BUTTERWORTH. to know what was the matter. and he said he never was so astonished in his life as when he received Mr. IBUTTERWORTHs reply stating that there was no duty upon macaroni. He said his firm had not been making much money for some time past. and he did not know what was the matter until he found that macaroni was on the treelist. and it was protection that he wanted against foreign pauper labor. so he came up. and happening. and as I said. casuallyto have strayed into the committeeroom. I asked him a few questions. I read from his testimony: I had onlyheen in this business three months when I learned. to my great astonishment. that the Mills bill had fixed no duty whatever upon macaroni.
Identified stereotypes
Foreign labor is described as 'pauper labor'.