The record-union., 1897-03-24

William j. Bryan" retorted McLau-
ren, was responsible for his vote to his
constituents, and John McLauren is
responsible Ito his"
Dolliver Of Iowa, member Of the
Ways and Means Committee, who was
the next speaker, drew the instant at
tention of the members and spectators
in the gallery. Dolliver is one of the
most polished orators of the House, and
his glowing words have often electrified
|, the members and the people in the gal
leries.
Dolliver began by expressing pleas
ure that for the first time a protective
tariff bill had the candor to express it's
character in it's title. For the first
time, he said, since 1916 every en-
ployment in America had united in re-
cognition of the Importance of laws in
favor of Americans. The custom Of
arraying the farmer against protection
had passed away, and now the farmer
was one of it's most resolute supporters.
Said he:
"On the very day when the million
aires Of the Rocky Mountains were rid
ing in their carriages to the voting
places to give in their ballots for the
poor mans money the farmers of the
Mississippi Valley, weary and burdened
under the weight of four miserable
years, walked in the rain to the poll
ng-places and cast their ballots for the
integrity of American business and the
tariff policy of 1890. applause on the
Republican side.) The appeal made to
them was masterpiece of shiftless and
was ever before made to capture the
passions and prejudices of burdened
and troubled men. But the farmers of
the Mississippi Valley again yindicated
the credit of the American farmer by
choosing rather to suffer aff1iction with
the people that pay their bills than to
endure the advantage of 16 to l."
daughter)
Continuing, he said: 1--WE are told in
| histories of the United States that in
Boston during the revolution corn sold
for 81 30 a bushe. If we have politi-
! cal friends out in Nebraska and else
where who are anxious to do something
for us, why do they not do something
handsome like that. 0aughter) But
the historian gravely adds that it was
paid for in Continental money, which
was not worth a continental Gaugh-
ter.) High prices of course, exactly as
if you should make a foot out of six
inches. Instead of standing before you
a timid traveller to the tomb I should
look UP in this stately presence gil
gantic Populist statesman ten feet
high. Gaughter.) Gentlemen the farm
ers of the West do not want prices
doubled by the cyanide process
The theory of the present law was
that we were not only to hold our own.
| but we were to go out with our free
| wool clothes and divide with Bradford
| and KomnitZ the task of clothing the
naked inhabitants of the earth
| Uaughter) That was the theory
| What has actually happened" he said.
| may be stated in few words and
| figures: Ten million sheep driven to the
slaughter, eighty million pounds of
| American wool displaced in our own
market, the Importation of cloth null
tiplied by two, half the woolen mills idle
| and locked up, the other half on scant
wages and half time; the treasury of
| the United States twenty-one million
shy QaughteD; our choice and select
| gentry disporting themselves in Ger
man, English and French Clothes and
| the rest of us shining around in over
coats purchased during Harrisons ad-
ministration." applause and laugh
| ter)
He concluded as follows: IF the
| American people ever get their pros
perity back, it will come by their own