I wish. however. to say to the Senator from Rhode Island that I have fought as many hard battles for the Republican party in the State of Minnesota as he has ever fought in Rhode Island or in any part of New England. and I think that a man. no matter where he may live. who stands for a higher rate of duty than is justified by the fair and just principles of protection is a greater enemy to the Republican party than any enemy you can possibly find on the other side of the Chamber. That is the reason I asked that this schedule be passed over. I trust that some reduction will be made in the schedules I have mentioned. It is curious. Mr. President. to see how the highprotected manufacturers always crawl behind the laboring man. They forget that it is the law of supply and demand that governs the matter of labor. The laboring man is not protected. This country can be flooded with emigrants from the Old World and the labor market overcrowded. The laboring man has no protection. His wages are based upon the law of supply and demand.
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