The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-13
PAYNE DEFENDS THE STANDARD OIL co.
He says 1t is Grand Institution-southern
Ernnda DIscussed.

frauds Discussed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 12.-Mr
George offered an amendment to the
TrustSill in the Senate to-day, consist,
ing of four additional sections, the most
important being one making it the duty
Of the President, when satisfied that the
price Of any article is raised in conse-
quence of agreements or combines, TO
issue his proclamation suspending tenn
porarily the collection OF import duties
on such articles.
Mr.. Hoar made some very sarcastic
and pointed remarks us 10 the con-
nection OF the Cabinet and of
the Democratic party with trusts.
Senators Reagan and Payne replied,
Mr.. Reagan expresses his regret that u
great question could not be treated in
the Senate without partisan issue being
made out of it. He had not undertaken
to say whether Democrats or Republi-
cans were connected with such trusts
nor did he care. His purpose was TO get
a law that would punish both Democrats
and Republicans. But he did not in
tend TO discuss the question OF trusts,
until the bill came up for consideration.
Mr.. Payne remarked that the Stand
ard Oil Company seemed TO trouble all
the time the mind Of the Senator from
Massachusetts,. The company was u
very remarkable and wonderful institu.
ton, 1t had accomplished within the
last twenty years rs commercial enter
prise what no other modern company
had done. For himself he had never
had dollars interest in 1t, had never
owned dollar OF its stock, had never
rendered 1t any service, and had never
received any service from it. As mat
ter OF fact nine.tenths ofthe stockholders
of the Standard Oil Company were now
and always had been Republicans.
There were but two Democrats who had
been stockholders within his knowledge.
lthat corporation had not done any
thing wrong, oppressive or unjust he
would be just as free TO condemn
it as the Senator from Massachusetts,.
He hardly knew how to treat
the insinuation that the Standard
Oil Company was represented in the
cabinet. That insinuation might be
worthy OF the lower class OF stumpers,
but was unworthy Of Senator. Ii the
Standard Oil Company had a representa-
tive in the cabinet, he (Payne) did not
know it. He did not know Of any trust
that was in the control or management
of Democrats, and one good reason for
that was that Democrats had not money
enough to go into such large operations.
AS to Mr.. Scott, he had known him a
good many years as very enterprising
gentleman. The two principal railroad
lines in which Mr.. Scott was interested
were the Canadian Pacific and the New
York Central, and in the latter he had
good Republican associate in Mr.. De-
pew. AS to the insinuation that Mr.
Scott had travelled from the White
House TO the Capitol with bill pre-
pared under the direction OF the Execn-
tive, he (Payne) did not believe it.
These statements might do on the stump
but were hardly worthy .of u United
States Senator. In conclusiony-Mr. Payne
lntimated that the Senator from Massa-
was laboring under "copiah"
excited Observation-Disclosures he had
enough and wisdom enough
10 be able to rise above the demagogur.
The discussion closed, and Mr.. Georges
was ordered printed.
Mr.. Spooner offered resolution re-
citing the fact that Joseph Hoffman, OF
Washington county, Texas,
prominent Republican, and witness
before the Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, had been recently
shot down in cold blood in that city;
that his assassination was believed to 6e
directly attributable to his political
views and activity, and to the fact that
he had given strong testimony before
the committee investigating alleged cleo
ton outrages,
The resolution gave rise to an extend
ed and heated political discussion, the
speakers being Senators Spooner, Pugh,
Coke, Teller, Evarts, Reagan and Sauls-
bury.
Mr.. Salisbury said he considered it
disgrace 10 be constituting the Senate
political machine to advance the inter-
ests of the Republican candidate for tho
Such investigations were
gotten up merely for political effect, but
they were disgrace to the Senate, and
in every point OF view, as
tending to keep up the spirit OF race ami
mostly at the South.
Mr.. HOar treated the remarks OF Mr..
Salisbury as an unconscious admission
that the putting stop to political muir
ders at the, South and the establishing
OF free ballot and q fair count there
was to the advantage OF the Republican
party.
The Senator from Delaware was quito
right in that. He had no doubt that in
the very district in Texas where these
things had happened, the district now
represented by the author OF the Mills
bill, the people, ii there conld be an
honest and fair vote, not interrupted by
murder and violence, would by n large
majority pronounce against that raid
upon the industries and interests OF the
wage.earners of the country.
Referring to Mr.. Hoar's remark about
the Mills bill, Mr.. Coke said that Mr.
Mills was able to answer for himself aud
that II the Senator desired to talk with
Roger Mills, Roger Mills would 60 TO
Boston and discuss the tariff with him,
and be glad of the opportunity.
Mr.. Hoar asked him whether he had
seen by this mornings papers that tho
Republican party OF Texas had resolved,
on account. OF violence, not to put
State ticket in the field.
Mr.. Coke replied that it was gross
and political falsehood. There was not
q Republican in Texas who was not IS
fearless Of consequences in his political
and other action us the Senator from
Massachusetts, when he was at his home.
The Republicans Of Texas were not put
ting u ticket in the field, because by
combining with a lot OF odds and ends
OF other politics, they hoped to accom-
plish results, which they knew they
would be powerless to accomplish as Re
publicans
otiice Holders RNtiEy.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. l2.-The
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