Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-03
MIR. Ridaleberger,s speech.

In the Senate yesterday the fisheries trea-
ty being under consideration, Mr.. Riddle
berger said that the vote taken had settled
copclusively the only question that could
possible be in controversy from this time
on in reference to the treaty, and that was,
that the republican party of this country
was opposed to the ratification Of the treaty,
and that the democratic party was in favor
of It. 1t was being considered as party
question on the other side of the Atlantic
ocean, and it was proper to consider it as
such on this side. He proposed to bring the
treaty tc the attention of the Senate as
question outside the mere catching and cur
ing OF fish. The treaty concerned not only
the people of the whole Atlantic coast. but
also the coast of Chesapeake bay, because
Judge Levi Woodbury., democratic jurist
of acknowledged eminence, had given it as
his opinion that, under the thirteenth arti
ole of the treaty, the Canadian fishermen
wonld have right to participate in all the
coast, bay sound and river fisheries of the
United States, and that Congress or the
States would be precluded from passing any
laws on the subject without the consent of
the British government. He Mr.. Riddle
berger would be willing to risk the whole
case on that one opinion.
He arraigned the administration and the
democratic party which backed it, as pro.
Eoglish organization. and he proceeded to
read extracts from Eoglsh periodicals to
prove that the Mills bill and the Presidents
tariff message were in the direction of free
trade, and that the presidential electoral
contest was conflict between free trade aud
protection and nothing else. He read an
extract from the speech of Mr.. 8. 8. Cox, in
the House. speaking OF protectionists as
robbers, rasceIs and plunderers, and said he
was not surprised at that sentiment, when
ne read book published by the same gen.
tlemnn many years ago, entitled "The
Buckeye Abroad" in which such sentences
as these occurred: "Old England God
bless her with tears in my eyes / beseech
heavens hest benson upon her. | remem
Der her only as the land of noble deeds and
generous hearts," 81 hope that the Pope
will create no cardinals for America"
1.-THE ill.success attending the Wiseman ex-
pertinent 10 England will prevent the popes
from creating any cardinals in Protestant
countries" he (Riddleberger) did not pro-
pose to introduce religion into the question,
but be proposed to show what free trade de-
mocracy was. He knew that Mr.. Cox had
(iu debates in the House of Representatives,
pleaded the "baby act" in reference to that
book, and hs supposed that he would
plead dotage in reference to his later utter
ances.
Passing from Mr. Cox and his books and
coming back Ito the treaty, he declared:
I'VE will never be national government
until we have whipped England third
time Our boasted Monroe doctrine is be-
ing annuled and wiped from the face of the
earth to day and we find gentlemen on the
other side OF the chamber saying that we
must arbitrate or we must fight.
"The party that stands out boldly against
any concession by this government of sixty
million people is the only party fit to gov
ern." After reference to the Parnel trou-
bles, Mr.. Riddleberger ssid Il would as
soon make treaty of commerce with this
Fiji islanders az with the British government.
II becomes the so-called American democra-
cy to make such treaty; i'll becomes the
republican party. The duty of this govern
ment ia to let that one know that the liberty
for which our fathers fought and which they
won, is still cherished and that we have moth
ing 10 common with government which
does not at least recognize the forms of
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