Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05

against the message. Did it not rather seem
that those who cavilled with Cleveland and
denounced his views were such as had pre-
determined quarrel and who wouldn't APP
prove the declaration of independence il it
came from his hands, He (Voorhces) would
go far to protect American laborers in every
respect and to comfort his daily
lie with generous laws out ne
remedy for his prvation and anxiety to in
crease the tax on his blankets and bed
clothing or on his salt and meagre tableware.
The American people would have but small
difficulty, as soon as the present improvised
commotion had subsidized, in determining that
the presidents promises, his arguments and
his conclusions were alike impregnable and
alike defed assault. Voorhees, also quoted
from the republican platform OF 1884, wherein
it pledges itself to Correct irregularities Of
the tariff and to reduce the surplus" pledges
that never yet have been attempted to be
carried out to this day. If now, after this
long day, leaders of the republican organiza-
tion in congress and elsewhere assumed the
attitude of tariff reformers, it would only
be under compulsion of public opinion, in
voked and aroused by the powerful state
ment and appeal of Cleveland. The
tremendous financial power and en-
durance of the American people was
glorious to the manhood and resources of the
republic but in giving orders, in shaping the
policy by which the American people have
been so strained, taxed and bitterly tested,
all the world knew that "a bunder equivalent
to crime had been committed and stubbornly
persisted in. The question REQUIRED as to
the disposals of the results of this blunder-
ing policy. A generous pension for all, with
all arrearages paid, liberal appropriations for
| the Improvement of rivers and harbors, and
construction Of public buildings were all lau-
dibe objects but would fall far short of re-
storing the immense surplus to circulation
| and affording relief. AS a further remedy
| and, indeed the greatest and most potent-the
| American people would be best pleased tc
| see the public debt diminished, and if author
| ity to purchase bonds not yet due was not to
| be found in the existing law, congress
| should promptly supply the defect
| There was no bondage so cruel as that of q
| debt, and when the last government bond
| debt wiped out, there would be jubilee yeal
besides whose glories all other jubilee anC
| centennial years would grow pale and nsig
nicant. He had faith in it's coming because
| the administration had at last been placeC
| upon sound principles and was being carried
on by honest and able hands. The American
| people would see to it that no backward
| step should be taken for the future.
| AT the close of Mr.. Voorhees, speech Mr.
| Sherman moved that the message be referred
| to the finance committee, but action on tina
motion was withheld to give MIR. Teller al
| opportunity to make some remarks. Mr.
| Teller spoke briefly in reply to MIR. Voorhees,
criticisms of his former statements There
| were S-ou,OOU,UUUuO become payaDlc 1Our year!
| hence and how was this debt to be provided
| for if the revenues were to be reduced to tn,
| level of current expenses. When some year.
| ago, it was proposed to exclude the Chimes,
| because they came here to compete witt
| American labor for wages. while their habits
were such that they consumed littl,
or nothing produced by American
labor, nearly all the democratic senators
favored the proposition. Now it is proposed
to extend to the Chinese the privilege o
doing labor at home and sending the manu-
facturies here. He doubted if a democratic
house, even at the behest of the presiden
and at the risk of loss of favor for refusal
would venture to face the American lahore
| with such record.
The pending resolution, to refer the presi
dents message to the finance committee, wa
not acted upon.
The chair laid before the senate unfinishe,
business-the educational bill. The senat
| then went into secret session.
The nominations of the Interstate com
merce commissioners were referred to tn
inter state commerce committee.
Adjourned.