Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-11


result from the detention OF matter for insufficient
postage, could be made TO disappear; the tempta-
matter In matter OF lower grade would vanish,
ana absolute privacy could be given to every
parcel Of matter mailed, for there would no longer
De any reason why 1t should not all be sealed.
Tne Dill was referred to the post-Ofce committee.
Mr. cuLLoN ON THE TARIFF QUESTION.
The Senate then, at 12 so o'clock, resumed con-
sideration OF the tarin BILL and was addressed by
Mr.. Culom. The question before the Senate and be.
system Of protection to American Industries and
70 American labor should be maintained, or
whether the policy Of free trade or (Which was
only" should be adopted. His remarks would not
De confined to the discussion of the items either In
the House bill or In the Senate bill, because he
Tor the further reason that In his Judgment It was
utterly impractcable to have those bills considered
ltem Dy Item at the present session or Congress.
therefore his remarks would be somewhat general
THE PEOPLE WOULD DECIDE THE QUESTION
at the polls In November (whether the Senate did
SO or not, and he believed that the decision would
be In favor OF the republican party and its policy.
The republican party had always believed In the
1os Q, proeectl0n: Inc democratic party did
the issue had been made its leaders, Mills Car
nsle, and Others, talked about the amount Of pro-
IecuOn wnlch their Dantllng, the Mills bill, gave
adoption OF
THE CLRvBLAND-MILIS FREE-TRADE POLICY
would not, for time I'm his opinion), reduce
the revenues, but would put more money
Into the Treasury from import duties and 1t would
nnaliy reduce the revenues by bankrupting the
people, so that they could not buy either imported
or domestic goods. The surplus would then dis
appear, ana the nation would commence q system
OF borrowing money-the business in which the
last democratic Administration was engaged be-
fore the late war, when 1t sold its bonds at dis
count IN ORDER 10 pay the current expenses OF the
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FREE rRApE-pARrY.
After comparison OF the platforms OF both par
ties In 1884 ana 1S8S, he declared that the demo-
cratic party was a free-trade party Qr 1t was
anything) and had been for nifty years. He crit
cseo the speeches OF Mr.. Carlisle AID Mr.. Thur
man, complaining that taxes were TOO high, and
he asked whose fault that was, why had not re-
had had control OF the House for l6 years imost
OF the time under Mr.. Carlisle's speakership).
Inc democratic party was responsible for high
Ncan party, however, would revise the tarifr;
would reduce the surplus, and would, at the same
Time, protect the labor and industries OF the
country. He referred to the House OF Representa-
lives as having southern man for Speaker, and
southern men for chairmen OF most OF the i'm
p0rtant committees, and said he
DID NOT BELIEVE IN TEXAS sTArHsM ANsHIP
He believed that If the policy expressed in the
Mills bill, and expressed by Texas senators, were
to prevail 1t would result In ruin to the business OF
the country The proposed tariff legislation, OF
which gentleman from Texas was the reputed
fever among cattle 1t would be Texas fever
among the business interests OF the country par
alyzing them, and would be followed by poverty
and Distress
Mr.. Cullom went on to illustrate the effect of a
protective tari1 in stimulating competition and
other cases) that of watches. It was NOT many
years, he said, since
THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES
was commenced in the United States. There had
been small duty levied on imported watches,
and then the efforts made to manufacture them In
this country failed; but, when the duty was in
creased, the manufacture OF watches was estab-
lished, and now there were so or 90 establishments
IN the United States engaged in that business CIV
wOrkmen, and to many women, girls, and boys at
good wages; and American watches (as good as
watches made anywherel were 90 cheap that
II was rare article In country community. In
the course OF his remarks he made a reference to
as to the struggle being
"FIGHT TO THE DEATH"
Mr.. Vest said that he wanted to make q state
ment as to that letter. 1t was private letter.
written on his desk in the Senate during a debate
and afterward typewriter by his secretary II
ne had had the slightest suspicion that It would
have been made public he would certainly have
been more particular In framing its sentences and
In the verbiage used; but 70 any fair-minded man
the clerks desk and had read the original memo.
randum from which the letter was written, IN.
sn1e4'sg sSa1S tns following 1--WE are
contesL-the most important since that OF 1900
Mr. Cleveland by his message (or which / sin
cerely honor him) has challenged the protective
industries Of the country 10 fight OF extermina-
tlon. The men who are accumulating immense
fortunes under the present tarif1 laws are DETER
will accomplish It. It is useless to dis
guise the tact that the nght is to the death,
Mr. Vest added that any man who did not ap-
preciate the difference between a letter written
under the circumstances under which that letter
was written and one written to be submitted to
the nerce criticism OF political opponents would
have no further explanation from hum.
WHAT HE had WANTED TO SAY,
and what the letter fairly c0nstruedD did say was
that the issue was between the principle of absolute
and unlimited protection (Which he understood the
republican party to advocate) and the position OF
the democratic party (Which was the raising Of
Seas sea on that yss ,s ss n the
small hand-bill misrepresenting his letter and
printing II In this way: ''Mr. Cleveland, by his
challenged the protected interests OF the
county C Try ., 70 war % OF sxtermnation The ngnt
tions OF the letter and put them together Qeaving
out the Intermediate and explanatory sentences)
tiary.
NE. cuILoN NOT SATISFIED WITH THE IxPLANATYoN.
Mr.. Cull0m remarked that the explanation made
the matter no better. There was no mistaking the
fact that the Senator from Missouri said that the
President had challenged the protected industries
OF the country TO o Tight OF determination.
Mr. Vest-The President has made his own
statement Why not criticise that7
Mr.. Cullom-I have done so.
The District I'm Congress.
TIE WARRINGTON AND wRsTERN MAINLAND RAIL-
ROAD.
The bill to incorporate the Washington ana
western Maryland Railroad Co, reported in the
Senate yesterday, as stated in TIE stan, author
izes the tracks to begin at the west bank OF Rock
Greek and run west between the Canal and Poto-
mac River TO the Chain bridge. The plan is to
connect there with road chartered by Maryland
TO run West to the coal regions The incorpUra-
tors are the same heretofore mentioned In THR
SrAR, VIZ: Thoe. Dowling, q. p. Gilbert, Austin
Herr, g. s. Dunlop, J.W. Walsh, 7. L Cropiey, r. A
Miller. OF the District OF Columbia; /. p. Wright,
OF Illinois: Frank Hume Of Virginia; R J. Bright.
o. Indiana, and Spencer Watkins, A. B. Cropley,
JaA Henderson, and g. Gambrill. OF Maryland
The National Grand Lodge Of colored Nasons
has appropriated 100000 for the erection Of Q
temple at Kansas CITY. Kansas CITY was also
sslecred - the national headQuaxtsrA