Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-05
The Sessions of Each House Devoted 10
Political Debates.

Political Debates.
Gopgisai. 1888, blythe California Associated I7re,E!
WASHINGTON, September 4th.-The halls
of Congress ratified to-day with the fire of
| political musketry. In the Senate Plumb
Blair, Stewart and Reagan skirmished for
| position before Teller brought his artillery
into play with the Chinese bill In the
| House McCreary, Hit and Chipmau
manned the guns, and stood by their re-
spestive coiors until nearly dark.
Senator Telfer's speech on the Chinese
question was listened to with attention.
Alter giving the record of the Republican
party on the labor question, Ire criticised
the record of the Democrats on that issue.
Starting with the first days of slavery, he
called attention 10 the attitude of the
party on all questions where the welfare
of the vorkingmen vas in interest, and
showed eonclusively how ridiculous was
their pretense now to being the friend
and protector of labor. He gave consider
able attention to the records of number
of Democratic Senators at present in Con
gress, reading from tae record their votes
against bills intended 20 alleviate the con-
dltlon OF the wOrkingnen. He brought up
THE RECORD OF SECRETARY BAYARD
On the Chinese question. 1.-THE present
Secretary of State he said, when in the
Senate, had taken a great deal of interest
in the Chinese bill in 1888, and had voted
for number of amendments calculated to
impair the usefulness of the bill When
however, it came TO the final vote on
the bill Mr.. Bayard' failed to respond
to his name. Nor was he paired
on that question. The Senator from
Missouri, too, was in the same position.
Neither of them had the hardihood to go
on record for or against the measure, and
got out of it by being absent. On the top
OF such records as this, it appears to me to
be
THE HIGHT OF CHEEK
For the Senator from Missouri to attempt
an arraignment of the Republican party for
their attitude on this or any other labor
question of the present day. But let u.s."
he said, turn our attention to the bill un-
der consideration. 1t is remarkable in one
way, if in no other. 1t was introduced in
the House yesterday, and, without refer
ence to any committee, was passed without
dissenting vote. And by whom was this
done? By man in no way connected
with the committee to whom this
class of legislation should properly be
referred, and at the same time the man-of
all the men in Congress-who has the least
right to pose as the protector of American
workingmen. There is probably but one
way of accounting for the introduction of
this bill by the Representative and that is
by accepting as true the rumor that the
bill was
THE OFFSPRING OF THE EXECUTIVE.
1t is common rumor that the bill had not
only the Endorsement of the President, but
was dictated by him. That probably ac-
counts for the alacrity with which the
Democrats of the House voted for the bill
trrr1ff nrlf L 80,
pared to vouch for the truth or falseness- of
| these rumors, [ am inclined to believe that
they will be given general credence, from
the fact that the Representative who intro
duced the bill is not only high priest of the
Democratic party. but is at the same time
the chosen disciple Of the President. While
there can be little doubt of the motive of
this action-as it has already been admitted
on the floor Of the Senate that it was done
for political ends-I am not disposed to
quarrel with the motive which may prompt
this Administration to do anything
for the benefit of the workingmen
from Pennsylvania who introduced
this bill (Mr. Scott was unfortunate
when he posed as the protector Of the work
ingmen. The Congressional Record contains
an interesting bit of reading in this connec-
ton, and l ask the Clerk to read what the
gentleman has to say of himself"
The Clerk then read sketch of Con-
gresham Scott, which that gentleman had
printed. Ia it he called attention to the
fact that he was President or Director of
more miles of railroad than any other
man.
Now this" continued Mr.. Teller, is
the kind of man the Democratic party has
to pose as their protector of workiDgmen.
He was given this mission, in all probabil-
ity, not from the fact of his fitness, but be-
cause he-more than any other man on the
floor of the lower House-represente the
President, and because as such he would
be able to command implicit obedience.
The Democratic party, however, had been
quite consistent in having such men pre-
sent this measure. They had always been
arrayed 5gainst any measure which had
been framed for the benefit of the working
classes. In 1860
THEY HAD FOUGHT FOR SLAVERY.
They had fought to degrade American
workingmen to the level Of the slave, and
in 1888 they are still fighting for the same
purpose, butin different ways They favored
| free trade. Free trade meant cheap goods,
and cheap goods meant cheap labor. II
was all consistent with the record of the
party to degrade labor to the level of the
pauper labor of Europe. The workingman
of the country understood it, and they
could not be turned from the truth" The
| bill, he said, was put forth because the
Democratic party was in extremis and its
object was to capture the electoral vote of
California. Some dodgesare more captiyat-
| ing than others. The Morey letter must
be employed. The Democratic party now
was willing TO close the doors against the
! Cinnamon, but it was anxious to open them
to receive the fr1its of his labor duty free.
| No action was taken on the bill.
THE oAEADIAN QUESTION.
| In the House NJ. c. Creary, in continual
| ton of his speech on the retaliation bill,
recommended that toe power which the
President asked for should be granted I'M
mediately. The passage of the bill, he
| thought, would confer upon him all that
he requested in his message. President
| Grant, he said, had called the attention of
Congress to the wrongs done by Canada,
and almost at once agents were sent TO
Canada and Great Britain to notify those
| nations that such action on their part must
cease. In conclusion, he said that Con-
gress should not forget its obligations 10
| the one hundred thousand men who are
engaged in the fisheries and to take action
| in their interests. IT retglistory powers
were granted, he thought the President
would exercise them justly and moderately
and said it was possible that proclamation
for retaliation would not be issued. IL il
was, he thought the good sense of the Ca
nadians woald cause them to consider this
question in its proper light.
HIT OF ILLINOIS.
Said the President had, in making ths
treaty, abandoned all the ineontestabl'
rights of American citizens in thsir rela
tions to. Canada, and after the Senate bae
refused to ratify this treaty be asks Con
gress for power TO retsliaAe upon CaDsda
Congress, he sai6 at various times had con
ferrsd upon the. President large and bonn
teoas powers to rttaliats, and though Caus
had often presented itself for the exercis
os this power, nothing had been done. Ii
1855 campaign of outrage was inaugu
rated against American fishing vessels, an
fhe inquired if any could forget the indiy
fDant feeling which every American felt {
/, the oft-recurring grievances against the
/ ! sfellow-oitizens which were pennitte
! | to continue without redress. An
when it became necessary to sett
those outrsges by treaty, what an abau'
onment of American rights was seen. Z
quoted a remark made by Sir Chsrles TuI
per, in which he said the President an
Democratic party would acquiesco IN 81
overtures Of the English CORNERSTONE
! The British authorities, he said, had disr
>. | .,,l..,l ,1,air obIigatfons in reTorA ~ shi