The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-17
THE FISHERY TREATY.
Senator Pugh Had the Floor
on Monday.
HE FAVORs ITS RATIFICATION
He is Followed by Chandler In Oppo.
sition to 1.-THE House Still
on the Tariff Bill.
SENA TIE.


WASHINGTON, July l6.-The House
Joint resolution electing Colonel Har-
ris, of Ohio; General Martin, of Kansas,
and General Hartranft, of Pennsyl-
vania, managers of the National Sol
diers' Home, to fill the vacancies, was
reported from the committee and
passed.
The bill appropriating $25 900 for the
purpose of erecting a monument to
General George Rogers Clark, in the
CITY of Louisville, was reported and,
after some debate, passed.
The Senate then went into open ses
sion on the fisheries bill and was ad-
dressed by Pugh IN favor of its ratiti
cation. 1t was manifest that Repub-
lican majority vas Wlllfully avoiding its
constitutional aed sworn duty in plac-
ing the Senate before the country in
disreputable attitude for no other pur-
pose than supposed political and parti-
san consideration. How could
such party be trusted
with the custody of political
power. The hope of England, Ireland
and Scotland would suffer no injury.
derive no benefit from anything in the
treaty. So that which Irish voters and
Republicans were fishing for would find
nothing in the rejection of the treaty
that would mortify or punish England.
England had nothing to lose, but every
thing to gain by American non-inter
course with Canada. The people of
Canada were the natural friends
of the people of the United
Aa do
in practice, by commercial intercourse,
SO it would be the best policy of the
United States to be liberal, lenient and
torbearing with that neighboring peo-
pie. The reason for the opposition to
the treaty, he said, was found in the
fifteenth article, which, it was feared,
would give the American market to
the Canadian fishermen. Had it not
been for a menace of the free fish
found in the fifth article, no outburst
of indignation against the sacrifices
and surrenders made in the pending
treaty would have been heard. In
conclusion, he said the President had
discharged his duty with due care to
the rights of the American fishermen
and free from any partisan considera-
ton. It was for the people TO decide
whether the President or the Senate was
most to blame for keeping up the dis
turbing condition which was SO full of
ruinous consequences.
Chandler addressed the Senate in
opposition to the treaty, which
he said was dishonoring to
the nation. Chandler quoted from
speech of Sir Charles upper. de-
Iivered before the Canadian Parliament,
which, he said, llbelled the Republican
party. Never before in the history of
the country had the emissaries of a
foreign government openly engaged in
negotiations with one political party;
and the Senate ought to find way to
tell them that. While American party
strifes were bitter enough, they must
not be made the basis of political
negotiations. Chandler declared
that Joseph Chamberlain came
here anxious to negotiate a treaty
even at the expense of conced-
ing all the American government
claimed. but from the vanity and
anxiety of Bayard to be known as
negotiator of the "Bayard- Chamberlain
treaty" desired to protect the rights of
American fishermen and the national
honor, was overcome and Chamberlain
suddenly and Unexpectedly obtained an
easy victory. But there must have been
in the surrender more than the vanity
and decrepitude of Bayard, and it was
impossible to resist the conclusion that
the combine had been formed between
the leaders of the Democratic party
to sacrifice the interests of New Eng
land fishermen and break down the
American tariff system. These injuri-
Gus assaults on American interests by
the combined force of English free
trade and southern Democrats ought
h. kAVl
lection of this miserable treaty
Chandler declared the Monroe doctrine
had been formally and deliberately
abandoned by the present administra-
ton. To the south the Pan ANA canal
was being constructed and within five
years the Isthmus of Panama was
likely to become French colony, while
the administration was opposing and
defeating the Nicaragua canal scheme;to
the north the Dominion of Canada was
growing stronger and more powerful
than had even been dreamed OF. She
was boldly Selling the trans portation
interests of the United States, was
forcing her way into the American
markets, was perpetIating outrageS on
the American fishery vessels and was
forcing on US unequal and degrading
terms. President Cleveland submitted
10 al IneSe dgSreSSlOuS anu III Ills last
annual message, through amazing
solec.sm, had omitted reference to
any question of foreign or do
mestic policy except one, and that
one was to recommend Congress
to join him in his alliance with Great
Britain to strike down the American
tariff system. How long was the pro-
lection of American interests at home
and defense of national honor to be in
trusted to hands like these?
Teller obtained the floor and the
treaty went over till tomorrow.
The Senate bill for the adjustment of
the accounts of laborers, workmen and
mechanics arising under the eight-hour
law was then taken up and advocated
by Blair. Without action the Senate
went into executive session and soon
adjourned.
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