Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

oowh OF the sun tomorrow night. if ",
did not collect another dollar NJ ON,
ports OF entry from that time until IN,
last day of this month, We would hsv,
collected as much money as we expecte,
to collect under the estimates fnrn;sh.,
by the Ways and Means Committee o,
the last day of this month. (Applause
on the democratic side.)
The Underwood bin is what we tried
TO make it-'a tariff for revenue only
we nave wiped out every vestige of the
OLD war tariff, and we will find m The
last day of this month that we have
Connected at our ports of entry 10000.
oVV more than we expected we would
nave collected on that dav. (Applause
Oh the democratic side.) Customs re.
ceipts for the present fiscal year under
the new tariff law will exceed the com.
mittee estimates by $2O,0O0.OOO For
every one of the 25 working days dur.
ing the month of May we collected over
$685., 900.
Mr.. Tess. Will the gentleman yield
Mr.. Rainey. Yes.
Mr.. Fess. What is the reason for the
depression in business todays
Mr.. Adamson. 1t is in the minds of
the republicans.
Mr.. Rainey. The reason for the de-
preston in business is that il il world
WIDE There is a readjustment of condi,
tlons the world over, and there is In
certain lines of industry depression
IN business. 1t is more imaginary than
real, due to just such speeches as the
gentleman from Ohio is capable of max.
ing daughter and applause on the
democratic side.4
Mr.. Fess. Will the gentleman yield
Mr.. Rainey. No; ] cannot yield longer.
for | have not the time.
Mr.. Fess. Why is it in democratic
timesa
Mr.. Rainey. The depression in bust.
ness Is general all over the world. 1t
is felt less here than in other parts of
the world. 1t would not be noticed
here at all if it were not for the efforts
OF republican politicians to convince the
country that there is business depres
sion.
Mr.. Fess. Will the gentleman Weld?
Mr.. Rainey. I have not the time. If
! can get more time, I will be glad to
yield later to the gentleman. just a
few months ago we heard of a great
army of unemployed gathering in
various parts Of this country ready to
march in overwhelming numbers upon
this capital, demanding work for the
starving laborers of this country. The
general in command of the army lived
in the gentleman own state, and he
started from there
Mr.. Fees. And he is democrat.
Mr.. Rainey. He is a prophet of
calamity, as is also the gentleman from
Ohio. He attempted to gather together
his hosts from all over the country, and
once in while we heard that struggling
bands of recruits were coming to join
his army. few days ago they arrived
here in the city, and l. with some others
upon this side of the House, went out
to interview this tremendous army of
unemployed. We found that it consist
ed OF seven men, one woman, and a
mule. daughter and applause on the
democratic side.) All the rest of them
had yielded to the seductive opportuni-
ties for employment on the route and
were at work. Finally this magnifi-
cent army marched up the center steps
of the capitol and this distinguished
general from the gentleman s own state,
the twin prophet of calamity with the
gentleman who just interrupted me,
made his speech out there on the steps
in front of the capitol
Talk about the tariff law not being
successful, talk about approaching hard
times. ! will tell the gentleman what
is approaching now. Down in Oklahoma
and for thousand miles across parallels
of latitude the northward march of
the selfbinder is commencing; and I ad-
wise the gentleman to tell his friends
who are out of employment to go down
to Oklahoma and to Nebraska and to
Missouri and to Illinois, and we will
give them all work in our wheat fields
at $3.50 and So day. (Applause.)
On 100000 acres the wheat is
ripening under the summer sun. We are
producing this year not an ordinary
crop of wheat, but bumper crop of
wheat Soon our granaries will be filled
to bursting with the garnered grain.
In the great wheat fields of the west
there is work enough for all at from
$3.50 to So per day during all of the
months and almost until the /