The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
GOLDEN CLUB.
The Tariff Discussion in the House
Contlnned-Bland Invelghs
Against Protection.
WOODBURY., OF Nevada, Speaks on
the Golden Club ana Its
Members.
FIFTIErH CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

tariff bill.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, concluded his
speech begun yesterday, with an eloquent
tribute to the grand era of freedom of the
American republic.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, replying to MI.
Burrows speech, in which that gentleman
spoke of the bill as bantling without an
acknowledged parent, criticised the gentle
man on the other side for not having VIZ
iity and manhood enough to present
bantling Of any character. He bitterly
opposed the productive system; denied
that it was the cause of the progress OF
the country, and inveighed against
pools and trusts, which he denounced as
evils directly traceable to high tariff AS
an illustration of the love of republicans
for protection, he said that If food and
raiment should be showered down from
the sky the gentlemen on the other side
would fall down on their knees and pray
to their Heavenly Father for protection
against the paupsr labor of heaven.
Mr.. WOODBURY., of Nevada, consroverted
the claim of the democrats that their
party was the friend of the laboring man,
and he cited the fact that the democrats
had inaugurated their entry into power by
cutting down the salaries Of government
employees; that their secretary of the
treasury had reduced the pay Of laborers
at the San Francisco custom house, and
the secretary of the navy had seen fit to
force down the wages of the hod carriers
at the Maryland navy yards. He pro
ceeded to make a speech bitterly de-
mandatory of the policy which, he said,
was outlined by the Mills bill, of sur
rendering the American market and
American labor to the free traders of
Great Britain. Turning his attention to
the Golden club, Mr.. Woodburn said it
was an association of British manufact-
urers for the avowed purpose of destroy
ing the protective tariff system of America
to facilitate the sale of British goods in
American markets. 1t had established
agencies in New York and Chicago for the
distribution of British free trade doc
nments IN tho political canvasses of this
country. On the roll of membership ap-
peared the names of dukes and e3rls and
lords and peers and counts and princes,
and on the back of the book of record was
the motto of The club Free trade and
good will among the natioas," and "GOd
save the queen" The essential qualif
cation of membership was, he said, that
the applicant for admission should be
either a manufacturer or a nobleman
On the list of members he found the
names of Senators Beck and Vance and
William Endicott, IT,, of Boston. cabl
net officer of this republic was admitted
in 1887. This ought to create no sur
prise, for, if common rumor reported hin
right he permitted no visitor to escape
without intlicting on him an essay OIL
the antiquity of his ancestors anc
the aristocracy of his puritanlca
blood. Thomas f. Bayard was
on the roll-an American noble
man. Recently, when Chamberlain
in a speech in England mentioned the
name of Bayard, the cheers of the multi
tude drowned the voice of the orator. From
his (Bayard's) acts and utterances
stranger unacquainted with our forms o.
government would be justified in con
Guiding he was acting in the dual capacity
of American secretary of state and British
envoy extraordinary. VIM. R. Morrison
was another of the club. Was it wonder
that he YVES continually tinkering a
the tariff revision of Grea
Britain that resulted always IL
stapnation of business? That engineered
strikes, begot violence and deprived hin
of his seat in congress? Last but no
least on the Golden club membership wa;
the able and impartial parliamentarlan
who possessed almost God-liKe power
shaping the legislation of this country
the present speaker of this house-Jobl
Griffin Carlisle, who was compare lively
young member, having been elected Il
1888. These were a few names only of tn
members who have combined to :onque
and subdue American energy and enter
prise. They shone out on the Brit1s
club list like "apples of gold and picture
of silver" Mr.. Bynum inquired whethe
Mr.. Garfield had not been a member
the club?
Mr.. WOODBURY. replied in the negative
Mr.. Bynum-'Is not Murat Halstead
fhe friend of Senator Sherman, a membe
of'it?'
Mr.. Woodburn (holding up the list :
"There is not republican to-day in pub
lie life on the roll of membership OF Tn
Golden club" Applause.
Mr.. Bynum denied that the list was
true one.
Mr.. WOODBURY. replied it was true lis
the last one published.
Mr.. Bynum-'l neu InOSe udnVS hN'
been removed"
Mr.. Farquhar, of New York-"By Wha
authority do you make that statement
Mr.. Bynum-"Halstead is membel
because have it from member OF tn
club"
Mr.. Woodburn-"Here is the record"
Continuing, WOODBURY. said it We
strange that the roll of American nobl
men did not contain the name of til
democratic secretary of the treasury, VIII
by stroke of his pen, permitted
Canadian railway, subsidized by foreig
government to the extent of $3O,OOO,OO
to carry freight and passengers acroi
American territory and to compete wit
American lines, thereby Gripping the
ability to pay their Just debts to IL
government. What he Woodbury. sal
here to-day might be regarded as "soun'
ing brass and tinkling cymbais
but as humble membt
of this body he was goVerne
by strict sense of duty to pr
pound solemn question to the amer
can people for their answer, whether u
craftsmanship of the ways and mear
committee, the speakership of the Amer
can house of representatives and u
membership of the Golden club were col
sistent and com patible positions! Al