The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-25


6uce 100 hounds of refined sugar.
Mr.. McNillir spoke about an hour ant
a half. and when ne concluded was warn
iy congratulated.
GROSVENOR NEXT.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep., Ohio was ther
recognized. The Republicans gave hin
q cordial reception.
Mr.. Grosyenor began by referring &c
the necessity of speedy action in the maj
yer OF tariff legislation, going over the
ground relating as he expressed it, to
the bankruptcy Of the treasury, the
enormous expenditures n excess OF the
receipts of the government, and the I'M
desira 5ility OF borrowing money in time
OF peace 70 carry on the government.
He drew parallel between the condition
OF Toe ceun:ry On the first OF November
1892. which de declared to be one of I'm
psralelled prosperity, and on the first
Of November, 1895, when enterprise was
"at a stardstill, doubt, fear, uncertainty
everywhere
He declared thar this great calamity
had come upon TIE country substantially
by. reason OF the single act Of Demo-
crate congress, the repeal OF the Nc
K;nley law. 1t was the Mckinley law,
snisrepresented and misunderstood, that
aided cur overthrow in 1892; but 1t was
the Mckinley law, with the blessings
we received from il during its short life,
ina. became the talismanic word that
swept Mckinley into nomination and
carried the country N 1896. Thus it was
that the discarded Mckinley law Of 1894
became The batt!e-cry of a triumphant
peouie In IS96. and tines tone which the
Democratic LEADERS rejected was become
tha head of the political and economical
corner.
I'VE ara here" he declared, ITO exc
cute the peoples demands. The demand
OF the -o.eL.sent for protective tariff
systm comes 10, from partisan utter
anccs. Kue from the men Of all parties
and from every section Of the country.
.'The fntit grower of California. robbed
and ruined by the Wilson bill, cries loud
IL to Republicans for assistance, and
from Alaba ma and Georgia, and conspic-
uouslv f.oIn Louisiana, comes the earn
est demand for the passage of this bill.
"What, 10 en-, is the great necessity Of
this hour? Two deadly evils are upon
treasury. II lere can be no business con-
fGcnce IN III is country when the treas
ury of the In tied States is without funds
TO meet its current obligations
NJ. G-osvera )r paid some attention to
tha statement that, although Mckinley
was electeG, fprosperity has not yet
come.
Gentlemen he asserted, must bear
in mind that a. violation OF law always
merits and always receives punishment.
The country that would turn its back
upon the prospe aity Of 1892 and descend
Into the blundler OF 1894, must eXpec.
punishment
There was no better doctrine in all the
range of human thought than that the
blessings thar follow repentance come
only when works meet for repentance
have been done"
There stands upon the statute books
of toiay the accursed law that was put
there by the blind folly of Bourbon DEM
ocracy. While it stands there the curse
will remain. The curse is lightened how
ever, by the prospect that works meet
Cor repentance will be accomplished,
and so from Maine to California there
comes the cheering; sound of improved
conditions; but while this is being done,
while the shouts OF anticipated eman-
cipAtion are coming to us from all sour
cas. while money is plenty and becoming
active. while enormous contracts for pro
duction which will insure the employ
Incnt of enormous quantities of idle la
Dor are coming 10 US, the Democratic
n ~
alike, ara standing, holding on to the
coat tails OF the world, and, leaning
back, impeding the progress of that pros
pari,y, they shout Whoa to the NOV
f-g mass of American people. You have
not only brought this curse upon the
country, but you are trying to hold it
1here
Continuing, Mr.. Grosvenor said, in
part:
1T has been the purpose OF the ways
and means committee to present meas
ure here that would bring first an
abundance of money in the treasury, and
SECOND, the employment of the labor OF
the country. We want 10 so back to
1892. We want 10 see what we have
not seen since then: contented laborers,
weil-fed families, children going 10
school, with good clothes, good houses,
good books. and good prosperity in the
future We believe we have accom-
plisheG il.
We have provided in this bill for the
expenditure in the United States ulti-
mately, OF more than $500, 600 600 per an
Nun 10 the lahorers OF the country above
that which has been derived heretofore |
Under the operation OF this bill we ex-
poet that SIPS 600 900 now sent abroad
10 buy sugar. VIII ever dollar of it, be
expended in the United States. We look
for thar time. and shortly, when. under
the operations of this wool schedule, ev-
ely spindle in the United States will
tdrn and the enormous payments for
labor, the end Of which passed in 1892, |
shall again be a part OF the heritage
o. the laboring man.
We believe that the farmer on the
mighty farms Of the west and on the
al,Uvial soil OF the south and everywhere
VII be benefited by this bill.
We propose 10 build up the industry |
OF sugar growing and thus devote 10 that |
grea: industry many tens of thousands |
- acres Of the rich land of the United
Ststes and take that land out OF the
competition With the farm,
The policy Of this bill has been. and
IS, and VIII be, if il should pass into
law, TO give to labor the degree of en-
pigment in the United States which |
VIII cause 10 be expended n this coun- |
11y ever dollar thar is expended for
such products of the soil. OF the mine. Of |
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