New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-10
MANTLE DEFENDS HIS VOTE.
WHY SILVER SENATORS OPPOSED THE
DINGLEY TARIFF BILL

HE DECLAREs-A FREE WOOL DISCUSSION
BETWEEN MEssRs HAwI.EY AND MILLS.
Washington. April e-Mr. Mantle (Rep Month.
addressed the Senate to-day In support Of the
luton heretofore offered by Mr. Carter. to recon-
NIT to the Finance Committee the House Tariff
bill passed in the early days Of the session He
spoke OF the unwarranted aspers!ons cast by the
METROPOLITAN press on the Senator's who favored
silver coinage and who voted in opposition TO that
BILL and ne defended those Senators and the people
OF the silver States from the indscrimnate charges
OF selhshness and lack of patriotism brought against
them.
Mr.. Mantle argued against the Dlngley bill. de-
carng thai; while It professed to be in the Interest
OF the wool-growers It really in the interest OF
the wool manufacturers. He admitted that whiie
ne was an ardent believer in the principle oil pro-
lection. he was an equally ardent believer IN the
advantages OF b.metallism. And without bimetaihsm
no protective tariff could guard against the com
petition that is coming from China and Japan
He declared that the Republican silver senators
would have been as fully justified In aiding the
Democrats to repeal the Mckinley law as other
Republican Senators were in Joining the ADMINS
,ration Democrats TO secure the unconditional re-
peal Of the Sherman law.
In closing he expressed the hope that the resoiu-
ton would be agreed 10 and that the Dlngiey Dill
would be reported back. with fair protective SUI
sti,ute. and with a provision for bmetallisrn
Mr. Mantle was generally ard warmly congratu-
lated on the ability displayed IN this his Haiueh
speech In the Senate
Mr. Hawley (Rep Comm said that he had Few
figures which proved that Mr.. Mantle was mistaken
In supposnG that the wool manufacturers WERE
benefited by the Wilson tarif bill The importa-
lions OF woolen manufactured goods into the United
States for the current fiscal year, Including jan
uary. an ounted 10 sscocN as against ST 'o"'
af a
on the other hand. many looms In New-hngiahd
voollen mills were idle and the mills were running
on reduced time With the passage OF the wilson
tariff law a cyclone he said. had struck the "oo'e
Industry OF New England. He added mat ne u'u
not call to mind single New-Engiahd H''a'o,
who had ever moved or voted to take the du'y OH
raw wool
Mr. Hoar (Rep. Mase) made some remarks III 'hs
same line The Senator from Montana ne san I'D" !
,,,,,,a,ed that the representatives Of New England
were perfectly willing TO leave wool growers IN Inc
mrch That Senator. however could not ma
England Senator who hal failed TO STAND py
protection on wool. while the STATE o! oregon na'
tor and Texas I~o SenatorS M senators coming
from wool-producing States. We're enough 10 knock
down the New England delegation, when voted io'
Mr. Nils Dem Tex said that he desired to ada
a little to the truth OF history u nad D.sh " ~
mated BY the Senator from ,,Sus M baG
suffered loss by the introduction or cheaper "oo.eH
Yoods and by cheaper wool. Official statistics. nov"
ever showed that there had been much larger IN
PRODUCTION OF wool into the United states man mac
ever taken pace under any protective tafiH. Una
every mound Of that wool had been manufactured
by American labor and had found "A MARKET. S,a -,
tstics further owed that the people OF me IhllrI
STATES had got heir imported wOOllen goods ~ per
cent cheaper than under the Mckinley tarln ina,
the Government got more revenue from imported
soollen goods than under protective tarln; also
that the price OF wool had not gone down. but
was rising The protective tariff. ne added. had
never added one solitary cent 10 the price OF DO
nestle wool in the Unite; States.
THE facts still further show. Mr.. iiOaT inter,
posed that wool manufacturers are failing. ana
a.so that II the revenue from woolen goods Is In
sing the Treasury Is becoming bankrupt
urers are going nearer to where their raw material
Is Woollen manufactures are sprnging up In some
parts Of the country and dying IN other parts But
nearly 200 UUV0 pounds more wool has been brought
into the country and every fibre OF II has been man
ufactured by American labor. II has given employ
ment 10 nearly 1000 more workers than under n
protective tariff 4 protective tariff IL "A protective
humbug and has been proven 80 Throughout lts
whole history
bill heretofore introduced by him to establish a
postal telegraph system.
The Indian Appropriation bill was then taken up.
the first nifty four pages having been disposed OF
Yesterday. except as 20 some reserved amendments.
Al o'clock the bill went over without action.
Tho Senate then took up the consideration u pr'-
vate pension bills and passed seventy-hve OF them
within an hour.
Mr. Chandler (Rep, y. H gave notice that he
would address the Senate next Monday on the
Dupont election case.
Al 5i5 the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.