The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

formed by London cable dispatches that
the surplus fund of the Golden club was
intended as reinforcement for
him IN his efforts to control
American markets and hand
them over to British traders?
Could they still cling to party existing
on an empty but attractive sound, that
pointed with pride to its prime minister,
Thomas F. Bayard, and that held out as
shining example of its confidence, patriot
ism and liberty 4 member of the house
who basely spo!ogized to the British min
lister at Washington for his contemplate
duplicity in introducing a resolution of
inquiry as to the legality of the trial of
an American citizen, condemned and
executed by a British jury and a
British court? He referred TO A,
S. Hewitt democratic mayor of
New York city. If Cleveland sood
by his letter of acceptance and refused
a denomination. No democrat could bet.
ter reflect the aims, the hopes, the sspi-
rations of the democrats of the country
than A. S. Hewitt. Every time a demo-
cratic dagger went in the tariff schedule
it knocked down American industry.
The United States without a protective
tariff could compete with England only
by paying English wages. 1t could com
pete with China only by feeding is work
mea on rice and paying 10 cents day.
Applause. The Mills bill was a dire ct
assault at labor. The title should be
amended so as to read: "a bill to destroy
American industry, degrade American
labor, introduce the sweating system into
this country, and for other purposes"
Applause.
AS Mr.. WOODBURY. concluded speaking,
Mr.. Bryce, of New York, crossed the main
aisle and excitedly denounced as misrep-
reservations Mr.. Woodburn's illusions to
A. S. Hewi t.
Mr.. WOODBURY. have said nothing
but what can prove"
81 say it is faI1e," exclaimed Mr.. Bryce.
"That is what democrats always do"
suggested Mr.. Houk, of Tennessee.
Laughter. Several republicans stated
that what Mr.. WOODBURY. had said was a
matter of record and was a matter of
notoriety.
Mr.. Brumm, of Pennsylvania, who was
seated within foot or two of Mr.. Bryce,
suddenly plunged into the controversy,
and, shaking his finger in front of
Bryce's face, said:
HE witt acknowle dyed his mistake on
the floor of the house, and apologiZed.
offered a resolution to investigate it. So,
when you say what Woodburn says is an
untruth, you say what is false"
In moment the house was in great
confusion, and the members crowded,
ar yund the two gentlemen, who, facing
one another, continued an angry colloquy
which was MOI ineligible.
"If there is power in this house to have
ORDER" cried Mr.. Buchanan, of New
Jersey, 81 demand order"
'Let the gentlemen go out into the
lobby; is this the senate of the United
States?" queried Mr.. Hopkins, of Hi
nois, in en- information seeking tone,
which set the house in roar and which
poured oil upon the troubled waters, for
in few moments Bryce and Brumm were
seated together and talking amicably.
Mr.. Moore, of Texas, said congress, if it
wanted to produce poverty and want in
the land, let it increase the expenses OF
the people. All that labor demanded was
tina as the manac,es were stricken from
the black slaves, so let them be stricken
from the industrial slaves of our country
Free labor; free it from the exactions OF
the tariff and it would compete with the
world.
Mr.. Stockdale, of Mississippi, defended
the bill, He said it was time to strike
and said when American labor attempted
to resist pauper labor, Pinkerton was tel
egraphed to, and there came host OF
minions at $40 day, and the American
citizens went out of their homes with re-
volvers in their faces in the hands of ruff
fans.
Mr.. Brumm-"Is it not true that all the
men who hired Pinkerton detectives in
the coal region are free traders, headed by
Scott, of this house; Corbin, of New York
and Scott, of Pennsylvania all free
traders?"
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee-"Does thu
gentleman charge that Scott has done So?
Mr.. Brumm-"I assume to say that hi
has. am responsible for it, and 1 an
ready to show it."
Mr.. Stockdale-"I am not the guardian
of Scott. 1 regard him as amply ablt
to take care of himself, but 1 dc
know that it was American labor that wa:
at the muzzle of the gun, and that it wa:
American capital that was at the breech
No laboring man ever called for Pinker-
ton detectives; no laboring man at the
coal mines ever asked these men to come
and protect him. 1t was American cap.
ita and American citizens that went out
and then European laborers were put in.
do not care who did it. don't carr
whether it was Scott, Corbin or anybody
The committee then rose, and the hous'
adjourned.