The Republican journal., 1888-08-23
Senator Hale upon the Treaty.

oeHatoI uale upon iNS Treaty
Tha Maine Senators are frequently on deck.
and always to some purpose In lively de-
reply to Senator Morgan. of Alabama showed
clearly tie fire, trade attitude of the Admins
1ration and he Democratic party ard their
leaning to the British side of every Industrial
question. as illustrated by their >uh>erviencN
to the demand OF Canada. for free fish. Mr..
Hale spoke as follows:
Mr.. iIale-Mr. President, when the senator
from Alabama is in the mood which possesses
him this afternoon, he always speak. clearly
and plainly, and shows What he means and
what sentiments move hiG. In that he is bold
er than many of his associates. 1t WAS impoS-
slbic for him to let the discussion upon this
treaty, or more Immediately upon the question
of po>tponelnent until December. pass without
seeking aid taking opportunity for advocating
the free trade side upon the only >uhi-ct-lnat-
ter under this negotiation X here tht que ton
Of protection or free trad, arises. II was not
possible tor him to iet the opportunity pass
without delivering a denlincia!ion OF the pro-
lection that our statutes Al present give to the
fishery interests Of the United States
Mr. President. the Senator and lis party
have Of late grown somewhat sensitive over
the charge made in many places and Profound
~ believed by the American people that the
Democratic party is American in it, atti-
i mbuel with British views and British poll
ce> and British theories. The country has not
failed to take notice of this leaning Of the Sen
ator'> party. and this is one reason for its great
interest III the discussion upon The treaty. and
the discussion develops the attitude Of the
Democratic party a> boldly takel by the Sena-
tor from Alabama in the speech he has Just
made.
Here is proposition To rcn.ay. ,iuti, : upon
fish caught III British Canadian Vessels hv
British fishermen in British waters to 1t.
brought into our ports in competition with ctr
own Alnericail-cau.ht fi>h. Ii j. not "A move
ment called for anywhere by the American
people. 1t is a proposition that Canada, with
Great Britain backing her. came into this nt-
COLLATION. more i'll favor Of and more decided
upon maintaining ami securing than amy other
one proposition involved in the CONTROVERSY.
Free fish was what tile Canadian rrpre>t rt;l-
tivee sought and hoped 1~r and demanded
when they assembled III session With IT, other
neg0tiator>.
There WAS, as have said. 10 demand for
free fish in amy American quarter. >iN months
ago the Seuator from Alabama did not venture
to stand W here in III" Senate and ar.ete for H.
and there was no call for il anywhere. 1t i, a
plain case of AN elaborated and defined British
dcinani. 1t does NOT even come under the cate
CORY OF the many other industries where it i
claimed by gentlemen on the other side that it is
the consumer i'll the United States who wants
The destruction of one industry of ours has in
terms been chalnploncd by Great Britain and
has been made the subject OF ong-continled
and elaborate negotiation. in which that power
has AT last succeeded putting her proposition
INTO the treaty, and to-day We lind the Demo-
cratic party, represented by the Senator from
Alabama. who is at i> head on the Committee
on Foreign Relations, and who in this discus
sion has more Than any other voiced the >enti-
inent OF his party and of the Prc>ident-we
find him here unable to let the discussion pass
without bringing out clearly the suhSeryiency
winch he and his associates and the Pre,ilen.
who leads them are under to British Interests
and British demands.
III does not DO Tor the =; IlatOr to helittle this
Industry Of ours and say that but 4 few miles
Of our coa>l comparatively are represented bv
1t, and that the American fishermen who are
interested in This question are only small part
even OF the fishermen upon all oul shores. That
Is not the fashion that the Democratic I.arty
had in years past in dealn" with the interests
IL American citizens. great or small. TIe
number Of scamen who Were Impressed by
British ships and carried into the British SER
wee, the question that more than any other
gave rise 10 the war of 1872 with Great Britai.
was not one in one hundred thousand of the
american people. and yet i, was the pride of
he party IL power then. from which the
senator claims lin"a descent, to e>poli>c the
'ause OF the >eainen who had been torn from
ny N''hS vi our Ncs>tl> hllt iNl upon British
hips. few is they Were in plumber. That was
he fashion Of the Democratic party in that
lay.
1t was not a great strip Of ground flat lay
between the Rio Granle and the Ncuces that
gave rise to the war with Mexico. 1t was not
leeded to the integrity OF the American peo-
Die. or to the symmetry of our boundary. or to
he happiness or welfare of the American pco-
de; but tie moment that Gen. AriSta with The
Mexican army crossed the Rio Grande the
whole American people, with a Democratic
flew to arms. and the country
determined that. whatever territory was IN
Owed. great or small. the honor and dignity
II the flag Should he maintained. 1t was only |
| handful! of men that held that belea.ucrea |
ort IN Charleston liarbor y years ago: ana
'et when the Senator from Alabama and bis |
associates fired upon that body Of men the
whole loyal North rose as granilv as though a
hundred thousand of our soldiers had been as
allied.
The Senator can not put this question out Of |
Ight nor east it under his feet because this in
'u>try does not represent a numerous portion |
u the American people. 1t is an interest that |
epresents men OF hardy lines of pursuits that |
equire manllnes> and intelligence. that has |
raned men to stand in the defence of the
ountry, and it is only-and speak it as AN
\ american citizen with a sense of Shame-it is
My within this last year that an American adj
hlnlstration has been found that has been will
ng to trample this industry and the people ell
aged IN 1t under foot and to send out lon"
onllles and inspire its defenders here to make
on9 speeches in favor Of the side of our COM
EDITORS, the British people. As | have said
efore, it is fortunate that the country watches
MS debate and appreciates the position of the
Alabama g. IL nj art,