Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-04
Daily Etnntbet 5uurual.
AUGUSTA, M0aDAI, JUNE 4, 1888.
JOHN L.. STE VEINS, EDITOR.
Senator Frye on the Fishery Surrender

The speech Of Senator Frye against the |
Fishery Treaty appears TO have been fully
equal to his high reputation as an orator
and debater. He was prompt to seize the
first opportunity after the doors Of the
Senate we're opened to the public. to pre-
sent his conclusiyely strong objections to
the arrangement which President CIeve-
land, Secretary Bayard. and the Commits
sioners have made with England, and
which the Republican Senators and patri-
otto Americans justly regard a. a shameful
surrender Of the rights and interests Of
the United States. The correspondent Of
the \. Y. Tribune, who listened to the
delivery Of the speech Of the Maine Sena-
tor says, ''if there still be left within them
a spark Of patriotic pride, or if they be ami
mated merely by an ordinary sense Of
Justice. the blood Of Democratic Senators
must have tingled a. they listened 10 the
recital by Senator Frye to-day Of the
brutal course pursued by Canada in its
treatment Of Yankee fishermen, Of the
pusillaniInous attitude of the Administra-
ton aud the wretched surrender to British
demands by Secretary Bayard Of Ameri-
can rights and privileges. The Fisheries
Treaty had at last been taken up for con-
sideration by the senate in open session.
In anticipation Of a lively debate the
galleries were crowded, notwithstanding
the oppressive heat. After an Intellectual
attempt on the part Of Mr.. Morgan to
-tave off consideration Of the treaty by
moving IL. po=tponement until December
next Mr.. Frye obtained the floor. He has
the advantage Of strong voice and
earnest delivery. II ia impossible TO deny
his sincerity. He IL fully convcrsant,
moreover, with all the facts bearing on the
case. He has made the subject a special
study. His historical knowledge OF the
controversy, which extends over a hun
dred years, il exhaustive. He has all the
statistics aud figures at his fingers
ends. To-day he was at his best.
Nothing finer, nothing more impressive,
nothing appealing more strikngly to the
patriotic feelings Of his audience. could lie
which hc paid to Great Britain the tribute
she justly deserves, of taking care of the
mcanest of her subjects in the furthest
country Of the globe, at whatever cost or
at whatever sacrifice called for.
The galleries broke out in loud applause
once or twice when senator Payne at
tempted in dwelling way to defend Mr..
Bayard's shameful surrender and Mr..
FRYE Il, noulred the ohio senator for
cspousing the cause of Great Britain.
Throughout, Mr.. Frye laid great stress
upon the tact that this was not as some
parochaI statesmen from the South seem
to think, local issue merely, IA wrong
done to It handful of Yankee fishermen,
but question of National importance,
spelled with big ~"
Messrs Morgan aud Gray, Who seem to
have bccn selected by the administration
rs its defenders in the senate, sought to
helittle this rs much aS they could, but
not with a great deal of success. Their
manner of defending Mr.. Bayard, a. if
they held his brief and were his paid attor-
ncys was in strong aud almost disgusting
contrast 20 the carncstncss with which
Mr.. Frye pleaded the case of the fisher
men"
Maine has large interests placed at
hazards and heavy losses by this humli-
ating treaty which the National Admins
tration seeks to force on SiXty-iive millions
of American people. and senator Frye
may he assured that his able aud eloquent
services so promptly rendered, are fully
appreciated by the constituency whom he
represents with such distinguished honor.