The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-07
BLACI1NUsA,s DEEESSE
Ofthc Biil-A Lively C0llaquy Bctwcc
Tho Kcntuckinn and Eaton.

OIthc Biil-A Lively COllGqny Bctwcen
The Kentuchinn and Eaton.
Mr.. Blackburn said that unlike the gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania (RandalI), he
did not complain Of the conduct Of the de.
bate. In the main it had been fair. From
the different standpoints from which it had
been reviewed he did regret that the gen.
tleman from Connecticut (E.ton) should
have seen tit in the exuberence OF his zeal
10 make remarks which reviewed
could be received by many Of his political
associates only with o sense OF Gin.
cerest pain. He regretted that the
gentleman should have found it
necessary 10 havo been buried
with the war which gave them birth,
should have attempted to Aaunt an in.
dignity on the part OF the Republicans
which they themselves had long since
consigned to oblivion loud applause on
the Democratic aide). l.l>
MIR. Eaton-"l suppose myiriend alludes
to the remark I made in reference to the
Confederate constitution. l thought ex-
planned TO the full satisfaction
Of the gentleman from Georgia HAM
mond) exactly what l meant, that /
intended 10 point to the irresistible argu-
ment that by the making Of that Conieder.
ate constitution and leaving out the gen.
eral welfare clause, showed that tho sense
OF that people prevailed. And permit me
TO cay that the distinguished gentleman
from Louisiana (Mr. Gibson) quoted the
game clause Of tho Confederate Constitu-
ton, and made precisely the same line Of
remarks, snd4 have come TO hear that he
ia sectional" r$.
THE WORD "TRAlroR"
Mr.. Blackburn-"I did not blame The
gentleman 80 much for using that reler.
ence. know that the original response.
bility for its introduction into debate did
not lie at his door, but that suggestion was
furnished to him by gentleman coming
from section further south. But | regret
that the word traitor should have ctept
into the tariff debate" b g%a
Mr.. Eaton-"1 thought my public char.
acter and public record would hs defense
against any charge Of that kind. I was
speaking Of a Connecticut man who was
was called a traitor, as he was, and Isaid
there were other traitors than be; that The
woods were full OF them." ~ ISL,
Mr.. Blackburn-"If the gentlomans op-
probrious epithet was intended only for
those who figured in the revolutionary
struggle l have no cause for complaint" !.
Dir, Blackburn then proceeded with his
argument in favor OF the bill. It proposed
to abate tho tariff taxation to the extent oil
20 percent. 1t did not propose to inser.
the knife too deeply. Would any
gentleman dare to claim that the reduo,
tion was too heavy? The gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Randsll) stood complaining
Of the Committee Of Ways and Means and
paid the bill was confession Of incapacity
| The same gentleman at the LAST Congress-
stood advocating at its every stage whal
could only be described as tariff abortion
in the shape Of tho commission bill. Tie
gentleman, had changed his opinion on ths
subject Of tariff legislation. In 1882 he hat
expressed himselt in favor OF reduction
Of the tariff. Now he did not want any re
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