Now. just think of it! The Senator from North Dakota carries the flag of protection. He stands here the embodiment of all that the protection system means. and yet he comes on the floor of the Senate and confesses that he has evidence to show that to the importers of straw hats there is a profit of 479 per cent. and he is going to protect these people against the pauper labor of Europe by levying a 50 per cent tax. Is it not just awful. Mr. President. to think how the Senator from North Dakota has surrendered the great trust which has been imposed upon him to protect the American laborer against the pauper labor of Europe. and given to the importer of goods made by pauper labor an advantage of 479 per cent over the Americanmade article. Why. Mr.
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