Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-25
55th CONGRESS.
Hard Raps for Cleveland IN
the House Tariff Debate.
Accused Of Having Brought Democ-
racy to It's Present Straights.
Styled an eminent Republican Leader BY
Another Indignant Democrat.

Washington, March z3-The House,
Iuesday. resumed the consideration Of the
potato and corn crops OF the North and
West were protected SO efficiently az
lpracticaiIy to give those farms a monopoly
OF rice and sugar the importations large
tiy exceeded the domestic product and
this unequal percentage OF Importation
procity in tariff duties upon these pro-
ducts II sugar received the same pro-
lection accorded the manufacturers Of
New England. the South would in a few
years. produce all the sugar consumed.
lie demanded that the cotton planters
should not be piundered by the whole
tected against his near neighbor. He ex-
pressed his purpose of Offering amend
ments placing duty Of 2H cents per
per pound on rice as a matter of simple
justice to the South.
| me demand for free wool or reciprocal
| duty thereon by McLauren was APP
plauded by the Democrats and Populisfs
While he was contrasting the rate and
extent OF the growth Of the wealth of the
compared with that OF the Southern
| states, Linney. Rep. Of North Carolina.
asked him why the people OF the South
| ern states did not build factories and thus
secure the advantages OF Eastern and
Northern states. instead OF ''cussing" the
| more fortunate sections of the country
pon mhs presence Of Republicans, and
Lauren, . makes It impossible for us to
get money for these improvements"
daughter and applause).
Linney later, when McLavren said he
could not endorse the theory of free raw
| material. asked II free raw material had
III has been the si PEI theory Dry D MeIaurin
answered. "of that portion of the De-
moeracy Represented by Grover Cleveland
tuied the Democracy and brought il to
its present condition. Applause from Re-
pul,licans and Democrats).
Hoiliver. member of the COMMITTEES on
ways and means. said he proposed to
give some reasons why the pending meas
lre would meet the approval of the
mississippi valley. he said had long ago
abandoned the un-American policy and.
last fan, had fallen into line in support
l0r Mckinley. tApplause). They walked
IN the rain to the polls. weary with the
miserable burdens OF four years Of Demo-
cast their ballots in favor of the Ameri-
cain policy.
poliver charged that nearly every
thing that had been said in the House
IN favor of free trade properly belonged |
70 the literature of the period of human |
slavery. In the interest OF which institI- |
ton free trade had its origin. Grover |
Cleveland. he said. was not the only |
PRESIDENT who had taken the United |
states to loan Office. daughter and |
applause History showed that he had |
tnt followed the way often frod by Mar
TN Van Buren, and James Buchanan.
tApplause and laughter.)
swanson. Dem. OF Virginia. a member
o. q me ways and means committee. re-
ierred to the great, political revolutions
the last IL years at every national Cleo
ton. He claimed that these did not in
dicate any fickleness on the part of the
people. but an honest effort on their part
to obtain the prosperity so often prom
,sed. The President and the pending
blii' BY its title. claiming that the pres
cheney of the revenue; second from the
want of protection for American pro-
ducts and industries. He argued that
each of the eight causes assigned was
untenable
The depressed condition of the manu-
laGturing industries. he said, had not re-
nome manufacturer had lost his market
because his customers were too poor to
make purchases. Relief could not come
wheat. corn. oats, tobacco and other
products were increased. The cost price
of the products he ascribed to the appre-
ceiation of gold. which would continue as
long as silver YVES demonetized
He stated that the Sugar Trust would,
troll of the American market Of refined
sugar than 1t ever had. Swanson claimed
uaat the nero PROVISIONS of the bill would
Steel pool which was recently broken,
He said that since that pool was dis. {
solved the price of steel rails had fallen
from 20 TO Sl5 Carnegie now claimed to
be able to make profit of 81 per ton at !
the price of 49, and If this was so. moth {
ing showed more completely the iriquity 5
of tariff taxes than the history of this 9
steel pool. I
Swanson pointed out how severa!
schedules OF the Dingley bill had been !
dustries seeking to tax the people The o
bin proposed to collect about one-fourth
wooden clothes of the people The rates
of duties. he said, were on an average J
y !, per cent. higher than in the Wilson |
Mckinley bill. 1t was the most exorbI- I
tant most prohibitory, most ubiquitous
,arln bill ever sought to be enacted in l
,Cochrane, DEM, of Missouri, said that I
the underlying cause of the present de- S
preston was the demonstration of sill G
Republican. leader. Grover Cleveland,
aided BY his distinguished associate.
When Cochran concluded, the commit 6
tee rose and the Senate joint resolution
vide tents for the homeless sufferers BY S
the mississippi river floods, was agreed u
! To- o., u appropriates sl5,Ooc. The House !,
The first address of the evening was h
by Mr.. Howard. Pop, of Alabama He .
sa ais ne e. would 6,i vote for the tariff bin be-
Z - oShSNcu ~ the uEoau, pdtrlOtlC | "
lustry. =
Sperry, Rep. of Connecticut presented "
ne petition of the president and faculties
u Yale university asking that books and
Instruments used in edu- n
'ationai instructions be continued on all II
-hree lists. Believing that no principleI
4 protection was involved in the propo-
'ition. Sperry said he would move to ,
'mend the bill in accordance with the
'lea of the petitioners et
Kelly, pronounced the bill a specimen g
y "robber" protection. Clarky devoted -
himself to an exposition of the amend az
nent he proposed to offer to the Hill hv re
which the American Tobacco Co. would bs
&C admitted in the ordinary channel of "a
rade to countries in Europe which now te
ebar 1t from entrance except under con- al
itfons that practically prevent It's sale re
At 1880 the committee rose and the by
House adjourned. A,