Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-25
coNNoLLYs GREAT SPEECH ON
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coNNoLLY's GREAT SPEECH ON
THE TARIFF.
THE man who is waiting for a
(tariff) bill perfect in it's entire
structure really does not want gem
uine revision downward. /"
IF Gas charged) this bill has its
inspiration in an almanac, 1t is the
almanac Of Poor Richard. Yes, the
almanac that believes in the inter.
ests of poor Tom, Dick and Harry,
the almanac of the masses. me
I almanac that has inspired high
protectionists is such as the Alman-
&C de Gotha, where are found the
pedigrees of princes, dukes, and pos
sibly tariff barons--the handbook OF
privileged protection
II fear the kind of Tariff Board
the protectionists want is sort OF
a black hole of Calcutta out OF which
| no genuine tariff revision bill down.
ward could ever emerge alive.
LESS luxury for the rich and more
comforts for the poor will bring our.
citizenship closer together, will tend
to develop saner standards OF living
4 will level some of the inequalities
Of modern life, will yitalize our ma q
ltionalism, and discourage the spirit
LOT socialism, Il III. i. i.
Those who rally round the banner
Of Let well enough alone are APT
Ito forget that the condition Of well
n enough is not in universal clrcula-
ton. ~
prosperity and expansion nave
not had a comprehensive or consls-
tent circulation" a..
"There is nobility and humanity
back of the purpose Of this Dill TO
!, place the necessaries Of life within
| the purchasing zone Of the dollar
( lof the toiler; to place the dlnh ne:
!, BASKET closer to the pocket book OF
!, the wage Garner. I. =,
z".The prayer Of all patriotic GU,
. zens. is that tbs (tarlIIJ
} change may have a fair trial; tha!'
: as relief is the motive for the change
lmay normal condition attend It. ...S,
The Democrat presents below t .F
lfulls. text Of Congressman Maurlce
y IConnoly's speech In the House II
G support of the tariff bill. Men W i
have read it declare that in the
whole history of the House 5-mln
lutte speech Of greater brilliancy n leaVV
er was made. &,
e An interesting circumstance In con
n Injection with it's delivery is that Con
II gresham Connolly did not know IN IN
Il til a few minutes before he wa
q given the privilege of the floor tina
The would have d chance to speak O.
= the bill. His remarks were there
!, fore extemporaneous.
= "A new member Is usually Ignore
y BY the old heads of the House, bu
r Congressman Connolly's speech wa
II considered SO effective that Seren
lie. Payne joint author with Senate
e Aldrich Of the Payne-Aldrich Dill
replied to it. Mr.. Connolly's speec
It ! follows in full:
= Mr.. Chairman, I suppose that IN
= older members of this House &c
f. very tired when new member r.
=, fers to the natural timidity that p
= feels in expressing himself for q
20 first time before this body, but
+ feel somewhat timid, inasmuch as
" have never had any experience IS
.. Legislative assemblies, am quite ne
~ lin politics, and being just an ordlna1
n business man have had scant oppo
10 tunity. to indulge in public speakin
70 Of this character However Il ha,
- heard 50 much from the other sic
no Of the House about the disaster, II
20 tragedy, the devastation that W;
=, to follow in the wake of what the K
- publicans call the. great UnderWot
-, tornado that I am reminded OF Il
]. minister who was asked to mai
-, some remarks about a gentleman |
a the name Of Bill Payne. The min
~ lister did not know Bill Payne, ar
in The began his remarks by Stain
tie Here lies the body Of old Bill aPayn
al. III did not know Bill Payne. Some ST
!, that he was a good Bill, others 81
e. that he was a bad Bill, l do not knt
CHI which. II do not know whether y.
lat know which, but in the midst
% this great sorrow, in the midst
= this detection and visitation Of sa
~ ness, there remains before us gre
Is supreme .1S5 consolation, we all kno
m Bill Payne is dead" applause:
=. Nov, Mr.. Chairman, the only poi
3, IL can bring out as Justification :. :
- this story. is that the voters Of tn
OF country signified by their ballots 4
is Hast November that they were WI
IFS ing to assist at the obsequies OF t!
); present protective Payne tariff bi
We have heard great deal from y
tOSuST SlQe VI LuV c1AoAS oh0Ns 80
ity Congressman among the Dem
~ Gratis. But the issue was clear
: drawn, and if the electors had SUI
Ia an awful fear Of tariff revision tn
If would have combined on some o.
at man as against the Democrats. a "a
ed plause.) II
- Tonight the newly elected Congress
- man from Massachusetts, to succe
Ks Mr.. Weeks, coming fresh from =
as people and from az highly protect
nd district, declared that he based b
nc election largely upon the program
the Democratic Party for genuil
- revision downward, and almost II
lp- mediately he was confronted by OF
MS OF his colleagues with the statemel
ha that the combined vote of the Roos
= welt party and the Republican pa
al ty throughout that district meal
to that the majority Of voters adhere
n to the protective doctrine.
Now, we may as well be hone
with ourselves, and you gentlemen {
the other side had better cast 20
your cloak of hazy fog and adm
n that the main reason for your pre-
ent minority was your failure in Isl
ne to revise substantially downward
1t accordance WITH your pre-electio
pledges, and Notwithstanding th'
W there are several members upon tn
ut side who are Congressman by virtr
Of a plurality and not majorlt,
yet if the voters had the same no
u ror of downward revision that yo
lg appear to have they would have uni
Of ed upon a. protective candidate
!, defeat the Democrat, and though a
- Of us on this side are not in con
II plete accord with all the provision