Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-08-25

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bonds, When both Eonses nf congress
passed fcs1intion sta ting that The fresis
dent had thai right, b, said, well, / guess
/ nave and proceeded to make his pur-
chases.
III the patriotic spirit of the majority of
the Senate had not rejected the treaty, the
American people would have heard from
the executive, a lisp or desire TO affirm
and maintain ana defend and establish
their rights in relation TO the system OF
transportation.
senator Morgan spoke in defense of the
President and his message. President
| cleveland had, in q manly way, laid before
the people the exact situation in respect TO
our relations with Canada. Republican
opposition TO this whole fishery affair had
not been to get the people or the govern
ment into better shape, but to entrap the
Executive and put him where he would do
the bidding uf the minority Of the people
represented by the majority OF the Senate.
He was gratified 10 know that the President
did not feel alarmed at this at all. Mr..
Morgan had not favored retaliation for the
| purpose of injuriug the people OF the
GI.ited States. He favored getting it in
| the power OF the President to retaliate and
entirely convince Great Britain and Canada
that the United states had armed its local
authorities with power enough TO ratify
whatever wrong they might do. and that
the United States meant to execute its
purpose unless they came 10 some wise and
Just and honorable agreement with 1t. IL
any Senator had proposed to do something
else, let him avow it. II any Senator
thought that it was the dnty of the Presi-
dent Immediately to proceed to retaliate on
Canadian commerce for injuries and
WRONGS that had been done 70 the United
States previous 10 that time, let him avow
it.
After discussing the treaty articles bear
ing on tho question of transportation in
bond between the United States and Can
ada, Mr.. Morgan declared that the Presi-
dent found himself confronted with that
act of Congress US TO transportation in
bond, which had not been modified, or re-
ferred to, in the act of lSS7-the retaliation
act.
Mr. Hoar had asked why the President
had not brought up this subject before, Mr..
Morgan would ask why Congress had not
brought it up.
Mr.. Hale criticised the Presidents mes
sage rs desperate expedient to recover
lost ground, and confession that the atti-
tude taken by him and his administration
as to the treaty, was an attitude
Nothing had shown the wisdom of
patriotism of the course taken by Republi-
can Senators in rejecting the treaty as
worthless, 50 clearly Us this message. Why.
he asked, had the President waited until
now to call attention to the matter of tolls
ON Canadian canals and other matters of
injustice 10 Americans? II was because he
and his administration felt that they had
been discrediled in connection with the
treaty.
Mr. sherman said the Presidents mes
sage gave him more pleasure than he usual
iy derived from messages coming from
that high authority. But he thought it
was movement to supply lost ground. II
the President had based his treaty on the
principles laid down in his message there
would have been no difficulty about the
treaty and it would have been ratified by an
unanimous vote, because the message did
assert the rights of American citizens. He
spoke of the discriminating tolls on the
Canada canals, and safi that they ought
not to be submitted to. Reciprocal rights
ought to be insisted upon. Speaking OF
the financial policy of the administration,
he said that of all the financial
management that he had read
of in story or song, il was
the worst lie Spoke of the countless
millions that had been lost through the
administration, declining for nearly three
years to use the surplus in purchasing
bonds, although both Houses had declared
that the Secretary of the Treasury possess
ed the power to do SO. But the President
doubted his power in that case, Just as he
did in this.
The debate closed with controversy
between Mr. Beck and Mr.. Sherman about
the fiscal policy of the administration and
Mr.. Sherman's responsibility for the tariff
and the sinking fund and trusts.
Mr.. George took the floor for a speech on
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