The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-21

There would be thirteen great appropriation
bills to be passed, besides the apportionment
bill, and other business which pressed upon
the action Of congress. That consideration
should be enough to defeat the resolution.
No man, he thought would challenge the
sincerity of his (Hoar's) devotion to the
protective system. But he should take
little satisfaction in the pending tariff
bill if its passage was TO be at the price of
the dishonor of the country or broken
pledges. The protective tariff was a meas
ure to increase the wages of American
labor so that thereby American citizenship
and American manhood might be exalted.
1t could be brought to pass that the Ameri-
can workman should have his equal share
in the government of his country. and
should, everywhere through tbs whole land,
cast his vote in freedom and in honor,
whatever else of handiwork the United
States might show or fail to show in the
great competitive exposition of the world.
1t should at least give an example of repub-
hcan power to cause arrogance Of the proud
to cease and to lay low the haughtiness of
the terrible; to make man more precious
than fine gold-even man-than the golden
wedge of Ophir" Very close attention was
paid to Mr.. Hoar's speech on both sides of
the Senate chamber and in the galleries,
where there was a pretty large audience.
FRYE's PLEA.
Mr.. Frye expressed his sympathy with
the distinguished senator from Massachu-
setts in the utterances of his great speech.
Referring TO the promises of the republican
party in the matter of an election bill, he
asked whether those promises would be re-
deemed. II, said he, there are
forty-three. republican senators who
will waive for a few days
their convenience and comfort and pleasure
and private business, and will remain in
their seats from 10 o'clock in the morning
till o'clock in the evening, and all night
long if necessary, if there are forty-three
republican senators who believe in pro-
tecting American citizens here within our
own borders as they believe in protecting
them anywhere else in the world, if there
are forty-three republican senators who be-
lieve in enacting the tariff laws, if there
are forty-three republican senators who
believs in enaoting a national election law,
and if these forty-three republican senators
will agree first, that the previous
question shall be adopted as one
of the rules of the United States
Senate then in three days time that a rule
will be adopted in the Senate, and in ten
days time the tariff bill will be passed by
the Senate, and in ten days the election bill
too will be passed.
HOW IT CAN BE BEATEN.
If, on the contrary, there are republican
senators enough so welded to the old rules Of
the Senate as that under no circumstances
will they vote for the previous question,
then you might as we'll bid good-by to the
election bill now and to-day. There is not
a republican senator on this floor who does
not know that it is absolutely impossible to
pass the tariff bill through this Senate with
the election law minority of their side
against it. There is not republican senator
| here who does not know that between now
and December time enough cannot be
| a Al All 4
election bill. do not place the RESPONSE
bility for the defeat of the election bill on
| the senators who are now proposing that
that bill shall be postponed.
| place ID on those senators who
declared in tins republican conference
held earlier in the session that they would
not support rule for the previous question.
Cowardice never yet won battle, and
never yet retained friend A portion of
Frye's speech was applauded in the gal
lerIes.
EDMUNDs REPLIES.
Mr. Edmunds-Ihe senator from Maine,
| according to the newspapers, made 1t des1r-
able that should say word | agree with
him that cowardice never won battle, and
agree with him that cowardice
never robbed a man and never did
a forcible injustice to anybody. That
is not what it does. There are two kinds
of courage. One is that having made up
your mind that you want another mans
property, you go ahead and take it, and not
be afraid Of him. Another is that having
made up your mind to put muscle on every
body at any time that it pleases your own
sweet will you get the power to
/ do it in advance That Is not
my kind of courage. have that
kind of courage that 1 shall vote with
the greatest satisfaction for the proposition
| of the senator from Pennsylvania, aided, as
| hope, by the votes of gentlemen of differ
ent political opinions from mine, with the
addition that we will consider one other
great public measure. greater than the tariff
measure, more necessary to be disposed of
than the tariff measure. II it is evil, defeat
it; if it is good, pass it.
None of the democratic senators gave any
sign or made any comment except when
Mr.. Pugh questioned Mr.. .Hoar's personal
allusion.
| CROWDED ASIDE BY THE TARIFF.
While Mr.. Edmunds was speaking the
clock struck 10, and the tariff bill was laid
before the Senate as the unfinished bust
| ness.
Mr.. Aldrich declined to lay aside the
tariff bill temporarily. so the Senate pro-
ceeded with consideration of the tariff.
TO BE LoNG-wINDED.
From the number Of notices given Of an
| intent TO speak upon the resolution 1t is
scarcely probable that a vote will be
reached upon it or the amendment offered
by Mr.. Hoar tomorrow, unless consent
should be given to continue the debate after
| the close of the morning hour. Messrs.
Evarts, Cullom and Spooner have in
dcated their intention of addressing the
Senate before vote is taken, and the
chances are that with the delay in disposing
of the resolution others will be drawn into
discussion.