Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-24
MORE TARIFF TALK.
The Supposed Cause Of the Existing
Era Of Depression.
A DANGER IN TOO MUCH REVENUE,
Who Pays the Import Duty, the For
eiguer or the Consumer that
Buys the Goods Z

Buys the Goods Z
WAsHISeToN, March "a. - Fox
Dem, Miles, opened the tariff debate
in the House today with five.pinute
speech on the general theory of pres
lection.
Williams (Dem., Mies.) followed,
expressing the alleged consistency OF
the Republican argument. He said 1t
was abturd to charge the present de.
precision to the Invasion OF tho home
market by foreign goods when treas
ury figures showed that last year the
importations were less by Sl60, coo, 900
than in the last year VI the mckinley
law, itself a year OF restricted impor-
tations. He contended thai the exist
Ing era OF depression and low prices
was due TO the appreciating OF money
under the gold standard.
After some brief remarks by Simms
(Dam., Tenn.) and Terry dem, Ara.)
Ssyers Dem, Ark addressed himself
10 the proposition that If the anticipa-
lions OF the majority were realized aud
this bill Increased the revenues $ll3,-
600, 900 per annum, 1t would breed
reckless and prohigate extravsgancs.
Johnson (Rsp., Mass.) member of
the wsya nLu means committee was
yecog nized for an hour.
He directed his attention chiefly 10
the prospective benefits which would
follow the enactment OF the agricul.
tursl schedule bill. He was met by
queetions from the Democrats and
PVpulisls, The old controversy
whether foreigner or consumer paid
the tax was fought over with great
pertinency, Johnton, OF course, taking
the view that the foreigner paid II.
w hen the Wilson bill was ulder
consideration johnson sill he pre-.
dioted it's pnssaAe would 10 blow to
the sheep Industry.
A BILL FOR TRUSTS.
In reply to a question johnson de.
clared that II the people Of the south
would pledge loyalty TO the doclrine o.
protection the Repubiican party wouiu
oe glad to accord cotton the sGnie pro.
lection given wheat, corr, potatoes
and other agricultural products Of the
North.
Mcmillan ID IN. Tenn.) was given
a us
COLLEAGUES rs lie took thu Il Jor. He
declared the nil the "most W. desirable
effort at legislative robbery ever at
tor I'd upon the people, and gave a
ioEl list of trusts whfeh, 10 SAID,
would fatton on this bill.
GRosvENoR's ADDRESS.
Grosvenor began by referring to the
necessity OF apeedy action in the mat
ter OF tariff legislation, going over the
ground relating, as he expressed 1t, to
the bankruptcy OF the treasury, tho
enormous expenditures In sxcess OF
the receipts OF the government, and
tue undesirability Of borrowing money
In times Of peace TO carry on the gov.
eminent. He drew a parallel between
the condition OF the country on the LIST
of Nov, 1892, which he declared to be
one of unparalleled prosperity, and ON
the first OF Nov, 1896, when enterprise
was TAT y g ,enu.sliIi, and doubt, fear,
uncertainty every where"
He declared that "this great calam.
lily had come upon the country SUBJ
stautially by reason OF the single act OF
a Democratic Congress-the repeal OF
the Mckinley law. 1t was the Nc.
Kinley law as reported, and misuuder.
stood that aided our overthrow in
1892; but 1t was the Mckinley law
with the blessings we received from 1t
during Its short life that became the
taiismanio word that swept Nick lnley
into nomination and carried the
country in 1895. Thus II was the dia.
oarded Mckinley law of 1894 became
the battle cry OF q triumphant people
in 1896, and the stone which the
Democratic leaders had refused has be-
come the head Of the political eco-
nomical corner."
We are here. he declared, to execute
the peoples demands. The demand
Of the Intelligent for a protective tariff
system comes not from partisan utter.
ances, but from the men OF all parties,
aud from every section OF the country.
"The frult-grower of California,
cries loudly 10 Republicans for assist-
ance, and from Alabama and Georgia,
ami conspicuously from Louisiana,
comes the earnest demand for the
passage Of this bill.
"Whst then is the great necessity Of
the houIp Two deauly evils are upon
us-unemployed labor and bankrupt
treasury. There can be no business
confidence In this country when the
treasury OF the United States is with
cut funds to meet Its current obliga-
tions."
Grosvenor paid some attention to tn Q
statement that although Mckinley
was elected, ''prosperity has not yet
come"
aentlemsn, he said, must bear In
mind that violation OF law always
merits and alwnyS receives punish.
ment. The country that would turn
Its back upon tho prosperity OF 1892
and descend "into the blunder OF 1884,
must expect punish mont."
There was no better doctrine in all
the range OF human thought than this
that the blessinge that follow repent
snce come only when "works meet
for repentance have been done"
There stands upon the statute books
t0iRy the acoursed law that WAS put
there by the blinded Bourbon Demo :
crazy. While 1t stands there tn @
curse will remain. The curse / 8
lightened by the prospect that "work 8
meet for repentance" will be accom-
plisbed, and 30 from Maine to Califor-
mia lhere comes the cheering sound OF
improved conditions, but while this Is
being done, while the shouts OF anti.
oipated emancipation are coming to us
from all sources; while money Is
plenty aud becoming active, while
enormus contracts for production.