The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-13

wAniS0roS, Sept. i2.--Mr. George offered
an amendment to the trust biu reported
yesterday from the committee ON finance
The amendment consists ui four additional
sections, the most important Of them being
one making Il the duty of the President when
satisfied that the price of any article of mcr-
chandiso Is raised In consequence of agree.
mcnts or combinations Ia issue his pruclnma.
ton suspcndiug temporarily the collection
Of import duties on such article. lie sup
ported his amendment Ia a speech Of some
length.
Mr.. IIoar made some very sarcastic and
pointed remarks NJ 10 tho connection Uf the
Cabinet and oi the Democratic party with
trusts Was there, for instance, hc asked, n
STANDARD oil trust in this country Aud, II
~. was that trust represented In the Cabinet
nt this moment Was Il represented iu the
scnaio1 Was II represented In the councils
~ an important political parY Was
there sugar trust aud were H. rep.
tcscntatiycs consulted In the framing
q great revenue innn bill, and
/ did they have their interests looked after
and cons .drfrd2 Mhy hal not the senator
| frum Texas told the Senate what hc knew
| about ihrsc thinr-7 Wns them q cotton seed
trust, cotton seed oil trusu Was there O.
| whisky trus7 aud what was ~ work Doe pol.
/ tics now Was thrrr nn anthracite coal
| trusta aud whore Wa that at work, and Nhlt
| vbs the danger Ui ~ lhDw Wa another
| trust which ho would like a. have % little Boo.
| formation about There was u gentleman
| HlludiuF tu Mr. Scutl Whu Wls understood
| tn BE- The most powerful aud trusted counsel.
Ior iu directing the Democratic campaign,
who was apt to walk from the White lloua.
| down Pennsylvania avenue a. The Capitol
| with bill IN bis pocket iaruuTrl nt ihr
| White iluu.rl who was apt a. have ilBi hIll
passed unanimously in the House ut EDpv
'sutntiyos nud who was apt 10 have it passed
through lbr senate, until The mistake "f
bluudcr was found out H. would Ike iu
know whether that gentleman had any ruII
ton tu any ui these great trusts uf 10 trus
uuftntiuu Interests. coal Interests. uriutUn"si,
whether De- was Interested in trusts which
nut tax on the fire NJ every Wurl
inrunn In winter and increased hia
fare when travelled by railroad boo tb,
summer fur pleasure 0r husIu,s.
Tho Congressional directory showed ilHi
| that gentleman was interested ns director boo
miIuli cumpauipa hrrrrniuV 2'.wn wiIr
uf road lust think uf H., said Ns llHlr
''.pFi miirs uf railroad iu The HrrNICH ul tH,
uUmucmtir UlTiy in this election. mun ilIH
lIi th, railroads ~ Great Britain uud lmU#
| Uui iNfNIUtI AWl lAIN Nl NN.' IN..I'..'
nrc Zoo Canada ! DO not wonder Chat iN'
Canadian minister Who negotiated iHr Iri'
treaty went home aud told tho InnlI.lu
pspplp that hr had been told ly ihr urWu
cratic Secretary uf state that thr lluu.H U
Representative nul the Democratic party u
this country proposed 10 do exactly Nhu
Cana ll Desired
Nr RUagln expressed hig regret that
rrInt question could not bo treated iu th'
senate without partisan issup being muli
out of a. ilr h1i not undertaken iu s1'
whether Democrats ur Republicans Wru
> CONNECTED with such trusts nor lid hr care
b itis pufgUsH VHa fu rut "a law iU punish boil
I | Dom. craft Hud Republicans. Blt hr d'
\ not intrui ip diHru-s iho question ~ trust
until the hIlI rlmr up iUr consideration.
Mr. Payne remarked ihHi ihr Standard ~.
company seemed a. trouble nll the time ih
3 mind uf the Senator from Mnsaurhu
s | srtts That company wlH very frWnfku
r | bls aud wonderful institution. u lU
p | arr.mplisbrd within the last twout
s ,oin ~ commercial enterprise Win
1 ! no other modern company had dome
I | For himself boz hal never bad n dollars Boo
irrcst 10. hal never owned N ~ its stock
had never rendered n any service Hud h1
never received any service frlm it ~
| matter ~ fact, ninC.tuuth ~ the siurkhuII
. | pra of the Standard oil company we're uui
y and always had been Republican, Ihrr
Z / were bat two Democrats who had bee
q tinHlhollcr within his knowledge " ilu
. ,ufpuutiUu had done anything wrong Ul
H If.I. iyr ur unjust, De- would De- jufi ua iir
s ip condemn ii ~ The senator from Mls..
Z rLusrit. llc hardly knew how a. treat ilI
insinuniion that The STANDARD OIL cOmplu