The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-24
DONE UP BY DOLL|VER
Continued from First Page.)

! ocracy, and who were your aids and al
lies in the last campaign
| A large proportion Of the Democrat
on the floor app!auded this statement.
Did not William ]. Bryan vote fol
free wool?"
William J. ryar was responsible" re
| torteG Mr.. McLaurin, "for his vote II
| his constituents, and John L. McLaurif
is responsible TO his
THE STAR ORATOR.
Mr.. Deliver Rep.. Iowa., a member Of
the ways and means committee, who
was the next speaker. drew the instant
attention Of the members and spectators
| in the galleries. Mr., Dolliver is one of
the most polished Org tors of the house,
and hrs glowing wo.ds have often cleo
| trified the members and the people in
the galleries. His speech aroused the
Republicans TO mopInded enthusiasm.
MI Chairman" he began, Il propose
to state, in the time allotted to me. some
Of the reasons why the pending measure
will, in my judgment, meet the approval
of the American people. First, about
the BILL l like its name. For the first
time since the first act of the First con-
gress, a protective tariff bill has had the
candor and openness TO state its purpose
in its title. And, that may be taken as
very ample evidence of the complete
ascendancy of the protective tariff doc
trfne in the public thought of these
times and OF the general acceptance by
the public of the old-fashioned Republi-
can idea that the true way in this coun-
try to produce a national revenue is to
protect the national industries.
ALL INDUSTRIES UNITED.
"For the first time since 1916, every
great employment of the American peo-
pie is united in common recognition
of the Importance and value of a rea-
sonabIe discrimination by our laws in
favor of our own people-the farmer, be-
cause nearly everything that he has for
sale must be sold here or not sold at all;
the manufacturer, because he has found
1t impossible 10 sell homemade goods in
a market place that has already bought
itself poor at the bargain counters" of
Europe and Asia, and commerce be-
cause nation like this that goes past
the closed doors and broken window
lights of Its own factories 10 the ends OF
the earth for what it buys, is in a con-
dition that is completely fatal to all
commerce. domestic and foreign.
THE FARMER FOR PROTECTION.
Gin the early stages of the tariff con-
troversy It was the custom of the mer-
camille classes to push the farmer for
ward TO the front Of the battle for free
trade The farmer Of the United States
got of t5at line of battle two generati tons
ago; and for fifty years he has been the
most resolute supporter Of the protective
tariff system. He stood by the side OF
Henry Clay throughout his great career,
and he was found with William McKin-
ley in the decisive contest Of the last
campaign. applause on the Republi-
cali side) On the very day when the
milliona'res of the Rocky mountains
were riding in their carriages to TIE
voting places to give in their ballots for
the poor mans money, the farmers of
the Mississippi valley, weary and bur-
aened under the weight of four misera-
bic years, walked in the rain TO the
polling places and cast Their ballots for
the integrity of American business and
the tariff policy Of 1890. applause on
the Republican side)
THE BRYANIC APPEAL.
"The appeal made TO them was
masterpiece of shiftless and unscrupul-
Gus politics. No such effort was ever
before made 10 capture the passions and
prejudices Of burdened and troubled
men. But the farmers of the Mississippi
valley again INDICATED the credit of the
American farmer by choosing rather 10
suffer afiictien with the people that pay
their bills than to endure the advantages
Of Is to l. O.aUghter)
OTHER THINGS BRYANIC.
They did not have 20 go 10 Chicago
10 find out what the issue was. They
remembered that curious spectacle In
this house. which most OF US here pres
eut remember, when Professor Wilson
had finished his speech on the tariff law
which. for want Of competition. will
probably always bear his name, Gaugh-
teri. and young Democratic champion
OF free trade from our western country.
who has since moEopolized nearly the
entire visible supply OF Democratic en-
LuSlASln, plunged uoNn the dlSlS, d!niQ
tne enthusiastic yells OF his associates.
lifted the exhausted statesman TO his
shoulders and bore him. kicking and
protesting. 70 the seclusion Of the cloak
room. 50 thai. few months afterwards.
when the same gallant young leader
came among our people and beamed
benevo!e-tly upon them from the plat
form Of his advertising car offered them
new and un5Tied remedies for their
troubles. warranted 20 Kill or cure. God
Only knew which. the farmers OF the
middle west again illustrated their wis
dom and ssgacity by being able. with
out losing sight OF the paramount iSuue
. perceive the somewhat diminished
figure OF Professor Wilson, still kicking
and protesting but stiil on the boy ora
/ tors back
4 am only sorry that the broken ana
crCmblsd argument % free trade has
managed - escape from The tomb 70
which slavery was committed. 20 find a
more comfortable grave. a more perfect
Tepose. in the speeches % the gentleman
from Alabama and the gentleman
+. fsom South Carolina. preserved II the