The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-05-14
SPEECH OF HON. VIM. F. LOVE.

tlves at WASHINGTON ON Friday. April
ord So,,o n~r,,i.f,r. nf thn Inn arc
acceptable 10 hilh' oul nc lla> great
objections to others, while against the
bill as a whole he earnestly protests.
uo h,ndro1 ,,.,s and e,,rro, with
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Inc readiness OIL an experienced ilcih'
Der OF Congress, and spoke his views
with that ~franiuess and courage
which b,s AGAR DISTINGUISHED INN in
,T, ' n
puoliC Ddt MS SpccCu was IOuuIy
a%pplauded:
What should hinder us from eXcr-
ciSing our own Judgment upnn these
provisions. sing. IS and s~eyeraliy? Why
should the friends Of this bill place US
in a condition where we cannot give
to each item that is distinct and sepa-
rate in itself A separate and distinct
consideration? We have not been al
lowed time reconsider this important
bill by sections. Not an amendment
has been allowed except when offered
10y the WAYS and Means Committee.
How is it pu>~lhlc fer this House to
vote intelligIhN on Il bill Of 1853 pages,
when only about - pages Of il had
any considrruio on in the Committee Of
the Whole? This Dill is expected to
raise annually III least S1l3, 600, 900 by
an Indirect tax on the people to pro-
tcCt trusts. There is no need for the
reckless haste,
There is in the Treasury now Sll7,-
I Inn IIn IN N,,A ,f tlI, ,,.,,.t ,I.,
is required for the gold reserve, and
the amount is increasing each day.
This amount, even at the rate of de
iIClencic> for the last two years,
would supply the Deficiencies aud run
the government for two years longer,
with the ordinary revenues under the
wilson bill, and they would increase
under a normal condition of affairs.
There can be but one reason for this
extraordinary procedure. 1t is not
want Of time, The only solitary rea-
son is that this bill is Of such charac-
ter that If submitted in the ordinary,
orderly way to the members If this
House, there is great fear on the part
of those who have it in charge that it
would fail in its present form, would
be made less burdensOme upon the
people and less beneficial to special in
t]ercSts. This bill, we are informed
by the minority Of the Committee on
WAYS and Means, was framed almost
entirely by the agents of the protected
interests Of our country, and many
paragraphs Of the bill are in the exact
language Of their petitions.
Gentlemen, YOU can prevent a fair
discussion and perfection of this bill
here, but we will force you to discuss
it before the people, where speech i,
free and where debate is not limited
to the tive-minute rule.
Mr.. Chairman, agriculture, manu-.
faCturc and commerce constitute the
immaculate tripod upon which rest.
the fabric of American institutions.
and their great interests should bC
united and inSeparablc. All legiSla.
ti0n is unwiSe which proposes to ben.
eft one Of these without looking tt
consequences which may fall on tn,
} others. Now let us auDly the SEIZED.
ulcS of this bill respectively to thesC
three fundamental sciences of our
government aud see what would DC
the effect.
Agriculture is the oldest, the broad.
est and most important Of all the
fields Of human labor. 1t marked the
dawn, has distinguished the progress.
and is destined TO crown the last
stages of activity, In all ages and in
every era Of the world, history agri-
culture has been regarded as the basis
of national Development and great.
ness and the nursery of civilization.
therefore it is specially entitled t.
the fostering care Of all governments
1t is alarming when we study the sta
~tistics and learn how agriculture i,
waning in this country. 1t chal-
IengcS our deepest concern. In 1886
the assessed value Of this country wa,
Is, 900, 600. 600, of which sum the farm.
ers owned 5000. 600 900. In 1860 the
wealth Of the United States was $l6.-
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