Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-17

that the bill was strictly bipartisan
and was not Republican measure. II
the Dingley bin was a revenue meas
ure, as claimed by itsfriends, then no
manufacturers suffered from its fail.
ure, as it was protection not revenue;
that was vital to this interest. In
view of these facts Mantle suggested
that the efforts made to read him and
his silver associates out of the Repub-
lican party had better be reconsidered
by the eastern press, and that these
senators be permitted to remain in
the party.
The senator declared himself in
favor Of protection, but not sectional
protection. 1t was a principle to great
to be used in behalf of any special in
terest or any monopoly. 1t must
shield and upbuild the west as well
as the east. While, however, he
favored true protection, he favored
equally true bimetallism, the coinage
OF both gold and silver at ratio of
Is to l. He believed also in bimetal-
lism which does not wait for the
action of foreign countries. Mantle
closed by expressing the hope that
the finance committee would remodel
the Dingley bill by com bining pro-
lection and bimetallism. In con-
clusion Mantle expressed the hope
that the tariff bill would be so re-
modelled blythe finance committee as'to
be truly Republican, combining tariff
and bimetallism. After paying a
glowing tribute to the Republican
party, Mantle. said he hoped that
great party, though wavering, would
in the end refuse to be guided by
greed and selfishness; would refuse to
stand as the representative of corpor-
tions; would stand for the whole
people, and when 1t met in national
convention, would give such a con-
sideration to the toilers as would be
a harbinger for another Republican
victory. Mantle was congratulated
at the close of his speech by the silver
senators from both sides Of the cham
ber
There was a lively tariff colloquy
following the mantle speech. Haw-
ley (R.) of Connecticut questioned
some OF the wool figures which had
been given and spoke of the idle
woolen factories and stagnant condi-
tion Of the industry in the east.
Hoar added that the remarks of
Mantle implied that eastern manu-
facturers were willing to leave west
ern wool in the lurch after getting
protection for their own manufact-
urers. But, Hoar declared, eastern
senators had voted here for protection
on wool, while the western senators
had sent senators here from Kansas,
Texas and Oregon, who had voted for
free. wool.
This brought Mills to his feet, who
declared that against the statements
made that the wool manufactures had
suffered from the Wilson tariff law,
he would place the fact that there
was greater use of wool than ever,
every fibre of IL was manufactured by
American labor and the people OF the
United States had cheaper woolen
goods, the government received more
revenue than ever from wool and wool
itself had advanced.
"Let me add the further facts" J" in
terjected Hoar, "that wool manufact-
turers are still failing, and the gov
ernment is still bankrupt"
Mills rejoined that every particle Of
the wool now manufactured was made
by American labor "Then," he
added, ia protective tariff is a protec-
tive humbug."
"Let me ask the Senator from
Texas" inquired Mitchell, "lf there
has not been a vast decrease In the
number of Texas sheep since the
wilson law went into force"
''I don't believe it responded Mills.
'But the statistics OF the state show
it," insisted Mitchell.
"The statistics are made by the
wool men In the delusion that they
will be benefited" said Mills.
"Are your state officials Of Texas
sheep men?" pursued Mitchell.
'The statistics are from sheep men, T"
answered Mills.
AS he sat down Mitchell said: "a
Democratic Congress favored a free
wool bill, and the people discounted
the Democratic party"