The sun., 1894-01-11
TOM JOHNSON SPEAKS OUT.
he sATs THE WILSON BILB rs THE
RKINLEF BILL SHAVED DoRM.

It eeek. 20 Perpstusts syster. watch the
Party Hsd Declared 70 NE Frsus ssd =
Jsebsery-Hs Will Vote for che Bin " Hs
Csa Get Nothing Rsttsr. bot win DO His
Best 20 Have Protection Taken out OF n
-Ir the Democrat. Ce.id oaiy Adopt
wilson's Speech I-.tess or nj. nin, ne
says, Evs-ythiuG would Ne Az Right.
WASHINGTON Jan. 10.-Representative Tom
J.. johnson, the free-trads, sinRle-tax Demo-
cratic Representative from Cleveland, to-day
injected a vein Of humor into the other
wise dry tariff debate In the House. A
number OF members crowded around Mr.
Johnson's desk and before the Chairman's
desk and his telling points and amusing
hits were vociierously applanded. Among
other sayings with a Johnsonian flavor
was his assertion that he was q thorough
going monopolst and he believed in making
as much as he could out Of business; but
our duty here" he said. rs TO attack mono
polies" The Chairman had great difficulty in
checking the laughter which followed this
sally. He began his speech as follows:
I'VE OF the Democratic party went before
the country in 1892 asserting that the exist
ing tariff was wrong In principle and unjust In
operation. declaring the policy II protection
trusts sitting commerce. throttlIng industry.
causing enforced idleness. lesseninR wages.
impoverishing labor. and creating a few mon
strous fortunes. and pledRing ourselves TO
abolish II II the American people gave us au
fhority. They did give us authority, and-then-
our haste to repeal oppressive taxes subsidized.
and. instead OF flying at the throat OF protected
barons and robber trusts. tho great Demo-
cratic party began as It were. to waR Its tail
and look for crumbs.
1T was the duty OF party coming into
power on such pledges and at such a conjunc-
ture to have proceeded without a moments
delay to the radical revision OF the tariff. II
Mr.. Cleveland had shown the sagacity and
courage the situation demanded the ink would
not have been dry on the commissions Of his
Secretaries ere Congress would have been
that We proceeded to res. on D our iSureis
don't and a. Congress having. power to. re-
energies to the discussion Of perso al Claims to
petty places; And as the climax OF oil this de-
as hS IN the SsTi s
paralyzed becanse despite our overwhelming
majority. we Dem moerats would neither far:
soS%ittss As shsrssd @ % 81 this ho".s @ g. with @ the the
system wRoS ts m %aiorty S Ie of us have declared
q fraud and . robbery, have been heard from.
H0e. Is
but the hands are the hands Of Esau.'
he ss dassss
have deii6eTstsly and tightly decided tlias The
ously unjust in operation. Andthen the COM
mittee go on to present to us bill based upon
they have taken the MCKINLEY Bill y p model:
ai:fribatiOn Of the spoiIs. Of protection. - am
better. But i, do not like It. That
d0fi Ts SHHnH ifS III s8Ss .S%. ;
ss on put Ts. thf chi uraS4 sins,
lumber on the free list. and In 80 far makes
some show Of redeemingG &C. our pledge to abolish
% sss Tsansct Ss hses fa TibS S
still vote ior it Il ! could do no better: Tor
every addition to the free list is q step toward
Ptsrss Vef the poTef % S Pt of the oSSse q
plunder to further squeeze the people.
aS ROSsa u .Sst Iem vote Wsy. hs and P h.a ss
Committee representing Republican House.
am dsgnfSssd and Sismayed that 4 + pre-
what the BeGocratic party With ali braaches
Bat Il Is useless row to take up the time OF
proper time to offer some amend IN nts to the
bill In the effort TO get some OF the protection
It. / object to Its whole spirit, to the timIdity
and cowardice that hreathes through It. to its
wS All Il.
Industries and depriving wogkingmen Of en-
Ployment By reducing taxes too fast is pro-
who believes Il is In the Repubiican party. %s
heard II all before election. and q we did not
The majority Of American voters, did not be.
lieve II then, or Mr.. Cleveland would not be in
The White House and We would not have .
believe that the result Of the next cleo
matter What would be the result OF a similar liar
election ,a ton otrowi Ths N9vembsr Nc elections
S tSS tns 30 0S
done nothing to redeem our pledges or shown |
any disgosition TO DO so. l am far from as
than that-it is the monopolization OF land, tho |
81 anS sss
distress must reeur again until we come to |
Rs only only free sdi .as!thc 81 !nrs PsS
tnnasn anu end oMS shn5p 3, fss9StSn
monopolies tnat have grown up from the lie. |
publican tarin viii give large present relief |
an; and start a. I sgaip gal the wheels Of industry II is
taxes so quickly as 10 make the head Of every |
trust in the country swim,
" Every Repuhlican member will oppose this |
bill, every Republican paper win denouncs IL,
every ring and trust, will ftGht it, Just as |
strongly. Just as bitterly, lust as persistentIy
rs they would oppose tho bill that would |
like to Introduce. That bill would be short |
and simple 1t would read:
sEcIos Alimport duties and eorrsspondln ing inter
nal revenue dptiss are hereby abolished and All ON.
siAs ENGAGED In collecting such duties hereby dts
s5e The Secretary Of the Treasury Is hereby di.
Eseted 10 sell all custom houses and revenue cutters
and pay the proceeds into the Treasury.
hEG O. This act shall take effect Immediately.
SuchA bill would excite no more protec- |
ttoniAt Opposition than this poor. timid little |
wilson bill will But Ii would not be sneered at
bill cannot get"
In conclusion. Mr. johnson said; Mr.
Cleveland missed ths golden opportunity TO
give quisk response to the popular will by not
calling us together TO abolish protection on
the day Of his Inauguration The serious
question IL whether Il can now be done In
time TO have effect before the next election.
IL 1t cannot the Democratic party will loose
one branch OF Congress. II nnt two. and
teain-t9 stay there | hope. till party