Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-04

cheaper between Liverpool and Hong kon,
4, across Canada, commerce would seek tha
route, but besides the physical facts of ge
ography, the physical condition of the eli
mate played its part and no government could
change il He believed therefore that hi.
honorable friend Gorman was immensel,
wrong in saying that the Canadian Pacific
line whether going through Maine or not,
could ever compete with American Pacific
lines without going TO ruin, or ualess sus.
tanned by aid from its government There
were seven months in the year when the
transportation of million chests of tea or a
million boxes and chests would not cost halt
as much by American lines as by other lines.
Aud whea TO that was added the fact that the
American lines were capable of doing and
were doing an immense local business, any
American citizen who lashed himself into a
great fever on the subject of competition for
the Asiastic trade was falling into an
Immense Delusion.
Ii was true that so long as money could be
found TO run the Canadian line at a loss and
carry goods at half cost, il might be done
and the United States could not help it, 1t
had been said, however. that the contrast be-
tween the governments of the United States
and Great Britain, in regard 10 encouraging
trade, commerce and manufactures was great
The British government subsidized railroads
and steamships, established colonies, aud its
| consulates demanded and got instant repara-
| alton for wrongs TO its subjects. The gov
ernment of the United States as at present
constituted did not do that. The Senate had
year by year endeavored in some small de-
gree mot half what it ou yht to have done)
| to promote American interests. Ii had en-
dearored to promote the construction of the
Nicaragua canal which would command the
trade of the globe railroads or no railroads.
Ii had endeavored to encourage trade in
South American and other countries by the
smallest mail subsidies 10 ships. But the
democratic House said NO" and the demo-
cratic senators in Massachusetts said "No,
and the democratic President said NO"
and yet the senator from Maryland stood up
and said that the senators on one side were
partisans and the senators on the other (dem
ocratic) side were patriots. If he were to
vuote somebody he should say, "Oh, shame,
Where is Thy Blush?"
This was the undeniabe history of the
matter not half stated. The senator from
Maryla minated that the division in the
tzaas TO be on the republican side, not on
the other side. And yet, not eighteen
months ago, too long perhaps for any
democratic senator to remember, the |
Senate unanimously stood up for the American |
people and directed the President what he |
ought TO do and gives him pow er to do it, |
Now eighteen months after these words, the |
British lion opened his mouth, and as the 7
irishman would say, "hOped it would swal |
low them all by making the new treaty still |
better for British interests than any previous
one" As to the act for transportation in
bond, Edmunds expressed the belief that I'M
Ill the present democratic administration |
came III, the construction has been quite |
more favorable to American interests and |
less favorable to British interests than that |
put upon 1t by Manning, under the advice of |
the democratic law officer of the government. |
In his (Edmund's) opinion, that construction |
was incorrect, but, as usual, un-
der this administration, where |
there was any doubt as to the mean
ing of the statute that doubt was always !
solved in favor of the foreigner, not because
the administration loved the foreigner, but on |
account of the generosity of its disposition, |
and its love universal of human nature.
German said there could be no earthly ex |
cuse for the senator from Vermont making !
such personal illusions to him, except Oh the |
principle which he might have learned when |
practlcing in the law courts many years ago, |
when he had no case, than to abuse an op- !
ponent. As to the construction given |
by Manning, the act of 1866 allowing |
transportation in bond. If it were rot cor
rect why had not the chairman of the Senate
committee on the Judiciary (Edmunds) re-
ported the measure to correct? The respon
sIbility was on the senator from Vermont, |
and no guilty man should escape.
Cullom closed the discussion. declaring in |
conclusion that it was necessary Gin order to
protect the American people, that the flag of
the American nation should float over Can
ada. He should be in favor of it before the
object was got through with.
The resolution WIS then adopted without
division.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the fisheries treaty in open execu-
tive session and was addressed by Teller in
opposition to its ratification. The committee
had not any reason to suppose that Great
Britain would deal fairly with the United
States unless compelled 10 do so by deter
mination Oil the part of the United States to
insist upon compliance with the terms of ex-
isting treaties. England had never kept an
engagement with any people that was not
ready and willing to compel her to do SO.
Her diplomacy and everything else was
against the idea of her conceding to Ameri-
can fishermen that which they were entitled
to unless she feared the power of the gov
ernment of the United States. Much could not
be expected from her unless the strong hand
of a great people like the people of the United
States was brought to bear. The people of
the United States would get their rights
peaceably if they could, forclbly if they must
The fear of war, or the fear that England
could destroy $500, 900, 900 worth of properly
on the sea coast and lakes, would not deter
the American people from demanding what
was theirs and what their fathers bought
with their blood. He would say to the Dem
ocratic Senators that they could not carry
their own political party when it came to de-
grading the great name of the American
people. Asto the remark made yesterday by
Morgan that the Senators on the Democratic
side two thirds of them were men who had
been confederates), were patriots while the
Republican Senators were partisaps. Teller
said that he would not fool ANYBODY.
Teller, Plumb and German were appointed
conferees on the Army appropriation bill.
The Senate at 500 adjourned till Monday,
IL A. NJ.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Laird offered an amendment appro-
priating 81 300, 900 to pay the arrears OF sol
diers' bounties and back pay.
| Mr.. Burns raised the point of order.
| The chairman ruled that the amendment
| was not IN order.
| In the committee of the whole the House
discussed the deficiency appropriation bill
| The French spoiiation claims section of the
bill having been reached, the chairman stat
ed that according to previous agreement, a
general debate would be allowed for nine
hours. He recognized Long of Massachu-