Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-01
Sharp Points from Yesterdays Dis
cuSsiOn.

Mr.. Rayner was subjected to q steady cruss-nre
during his entire speech yesterday, and the sharp
questions and quick retorts added an unusual In
terest 10 the tariff discussion. After TIE STARS
export closed Mr.. Milliken asked permission TO put
question and there followed quite sharp tilt
over the trusts
Mr.. Milliken-Does the gentleman consider that
the tarin Is at fault In connection with the stand
ard Oil trust?
Mr.. Rayner-That is a very pertinent question.
MT. Milliken-Does not the gentleman know that
there Is no protective duty on petroleum?
Mr. Rayner-There are thirty-one Of these trusts
now In active operation; and out OF the thirty lone
twenty-Six are protected by tariff duties, as can
prove. The standard OIL CO. Is one OF the five that
are not affected by protective tariff; but think
have the night 10 advert TO It in this connection
Member-HOw about the sugar trust?
Mr.. Rayner-It would be crushed, too, a thou.
sand times IL the duty were taken on refined sugar.
Mr. Mllllken-Why has It not been taken on In
Mr.. Rayner-Is there no other article among
four thousand that might be enumerated on which
gentlemen can ask to have the duty removed? Why
select single article and ruin one state? Why not
distribute the reduction eQuitaDly and nationally
among various articles?
Mr.. Milliken-WaS not the standard Oil trust,
with petroleum unprotected, the pioneer, as the
gentleman calls 1t, In these "trusts and the great
est and worst OF all?
Mr.. Rayner-It was
MI. Milliken-Then how can the gentleman lay
the blame TO the tariff?
Mr.. Rayner-I Will come to the other trusts If
gentlemen Will let me proceed for few moments.
Mr.. Mlliken-Let me say to the gentleman that
am with him In regard TO these "trlstS" will
go as lar as ne VIII IN crushing them out have
examination into the sugar trust; but demo-
cratic committee or this House has refused 10 re-
port those resolutions favOrably.
Mr.. Rayner-I am In the same boat with the gen.
tleman. have had bill before the committee
for three months, and IL appears to be buried In
the tomb OF the Capulets-to be sleeping the sleep
that knows no waking.
Mr. Cannon-Yin the gentleman allow me o
question?
Mr. Rayner-Certainly.
Mr. Cannon-Am to understand that the gen.
tleman In condemning the standard OIL Co. speaks
ior tne present administration, OF which Mr. Cleve-
Mr. Rayner-Mr. Cleveland is not the president
OF the Standard OIL Co.
Mr.. Cannon-I am asking whether the gentle
for the Administration.
Mr.. Rayner-No, sir; 1 do not speak for the Ad-
ministration at all. 1 have never even had the
pleasure OF seeing Mr.. Cleveland. am the only
man on the democratic side who has never seen
him. lLaughterl / cannot speak for him at all.
do not even speak for Mr.. Lamont
MI. Cannon would like to follow that Ques-
ton by another. Does not the gentleman know
That this Administration has appointed one OF the
principal representatives Of the Standard OIL Co.,
at least by relation and probably OtherwiSe-the
secretary Oh The Navy-and that another one is
Senator OF the gentlemanS own party from the
state OF OHIO?
Mr.. Rayner-Do you think the fact that man
the fraud or which that person may be guilty?
suppose your father-in-law or SOn-in-law were en-
gagged In some conspiracy to defraud the people; i
would not hold you responsible. (I.aughter.l /
believe can youch for Secretary Whitney that he
has not the slightest connection In the world with
The Standard OIL Co. But IL does not make any
dinerance who is connected with IL. do not care
whether the men engaged in IT are democrats or
republicans, silver men or greenbackers. do not
care wlo has any connection with It; IL is the
greatest fraud on the people that has ever been
perpetrated.
Mir. Cannon-Let me ask
Nj. Townshend-I simply want to deny the inn.
putatlon that has been cast upon
The Chairman-The gentleman from Illinois on
the left MIR. Cannonl has the floor.
MT. Cannon-It appears, then, that in condemn
Ing the standard OH Co. land unite with the gen.
tleman In that eondemnationl, he speaks for him
self; speak for myself. The gentleman is not
speaking for the democratic party or the ad-
ministration.
Mr.. Rayner-That is correct. am speaking OF
what know OF the history OF that company from
beginning 10 end; and do not care III the best
democrats In the United States are connected with
u. This Is no political question at all l wish
had time 10 illustrate this point. l say to you
that a starving army, fOraging upon the enemy's
lines, never scattered in its path devastation
equal 10 the ruin occasioned by this commercial
buccaneer in its freebOoting expeditions through
the prosperous homes and business centers OF this
country.