Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-01-09

II lUS shape VI AduAohn2 uAS1eUnoA
great country, with 10000, 900 of the
most intellectual and progressive peo-
pie in the world, with a continent for
its inheritance, throttled and manacled
by the gold holders and hoarders.
When we undertake to establish afor-
eign policy, when we undertake to
protect our financial system, we are
met by these men with the ukase of
a~utocrats I'VE have the gold, and
we intend to make you sell us your
bonds at our price, War would not
be, a greater calamity. heartily n
dorse the sentiment in the Presidents
message that no greater calamity car
come to a people than self-humilia-
tion."
SECRET M'KINLEY BILL HISTORY.
Senator Vest then replied in detail
to Senator Sherman's praise of the
Mckinley tariff. He called attention
to the fact that the Republican leaders
insisted that if the duty on tin plate
was reduced, the tin plate industry in
the United States would be wiped out
OF existence. The duty on tan plate
was reduced nearly Jone-half by the
| Wilson tariff bill, and yet the tin plate
industry in the United States has in
creased by 80 per GER during the past
year.
Senator Vest continued:
s'The Senator from Ohio significant
~ alluded to the increased imports OF
agricultural products under the Wilson
law, and it was equally significant that
the Senator did not name n of the
principal agricultural articles in his
List of imports. He said that under the
Mckinley law, there were s51,Ooo,oot
worth of agricultural articles, pro-
oluced in his list, imported into this
country and under the Wilson law
s,107 900, 900 worth. He included II
those items hides, which he says il
1894, were imported to the extent o
SIC, 4se, 562 under the Mckinley law
and s24, 623, 1853 under the Wilson law
seThat is an unfortunate allusion TO
Senator Sherman to make. We al
remember that his candidate for the
presidency, William Mckinley of Ohio
then chairman of the Committee OIL
Ways ard Means in the House Of Rep
resentatives, when he made his repor
on the Mckinley bill, made eloquen
and learned argument in favor OF i'm
posing a duty upon hides. Some mys
ferrous influence attacked blm afte
he made the report. 1t was change
> that night, and the astounding spec
tacle was presented the next mornin
= to the House of Representatives, an
i the country of areport from the chair
. man of the committee in favor of
i duty on hides, and in the bill, hide
i were put on the free list.
: "The name of a prominent Senate
! of this body, then a member of tn
, House of Representatives, was con
! nected with that transaction. He wei
q to Mr. Mckinley in an entirely legit1
g mate way and told him that if th
duty on hides was retained he coul
not look for his support, and that {
other New England Representative
"Why Mr.. President, put a duty o
hides and you would hear the Ne
Q England slogan much louder ar
more ferocious than it has been on til
: Venezuelan question. You woul
smell powder then in this hall an
= hear the whizz of bullets. Put a dut
Q on hides and 1 say the spirit of til
I Pilgrim fathers would be aroused an
= they would march to victory or
death.
"The Senator from Ohio tells L
9 that it is the fault of the Wilson hi
4 that there is an increased importatio
: of hides. Let me ask the distinguish
;. Senator, have not hides been free IN
r der both laws? Were they not fire.
f under the Mckinley law? Are the
. not equallyfree under the Wilson Law
What change in legislation causes tt
Increased Importation? What exec.
Q an increased activity in the leath
e business, caused by the advent
n the Democratic party.to power? Wi
O free hides under both laws, it is
e palpable evasion of all logic to 81
that the Wilson law is responsible f
d the increased Importation"