Telegram-herald., 1890-07-30
VESTS VOICE.
Il Is Heard IN Denunciation Ofths
Mckinley Bill.
Argument OF the kiissoarl Senator
Against Protection fsotion TO
Reoomun the Measure Lost



NAsmSsroN, JnlE - The senate
considered TIE revenue marine elll p
To o'clock Monday whea consideration
OF the tsris measure Was resumed. sea
ste Nest 40. nakiag SO address the
prlnclpa points Of which will be found
IL the following Summary
'the seYoeetss OF aga tsria tskation he K0id
wee colfro1tea q : greet perl. - ye-Fs
fAs fsrl2ers kGd Deea tod that The hoGze 2sF
bel N2s a. they Eeeded aOa tAa. the foreiga
ma kei Was Z bsgstelle, almost worthless Now
great C1aaze haa eoae Ths depression N
aSFlealtlral interests Ast tie emphatic de
MAIDS " tAe farmers for something besides
lying statistics and fFoihy esoianstion had
caused president Harrison and hr Blaine 10
Nfge upon Congress legislation tcr subsidies 20
steamships ara for rec pretty treaties VITA
he solta 2nsFic&a States n order l. obtain
a focsigE 1aFket for American products.
Little was heard now q The hoE.e market
bat great deal of the South American
market Gnc O! tne FaScally devices by which
ERglsnd lad robbed the United states
Of valuable trade Mr.. Blaine nov
deprecated the putting Of raw sugar o8 TIE free
list, or Ct Increasing TIE duties on wool and
suggested thai tie dusies on sugar and wool
should be utilized 10 secure free trade with
he South American states SO that al las.
TIE protecilouists had oeea driven from their
pretontious hambug about the home market
aao were forced 20 adopt the principle OF
free commercial intercourse which they had
so long opposed ard derided. The high
priests u protection were Low burning Incense
or tas aliars % free trade and we're yelling for
reciprocity treaties subsidies 70 steam and
sailing vessels. Pan American conventions
any thing 10 bring about free trade with the
South American States 50 aS 70 enlarge tbe for
elgu markets for American products.
Senator Vest went on 10 criticise the pro-
visions OF the pending ell thst are supposed 20
be for the benent Of The farmers. and said that
what the farmers wanted was the opening AID
enlargement Of foreign markets for their sur
plus wheat, corn. cattle and pork and the DO
crease OF tarin duty on clothing. hardware.
tin and other necessary articles Of daily
use by the farmer aud his family. The
proposed increase OF the duty on cattle,
while no cattle were imported except for breed
ing purposes Senator Vest Characterized as
the baIdest and most disgusting piece OF hum
bug ever exhibited even in politics The
same pretenss be said. was seen IN the IN
creased duties on hogs sheep horses and
mules. Referring 20 the proposed decrease Of
duty on tin-plate (of which e2i 600 OO) worth
was imported from England last year. sena.
tor Vest said that IL was for the purpose
of forcing the people of the United States 20 use
Pittsburgh galvanized iron. And we then, said
he, ask Great Britain 10 remove her quarantine
restrictions on American cattle. We stand
with sword In hand, 10 prevent the inports-
tion Of British goods, while we expect her
people TO take our products without word
o. objection. The farmer who could not see
that he was tho victim under the high tariff
system was hopeless partisan Tie farmer
furnished nearly fourhfths Of the exports OF
the country. ana IL the foreign market was un-
friendly or was absolutely closed against him
he would have 10 keep his surplus products q,
home and help 10 lower prices by Cutting the
market.
The question was then taken on Sen
ator McPherson's motion TO recommit.
and it was defeated by strict party
vote-yeas, 10; nays, 20.
The reading of the bill by paragraphs
for amendment was begun-the first
schedule being that as 10 chemicals,
oils and paints.
The Senate bill appropriating $50, 600
for a public building at She5oygan,
Wis, was reported and placed on the
calendar. The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE.
WAsHISGToE, July 29.-In the House
Monday was passed in the consideration
of the Sorata amendments tn the