New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-28
FREE-TRADE ELOQUENCE.
MR.. WARMERS RHETORICAL BOOM.
POSING THE BABY LIBERTY oS lie NATIoNs
BRow-sPFECHEs THAT LOAD THE RECORD
iBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNEI

POSING THE BABY LIBERTY oN 4uE NA1IoNs
BRow-spFECHEs THAT LOAD THE RECORD
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBuNEi
WAsmNGToN, April 27.-Ihe alleged tariH debate.
which ran through three evening sessions OF tho
House last week has not caused much excitement.
but il will cost great deal for gaslight, type-set-
ting. etc. not to mention the untold reams OF fair
white paper that will be spoiled by the printing OF
alleged speeches, many of which were not spoken
ot ali. some of these productions deserve TO be
rescued from the oblivion of official publication,
that the country may know with what firm grasp
and keen intelligence the tariff question Is handled,
especially by tie smaller fry of fIec-irade dema-
gogncs and also because of the beautiful metaphors
and other rhetorical gems with which they are stdd-
ded In his eXOrdium the other day, MI. warner
OF Tennessee informed the chairman that 10
argue this question correctly, we must consider All
the avenues whence revenue flows INTO the oosom
of our Government where 1t comes irom' ana 10
what branches the pruning knife should De put'
He also assured his hearers that the rleh should
bear the expenses of the Government, because they
" float in seas of luxury, dine at their snmptnons
fables. loll in their golden parlors and Sal III ther
siiyery charots; own the great bulk oi property
tIir brr.l domains dotted with sheep hogs cattle.
horses and mules" Let the rich pay the oills and
the " toilmg millions "--who are described as
- adouble-b breasted brawny-armed and horny
handed" as the pillars of society upon whose
shoulders rest the human family; and domestic
animal creation is upheld like drlftwood upon the
bosom of the waters moving down the great ocean
of time 70 the abyss of eternty"; aud as the aque
ducts of nature will Samson-ike, go TO tue seat
f wealth omen the treasures of the earth ana pour
tb., into the avenues of commerce tiii All are
fII.d TO overlooking; the bloom of health VIII hA
a,,, Notio,ol checks" Mr.. Warner Is not only
statesman but "a great word painter OF HISTORICAL
scopes He said: Liberty was born. The Oednti-
cl roI,tica heavens smiled with thirteen little sat
aui,.s fixed IN the yauted sky. The lovely babe
no,cbed upon the Nations brow. dressed IN swad-
dn clothes. the child Of the finest pedigree OF tho
Irovu world. save our Lord and Saviour, its
fathers brave blood its mothers hard toll. How
we should admire aud love our predecessors child.
now grown TO manhood, holding the sceptre oil
eouality. maintaining that all were born nee ana
equal politically; now stralning the nerves oi
80 600 900 people to maintain It's purity III ns s
pristine state, waited by the sea, ocean ana su,''
wings rustlmg upon their borders, ana seh"us ."'
sweet zephyIs to the interior oi ali inc "ni''"
| States of America ...,.,os,
AR. WARNER FULL OF GRIEF AND Npi"NA -,
But even this sweet picture could not distract ni'
varners tboughts from the tOiling mlihohs WIZ
. have p,oaned under the leadon weight Oh 'aAe'