The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-02

the national convention to make it the platform
OF the Democratic party.
Mr. Dmsheimer Bring in the bill you pro
pose We are ready to support q more radical
bill
Mr. Eaton-I know 10 whom made the prop,
osition. made it the proper quarter. 1t was re
fused, and do not choose to bring the bill here
for the mere purpose of saying | am its father
Mr. Morrison-Did you present the bill to me
Mr.. Eaton-NO | did not present any bill:
did not choose to go into a labor of two or thre,
weeks to make up bill knew would not be
cepted. But If the proposition had been accepted
the bill would have been drawn | have moth
ing to do with this bill. 1t is a bantlng Demo
cratic bill; it is a misbegotten bantlng | will
have none Of it. and the people of the country
will have none of it, Mr. Eaton then went on
to compare the figures used by the advocates OF
the DILL and to point out the discrepancies which
existed therein. Gentlemen were hunting the
same coon. but did not hunt him up the same tree
He wanted to say to those members who We're talk
ing about robbery, ana plumber, and corruption
and thlevery. that there was not a single article
that went to the South which was not 80 per cent
cheaper than it was fifteen years ago. No mat
ter how wrong protection was the fact remained
that 1t had chcapened everything under GOds
heaven that man, woman or child used. l re
greet that the gentleman from Kentucky spoke of
the ankee IN such cOmtemptuouS terms. l am
Yankee, and the men of New England had
turned the tide of the revolutionary war He
did not forget that it was the husbandmen o.
New England who won the battle of Benning
ton. He did not forget that when the com
mandcrin chief of the army at Saratoga was in
his tent stupid or eowardly, or drunk, Con
necticut general who had no command led the
battle three times. and won the victory.
What was his namel7 inquired Mr.. Ham
mond
His name regret to say, replied Mr. Eaton.
was Arnold; but he did his duty that day ]
speak of him as Il Yankee: and he is the only
Yankee traitor ] know of. | suppose other States
could lind good many
Proceeding with his speech. he quoted as a ia
vorite term of the free traders, the phrase, to
build Chinese wall around the country" That
was good policy, but poor fact. The world re.
quired our products, and required the prod
ucts of thd world. There was no Chinese wall
here and never could be one, and very few Chi
nese He was a Democrat because he believed
that, with the Democratic party in power
the government would be better. He
saw no good to his party by passing this bill.
In conclusion, Mr. Eaton made strong appeal
for the preservation of the rights of the States,
and closed with these words Let us stand to
gether by this great principle-the rights of the
States as upholders of federal power, a proper
discrimination made by the federal authorities
with respect to State power and their own, and
we must stand a thousand years-aye, | shall
hope that We shall stand as one people and one
government until God shall call the darkness for
creations pail /"
Mr.. Eaton was listened to with great attention.
and his speech was especially enjoyed by TIL
Republicans, who frequently interrupted hin
with applause and laughter
Mr.. Hammond presented an argument in SUP
port of the Morrison bill, and declared the Dem
ocrats were honest and earnest in their purpose
10 reduce the revenue and reduce taxation He
branched off for moment from his line of dis
cussion to criticise Mr. Eatons action in reading
from the confederate Constitution in order to do
WHAT Not to prove that the tariff bill was
wrong, but to excite Northern prejudice against
the South. The gentlemen could not conceal
their purpose from people who had brains.
Mr.. McComas confined his remarks to an at
tack on the bill for placing bituminous coal on
the free list.
The House then took a recess till s o'clock the
evening session to be for debate on the tariff bill
After speech by Mr.. Peelle, of Indiana, in
opposition to the Morrison bill, the House ad
jOurned