Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-10

This. he SAID, would B0URKE COCHRAN
cost American workmen 81, 250,000 year, /
and was illogical and wrong. If il were not |
stricken out be would vote against the bill il |
he voted alone
Wilson of Minnesota declared the interests |
of America were guarded in the first sec
ton, He thought those Republicans who de-
nounced the bill yet declared their intention
of voting for IL developed either low morals
or lack OF Independence. He closed with
the following for John Bulls private ear:
"But should the queen of England and the
empress of India, for getting the lesson to her
ancestors in the past, aim or discharge at us
one unfriendly gun from one of her gunboats,
| pred ct that the echo which il would
awaken would not cease to reverberate be-
fore Grover cleveland, president of the
greatest republic on earth, would salute
Charles Stewart Paruell as the pres dent Of
the youngest republic on earth" "A gun
boat of Great Britain would scarcely have
time To reach our shore before Canada
would he ii part Of the United States
The debate brought out several expires
sions of this character. 0'Neil said there
was no need to fear war with England; that
would mean the loss of India to Engl md and
the verification of the prophecy of Thomas
Davis, that England's diffirulty would be
Ireland's opportunity.
McAdOo of New Jersey, referring TO the
london Standards boast that behind Canada
we're England's ironclads said that En9lands
modern ironcads would be as lmpotent i'll
our harbors as washtubs armed With fire.
crackers He warned Salisbury that the
first British gun fired against New York or
Boston would assure the destruction Of the
British empire.
Cummings of New York recalled Hugo's de-
scription of a devil fish. and likened England
| to that monster. and declared that the United
States had i,een chilled bv contact with it.
| The time had now come for the United States
TO again declare IFS Independence of England.
| Tarsn4y of Michigan said that if peaceful
| methods would not avail, then the state of
Michigan would take care of Canada and
/ make couple of Democratic states out of her
The people of Michigan desired peace, but it
must be on honorable terms. Let England
and Canada distinctly understand that
though the United States desired peace it
would not under any circumstances submit
| To insult
Lind Of Minnesota said that if the pending
bill became law the president could, by
of the 81 00O. C1l bushels of Minnesota and
Dakota wheat I cents a bushel He
could enhance the eNactions of the north
western railroads at least p per cent He
could rob Duluth Of half her shipping He
could ruin the trade Of the twin cities al d
of the northwest. He could Grippe the enter
prising men OF the northwest But it WAS not
on account OF selfish reasons that he would
vote against the bill He would vote sgains,
it because he believed that it was conceived
for improper purposes 1t was uncalled
for, wrong in theory, and an unworthy eS
ponent of the power dignity, and honor 81
the American people Scott had ad
mitted that he was a stockholdar and
director in the Canadian Pacific Rail
road COMPANY 1t was his right as an Amer
lean citizen, hut when the gentleman came
here to advocate scheme to the detrimeni
of the American people and for the purpose
of furtheTing his personal interests as tbs
officer of foreign corporation, it was time
to call halt Ii the provisions of the bill
were carried into effect the produce of thu
northwest. which was now carried through
Canada 10 New York and Boston, would b,
carried TO Halifax and the object of Scott
the Canadian Pacific monopoly, and th,
Tory administration would be accomplished
+ Cochran of New York closed the debate o,
the Democratic side with an extended de
Tense Of the president and negotiators Of tn
! treaty from the charges made against them
. He concluded with an eloquent euogy of th
president, which was enthusiastically ar
plauded by the Democratic members