The evening world., 1894-01-09
EDITION
ON The TARIFF,
julius Cesar Burrows Replies to
Chairman Wilson.
Says Threats Against Mckinley Law
Caused Hard Times.
Home Manufacturers Scared, For.
eigners Await Lower Duties.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The attend
ance on the floor and in the galleries was
not large when the House met at II
o'clock this morning.
At Ills the House resolved itself into
Committee OF the Whole for the consid-
Grafton of the Tariff bill, and Mr.. Wilson
resumed and concluded his speech of
yesterday.
Representative Burrows, of Michigan,
then arose and addressed the House In
answer to Mr.. Wilson. making the OPEN
ing speech In behalf of the Republican
minority.
Mr.. Burrows said the measure now
under consideration had for its ayowed
object a radical. modification OF the
Tariff act of 1870. 1t involved not only
a change OF rates, but a complete re-
versal OF an economic policy.
The law OF 1880 was enacted not only
with Il view OF securing revenue for the
support OF the Government. but for the
further purpose Of giving -encouragement
protection to American industries. and
American .workmen against unequal and
Injurious foreign competition.
p, ii 5 a. bo Pha these re wGrslnf h i ACT acc vent
Into effect Oct. q. 1889. and as n measure
for revenue It met, so long as Its opera
ton was undlsturbed, the needed require
ments OF the Government. Since July /,
1893. however. there had been q marked
decline in the revenues until they had
actually fallen below the requirement for
The Speaker ventured to suggest, how
ever. in this connection. that this decline
In the public revenues uring the present
fiscal year was not attributable to any
defect in the law of 1880. but rather to
the general deragement n prostration
Of business throughout the country.
pledged TO the destruction OF our protect.
I've policy had not only Crippled n
suspended the operation OF our domestic
manufacturers, but the importer of for
portations In the hope OF securing their
admission into our markets upon more
favorable conditions. NJ
II the election of 1882 had resulted In
the retention OF the Republican, party
In power, accompanies as 1t would have
been, with the assurance OF the continu-
ance of the American policy. OF protec-
ton, the effect upon the public revenues
as well as the general prosperity of the
country would have been entirely re-
versed.
President Harrison only affirmed the
truth of history when in his last annual
u diffusion Of the comforts of life were
never before enjoyed by our people"
This eSultant declaration made but 4
little over one year ago. strange as II
seems in the midst of the present APP
palling conditions. was nevertheless
grounded on Indispensable Facts.
You speaking to the. Democrats)
said the act OF 1890 would develop no
new industries; II created them by the
hundreds. You said 1t would bring no
resultant benefits to our warkmen; 1t
secured for them enlarged employment
and increased wages. You said II would
enhance the cost of the protected ar
ticles: 1t cheapened II to the consumer.
You said II would diminish our foreign
trade: 1t augmented 1t In 1892 to u .S37, &c.,
60. an increase over the previous year
of Sl3S. 2S3, COL. You said 1t would shut
out our products for foreign markets
our export trade increased $<5. 797, 1888.
swelling its volume to 81 ,030, 278, las. the
largest ever known in the history OF the
country and exceeding the value Of our
imports by $2O2, S75, $50.
You said 1t would paralyze u do
mestic trade. 1t was never more Wig
orous than in the years Immediately
following its enactment: and. SO every
prophecy OF ill-found swift and complete
refutation in in creased Industrial ac-
tivity on every han and enhanced indi-
vidual and national prosperity.
THE Mckinley tariff never closed a
mill in the United States. shut up a
mine, stopped a wheel. blew out a fur
mace fire, or drove a single workman into
the streets. This general paralysis OF
business throughout the country comes
solely from the a~scendency OF a political
party pledged to the repeal OF the act
OF 1890 and the substitution therefor OF
"a tariff Invested Of all protective fea-
lures"