The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-25
SPEECHES ON TARIFF
The General Policy Of Protection Dis
cussed in The House.
MMlLLIN STlRS THEM UP
He Produces Figures to Prove That
There's Sufficient Surplus In
the Treasury Crosvenor
Talks, Too-Warm De bate.

speech on the general policy of protec-
ton. Williams, democrat of Missis-
sippi. followed. The depression. he said,
was due TO the approaching value OF
money under the gold standard Sims,
democrat of Tennessee. Terry, denlo-
crat OF Arkansas. and Sayers, demo-
crat OF Texas, spoke against, and John
son. republican of Mississippi. in favor
ot the bill He was followed by Me
Millin, democrat of Tennessee, who pre-
faced his remarks with some figures to
prove that there was sufficient
surplus in the treasury To- meet all
estimated differences for two years. and
that the alleged necessity for this bill
was mere pretext. He prophesied a
repetition of the disaster which over
took the congress that enacted the
Mckinley law II this bill We're passed,
and made the republican change OF
'front.' on the question Of sugar bounties
the text for some caustic remarks.
Despite the appeals of the Louisia ma
sugar growers he declared the bounty
was established in 1890
The cry of free breakfast table
had gone forth" said he. and although
everything on the breakfast table. ex-
cept coffee. was taxed, the promise
made that sugar should he put on the
free list. was kept. And only the tax
necessary to enable the sugar trust to
exact Its millions from the people-half
cent a pound between raw and re-
fined sugar-was imposed But, sir you
Will search in vain for free sugar in
this or anything else free which benefits
the American people. All the dema-
gogism OF free breakfast table has had
TO be abandoned The democratic party
can at least boast that Il has accom-
plished something by preventing this
pernicious principle from being perina-
nently ingrafted in our American sys-
tenn of taxation by the government hut
what comes of all those fervent utter
ances which rang through these halls
only seven years ago. proclaiming the
beauties of free sugar? I remember
how the melodious voice of the present
chief magistrate. the gentleman from
Maine and the vigorous and vehement
gentleman from New York 1Mr. Paynel
stood up and lauded the republican
party for taking the tax on sugar
These gentlemen must confess them
selves as standing for an increase of
the burdens of the people according To
their confession. The profit 10 the trust
is raised by this bill from one-eighth Of
cent pound by the present law To
from 80 to 80 cents on the hundred
pounds difference between raw and re-
fined"
He discussed in detail the metal
schedule, arguing that as we are he
coming heavy shippers OF pig iron.
which he said could he produced in the
southern states as cheaply as any place
In the world. the duty uf 81 per ton
should have been reduced. He declared
that the agricultural schedule was a
humbug. and enumerated long list of
trusts which. he said. would fatten on
this bill. The reciprocity clause is re-
markable for the fact that IL puts into
the hands of the president absolutely
the power To impose taxes and remit
taxes at pleasure. The taxing power is
thereby surrendered by congress. The
reciprocity clause Is an effort To coun-
teract the i'll effects OF the mal-legisla-
tion bill he proposes TO enact" In con-
clusion he said: Il beg the gentlemen
on the other side to remember that the
victory obtained last fall was obtained
by such an expenditure of money, such
an cxertion of bulldozng and force.
and such a prostitution OF elections as
was never before witnessed In this
land. They must not take such a ver-
diet as the established and irrevoca ble
will Of the American people. The DEM
ocratic party has suffered defeat before
and II viii return tn power and restore
the government To the constitutional
moorings from which il has been wrest-
ed by such mal-legislation as that
which is being forced upon us to-day
McMlllins speech was very well re-
ceived by his democratic colleagues.
Dingley challenged McMillin's state
ment that the pending measure gave to
the reiiner of sugar a differential of
more than one-eighth of cent "a
pound. McMillin gave an elaborate cal
culation in support of his statements,
but Dingley repudiated the calcula-
tions, Contending that they were ha scd
on the supposition that 100 pounds of
raw sugar. testing 30 degrees polari-
scope, would produce 100 pounds of re-
fined sugar.
Grosvenor. republican, of Ohio. was
then recognized. The republicans gave
him cordial reception.
Grosvenor began 10y referring 70 thu
necessity of speedy action in the mat
ter Of tariff Legislation. going over the
ground relating. as he expressed IL. to
the bankruptcy of the treasury. the
enormous expenditures i'm excess Of the
receipts of the government. and the un-
desirability of borrowing money in
times OF peace to carry on the govern
ment. He drew parallel between the
conditions of the country ON the LIST ~
November. 1892. which he declared tO
lie one of unparalleled prosperity. and
on the lst Of November. 1896, when en-
terprise was "at a standstlll. and doubt.
fear and uncertainty everywhere
He declared that this great calamity
had come unon the country substan-
TALLY by reason OF the repeal Of the
Mckinley law. II was the Mckinley
law. as reported and misunderstood.
that aided our overthrow in 1892. hut
it was the Mckinley Law with the bless
ings we received from IL during its
short life that became the talisma mic
word that swept Mckinley into nomi-
nation and carried the country In 1896.
II was the discarded Mckinley law of
1894 that became the battle cry of a tri-
umphant people In 1896. We are here.
he declared. TO execute the peoples
demands. The demand Of the intelli-
gent for protective tariff system
comes not from partisan utterances.
but from the men Of all parties. and
from every section of the country"
Grosvenor paid attention to the state
ment that. although Mckinley was
elected. prosperity has not yet come.
There stands upon the statute books
to-day the accursed law that was put
there by the blinded bourbon democ-
racy. While il stands there the curse
will remain" Continuing. Grosvenor
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