The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-10
WILSON ENDS HIS SPEECH.
oryrRAL DEBAzE ON THE MAKE
SHIFT BEGINa

-, increases wages by RedueinG Thetr
,..,h..,ng Poyver-A TIT vita Repre-
laxative Dooiitns or Neutrality-suspicious.
row. BeEip- for the Republicans.
u,surNoroS. Jan. Q.--when the House met
,..d.vMll o'clock there were Just forty mem-
~, nresent by actual count The galleries.
~. rere somewhat depleted. and there was a
O.ns,al air OF relief manifest that the House
"a overcome oil obstacles and had got well
.,.r.d on its tariff journey. After the call on
.onn,ittees for reports the House went into
committee OF tho Whole with Mr. Richardson
nan. Tonnl In the chair. and Mr.. Wilson
nam, W. Va resumed his tariff speech.
.hlch was dropped yesterday at o'clock
v. held that any industry which was de-
,sndsnt upon the protection OF law. or leaned
.,,ln.t the taxation laid upon other indus
80. reduced the rate OF wages. It reduced
..oes n not In the main. Mt least by reducing
An. purchasing power OF wages. The English
10, worker gets three or four times as much
!. the same class Of laborers in Russia, yet
r,ol.nd has been able to maintain her SUI
,,.macv against this competition OF cheap
pu.slan labor. The United states exported
.,.t year over 100000 bales Of cotton TO be
LA IN the markets OF the world. which was
Ia in com petition with the. cotton OF Egypt
.,d India. oven though the wages paid on
american plantations was ten times as much
4, IN Egypt and India
Ma snum Grated the exports OF many other
h,,nehes OF highly protected American manu-
sstures. and showed how these American
,.ds goods competed with the goods Of other
,ountries having cheap labor. He held that II
=. eould compete In spite OF this disadvan-
t,ss We would be In much better condition to
,ompete II the American laborer had free raw
material.
Protection" said Mr.. Wilson. had been de-
ansd as wall OF defence built around the
manufacturers OF our own country in order to
issp out foreign m ade goods and keep all the
sustomers within the wall for themselves.
Tbl, would do very we'll II they were satisfied
with customers within tho wall; but II they
tried to trade with those outside. the wall
would prove o great obstruction. Manuiac-
turers who we're not protected had two Gus
toners with one price; and II the wall Of pro-
faction were removed from tho American
,ercul.urist tho farmer would not know or
care whether his wheat was eaten in Memphis
or Manchester. or whether his cotton had gone
10 Fall River or Manchester"
In referring to the numerous petitions which
had been presented in Congress protesting
AGAINST the passage OF this BILL Mr.. Wilson
irtimsted that they had been signed under
coercion. He said he had Just received o
letter from Q former constituent stating that
he had boon discharged from an iron mill In
Youngstown, o.. because he refused to sign O
petition Democratic applause.l And this
Was not On Isolated case; his mail every day
was nlled with letters from workmen stating
that those petitions had been signed under
duress and hoping that he would not be In
Euenced By them.
Mr. Aps!oy Rep. MassJ said he had at
ismptei this morning to present q petition
from his constituents protesting against the
Wilson bill and that petition was not obtained
~ force. Democratic cries OF How do you
knowN7'l
NJ. Wilson. IN reply. read Q letter from .
vo.knGman In Lewiston. Ne. which. he said.
vas but sample OF many others OF the same
tenor which he had received. The writer said
that petitions had been sont around to all the
mills. and all tho men. women. and children
M beeu compelled to sign them. The fact
hit the petitions came from the bosses was
Ravalent to command to sign.
H. Doollttle rep. Nash.I asked Mr.. Wilson
Hhs meant 20 compare the intelligence OF the
American laborer with the Intelligence OF the
Save lanorer OF the South before the war.
Mr.. wilson replied thar no one with intelli-
fence above that Of the slave laborer would
ask such question. Long continued laugh
Mr.. wilson soon aiterward stated that he
Wished TO be courteous In everything. and he
therefore uls't withdrTew MS remarks about the
gentleman from Washington. Laughter and
applause
Mr. Reed inquired sarcasticaI!y OF Mr.. Will
si his remarks. lltspublican applause.
Ia speasing OF the income tax Mr. Wilson
s thu tS commtse on T&ys and Means
terna revenue bill. which would provide for |
The temporary deficit in the revenue OF the |
country The committee contem plated an in |
come tax OF two per cent. on personal incomes |
10 excess OF $1,000. and an Internal revenue |
hx OF sl5O In place Of tho present tax OF 80 |
Internal revenue tax OF two cents pack on |
eA{lng cards, and an increase Of ~ cents u |
t Isiin on whlskey. Continuing. Mr. Wilson |
Now. Mr.. Chairman. in closing these re-
Parks want TO say that II the economic oh |
.nees trade. IL it causes fluctuations and lop-
naedhess In the industries OF the country. IL it
H.s.. StIs o, en- ploSmsnt u i Lessons the
npon ne American farmer. II II makes the
support OF this Government an onerous bur-
,his country there are other objections to tho
pIotecilye system equally as strong. equally as
n .i.i In That y Is undermining equal free in
understand the Democracy. tho mean
Ine o. The fact that II mas had n charmed life
MAJ ~ the history Of this country is that with
ssSU,,sTnment OF equal rights to all and special
MI, ua PARTY has Dorne that inspiring legend
SS S0s w. banners and fought iearlessy anu
n nSSs i9r II. the American people have
icy hsIet alled 10 rally with IL and give TO 1t con-
"SS' T r. me Federal Government. lApDlausel
ihey nave given US control OF this Govern
asnt Win their commission to make IL a Cow
al Of equal rights. They have put into
oSi hAnls the power to strige down tho spirit
VI SaI nI,ltilege and caste that for many years
I1TnLqled and tastened uDon taxation OF the
Ii,n-.leah people. We may have our honest,
re dllerences OF ideas rs TO the merits OF
hhs,ueulAr Items Of the bill proposed. ques-
Son ~. no man Judgment on that: | question
t ~ man fealty TO the democratic party on
h. aJ But unless the Democratic party rallies
ts'.s As ohh man, takes up this great cause Of
a. ' ~ Iel9Im, plants its standard here TO sink
s,s, I'm i've or die. in defence OF IT, the Demo-
SiI"r taIty ought TO 20 out OF power. as 1t
~ APPLAUSE on Democratic sids.l
IA hnsIe We plant the banner: here We mean
SuS1ths light; here We call on every man
snna Denocratlc commission TO rally to our
sbSSppIN Change the items OF the bill II you
USSs's, 9ut let US not disAppoint the eXDactA-
Niss,Snal nope ot the American people; OF the
an5,s masses who DO not yeN you with their
10 queries; the farmers seat erred. unable
dogshtanne who plod their weary way horne
kilsnt 1lhe burden OF taxes. Even II they are
ton ke,en y our halls and corridors and petit
eOnesn,aases MI up with the protests OF the
trus,. JVt.sd' consolidated mOnopOlieE and
fajihS ~ the country let us be true TO our
tIi,"' let "a forward until wa shall maka