The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-24
OTHER SPEECHES.
views of Messrs. NewIands.
McIaurin and Lacey.

Mr.. Gibson rep. Tennessee) was the first
speaker to-day. He devoted himself to a
general argument in favor of protection.
Mr. Dockery tDem.. Missouri). who fol-
lowed, said il was not a matter of surprise
TO him that the discussion of the bill thus
far had been tame and uninteresting. The
truth is, said he, the people Of this cOun-
try want more money and less tax. Demo
cratic a%pplause.) The bill does not repre-
sent the issue of the late campaign. The
people would prefer TO see s113, COO, 900 more
money put in circulation than to see that
amount absorbed by the treasury Mr..
Dockery said II did not lie in the mouths
OF the Republicans To ~criticise the bond is
sues of the last administration. Mr..
Cleveland was criticised on this side of the
house, said he. while you Endorsed his
policy in the last Congress. Your commit
tee on ways and means refused to give the
House an opportunity to vote on the Senate
resolution prohibiting bond issues because
your leaders had been notified by fifty Re-
publicans from the West that they would
De compelled to vote for it," Mr.. Dockery
ridiculed the idea that the present tariff
law was the monster which had destroyed
our industries. If IL had done so. why. he
asked, had the Republican members of the
ways and means committee lifted the metal
- lA1iOS OOuliN IOI
this monstrous law? He denied that there
was an era OF prosperity tor labor during
the existence of the Mckinley law. and in
stanced the Carnegie strike.
That catastrophe interrupted Mr.. Dali
eel. was the result of a contest between
organized labor and the opponents of or
ganized labor. The Mckinley law had moth
ing TO do with it."
YES: and the protected employer hired
Pinkerton detectives TO shoot down organ
lied labor. returned Mr.. Dockery. "A dis
tinguished Republican senator. then a mem
Der OF this House. told me at the time that
that was the worst disaster the Republican
party had experienced i'm twenty years
Mr.. Dockery was especially sarcastic I'm
MS remarks on the absurdity of giving al
legged protection to agricultural products.
OF the $500. 600. 00 of product exported by
the United States last year 500. Oiu 600 were
agricultural products. In conclusion he said
That the policy of protection had driven our
nag from the high seas. impoverished the
cages.
VIEWS A OF SILvERITE.
Mr.. Newlands (silverite. Nevada then
took the floor as the spokesman of his
party. which numbers three members i'm the
House. His speech was largely devoted to
silver. He argued hat the recent rise i'm
wheat proved that the price of that sta
pie depends upon the price of silver. just
as the exception proves the rule. Mr.. New
lands contended. in conclusion. that the
area OF Distress. for years confined to the
mining belt. the wheat belt and the cot
ton belt. has now extended to the Middle
and Eastern States. The increase of pro-
lection TO the factories would not materi-
ally add to their prosperity unless the con-
stunning capacity of these regions was re-
stored. That could not be lone by tariff
ieglslatlon. but could only be accomplished
by legislation that would stop the apprccia-
ton or gold. thus relieving cur wheat and
o ot, industries 10 from the destructive COM
pettlon or silver countries The restoration
OF DImetallism. conformity with reasonable
tarln legislation. would. i'm his Judgment.
protect every American interest and thus
bring back a revived prosperity TO our home
Industries, our mines. our farms. our plan
tations, our factories. as We'll as To the
commercial. transportation and banking in
%terests, which are dependent upon them.
Mr.. Lacey tRep.. Iowa.. the next speaker,
Cleveland by Democrats and PopuIists'
and said that I'm the debate not one kind
word had been said in behalf of the only
man who carried the Democratic par.y to
power IN a quarter of a century. The Pop
. ulists who abused the Democratic party
In 1882 were its leaders i'm 1886.
Mr. Handy Dem, DeIaware)-ls il not
pretty hard for the Republican party TO
turn on the gold Democrats who helped il
with such a tariff bill as this?
Mr. Lacey-The gold Democrats have no
such hostility TO the Republican tariff as
tney nae I'm 1852 The attacks on President
cleveland were really made. insisted Mr..
Lacey. on account of his action during the
chicago strike In keeping peace. hon
or 10 MIN FOR his noble stand on that occa-
sion" he added. The Republicans had not
attacked the Cleveland administration for
Issuing bonds. but for the policy that made
them necessary.
A SOUTHERN PROTECTIONIST.
Mr.. McLaurin (Dem., South Carolina),
a member of the ways and means commit
tee. was the next speaker. His argument
was on protective-tarif lines for Southern
Industries. He advocated a duty on cotton
20 keep out Egyptian-grown cotton. and
also favored protection on cotton manufac-
lures and other articles OF Southern pro-
duction- In conclusion he said: We are
told that the consumer should be considered
In this matter. and some would frame a
isrin In the interests OF the consumer alone.
cannot consent TO such a doctrine. since.
IA Tact, every producer Is a consumer. and