The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-05

States" Sir Charles Topper then called atten-
ton to the position of Mr.. Mills. and said: ''Ine
ink lie barely dry on this treaty before he, as the
representative of the government and chairman
of the committee on ways and meaps, erlngs
forward a measure. TO do what Why, TO make
free articles which Canada sends into the United
States. and on which, last year, Sl,oVo,ovg Oh
duty were paid Let me add, said Mr.. Hitt,
that he not only introduced the bill. but ne
pressed it through the House. He kept MI.
Bayard's word to the letter. The Democratic
party stood by its bargain with the British plen,
ipotentiary. Applause on the Republican side.l
The gentleman from Texas Mr.. Millsl IS star
ring the provinces. carrying on the great cam
mark by him that ''while the Repuoiic-
ans may have taken the British
lion by the tail, we take him by the snout"
That was after he had crammed the British
lions mouth with 81, 800, 600 q year-a sheer gift.
Republican applause.l Mr.. HIT declared that
Article % of the treaty had not been abroeated,
and that the power the President had asked he
already possessed. The result OF an interrnp-
ton Of transit in bond, he said. would hurt the
people of the United States very materially,
especially the people of the great Northwest. IL
would take away the competition of the Cana
dian lines, and would make the trunk lines
master OF the situation, and they would be aole
to dictate such terms as they pleased to the
producers of the Northwestern States. de
would not believe that the President would
ever subject, unnecessarily, q large part OF the
people to such retaliation upon themselves. de
could not help sharing in some Of the distrust
OF the sincerity OF tho awakening OF the pres
ent administration, but it would not be long be-
fore, in other and better hands, an administra-
ton would take the matter mp and bring 1t to q
just and honorable conclusion. He hoped that
when men ceased to regard the Presidents mes
saRes as campaign documents and electioneering
devices the question would be solved per-
manently for the manifest good of both parties
and the permanent peace Of both nations.
Mr.. Chapman, of Michigan, favored the bill.
In regard to free trade with Canada, be stated
that. with the exception of Pennsylvania, all
the nine States which were on the lakes wanted
free trade and commercial union with Canada,
and one of the ablest gentlemen on the other
side Mr.. ButterworthI was the high priest and
apostle Of that doctrine. Abiding TO the sug-
Restion that two years notice should be given
England of the proposed action as a matter OF
diplomatic courtesy, he gave utterance to the
following epigram. which was received with ap.
plauss aud laughter: The nearer a man ap-
proaches a diplomatic in form, the nearer he is to
q fool; and the nearer he approaches one In
substance, the nearer he is to q knave." He did
rot want, he said, to be more polite to England
than seIf-respect required. Her foot had been
on every weak neck. She had pressed her In
terests by the brutality Of force or meanpess
of diplomacy, as circumstances required. Ev-
erywhere she had been selfish aud pitiless. She
was the monster money changer in Gods temple
of1he earth. What the honor of our country
required he would concede to her, and not an
atom more. This bill was in the pathway OF
duty, and he would vote for it with a stout
heart and a clean conscience. Adjourned.