The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-26
DOCkERYANDD DOLLlTER
They Livened Up the Tariff
Debate a Little.
M'LAURIN WANTS COTTON DUTY.
His Statement to This Effect Caused
Mild Surprise-Many Democrats In
dorsed It-NewIauds Spoke For silver
RepubIicans-Others Made Speeches.

III utUdlt lIbCtttS III tIlC iiOL' Z IL Al 'S4iS
up little.
Mr.. Gibson rep, TennD, in his
speech. devoted himself to a general ar
gument in favor of protection
Mr. DOckery Dem, MOI, who fol-
lowed. said it was not a matter of sur
prise to him that the discussion of the
bill thus far had been tame and unin-
teresting The truth is said he, the
people of this country want more money
and less taxes. Democratic applause
This bill does not represent the issue of
the late campaign. The people would
prefer TO see I3,000,OO0 more money
put into circulation than to see that
amount absorbed by the treasury"
Mr.. DOckery said it was a lie in the
mouths of the Republicans to criticize
the bond issues of the lat e administra-
ton. Mr.. Cleveland was criticized on
his side of the house." said he, while
you endorsed his policy in the last con-
gress. Your committee on ways and
means refused TO give the house an op-
pOrtunity to vote on the senate resOlu-
tiOn prohibiting bond issues because
your leaders had been notified by 80 Re
publicans from the west that they would
be compelled to vote for 1t.
MT DOChGTN IltlCuAtu IllC 4A'th tiitit
the present tariff law was the monster
which destroyed our indu stries. If it
had done so, why, he asked, had the
Republican members of the w ays and
means committee lifted the metal and
cotton schedules almost bodily from
this monstrous law? He denied that
there was an era of prosperity for labor
during the existence of the Mckinley
l., IY,-t,,,raI IN TNarnacria rriL "a
That catastrophe, - interrupted Mr..
Dalgell, was the result of a contest
between organized labor and the OppO-
nents Of organized labor. The Nc
Kinley law had nothing TO do with it ="
Yes. and the protected employer
hired PinkertOn detectives to shoot
down organized labor returned Mr..
DOckery. "A distinguished Republi-
can senator, then member OF this
house, told me at the time that that
was the worst disaster the Republican
party had experienced in 20 years. "
Mr.. DOckery was especially sarcastic
in his remarks on the abSurdlty of Civ
ing alleged protection to agricultural
products OF the S569, 600, 900 of prod
ucts exported by the United States last
year, S5O4, 100000 We're agricultural
products. In conclusion he said that
the policy of protection had driven our
flag from the high seas, impoverished
the laboring man and multiplied farm
mortgages.
Mr. Newlands CSilverite, New then
took the floor as the spokesman of his
party.
He declared it Is some times difficult
TO determe the exact issues settled by a
campaign, there can be no question that
as to the tariff the popular verdict of
the last election was III favor of prOtec-
ton. The Democratic party declared
silver to be the dominant issue, and
nearly snatched victory from the most
desperate conditions. As it was, how
ever, the people had declared in favor
of protection, and had given the Re
publican party contract for prosperity.
and that party should, IN its Judgment,
be allowed to carry out any reasonable
tariff policy without distractions and
with expedition.
Tariff legislation alone. he asserted,
would not give relief. Producing as
we do a surplus of wheat, cotton and
other farm products, the price of the
eXpOrtable surplus is fixed in Liverpool
and the Liverpool price fixes also the
domestic price. In Liverpool these
products come in competition with the
products of India, Russia and Argentina
and other countries. none of which are
upon a gold basis. These countries
are willing to accept the old silver price
for their products. The old silver price
means today one-half of the old gold
price. so we have the price of our farm
products cut in two by the competition
of these countries. Restore the old gold
price of silver, Sl.29 per ounce, and we
Immediately restore the old gold prices
of our farm products, and this means,
he said, protection to the American
farms and plantations just as the tariff
law means protection to the factory
Mr.. Lacey (Rep, la. the next
speaker, commented on the abuse of
President Cleveland by Democrats and
POpulists.
Mr.. McLaurin Dem, s. O., a MEM
ber of the ways and means committee,
was the next speaker.
Mr. MCLaurin's speech was on pro-
tective lines for southern industries He
advocated a duty on cotton to keep out
Egyptian grown cotton and also favored
protection on cotton manufactures and
other articles of southern production.
MIR. McLaurin's demand for a duty on
cotton created a mild sensation but it
was heartily applauded by several of
the Democratic members from the cot
ton belt.
While Mr.. McLaurin was contrasting
the vast wealth of the manufacturing
states of the east with the poverty of
the farming states of the south Mr..
Linney rep, y. c. asked him what
was to hinder the people of the Caro-
hnas from building factories and shar-
ing IN the spoils instead OF ''cussing''
their more enterprisirg rivals.
The state of affairs produced by the
existence of the Republicans and Popu-
lists in the CarOlinas," replied Mr.. Nc
Laurin. prevents the investment of
capital"
rs not free raw material the pet doc
trlne of the Democracy" asked Mr..
Linney.
1T is the pet doctrine" :" responded
Mr. McLaurin, with emphasis. ''of the
Democracy represented by Cleveland
and Carlisle and those who have pros
tltuted the name of Democracy and
who were your aids and allies in the
last campaign
a large proportion of the Democrats
on the floor applauded this statement.
Did not William J. Bryan vote for
free wOol?'
William J. Bryan" retOrted Mr.
McLaurin, was responsible for his vote
TO his constituents and John l. Nc
Laurin in responsible 10 his"
Mr.. DOlliver CRep., 1a.), a member of
the ways and means committee, was
the next speaker.
Mr.. Dolliver, in the course of his
speech, said:
I'm the early stages Of the tariff con-
troversy 1t was the custom of the mer-
camille classes TO push the former for
ward to the front of the battle for free
trade. The farmer of the United States
got out OF that line OF battle two gener-
ations ago; and for 80 years he has been
the most resolute supporter of the pro-
tective tariff system
He stood by the side Of Henry Clay
throughout his great career, and he was
found with William Mckinley in the
decisive contest of the last campaign.
iApplause on Republican side. On the