Evening star., 1894-01-12
Adopted rs m wboI.

TO bond the town at this meeting The
clash which occurred was principally be-
tween the single and anti-single tax fac
tions.
LAST NIGHTS SESSION.
Representatives Mcguire and Cock
rei1 Divide the Time
The representatives of the democratic
party here, feelingly remarked Repre-
sentative Mcguire of California last night.
AS ne spoke he waved his right arm about
10 include six weary Congressman. They
were all sitting on the east side of the
House of Representatives The republican
side was as empty as the till of a bank
that has just furnished its cashier with a
Canadian residence. Mr. Mcguire was very
much in earnest He talked to his six
brethren as though they Were really his
kindred and he was telling them how to
plant the old cow pasture next spring.
Mr. Mcguire was talking about the tariff.
He was one Of two members who had been
booked to amuse the galleries and to en-
courage the printing trade for last evening.
He had an appreciative audience, however
small it may have been, for he had not
been talking seven minutes before he re-
ceived a round Of applause. 1t was led by
Mr.. Bowers. who sunk his republican pro-
clivities in his state pride. The galleries.
which were well crowded in the sections set
apart for men, seemed shocked at this ex-
hibition of levity amid such solemn sur
roundings. and two men in the front aisle.
who were reading newspapers. showed
signs of displeasure at the interruption.
Tom Johnson sat through the evening, a
martyr to his desire for knowledge. He
was accompanied by his young daughter,
who was immensely entertained by the
novel situation.
Mr.. Mcguire was succeeded by Mr.. Cock
rell of Missouri who served out his term
with patience and good will. These two
speakers had the sore misfortune to be
rival attractions to the first evening recep-
tion at the White House. They did not ex-
pect to draw as well as the. President ard
Mrs. Cleveland. They were not disappoint-
ed. Sternly regardless of time and temper
ature, sat Col. Kilgore in his picket post
near the main door. He paid no attention
that was not what he was there for. He
had come from a sublime sense of duty.
Special order or no special order. he felt IL
to be his function to be on hand to see that
tion was smuggled through the House. He
amused himself during the evening by read
ing old Records.
Mr. Mcguire talked just as though he had
House filled with members. before him.
He was In good voice and his gestures were
in fine form. He is a good talker. better.
indeed, than some who have more hearers.
He took coal as his principal topic and ar
raigned the "barons' in the good old-fash-
ioned way that used to electrify the hust-
ings.
At $50 Mr. Bowers found II Impossible
to restrain his republicanism longer, and he
of his colleague. He asked him how he
could justify the protection of the wooden
mill owner when he could not agree to the
protection of the coal mine owner.
Of nash sh,.ct
through the band of members-now increas-
ed to eight-by answering: Il don't justify
either." and there was another round of
applause. Mr.. Bowers was going on to prod
his friend further. but the friend pleaded
a lack of time and begged to be excused.
Seats in the mems gallery were at a
premium. 1t being a rainy night and alto
gether disagreeable. it was not surprising
that 300 people should prefer the warm
shelter Of the House. whatever the disad-
vantages, to the drizzle and chill of the
outside.
In the afternoon. after The Stars report
closed speeches were made by Represen-
tatives Springer, Dolliver, Harter and Bro
sius.
Mr.. Mcguire Not Satisfied With the
Biu.
Mr.. Maguire's speech was a serious dis
cussion of the tariff question from the
standpoint Of a single tax democrat Ii
concluded as follows: Il am not satisfied
with the Wilson bill 1t is too conservative
of wrong and injustice: il leaves too much
to be done at the expense of great effort in
the future which ought to be done now.
Gentlemen on the other side of the house
were very much concerned In the campaign
of 1892 in warning the people that freedom
of trade was the ultimate end of the demo-
cratic party. /, for one, accepted that con-
struction on the stump, and 1 accept il
dQmncrof a ho NJ ln<vff al
right to existence, except a party having
freedom Of trade for its ultimate object
There is no room in this country for two
protective parties, one favoring high pro-
lection and another favoring low protec-
ton. Either the protective principle Is right
or II is wrong. III IL is right-if a protective
tariff does increase the wages or materially
improve the condition of labor in this coun-
try-then ii ought to be maintained at its
highest possible point, for the condition of
the laboring classes Of this country, who
constitute by far the greatest proportion of
our population. should be our first concern.
as II involves the greatest good for the
greatest number.
But ii is not true that labor is or ever ha $
been protected by any tariff on imports
that has ever been devised. What labor
reeds is freedom of production and free
dom of trade. Every fight for freedom is a
fight for man. Freedom, either in trade or
In production, tends to make the laborer
independent, for limitation upon his free
dom in either of these respects tends to
place him within the power and under the
dominion of other men. 1 am in favor of
establishing freedom of trade in this coun-
try by doing away with the entire system
of tariff observation-disclosures when estab-
lished a means of promoting private in
terests at the public expense: wasteful be-
yond all other systems of taxation when
used for its only legitimate purpose of rails
ing public revenues-and 1 am in favor of
making labor free in the production of
wealth by transferring all taxation from
trade and Industry to the monopoly value
which attaches to the natural opportunities
by reason of the presence industry and en-
terprise Of the people. thus taking away
the only Incentive that now exists TO the
monopoly of such opportunities and setting
them free TO labor. / am ready to vote now
for every section Of the bill proposed by the
gentleman from Ohio Mr. Johnson), except
the second section. ] think the custop,
houses. instead of being sold should he
fitted up as sailors homes and hospitaIs 10
accommodate the vastly fncrea sed rner-
chant marine which would snrinr up -
meet the vast international trade which
will follow the removal of our tariff bar
riers.''
The Big Game Season I'm Maine.
From the Daily Easton Argus.
The season for killing the big game of
Maine-deer, moose, caribou-ended Sunday