Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-27
The Tariff Debate.

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tra1e between nations there are rcgu.
lative Influences ia the nature Of
things iu general, aud In the CONNER.
cisl dispafititB ami relationships Of
manEinc; aud that the intelligence OF
our people and the muuifuonue u our
resources givu Us greatly superior al.
vantages over other natlons, aud that a
commercial system based on lugisl ition
must have Inherent weaknesses and
Vicious tendencies TO inju tico hnd
ppfcssl0nj that only IN alliance with
natural law aud tue permanent traits
ana tendencies OF mankind can com.
mUfce aud trade between nations be.
come hoalthiul anu prosperous.
The iifat RESPONDENT ON tho Nspubli.
can siIo was Mr. Burrows VI Michigan.
The strength OF hi. position docs not
lie In thuorizlng. His appeal IL 10
facts. He gives an object lesson. lie
shows the vast industries that have
been built Up ia thirty years under
protection, great almost bcy0nd com
patlrJn, lie exhibits the stupendOus
aggregates Of capital invested, tho
millions that are employed, the super.
i0fity u the wages paid over that Of
any other country, tho wonderful Ill.
versiiicnti0n Of tne indus,rlcs, the vast
home market that II gives 10 Hgticli'
iuFnl producers, tho constant lowering
/ " pficee Of competition, Ia mighty
Impulse 10 has gwen 10 our civilization,
lie asks what Uonuiit II Will b. % az
l 30 put our lab0r on r. plane with that
l " foreign c0untflri2 condition which
must result from the opening Of our
I vast home market nB n common resort
Tor all EatiOn,2 What benefit eau "
/ uv 10 employ millions Of workers
\ abroad % do WORK that ihIulI lU done
| by the millions at uymt2 What
l benefit IL increased CuCapnes
with Increased inability 20 huy2
/ lie clnims that the highest mission VI
I the Htatrtman Ia not 10 inauguratu
| theories, bu 10 promote property.
] IL sh1uli be remarked that Alr. Bur.
/ rows nud Dingley, VI Maine, are able
/ assistants OF Reed Ia thu leadership OF
/ the Republicans In tho House. On the
/ DemlCfatiC side there IL no very PRO.
| n1uncui leader. Mr.. Wilson is an aulr
I thinker n bright scholar, aud everyone
/ would ruc1gniXs Ia him tue ttue gene
4, tlemau. He b inclined 20 be- optimistic,
anu 10 look on the bright nud hopeful
side Of everything. S,bleyof Pcnusyl.
/ vauih, Democrat, criticised him IN
| bis speech last ov1uing, saying that
everything looked bright 10 M. VII.
/ son ia the repeal Of the sherman law,
iJt which bis bill was plsseg; tu. that
! II hal Uuiy brought poverty aud
/ paupefs. Now everything looks bright
] 20 him J. his tnrin bin should become a
law. Aud, says 5lblry, ~ he should
| Nc up tue trap door ami look down into
he'll II woull look bright % him."
During the frat week Of the debate
| about score ofHpcakefs on each side
/ got an opportunity . air their Views
/ nui get them into tue Congressional
/ Record Al mbmbcHB have tuu pr.
mission O. amend AMI extend thuir
| speeches In the record 30 that a
speech which may not nave occupied
/ over i've minutes In the delivery, may
| appear o. very lengthy anu nbo
] address Ia the printed proceedings Oi
: Congress. This arrangement might
I seem unjust, but II " "a very gratifying
| one 70 the great mass Of spectators who
/ throng the gallefitH every day. a
I really good speaker, one who can b.
heard distinctly aud with satisfaction,
/ u sure TO have ample tim0 given him
/ ~ present HE views. But there arc
I good many who occupy tho time who
are In no wise qualified, either by odu.
cation or experience or good horse
sense. They dfOne the tlme away IN
/ iuaudiblo tone with only one possible
/ chance TO give anybody any sRtisiae.
| ton, aud that 10 whon they settle
/ themselves into their 8rata.
The five minute discussions are on
I tho whole tho most entertaining 10
/ visitors. IL should 10 remarked .hst
/ there is room I'm the galleries for about
1000 people, aud throughout such dit.
/ cussions Rs are now IN Progress,
/ they are almost alNays crowded.
! THIS crowd h largely made up OF
/ transient people, Thousands Of whom
pass through the capital city daily. A
/ vnst number Of wedding tours take
Washington and Congress en- route.
All this travel tolls upon the sttund.
ance IN the GALLERIES. They never
seem 10 flag In their Interest IN the pro.
ccedings. liall seems Of Importance 10
/ then; aud the main reason h that they
don't SEQ much OF II. IL Is new 10 them.
! II they should stay for months aud
hear, not only the fsllaciouH ana Illus.
oty, tut thv constantly recurring dTivol
auu stupidity, they would DO willing
10 reckon tho whole NJ very low
average.
The five minute rule bslnRs out n
whole lot OF auAp shots. There Il
many n good Democrat who endorses the
Chicago platform "a a whole; but when
Il comes 10 cutting of the protection
furnished come Industry M his own
district no feels tho injury personally;
and no gets up Tor five minute speech
with all the freshness aud enthusiasm
Of good brother or sister NJ an
experience meeting, He u not
just Mt that moment thinking OF tho
political anu Intellectual harm mics OF
his party, but the angry irowns VI his
constituents who will want 10 anow
when he returns home, "why no voted
against their iutefeilss" Out Of tho
great Democratic majority In the !
House, there aru more than halt VINO !
are Ia Just such a boat. The shT0wder
ones 20 10 the ways and means com.
mitteo and get their constituents fixed |
up the best they can; but there are a |
good many who DON'T know, or d0n't |
take the ptecauliOn, % No ms; and |
hence they are compelled % tell In a |
hye-miuuta speech ior pufpss Of |
amendment Just where the shoe |
pinohef; and It IN a. this way mainly |
that the snnp shots come. But there Is |
another way Ia which there ara good |
short speeches. There aru some men |
who could head o small detachment |
anu make n gallant tlghl; but u thoy |
were nut at the head Of an army they 1