Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-02

helm, Florence Lowsnstein, B. Franken- than; Messrs. A. Wertheimer, William Mayer, S. Schmidt, S. He1zig, o. Metzger, L. Lowenstein, A. Weber, J. Frank.
 Baltimore-S. Rohr.
 Waterbury-J. Kaiser.
 South NorWalk-Mr. and Mrs. Stud we'll.
 Bridgeport-Mr. and Mrs. Fox.
 At the wedding banquet 500 telegrams
 of congratulation were received. The fes-
 tivities tasted into the wee sma' hours. A very large and notable representation of New Haven's city government were pres
 ent. Among the leading men were ex- Lieutenant Governor General Merwin, City
 Attorney Driscoll, Commissioner Hum, family, and in short very many well-known citizens. The feast was sumptuous one,
 served by Mazstti of New York. The mu- sic was by Wells orchestra.
 REEDS WESTERLY EFFORT. The Ex.Speaker's Brilliant Arraigh- menr of the Wilson Bin, tho Democratic Party and the Free Traders-DesolatIna Effects of Free Trade and Low Tariff for America American yVOrkinGmen and Amerl. can Prosperity.
 WARRINGTON, Feb. Tt was @ great day in the house of representatives to-day and there was an immense array of spectators to
 hear the big republican leader, MT. Reed. Speaker Crisp took the chair at 12 o'clock, and MT. Richardson, chairman of the committee of the whole, reported the tariff bill to the house. The speaker announced shat the tariff bill was open to debate for three hours, and recognized the gentleman from Maine. As MT. Reed slowly arose from his seat applause broke out with fairly terrific force.
 For fully two minutes the cheering con- tinued without interruption. MT. Reed tried in vain to check the enthusiasm of his colleagues. Finally the tumult sub sided, and Mr. Dinglsy of Maine asked unanimous consent that MT. Reed should be allowed to speak without limit. MT. Wilson of West Virginia suggested that the three hours should be divided equally between the two sides. MT. Reed assent. to this, and at 12:05 o'clock the l republican leader began hls speech. The speaker had refused to allow MT. Reed to begin his speech until every one ! on the aoor of the house shoald take seats | and ordered that they should remain in them until the debate closed. When MT. ! Reed opened his argument not sound be- yond that of his own voice could be heard any where in the vast hall. The great re-
 publican leader began quietly. His voice was almost husky at first. He spoke de- liberstely and in @ manner which showed
 that he had carefully weighed the effect of
 each word that he uttered.
 MT. Reed was freq quentiy interrupted by I applause from the republicans.
 MT. Reed said in the course of his
 speech:
 In this debate, which has extended over | many weeks, one remarkable result has al-
 ready been reached. 8 result of the deepes,
 importance to this country. That result
 is that the bill before us Is odious to both
 sidss of the house. It meets with favor
 neither party. On this side we believe that while 1t pretends to be for protection it does not afford it, and on the other sids
 they believe that while it looks toward free trade 1t does not accomplish it. THE FILL ONLY STEP.
 Those who will vote against this bill will ] do so because it opens our markets to thu l destructive competition of foreigners, ant those who vote for 1t do it with the reser ,, vstion that they will instantly devot , themselves to . new crusade against what ever barriers are left.
 a The history of protection has been mos r remarkable. Fifty years ago the questio, seemed to be closed. Great Britain hat a | adopted free trade, the United States hat started in the same direction, and tn
 | world seemed about to follow. To-day tn
 | on< fc ho , The whole civilized world, except Grea ? Britain, has become protectionist, and tn l very year last passed has witnessed the de
 sertion of English principles by the las l English colony which held out. This hs been done in defiance of the opinions O :: every political economist in England wh, '. wrote prior to 1850, and of most of thos . who have written since.
 When you add to this that the argu } ments against 1t have seemed 30 clear and
 simple that every schoolboy can compre l bend them, and every patriot with suita ! ble lungs could fill the atmosphere witt ! tho catchwords, the wonder increases tha , in every country 1t should still Aourisl
 and maintain its vigor. Ten years ago , | was equally true at one and the same tim , that every boy who graduated from col lege graduated free trader, and tha { every one of them who afserward becsm | hi6O u pEOuUCoE UT ulStElDUtOE Ok OuE ROOQ | became a protectfonfst.
 THIRTY YEARS OF PROTECTION. Whether the universal sentiment in ia vor of protection, as applied to ever, 1 country Is sound or not, I do not stop tt discuss. Whether it is best for the United States of America alone concerns me now
 and the first thing have to say is, tha , after thirty years of protection, undis , turbed by any serious menace of free trade , up to the very year now last past thil l country was the greatest and most fl four ishing nation on the face of this earth Moreover, with the shadow of this unjusti fable bill resting cold upon it, with mill,
 closed, with hundreds of thousands of mer unemployed, industry at Q standstill, anl
 prospects before it more gloomy than eve
 marked it's history-sxoept one-this coun
 try is still the greatest and richest that the
 sun shines on, or ever did shine on. After the war ceased our prosperity wal
 olouded with . eix years' struggle with , disordsred currency and the reconstruc
 ton of labor and industry in the south No nation in the worlds history evel passed through in 50 short time two or , deals 50 trying and so severe.
 AN ENGLISH CONFESSION.
 But we must not leave this matter te our own praises. Let others speak, and above all, the citizens of that land which Is our great rival, at whose fset American statesmanship in this house now sits. I have here an article in the Fortnightly . Review, wherein MT. J. Stephen Jeans, British free trader, in December, 1893, de ; clares that
 , America has for many years enjoyed an amazing degree of prosperity, so much so indeed, that, to use the eloquent words of Edmund Burke: Personalities which in all other cases are apt to heighten and i: raise the subject have tendency to sink
 it. Fiction lsgs after truth; invention ie unfruitful and imagination cold and bar Ten."
 Says kr. Francis Walker in substance,
 for I quote only from memory, and from . newspaper st that: eff the workman of
 America would be content with the meaere } life beyond seas he could save two-thirda
 of his entire wages"
 England has been enormously protected
 not only by duties such as we have, but by the laws which forbade the exportation of machinery whereby she obtained or sought to obtain monopoly of stsam-driven
 methods.
 MT. Reed then gave resume of the his.
 tory of free trade in England, and, pro- | {nn,