Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-12
WILSON BILL DEFICIT.
II Will Create Vigilance
In Economy.
OINGlEY MAKES A SPEECH.
Springer, Harter, Dolliver and Others
Give Their Views on the Tariff.

ridge Dem., Ky) was the first to speak
yesterday In the debate on the Wilson
bill. He did not think the bill went far
enough; he would like to see tinplate free.
even IL it made necessary q heavier tax on
whisky; he would like to see the bounty
on sugar taken of.
For 30 years, he said, the Republican
party had held undisputed sway. During
those 80 years every form of paternalism
had been advocated, and the generation
about to take command had unoon-
sciously been educated to believe that the
general government should be partner In
all industrial enterprises; that In every.
thing financial, social and political they
should lean on the government for sup.
port.
We Of the Democratic party, he said,
believe precisely the reverse; We b.
lieve that government came after men
to give them opportunity and protection
for the development OF their energies.
Mr.. Breckinridge declared that he was
glad that the Wilson bill would leave
a deficit II would give opportunity
for the experiment Of an income tax that
burdens no man for the benefit Of his
rival. IL would create vigilance In gov.
ernmental economy.
Mr.. Richards (Dem., o. followed Mr..
Breckenridge with short speech in sup
port Of the bill, after which Mr.. Dingley
(Rep., Me.) took the floor.
Dingisy's Speech.
Mr.. Dingiey said that the present so
called revenue bill Is Q substitute which
ignores revenue In order to destroy pro-
lection. The revenue bill would Yield
t76, 600. 900 less than the tariff Of 1900
In short, the proposed tariff Is not . bill
for revenue only. but for . deficiency
only.
or the t22, 600, 900 Of revenue surrendered
In reduced duties on imported manufao-
lures of WOOL more than one-half u on
fine goods consumed by men of means.
The same is true OF half Of the %, ,000, 900 OF
revenue surrendered on imported fine
combs and many other goods. Lumber
and many agricultural products are
placed on the free list, when, by q recip-
rocal treaty, we could have obtained Inn
portant concessions from Canada, which
we now propose to give away.
1t was only year, he said, sinos the TO
suit of the elections Of 1892. foreshAdow.
ing revolutionary change In this policy,
first began to cause distrust, which has
increased from month TO month, until
industries are paralyzed, opportunities for
employment narrowed and reduced.
Springer Quotes Figures.
There was good round OF applause
when Mr. Dingley finished.
Mr.. Springer Dem, Ils.) followed. He
wanted to know whether the laborers and
agriculturalsts Of the country, who were
now in such distress, had not had tho
benefits Of 30 years Of protection. He held
that protection had not been advantage
Gus to tho farmer, and In proof Of this
he offered census Office statistics az 10 the
amount Of mortgage Indebtedness.
The total amounted to $5,967, ,492, ,004
almost 800 per capita, and fell mosS
heavily on the agricultural states Il
amounted TO 500 per capita In California,
sos in Colorado. 800 in Illinois, tlo< In
Iowa, tl70 in Kansas, &l44 In Massachu-
setts, $152 in Minnesota, t126 In Nebraska,
el67 in New York. t1l7 in Virginia, t106 In
Rhode Island and tl08 in Pennsylvania
Mr.. Springer commented on the FREQ
list Of the Wilson bill, saying that II he
had been framing the bill it would have
some notifications. These changes, he
said, would have allowed an enlargement
OF the free list. In concluding, Mr..
Springer predicted that with free raw
materials this country would become the
greatest manufacturing country OF the
world, as 1t was now the greatest agr1cul-
tural country, and would drive England
from the neutral markets of the world.
From . Republican Standpoint
Mr.. Dolliver (Rep., Ia.) followed. He
pictured the condition Of affairs In
1855, when the low tariff was threatened,
comparing II with today when 5000, 900
people were idle. THE saddest sight he
had ever Witnessed" he said, twas the
Philadelphia delegation of young men
that met In the ways and means commit
tee room few months ago. pleading not
for their employers but their employment
They represented Doc, 900 persons, he said,
one-fifth Of the population of the greatest
manufacturing city In the country"
He spoke Of the Mills bill and said 10
was q measure which, In comparison With
the pending bill, seemed like the work Of
. statesman.
Concluding, Mr.. Dolliver said: IL beg
OF you, gentlemen, In the name OF every
great statesman, from Washington down,
to save the American people by refusing
to repeat the folly which once destroyed
our industries and commercial pros
perity."
A Free Traders Views.
Mr.. Harter Dem., o., Q large manu-
facturer of agricultural implements and
the well-known free trade advocate, do
clared that II by law the prices Of goods
were reduced for the benefit Of the many,
IL mattered not how much II injured ths
few; but when the law put up prices the
wrong was manifest because IL benefited
the few at the expense Of the many. The
laws should give the greatest good to the
greatest numb Der. Mr.. Harter was bonn
barded with questions by Mr.. Blair Of
New Hampshire and others and finally
proposed TO 60 back and review the tariff
facts of history.
Mr.. Brosius (Rep., Pa.) closed the de-
bate for the afternoon In opposition TO the
hll. He defended the theory Of prossc-
ton. Without completing his speech the
com mmittes st $50 rose and took . recess
until o'clock.