Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-16
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by trades unions. The trades unions viii
compel him andcan compel him" Cheers
from crowds in galleries.
Cochran: when the trades unions
sought to maintsin wages they INST with
bullets" Decisive hooiiDg from the Re-
publ cans. They were met With bullets
he repeated. when'he could make himself
heard, lin the hands Of hired ssssssias in
protective interests
"a Democratic government" said Bou-
telle. fsent the militia there"
Yes" Mr.. Cochran asserted, Demo
Gratis sent officers Of the law to supplant the
volunteers Of anarchy" Democratic ap-
plause.
"Did they not cary bullets with them
Boutelle asked.
They did :" shouted Cochran, bat they
had no occasion to use them; for ID mo
Gratis and all the people Of this country have
shown a readiness to submit ID the lAT Just
has they have fboan reaGincfs TO resis.
invasion, oppression anil a.sastins'ion at
the han Is Of oppressors."
In the further course of the ccntroy .Isy-
Boutelle EXPRESSED satifaction nj hearing
the gentleman from New York asserting
tbs tights and digGity of the House
THE gentleman from NJ ,ine, Coca ran
reiolned, may always rely on my assisting
TO maintain the rights. dignity AMI prina
pies of the House; but the gentleman mns'
first show that he understands them hii1-
self"
81 will show that t1mo;row,' replies
Boutelle.
Cockran-The gentleman from Illinois
(Blscs) ssys the object Of the Wilson bill
IS to reduce wages to make this cOuntr!
less desi,ablc to immigtans.
Cockran-"I am not responsible for the
statements of the gentleman from Illinois
or my other gentleman, and am sure that
no gentleman on the Republican side wants
to be hel responsible for all said by the
gentleman from NJ inc" tighter and
applause.
"But you and the gen'l man from llil'
n6s' Boutelle persisted, pr, nj to b.
standing on the same platform"
ave make no pretence," said Cochran
awe make statements which the House i
competent to understand. So far as | an
concerned | know, 80 far as the gentleman
from Illinois is concerned believe we bot.
want to stat toe truth"
Then" sid Bouteiie, "you ought ID ge'
within four miles of each other if you vac
to stard on the same Platform L pabi-
can applause
The platform of the Democratic party
exclaimed Cochran proudly, is not only
four miles wide, but 5000 miles vi ie; it j
vide enough to cover the people Of tn
whole woIll" Democratic aprlaus
lis it wide enough to take in HaNaii!
Wilson (Rop } of Washington shouted,
Cochran made some alus!oa to th'
gentlemen from Washington and the gentle.
man from Maine teng the Short and
long OF the mater.
Bout lie remarked that Cochran was il
tie hao of stating only half the truth as t
the position OF his oPpolen!s. His (Bou
telles) position was protection furnished tC
the manufacturer and market for hi.
commodities, 80 he coull convert them into
cash and be able to pay cool wag f.
labor.
In reference to The II jme:taad trouble
Payne said the proplietors thought better
to lose a few hundred thousand dp!llrs ia
few months than increase the wages fer
long Period, which woull, perhaps, destro,
their ability to pay sny.
Nov said Cochran, with Fn air Of tri
umph, eve have the statement in fun g.
last. Now it can 90 to the country"
Boutcle again 90. into The CONT, versy
hut Cochran sarc ,stiCally che, ked the for
iner's remarks and cortinued: 1--WE bav,
then this ttqtement, it is better TO hsv,
spent hundreds Of thousands of dollars I,
tile questi) IN OF wages by r dnciI e then
than to distribute that amount among th
employees. But what Was the meihot
of reduction Breaking down the ira ies
unions. What pfirciple of division o.
profits had been used which enables tn,
manufacturers Il look On the condition Of
things Wih Composure, while men Wh'
work are wandering 'housel-sj aud home
less, without food, withou, ths security Of
shelter?
The masses in the galleries AMI Demo
Gratis en- the loor broke out into tumult-
uous applause. In the milst of the DIN.
Boutelle was heard to shout that Jack Caa'
had exhausted that sort of argument Toe
years ago.
Reed OEep.) Of M8iue moved calmly and
steadily into the arena Of conflict ard ex-
pressed his sorrow that, With all the reper-
toite Of eloquence which the geul man
had at his command, he should resort SO
frequently to the pcrlion of it which was
merely phyti al. Fer his part, he woul3
put the matter in u few words
How easy, Reed sail It vas to mest Mr.
Cockran's assertions by similar ones, aud
say that labor was walking the streets IT
iIleness on account of the unfaithfulne's OF
the Democratic party to do its duty. II
was because today all industry was ar
rested by the mere threat of attempting
arother system.
lie went on to argue that the theory OF
wages being dependent upon the law Of
supply and demand was exploded. What
the Democrats said they needed was q more
extensive market. They wanted to -
forth into the rest of the universe and ob
tain that market somewhere else, by giving
up the market which they had here. Re-
publican applause. The Republicans, 90
the contrary, believed in charging
the market in different direction. They
did not mean to go to the ends of
earth and struggle with the cheaper labor
of the old world. " hat they meant to do
do was TO elevate the market of this coun-
Try by giving higher wages TO labor and
thereby constituting market as
broad as the American production.
Republican applause. 1t was not
the arbitrary fxstioa of market
but growth of intelligence, growth of de-
ires and wants on the part of the iaboring
reputation, that forced the markets. Whit