Democratic messenger., 1888-08-11
Senator Wilson on the Treaty.

Senator Wilson made great speech
on the Fisheries Treaty." in the Sen.
ate on Thursday. July a6,h. he surpris
ed the Republican side Of the House
by the able manner in which he de
Tended President Cleveland's and Sec.
retary Bayard's views Of the "Treaty."
The Senator from the Eastern Shore
generally "says something when he
speaks" and the unprejudiced press OF
the country gives him the credi, of
being one Of the mos, able "hrst term
men" in the Senate. After thorough.
ly handling his subjec, on the occasion
referred to above Senator Wilson con
cluded as follows
"Mr. President. our Republican
friends are embarked in wha, they fully
know is a desperate enterprise. the
attemp, to elect a president. They fear
as multitudes OF observant men in the
country believe, that upon the issue
OF the preasent contest hangs the life OF
uheir party, whose hold upon the peo.
pie Of the country is so weak that an.
other national defeat may be its final
doom. How unlike the majestic ca
reer Of the Democratic party of the
Cons titution as against Congressional
usurpation. Of the people as a agains,
fsvored classes, of home rule as agains,
Capitalization, Of economy as against
profligate expenditure, of labor as "A.
gainst monopoly, OF revenue for leg
itimatc purposes Of government as
against surpluses and subsidies, and OF
the reign Of law and justice as agains,
that Of a corrupt plutocracy, has dc.
served to live perennial life, whilst
all the other old parties have stranded
on the shores Of time.
No wonder. then that in a debate,
:he only issue Of which is the true cor.
itruction Of certain treaties aud com
mercial arrangements, instead Of per-
forming their constitutional functions
Of advising the President, the Repub.
lican party is enacting the innamma
tory role Of striving to arouse war
spirit among our people, and thereby
to gain the votes Of restless and un
easy spirits throughout the land, and
especially by pursuing the un American
policy Of appealing to the Old World
passions Of some Of our forcign.born
fellow.citizens Sir, they forget the
time when they used to deride the
Democratic party, especially in the
North. as composed of wild Irishmen
and OF ignorant natives. They for
get that many Of those who are now
patting the Irish on the back are the
very men who in secrecy and in dark
ness were formerly planning their social
political. and religious ostfacism,
whilst the Democracy OF the country
were successfully engaged in one OF
the most tremendous political struggles
which ever convulsed our land in
order TO prevent their now pretended
friends from placing the yoke of in.
feriority and proscrip,io, around their
necks.
But few, sir, are so simple as not to
see through their game They think
they can storm and rave against Great
Britain to such degree as to convince
some Of our Irish friends that ,hay are
about to twist the lions tail, and there.
by to get some Of their votes; whilst
all the time, to the business interests
OF the country, they laugh a, the idea
Of their furious TRADES being anything
more than gasconade, without a pinch
Of warlike powder in it; and whilst in
real truth, and in true New England
style, they are keeping their sharp
eyes fixed upon the main chance in
the shape Of monopoly of the great
American fish market. Thus they
hope to delude the Irish voters, and TO
make them pay for the pleasure of
their delusions 10y doubling the cost
Of their fish, the price OF which, under
the kind Of retaliation for which our
New England friends are scheming, i,
will be in the power Of a few hundred
New England fishing vessel owners to
fix at their own limits.