The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-15
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WASHINGTON, May 7,-rhe debate ON
the Mckinley bill opened this AFTERNOON
70 an exceedingly poor house, There was
nOmOra excitement or special mAllfehlh'
lion of Interest than d shown when an
apprOprlatlOn bill IL called up for oonhln.
GRAFTON, The galleries we're almost empty
except In what 10 known as the Nhlheh
belt,h behind the clock, opposite NE
Apsakeria chair, which contained llle
usual number Of occupants who nave no
place else 10 90, There were about ninety
members on the Republican side hnd my
on the Democratic Aido OF ihe main aisle
when Major Mckinley marched ~ ana 20,
gan arranging great PIE OF leeal pgohn ',e!s
IN glanced up toward the galleries ana
look OfsurpriBe oyeroame his counlenanee
aa he
CONTEMPLATED the SMALL crowd
there, for the opening OF great tart N do,
hate has always hitherto attracted not
only the WaRhlngtonlana, but spec
tatora from distance, When Uie
debate on the Mills bill began there
Was great crush ana seats
could not be procured for love normoney'
Before the debate began Mr. Mills, ln
plnee OF eK.Spealer Carlisle, who IN IN
RentuGlA attending the funeral OF INC
late Senator Beck, made a vigorous pro-
test against tho short time allotted Tor
general debate -four days. and referred
With pardonable pride 10 the fact that lhe
Democrats gave twenty-three days during
the great debate Of 1873, Hut II was not
expected that the Republicans would heed
renonatrance They will carry out Their
"hurry uph program, pass tho hlll huu
turn Il over 20 the Senate for burial,
Major Mckinley launched his speech
hrayely, considering the dlaeouraglng cir
| oumhlaneea, aud with grave ana solemn
mlen rehearhed the same old speech ht
| has made IN Congress aud ON the stump
| for years. The speech fell very flat and \
was with an effort that the organized
| ollaue on the Republican side kept up q
show OF enthuslaam, There seemed 70 bt
something lacking, Perhapa u was hli
| failure 10 drag In the suit OF clothes inlro
duced with such picturesque elect IN we
debate on the Mills bill, Throughout, th'
| speech was weak
fle concluded hla peroratlon with an
| eloquent apoair0phe 10 the universal
prosperity OF The country under prolee
| tive ayatem, which will doubtless strike
harahly on the ears Of the tOlllng htrlkerf
all over tho country, the
TAX RIDDEN FARMERS or ONO
and the corn burners Of Kanaaas, On The
whole McKlnleyia effort was q sore dis
appointment, even 10 his political friends,
On the other hand, Mr., Mills, who follow
od, made o mastery aud brilliant speech
In every particular, Tho radical dilior
ence between Mckinley and MILLS was
that the former talked In the interest OF
the capitalists and employers while the
latter argued the case of the people. Mr.
Mllln reduced the problem 10 the compass
OF q nut shell whom ho said that u protoc'
ton was "A good thing then II ought 70 be
extended 10 all and there should DO NO
fayorltlam, and u II did extend 10 all, ni
the Republicans claim, then II nouirnllg'
cd Itself and "protoctedn no one. The
whole aystom was for the enrichment OF
one class at the expense OF the other, and
the Republican party confronted tho poo'
pie with the Mckinley bill and like. a
highway robboTtold them 10 stand and dc.
liver, Mr., Mills was interrupted time and
again by the most tumultuoua applause.