St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-09
BURKE C0CKRAN's BULLETS.
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the Republican Dema gogues.

the Republican Dema gOgues.
SIR. Cochran, of New York, said that
until this afternoon, in the debate of
the past four days, there seemed to be
an absolute absence OF any difference of
opinion. The speeches had been de-
voted to the presidents retaliation
message, and, with single
exception, not a member had de-
clared himself opposed to the bill.
Defending the presidents delay in not
exercising the authority conferred upon
him by the retaliatOry act of 1887. Mr.
Cochran argued that he was justified in
withholding the exercise of this au-
thOrity until the conclusion of negotia-
lions for the treaty rejected by the
senate. There was at least
No OPEN CRITICISM
Of the president for this, and he did not
believe there would be found any per-
son who would criticise the president
for not at once aSSailing the Canadians
with the powers conferred upon him by
that law, without awaiting negotiations
or attempting amicable proceedings.
The president was criticised, assailed,
accused of discrimination, for placing
before congress the actual cOndi-
ton o. our relations with Canada.
i " A4AAo hho INV HslAb VI BA tlNiNllNO
of patriotism to consult with the repre-
sentatiYeS of the people in order TO in
sure the active cooperation of both
houses before launching upon a line of
policy which might have most important
results. The gentleman from Illinois
tMr. Hitt) had charged the representa-
lives of the government in the treaty
negotiations with a distinct act Of be-
travail of American rights, and had said
there was an unwritten postscript
TO the treaty, and that the postscript
was an agreement between Secretary
Bayard and the Canadian minister. He
had said that the introduction of the
Mills bill, and the vote by which it was
passed, was part of the
CONSPIRACY OF BETRAYAL
secretly entered into and carried out
with assimilation, and almost with
treason. To charge the president
with having negotiated treaty
and trying to hOodwink the people
into the belief that it was for
one purpose, while the Canadians were
told it was for another; with treating
the United States with discrimination
and extending confidence with the
Canadian ENJOYS; with letting the peO-
pie learn the true character of the dec
laratiOn in the Canadian parliament
this was to charge the president with
something grayer than treason, with
a crime which had no parallel in
the history of the executive Office
of the United States. In order
70 find upon what this grave charge
rested. he would take the gentleman's
own speech. In it the gentleman had
incorporated certain remarks made by
Sir Charles upper to the effect that in
conversation between him and Mr..
Bayard, Nj. Bayard had declared that
he believed in reciprocity of trade with
Canada. and that the settlement of yeX-
atiOuS questions would facilitate that
contamination. Did not the gentleman
himself (Mr. Hitt) say that he favored
Canadian reciprocity? Was the gen
tleman from Illinois privileged
10 say on this floor what Mr.. BayaTd
could not Sayin conversation? Because
Sir Charles Upper had seen fit to argue
in favor of the treaty on the basis Of
what Mr.. Bayard bad said, the house
was told that the Mills bill was an
EVIDENCE OF \ CONSPIRACY,
in which the president took the leading
part, and that the majority of the house
OF representatives was delivered over
by an executive false to his country,
untrue TO his trust, and that
TOO, without the executive Teceiv-
ing the consideration usually
extended to a traitor as the price of his
treason, 1t was contended that the
proof of this was that Congress had re-
mitted duties on Canadian goods To the
extent Of 81, 10000 year. But it had
RENTED duties on articles imported
from other countries. and if the gen.
tlemeD's argument was true, the United
States had been surrendered not only
TO Canada, but 10 other countries. If the
administration loved the British govern
ment so much did not the gentlemen see
that in this surrender of America the
president has S1wn the seeds of conflict
among the purchasers. If the proof of
the gentleman was good it would be
found. that in the passage of the Mills
bill the house had not only sold the
country TO Canada but all around the
globe. Canada did not seem to have
appreciated the act of delivery, because
this treaty was viewed with such sus-
piciOn that it was necessary for
Sir Charles Upper to breach
the conspiracy in order to get