New-York tribune., 1894-04-14
PACIFIC COAST OBJECTS.
SENATOR MITCHELL TELLS WHAT he
THINKS OF THE TARIFF BILL
GREAT INJURY DONE To THE FARMERS AND
WOOL GRoWERs-MR. PETER DECLARES
THAT 1T Is No BETTER THAN THE
NIINTEY LAW.


,,rass &, tho Senate the consideration OF the
Further Urgent Deficiency bill was resumed, ana an
amendment was offered by Mr. 'ockreH 'De""'
MOI chairman Of the Committee on Appropriations,
approprating $4,000. a deficiency for the wages Oh
workmen and adjusters at the fh'"ueP"'" "'''
The amendment was agreed TO-
The discussion Of the Deficiency bill went on u'l
o'clock when the Tariff bill was taken up ana
Mr. PETER pop. KanD continued his speech on 'he
subject the fourth nstamcnt In closing he defined
the platform on which he stood as regaris the
Tariff bill lie was utterly opposed, he declared. TO
the modern system Of protection. or whlch the NC
Kinlev bin was an example He would have favored
the Wilson bill as II came from the House elther
with the immediate or gradual wiping out OF 'he
sugar bounty.
Il am ready Tor free trade" he said III inc rest
OF us are; but as long as my neighbors claim pro-
lection for manufactures | snail cIalm IrV'ec''o"
for the products Of the farm. | am opposed 10 the
hi now. before us because II dscrimnatos against
the people represent: because II removes lHe du'E
from the farmers wool. while retaining 1t on the
manufacturers cloth. and because. while favor the
Income tax as a good step In that direction this bill
does not 20 far enough. The BILL taken as whole'
/ do not regard as any Improvement IN The law now
in force and as 10 wool and sugar II is much worse
'If this is the best sample OF Tariff bill that the
Democrats can give us. will walt until the f'pu-
lists come into power. How many votes" VIII pe
cast upon the final passage Of fhe bill VIII depend
changes
Mr. Mitchell G,ep. Ore) next addressed the Senate
In opposition % the bill.
Mr. Mitchell opened his speech on the iarH with
the declaration that the passage OF III" h'll Won"
he I'm his Judgment. National recognition ol one
OF the most dangerous political and constitutional
herosies ever advocated 10y any political party sine"
the founda tion OF the Government. Never had any
politicaI party IN any National convention. had
the audacity TO declare that customs tarH. when
had for It's purpose not only the raising or revenue"
but the protection of American Industries ana
American labor. was unconstitutional until the
Democratic National Convention OF 1872 had de-
lberately asserted that doctrine.
II there were no other reasons why the pending
bill should receive the dlsapprobaion Of Congress
and the condemnation OF the American people the
fact that II proposed to change The amer OF levy
ing customs duties from specific to al valorem rates
should be sufficient The existing Tariff law. as did
every sensible law upon that subject, impressed
its tariff in all cases wherein II practicable 10y
specific rates on specific quantities or things, that
is 50 much each pound, each ton, each hhShcl
each yard. other given quantity or thing
Mr. Mitchell went on To speak Of the Agricultural
schedule IN the hn and particularly Of those prod
ucts in that schedule In which the Pacific States
and Territories were especially Interested. and he
declared that In no former tarln hilI had the
agricultural interest - the country been so m"rci-
le.sly ami unwarraniably assIicl as In ihe p'ninE
bll So far as the lii dealt with the sheep and
wool industry II was arbitrary. invidious and un-
just 1t placed that great industry on the sacri-
fetal altar ana offered It's ashes as a facriice T.
the ayarce % tho foreign wool grower and TO som"
extent. the greed Of the Eastern manufacturer. u
Transferred finally hy operation ~ law 10 th'ir
ccrcrs the great bulk ~ ~" s'1 "cr invested tn
it and turned olt of employ rn'ut IA" t'V' mon
cngdsed in carrying 10 on. \ hll which youch-
saicd protection 10 the manufacturer ana refused
% extend % 20 ta'se eng1r.l ln 'h" sheep Indus
try. which favored the foreign producer 90 th'
.xr.ue, or the homo r,.lIr.r Was on. whirh dis
crYlra,.I t,rostfy i.,,....aril- fnercil.4-fv AMI
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the manufarturer AGAINST the American and in
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Why. Nj Mitchell asked should the wool pro
lucc;s ~ this country Doe c.nitiri io compete with
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'h".''''T '' ''.'' j" H'''' '"','. VIZ
produced over i"''"'' pounds ~ woo. "nii'.'
.,,I cr',,,r, o, ,..,,,io ,,,.r. ,n. .n.. ,r,z,r,
lands cost ht'ie. Il an}ih.n-. m'r" tnan cent yer
acre. ana whore the output u wool annually .s
lea. AMI where the annual ourpu, Of wool was over
}HUloD pouuI.1 or WY Should the, D.. cai,,l
Hsl whcre he price n l1b,r In thc matter of WOO!
production ls les. than onr-nf,h thar ln Amcrlcnr
TN. recent r.n,r,s IRON, Au.frtli, S,ufh Afrir,
and Eissla shoyr~l 4 rr.,t 1,..rrr"iuc,.nn ~ WOO,
@mi griiuai i,cr,asc of ,hc prir, ~ Wool al he
rnln, nf nr,I,ction ,ven I'm thos. countries 'r.t.
being -, ,yhat might NOT h. .xp.ctei In regard ~
thn reduction ln ur.ra ~ American wool n wool
,,er.. ul1c.l ON the free l-f as rropo.rI by m.
tpudug hul2 IL was Claimed bv h.s democratic
frouls thar hv placing wool on fh. fr,. lis, I'M.
clothing ~ the nasscs n the people would Doc cheap
encI II il were % have. hat ,ffacf II would D. 4,
suggestion worthy u serious cons Iteration In fL!s
connection: bnt y Wa respectfully submitted that
nD greater economic fntacy vas ever entertained
uttered or sought - hc maintained bv either the
most learned or the most visionary theorsi
Mr. Mitchell hen discussed the eject of the bill
on the other products of the Pacific states and Ter
rltorirs- barley hops hay piums and prunes horses
cattle eggs lnx and hemp. nax and hemp manu-
faciurcs. vegetables. dairy products fruit hsh uu-
brr. coal and lead. In conclusion. be- SAID
But what Is the real character Of the pending
bl' In many, Indeed IN the great majority OF its
vital schedules II hreahcs the spirit ~ free trade
with all It's blghung consequences. In the-" II
ci"ssy assails capital ana labor alike IL strikes
deadly blow at thls INDUSTRY ana thaf. dcmOrallZng