The gentleman from Maine who has preceded me has undertaken to picture what lie designates as thefrantic efforts of the Democratic party to give the people relief from the imposition of unnecessary taxation. Now. I do not know anything more distressing than the vain efforts of the other side of the House to show that we are in ftvor of foreigners and against the industries of this country. that we are in favor of pauper labor. which is to "knock out" our industries and bring ruin on this country. I am not astonished at the remarks of the gentleman from Illinois . because a man who believes in protection as he does cas not be expected to follow out anything very logically. It seems that my position has been misunderstood. not only by the members of the House. but in the newspapers of the country. Now. if am permitted to hire men to do work for me I will hire them as cheaply as I can. that is. if I wish to make money out of the enterprise in which I am engaged. That is my first statement. But when it comes to the introduction of coolies or the introduction of Italians or the introduction of any other class of people into this country. I think there are other things to be considered instead of the question of cheap labor. That is the position which I occupied on the occasion to which the gentleman from Illinois has referred. and to prove such is the fact I need only refer to what I said in a colloquy between myself and the gentleman from Ohio on April 30: While I am on my feet I may say. too. that there is in my mind quite a distinction between the hiring of labor at a cheap price and that which you can get by time introduction of people into this country who are simply laborers and withoumt time qualifications of good citizens.
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