The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-12

| q recess OF two hours, there was an un-
interrupted flow of tariff oratory in the
house again to-day from IL this morn
ing until 1890 tonight. Interest in
the debate is beginning to lag little.
The principal speeches to-day were
those of Mr.. Breckenridge, of kentucky.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, Mr.. Dingley,
of Maine, and Mr.. Harter, of Ohio.
In the course of his speech MIR.
| breckenridge likened tho advocates OF
| protection to sharks.
Mr. Walker. OF Massachusetts, insist
ed on knowing to whom he applied such
an epithet.
II did not mean to hurt the gentle
mans feelings" replied Mr.. Breckin-
ridge. Laughter.
Mr.. Walker, however, declared that
that was not fair answer.
'"tYell, then" responded Mr.. Breckln-
ridge, ''I refer to those who, during the
peril and distress of great civil war,
took ADVANTAGES of labor in the name OF
| patriotism, and later, in time of pro-
found peace, increased those exactions
until the Fifty-frst Congress, when
they wrote a new law and enriched
themselves. I refer to thc1S who adj
mitted new states to retain power;
those who purchased ballot boxes and
took the seat of William r. Morrison in
this house by bribery" Democratic
applause). .e.o.,,-o.
and one of those who helped to make
those lawsVdo you refer to mop in
qurod2Mr. Walker.
.'If the description fits you then you
have recognized your own picture"
Laughter and applause.
Mr.. Richards (Dem., Ohio,) followed
with short speech in support OF the
Wilson bill, after which Mr.. Dingley,
| (Rep., Maine,) who spoke in place of
Representative Gear, of Iowa, one of
the Republican members of the ways
and means committee who was una
yoidably absent in connection with the
senatorial fight in his state, took the
floor. DR.. Dingley was accorded close
attention. He made strong speech
which elected much applause.
Mr.. D1NGLEY's SPEECH.
MIR. Dingley, OF Maine, said that the
pending tariff bill purports to be bill
to provide revenue. 1t is, in fact, q bill
to abolish revenue.
The Democratic majority who have
reported it have been accustomed to
charge that Republican tariffs ignore
revenue in order to protect home indus
tries. They present so-called revenue
bill as q substitute, which ignores reve-
nue. in order to destroy protection. The
| revenue bill would yield seventy-six
millions less than the tariff of 1890.
The excuse given for such surren-
der of needed revenue is the alleged
necessity for reducing the taxation OF
the masses. What, then, are the artl-
cles on which it is proposed to surren-
der revenue and reduce taXatlonH
l find surrender of about fourteen
millions in duties on imported liquors,
Havana and other foreign cigars and
leaf tobacco, silks and laces and en-
broideries, kid gloves, ostrich feathers,
ETC., articles of luxury, or voluntary use,
consumed mainly by the well-to-do.
The poor people must be greatly re-
| lieved at such reductions. Then about
six million of revenue is surrendered
by q reduction of the duties on tin plate
I cent per pound, which is now in large
part practically paid by the Welsh
manufacturer.
Lumber and many agricultural pro-
ducts are placed on the tree list, and
Canada will pocket the duties which we
surrender. Indeed, by a reciprocal
treaty, We could have obtained impor-
tant compensation from Canada which
we now propose to give away. The
President and the ajority of the COM
mittee tell us that part and allotment
of revenue rurrendered will come back
in new revenue from increased importa-
L1On8 Drought uS ny ldk0E IIlSS OuGlSS
/ Inasmuch as the reduced duties are
mainly on imported articles that we can
make or produce for ourselves and it
| will require an increase of importations
to the extent of $3.50, 100000 to make up
lost revenue, this is a pleasing feature
to which our Democratic friends invite
the country. No wonder mile are clos
ing, wages going down and business
paralyzed at such prospect; this
wreck of industries on the ground that
the protection policy under which they
have been built up is robbery" And
yet the Democratic majority claim that
i they have continued the robbery" in
many cases showing favoritism. it is
true, and favoritism generally to such
has had Democratic backing.
sPR1NaER's SPEECH.
Mr.. Springer, (Dem. Illinois, who was
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee of the last Congress, followed.
/ He spoke on the tariff question and
tried to show that laborers and agrlcui-
turists had not been benefited by the
protection. He quoted census Office
statistics on the amount of mortgage
/ Indebtedness.
"New ork has larger per capita of
mortgaged indebtedness than Nebras-
ka, ,"interposed Mr.. Reed.
Yes, sir" replied Mr.. Springer.
nat SHOWS sato MI. heeu, .Wnat
those figures are worth as showing the
condition of agriculture. [Laughter.l
Mr.. Springer commended the free list
OF the Wilson bill, but said thatif he.
had been framing the bill he should
have made some material notifications.
In concluding, Mr. Springer predicted
that with free raw materials this coun-
! try would become the greatest manu-
Z featuring country of the world. as it
was now the greatest agricultural