Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-13

cheap nccessitic, Of life we're never
before enjoyed by our people
Mr. Burrows then proceeded 10 CON
tlu@t the coudiIoos then and now and
declared thc tariff bin Of 1870 had con
jradictrd every prediction Ut tht dom
Orat by creating hundreds Of neH in
dustrics. enlargiug employment aud
giving increased wages 10 labor cheap
cuiHg The cost of protected articles.
augmcuting foreign imports increasing
our exports and hc rras-crted that the
present general paralysis OF business
De- solely from the aSccudcncY of lha
party pledged 10 repeal TINT act.
lie declared You have bHl tu abW
I du the policy upon which you have
entered rccommit this bin and permit
existing tariff regulations ia remain
uudigurbcd, and an oar industries viii
quici,ly revive
he then took mp the uriT luk rr
tho ast democratic national platform
8nd compared IL with thc South caro-
lima ordinance of nulliGcariou lie then
turned and argued ut length on The
question of the cuustilu0onality o. q
protective tariff, citing Webster. Adams,
jefferson and others m support there
.of lie declared that IL the present
policy is EARNED out IL would lead to
Individual disaster and national bank
ruptcy
The speaker then took up the free
ii~t ana proceeded 10 argue shat the
farmer had been especially selected for
assault and destruction Free iron ore
and free wool would result In the Dc.
s.ructiou Of nOcks and the closing Of
mines co. The lowering Of our coudi-
tiu and impose on us whatever bur
den his cupiiity might suggest,
Turning to the dutiablc schedules he
declared there was not one but in
which some industry viii loo injured
and many destroyed while not a sin
glc one would stimulate any domestic
Industry or give employment to lahor.
Mr. Burrows then argued against the
substitution Of the ad yalOrem for spe-
cinc duties and concluded with an
eloquent picture of the present de-
pressed condition OF the country ana
appealed TO the democrats to abandon
the policy outlined IN their bin
At the conclusion Of Burrows speech
there was am outburst of republican
applause so long continued as 70 call
forth a rcbGkc from the chair
Before order was restored General
Black. Of Illinois, took the floor. lie re.
rcTcd To Burrows picture Of dire
disaster in the country ana said that
the suffering depicted by him existed
after thirty years of laws written 10y
his own party Not q law has been
placed on the statute books rs the
democratic party since 1860 The dem
ocratic party's responsibility for laws
comes only with this congress. Before
we took charge the present condition
had began. If that condition is due
10 existing laws YOU cannot say we
did H. So far as the law is rcspon
siblr for the present conditions In IS
the law OF high protective tariff.
General Black proceeded to discuss
the condition of the agricultural classes
now borne down 10y the lowest prices
since records have been kept. I'm re-
rcrring to the other state of affairs
autcccdcrt tp tb- protective policy. he
declared that no little private indrbt-
cducss existed then.
HOPKINS, republican, Of Illinois con
cluded tue debate in the afternoon.
Tie said tine bin which was reported
hy the ways ana means committee
was certainly an anomaly I'm demo
cratic legislation 1t neither comes up
10 lhe standard 90 the bold and defiant
declarations OF their party platform
nor meets the approval or cXpecta
lions of Jhv more conservative element
Of their party
As q revenue measure it is a con
rcsscd failure With the treasury al
most depleted ANA the government
ycrging ON the high road to bank
ruptcy. the bin further reduces the
revenues Of the government and cuts
of It's power 90 meet its obligations
to the enormous amount Of $4,000 600
annually lie then proceeded TO make
q long review of the history of tariff
legislation Tn the country,
At 5:3O p m Hopkins secured per
mission to make some supplemental
remarks tomorrow and then the house
recessed
SENATE.