The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-14

had been fled. on the part OF the Deuocrafio
party, asking for q reduction of the tariff dusies
on their terms. The Republican party bad made
general denial of the propriety of that sort Of
pieaa ING. When the people of the country had
decided that they would go to battle On one
great question, and they did not care feIfor
any other, 1t was supplementary pleading for
the PRESIDENT OF the United States, after the
lawful and proper action of the Senate, under
its constitutional rights. in rejecting a treaty,
to formulate bill of particulars and undertake,
In that way, TO supplement the campaign by a
new issue The American people understood
that, and laughed in the faces of the men WAC
talked about any issue Of retaliation.
81 believe there were only four dissenting Re-
publican votes on the retaliation bill" inter-
rupted Mr. Taulbee
II don't YIELD" said Mr.. Grosvenor. 81 can
not talk against brass band, stesmh boat whis-
tie. or the voice of the gentleman from Ken
lucky. (LauRhter.l Continuing. Mr. Grosvenor
said that when Congress passed the law TO carry
into effect pending treaty with China. and
when the bill was on the table Of the President,
ana S.o when exigencies of the campaign in one
state made it necessary that something should
Dc done to rescue the fallen fortunes of the
democracy, 1t was a supplemental pleading Of
the house. with the approval Of the President,
70 pass bill revokine and abrogatinR . treaty.
III was an example OF a civilized nation diserac-
ing itself IN the eyes Of the people Of the world
Mr.. Taulbes-Why did you not vote sgainssiti
MI. Grosvenor-l was not here, thank God,
Dut VIII tell you who it was who came 20 the
rescue OF the American people. twas one Sen ator
10 the United States Senate that dared to Life
up his voice IN opposition to it, and pointed out
the terrible qualification to which the Pres
ident was driving the American people Con-
GLIDING, he said, referring to the Chisese bill
that the Democrats had been crying out TO The
Republican Senators, 'Ssve the American peo-
pie from the disgrace Of q supplemental petition
which the President has filed in order to make
up the issue.' The verdict was coming Il Vas
indicated not only by the votes Of Vermont and
Maine. but by the uprising in the
South, and there were gentlemen on the
other side who. before the frost came
very severely, would be going home 10 look after
their intersrts. The sound was coming from
everywhere, and he predicted that when the
gentleman from Kentucky came back to Wash.
ington in December be would have TO hunt
around for somebody he knew who had been
elected to the Democratic side OF the House.
Laughter. The duty of the hour did notlis in
dragging into the House the men who were 81
home attending TO their business. 1t lay in
closing up the business here aud letting Demo-
cratic members get down their knees before
their constituents and cry out. "Oh. Lord, be
merciful to MS sinnersr Laughter.
Mr.. Taulbee criticised the Republican party as
failing TO take any possible chance on the tariff
and with failing to tell the country what il was
IN favor of. Adjourned.