itself unable to carry on the
government lit was not possible, as ap-
pears from the reports. to improve the
rivers and harbors of the country, to
build any additional ships; to promote. or
improve the postal service. to build any
public buildings for the accommodation
Of the people of the public at large, or
to in anyway support and maintain the
dignity of the country.
He could understand how a man might
be a free trader, an absolute free trader,
like the unique and versatile gentleman
from Ohio. Mr.. johnson, and he could
understand how man might pc strictly
in favor Of a tariff for revenue only, but
how any sane man could be iu favor of
bill to decrease the revenues $4,000. 600
was beyond his comprehension.
One of the defenses of the Democratic
party was that these hard times are not
caused by the threat Of the Democratic
party. In reply he gave a vivid de-
scription of the distress of the country,
claiming that never ia the history OF the
country were there SO many failures. as
during the last year. if these calamities
were caused by Republican Legislation,
why did they not happen before 1892
He closed his speech with a strong eu-
Iogy of the Mckinley law. HE declared
that 1T was the wisest law the wit of man
had ever devised for the collection Of
revenue: that the name and fame of the
author and the great party thar enacted
it into law would survive when tariff
tinkering by personal doctrinaires should
cease to be a profitable political employ
ment
Mr. Bryan's Argument.
Nr. Bryan Dem, Neb) said. "The
measure Of protection demanded by the
Republican platform is the difference In
the cost Of production. which necessarily
assumes that the price of the home
made article is equal to the foreign
price. plus the tariff / do not mean TO
say the price of the home product is al
ways enhanced to the amount of the tar
if, but I do insist that tariff that is not
added cannot be justified, according to
the platform, for If it is not added 1T is
greater than the difference in cost of
production.
.The theory that the foreigner pays
the tax, is not acted upon the protection
ist III the foreigner pays the tax the
home producer would get no benefit from
the tariff That the protectionist expects
the consumer to pay il is evident from
the fact that mpensafIng duties are all
ways given the manufaci urer when his
raw material is taxed, and from the fact
that the rebates are allowed TO manufac-
turers upon material exported.
"It is amusing to see the protectiouist
contradict himself He wants high tariff
to make high wages when he talks to
the employee: he wants a high tariff TO
make low prices when be talks to the
consumer; he wants high tariff on wool
to raise its price and a high tariff on
woolen goods to lower their price; he
wants high tariff TO raise the price Of
wheat and lower the price of iron.
@When AIr. Mckinley reported the Nc
Kinley bill, be said ia the report: we
have not believed that our people, already