The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-10

washington, Jan. s.-The House
opened with a small attendance. At
ter routine business the House went
into committee of the whole on the
tariff bill Wilson resumed his speech
of yesterday.
Wilson's remarks were often inter-
rupted by Democratic applause. but
otherwise he was allowed to proceed,
until he created something of a stir
when he referred to the protests
against the pending bill as largely in
spired by the power of capital, which
directed, forced and frightened en-
ployes to sustain the protected indus
tries. He said when an effort to
abolish slavery was being made, a pc
tition came from a large delegation of
slaves, praying that slavery might be
continued.
This brought to his feet Doolittle,
of Washington. with:
And do you compare the iaboring
men OF this country to the slave ele-
ment of the south?'
Wilson, think such a question
would not be asked by anyone above
the intelligence Of a slave cloud
and prolonged applause on the Demo
cratic side)
Much confusion following Wilson's
answer.
DooIittle said he did not catch the
answer, and asked that it be repeated,
with the evident purpose of. making
protest against it.
WilsOn-"I desire to be courteous to
every one in this debate, so 1 will
now withdraw the answer I gave the
gentleman
Reed. of Maine-"But. you can't
withdraw the Democratic applause
Naughter.)
Wilson's peroration was forcible and
eloquent. He began with reference to
the legend which, it was said. had
always been inscribed on the Demo-
cratic banner, Equal Rights to all and
special privileges to none" The people
had brought the Democratic party into
power on the broad principle of equal
justice to all The Democratic party
raises itself as one man, takes I'D this
great cause, plants its banner here TO
sink or swim. survive or perish: that
the Democratic party may continue in
power. Democratic applause). We
VIII plant the banner here We mean
TO have fight and will call every
true believer in Democracy to rally
TO our side. Let us call upon the
j American people. The silent masses
are the farmers. scattered unable to
organize, who plod their way under
the burdens of taxation. Our petition
, boxes are filled with protests against
the trusts and combinations of this
country. Let US be true to our faith
Let US go forward, until we make this
country where every man shall see
the gateway of Opportunity opening
before him; then every man shall see
before him the opportunity to rise
TO such Influence, to such prosperity.
as his own merits justify-not weight
ed down with burdens of taxation. Let
us labor for country free to. equal
TO all with opportunity planted in
every home, in every humble fireside
in the land.
As he finished, the Democratic side
broke into cheers, and a wave of an
plauSe swept over the galleries. The
applause continued fully two minutes.
After it subsidized, Doolittle, of Wash
ington. arose to question of privilege
and referred to the fact that Wilson
had characterized question with
which he interrupted the speech as IN
worthy man with the intelligence of
save (Which remark Wilson had
WltndTaWn)- Doolittle said while he
accepted that withdrawal. he desired
TO say he, nevertheless, attributed this
remark TO his association with the
gentleman from West Virginia before
the war.
This shot at the chairman of tbe
WAYS and means committee called
forth applause on the Republican SIDE
and ironical jeers from the Democrats
wilson retorted he thought an apol
osy was due to himself rather than
me gentleman from Washington. This
closed the incident and BURROWS of
Michigan, rose to reply to Mr.. Wilson
B1rrows said the measure under con-
sloeration had for its avowed object
the radical modification of the tariff
act Of 1890 1t involved not only .
change in rate but a complete reversal
OF the economic policy. The tariff act
OF 1880 was enacted with a view NOT
only of securing revenue for the govern
menf but TO encourage the creation of
new enterprises and to protect Amer
lean industries and American ,vorlr,,,.,,
against unequal and Injurious FOREIGN
competition. 1T ACCOMPLISHED hotb
these results. Since July / 1899 bow
ever, marked decline in the revenues
had taken place This was NOT a+triS,1
utable to the law of 1890. but fo tbe
prostrafion OF the business Of +ha
country through the ascendancy of a
political party pledged TO the destruc-
ton of the protective policy. This NOT
only crippled the operation Of tba
domestic manufacturers. but the i'm
porter naturally curtaiIs importation
with view to the coming lower tariff
If the Republicans had been successf,,I
IN the elections of 1892 the public
prosperity would have continued
President Harrison told the truth
in his last annual message
when he said that a higher
degree Of prosperity and so great IA
cilities Of getting the necessities of
life have never before been enioved
by our people Burrows then proceed
ed to contrast the conditions then ex-
listing and declared the tariff bill of
1890 had contradicted every prediction
of the Democrats, by creating hnn-
dreds Of new industries, enIarging
employment and giving increased
wages to labor, cheapening the cost
\ of the protected article. augmenting
the foreign imports and Increasing
our exports. He reasserted that the
present general paralysis of business
is solely from the ascendency of the
party pledged to the repeal Of that act.
He declared You have but to a.ban-
don the policy upon which you have
entered, recommit this bill and per
nit the existing tariff regulations to
remain undisturbed and all our indus
tries will quickly revive" Burrows