The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-20
HEDEBATR ENDED


auent Kentuckisn.
m. pHEcKIIxIDGE nKRL1xA
-. Rss1. ~ usase. Covers mbnsseS
vSeh Glory - saasserful Prsese-
saxe speeeh- -spesl>r cessisse's Re-
IL Greeted Wish Appsssss-
WAsHrsoros, May 1s.--Long before
~ house met every reat In The gal
1esies, except those reserved Cor the
vresident and his family. WAS occu-
"a. After the reading Of the journal
NJ. Baker. 81 Illinois, was Recognized
Re said that yesterday. Il . moment
uhen he Vas oat Of the hall, words
were spoken by the gentleman from
Kentucky tBsectinridgrD rejecting On
his honesty and rejecting upon the
honor Of his constituents. He then
had read the remarks Of M. Bfefkin-
rfdee. rejecting upnu the manner IN
which the defeat Of VIM. r. Morrison.
in the Eighteenth Illinois district, was
accomplished I'm my own name, =
continued Mr.. BAl<er, and In the
name Of the entire Eighteenth con-
eressionai district Of Illinois, which he
has dared to iefame. hurl the words
back to the gentleman from Kentucky
and denounce their inputatscn -
grossly untrue. huYi the words back
into the face Of the GENTLEMAN from
Kentucky with absolute and unmsfi-
gated defiance. (Appizuse and laugh
teri No gentleman from Kentucky
shall swing his black smoke over my
shoulders and over the shoulders 81
my constituents with fmpunify- He
would 1t least incur the risk Of having
Il vrenched from his hand and q ring
the hot end OF IL, rnAyhsp.
sIf there be distinction In the adjee-
tive Eenfuckian, then ] am Ken
turkian. first saw the light " day
hard BY the shades Of Ashland, the
home 81 that important kentuctian.
Henry Clay, answering ~ adamant
In his great hearted patriotism, and
whose oId-time seat of peerless honor
and glory In this hall Is now. alas.
worse than empty. Applanse and
Isughtsrl. That seat & iilied by the
gentleman whose speeches are gar
lands Of flowers without leaves or
fruit. totally unsuited to public Affairs
and well adapted 10 ladies' boud0irs,
JIanrhterl but for their habitual touch
81 something approaching domineer-
ing arrogance. That old-time seat.
say, Is worse than empty. occupied As
II 4 by d gentleman who Kissed
through HIS teeth With uainf0rmed
reason at the grand ideas Of the grand
ola statesman whom he succeeded.
The colossal shade Of that great man
h0yers over the republic. II walks the
north land and the south land. and
Win re a living inspiration in this
mighty contest, this impending ground
swell. which will lit President CIevc-
land from the white house and very
probably lift the gentleman from the
seat OF Henry Clay" Applause ON the
Republican side.
At the conclusion OF his remarks
Mr.. Baker was greeted with loud aP-
plause.
THE pEBArE Opened.
The tariff debate was opened by
Nj. Reed. OF Maine, who was listened
10 with close attention, ending with y
general discussion Of the principles OF
Tree trade and protection. He said,
referring Ia the presidents tariff mes
sage. that incidental protection was.
10 show that tariff for revenue only
vent down before the same arguments
which were used against protection.
Incidental protection was most mex
cusable. II was an accident which
ought To be avoided like railway aeci-
dents. The president, he said, was
the leader OF the Democracy. He was
also the dispenser Of patronage, and
as he was rapidly shaking the
dust Of civil service reform OIL
his feet he was assuming
control over his party. There was but
one free trade and the president was
its prophet. Who ever fell In battle
In the service Of this new allah and Its
prophet, for him should open the shin
ing gates Of the heaven OF foreign
Missions and the federal offices.
Reed said that he did not purpose TO
defend protection. Its vast growth
within the last quarter of the century
defended IL better even than eloquent
orators. II was born with the republic.
II was the faith and practice OF every
civilized nation under the sun save
one, Russia. The graincries OF Europe
had abandoned free trade with strik-
ing result that whereas in 1876, before
duties were raised, she bought eight
million hundred weights OF British
metals and paid therefor $50 ,0O COB.
She got the saline quantity inuisss anu
paid only seventeen millions for u.
Austria, Germany. Italy, Mexico and
the Dominion Of Canada. that child OF
Britain herself, had all joined
In the'array OF protection.
The RKvESug REFORM oRAreR.
Continuing. Mr.. Reed said But.
II the revenue reform orator on the
MONOPOLY is terrible. there Is theme
on which he can take up the notes OF
the diving swan. How We do love To
hear him on the Impoverished farmer.
Then he l. not sublime, but he Is pa
thetic. great. I heard him first ten
years ago. To mc--innocent and un-
trayeled-it seemed as il the western
farmer was the most voc BECOME, down
trodden, iuekiess, unsuccessful, dis
piritr,i devil on the face of the earth.
The eastern vampire had mortgagei
his farm and thrown his fences down.
scattered his substance TO the
winds. In the fulness of time
travelled west myself. You may well
imagine my astoni~hment-who had
never seen ten acres together in eorts.--
10 behold fields of that great staple
stretching away TO the horizons edge:
10 see the tracts of lands which seemed
% have no boundaries visible under
the sky-land 50 rich that If We had an
acre OF il i'm Maine we could have sold
Il by the hushel, while on every side
We saw great brick houses. such as
only the squire lived in in our villages.
After some days Of this l became
snlky. | said: "Gcntlemen. OF course
we have robbed YOU. Ysnr congress
men would not lie about triiles like
that, But what lisguSts me IL tina,
~ did not do il more thoroughly.
In conclusion Mr.. Reed spoke eio-
uuently of the growth and prosperity
Of the country under the wise pro,ec-
tive laws.
Mr.. Reed finished at 1 Is and was
greeted BY enthusiasts applause IN
which the audience in the galleries loud
~ Joined.
SPEAKER CARLISLE RsrLirs.
As Sneaker Carlisle rose 10 reply a
storm of enthusiasm hrcke out and y
was some moments before he could
proceed.
Mr.. Carlisle began by replying 70
Mr.. Reeds charge OF tnsincefsty. He
said that he might retort that u
pyo;ection was sound doctrine III
should he carried "a It's logical con-
elusion totally prohihitive duties In
China the doctrine carried cut pro-
duced its logical effects. With every re,