St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-02

rules of the house to answer. to reply
to, and make corrections to this house
of the errors in the argument to which
we have just listened. l assume that
the
CAUSE OF PROTECTION
has no more able advocate; | assume
that the arguments for protection can
be put in no more forcible form than
that to which you have listened to
today. and l shall ask you dispassion-
ateIy to examine with me that argu-
ment, and then ask the judgment of the
house as to whether the cause attempted
to be sustained can he established con-
slstently with right and justice to the
people of the United States"
After his opening Introductory re-
marks, MIR. Crisp declared that an ex-
animation Of the protective system
would show that while it was built up
for the ostensible benefit OF labor. it was
In truth constructed for the benefit of
the manufacturing classes. He pointed
out that the wages of laborers in pro-
tected Industries went down and those
IN unprotected industries went up, as a
result of the Mckinley act. This was
shown by the statistics gathered by the
oShoeO Oi i HO
speaker referred to the artificial cundi-
tlons created by protection. 1t took men,
he said, from their natural channels and
diverted them 10 unnatural channels.
IheaSame was true in the diversion made
In the channels of trade. Projection
WAS A CHINESE WALL,
Which not only Shut out the world, but
Shut in the United States.
MIR. Crisp was greeted with applause
when he said that the thirty years of
protection was a period of unrest during
which the masses of the people had
constantly rebelled against the heavy
burdens Of taxation. The people had
always been stilled at the polls by the
Republican promises to reduce the tariff,
but once successful at the polls the Re-
publican legislators surrendered them
selves, body and soul, 10 the manfactur-
ing classes. The speaker declared that
the gentleman (Reed) had throughout
his speech refrained from the argu-
ments OF reason and held to those of
prejudice. He pointed to the Chinese
as an example of what had resulted
from protective policy Of hundreds of
years, Which had thought 10 make China
rich by trading with itself.
Mr.. Crisp said that for twenty-five
years the Democratic party had been
trying to get in power. 1t had told the
people that If given power IL would re-
duce the burdens Of taxation. The peo-
pie had accepted this promise, and
given the party power. This tariff was
d redemption of these
PLEDGES TO THE PEOPLE.
1t was not perfect bill, but it was
step i'll the right direction. In referring
to various features of the bill. he spoke
of all income tax, which brought out
long and loud applause from the
strong income tax element in the house.
He cited speech of Senator Sher-
mans twenty years ago to the effect that
tax which tell heaviest on consumption
and did not bear heavily on the wealth
ana incomes of the country was intrin-
sically wrong. Mr.. CriSp.supported the
income tax i'll vigorous terms. He said
$50, ,000. 600 Of tax on accumulated wealth
was but a small tribute in return for the
benefits it received.
MIR. Crisp closed with an eloaaent. an
peal to his Democratic associates to
waive minor objections, and TO look at
the great Democrats principle in
yolved. Let us stand tosether," lie
said. LET us redeem our pledges Let
US pass this bill, and 1t will bring glad
ness 10 the consuming masses, to the
farmer, to the laborer and to the Ameri-
can people"
There was triple round of applause
as tine speaker closed. A page walked
toward him with large potted plant
with red flowers above, surrounded with
white roses below. The applause coll
tinued for more than minute. during
which Mr.. Crisp was warmly coHgratu-
lated. He lett the body of the house
and returned to the speakers desk. Mr..
Wilson of nt,an arOSp
TO CLOSE THE DEBATE.
He was greeted with cheers. He
showed no signs of fatigue to which he
had been subjected. He was In fine
voice and i'll an animated spirit, which
permitted him TO open with humorous
and sarcastic replies to Mr.. Burrows. of
Michigan, and Mr.. Dolllver, of Iowa,
which were greatly relished by the
house. Mr.. Wilson said Mr.. Reed had
forsaken his usual course of congress
sional procedure, and had reclted set
oration with the old set praises of pro-
lection, 'scklied o'er with the hale hue
of philosophy"
Turning to the subject in hand, Mr..
Wilson eloquently portrayed the ad-
vance of freedom. This bill, he said,
was but one of those advances. No
Mckinley bill could stem the advance
of human progress. Great causes could
not be laughed or rldiculed away. and
the gentleman from Maine could not
draw from his armory of sarcasm and
wit in order to stop the advance of this
cause of Tightening the burdens Of tax
alton.
Mr.. Wilson then related the story of
the English herring merchant who
wrote to Sir Robert Peel that he did not
want free trade as to herring, as it
would let in Norwegian herring, but
that on othar goods he was a thorough
free trader.
Mr.. Wilson appealed to his fellow
Democrats not to allow any herring ar
guments to impede the movement
TOWARD THE OVERTHROW
of the protective system. Referring to
an income tax Mr.. Wilson said he had
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