Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-30

shop had been the recruiting ssstions o!
the democratic party. Is was net in the
great manufacturing censefs in Nev York
STATE that the largest republican majoriries
rolled up bat in the agricultural portions
Of the State: while the criminal population
| of ci.ies we're natural allies and constitu
enss Of the democratic party. The State
Of New York has given the republican
ticket majority 72.coo which vas = prAcu
cal decision in favor Of the pending bill.
Hiseock said the finance committee had
refused TO give hearinss to the representa-
lives Of the manufacturers Of Germany
France. England and Belgium. The place
for the m to be heard vas where the demo.
cratic members of the committee were in
conference. He did not know how much
money vas contributed 70 the democratic
election fund by those interests, but he
knew that every dsy the tari6 bill was de
layed vas ls-.e,, [, the prof. Of foreign
manufacturers. They were interested in
its defeat As 10 the complaint that the
finance committee had not complied fully
With the requirements of Plumb's resolu-
ton, he asserted that IL va sufficiently
comp piled With, and asked Why the demo
cratic members Of that committee had not
prepared its amendments and . statement
of feasons for them. Why, he asked
should they aot contribute their share to
the general information on the subject:
Morgan asked whether Plumb's resolu
ton required any information to be sup
piled 10 the Senate by the minority finance
committee.
Hiscock admitted it did not and said i.
sAs no iron rule on the subject. Itseemed
to him it would be just for distinguished
Senators on the other side to have contri
buted someof the information that well@d up
in them individually. Hiscock warned the
democratic Senators not TO indulge in idle
prophecies about 1892. In his judgement
the Democratic National Convention of
1892 would abandon forever its platform,
policy and tariff bill Of lsss, and protection
would be accepted - q settled policy IN
both political parties.
Blair said the speech TO which the Sea-
ate had just listened could not fail to make
. profound impression upon the country.
The Senator from Nev York had most
wildly protrsysd the republican party as
being engaged in the proud mission OF the
fuItliment of its pledges.
Voorhees, congratulated German on his
great victory in breaking the predeterpine ed
silence on the republican side of the cham
ber A. to the speech Of the Senator from
New York, which had been extorted under
the lash, it was the same old TRADE, calum-
ny and abuse against the democratic party.
II that was all there was Of it, he (Voor-
hees) would let it 60. 1t seemed that there
was no one to speak fairly for the great
democratic city of New York. He arraigned
1. r l.. tI,.t all
simply because twas opposed to him poli'i
caily.
The Senator had spoken of the vices,
crime and intemperance of the city of New
York, but he Voorhees, asserted that the
very Gibraltar of the Republican party 10
that city. the only district in which it in
creased its majority Of late. was the eighth
assembly district. where Johnny O'Brien
has been leading the worst elements of
society, where immortality, vice and crime
of all descriptions are 80 rife that mans
life vas not safe there after sundOwn. II
was well known he heartily desired to be
with his party conservative on the great
question Of tariff.
lie heartily desired, and at one time b.
iieved, that it might be within their power
to 90 where Jackson, Robert j. Walker
and Polk had laid down the lines, but as he
bad found they were dealing with il,grsnt
robbers and highwaymen, who east aside
their masks and clutched at the throsts OF
the people, that kind Of conservative dea!-
ins had to be abandoned and a different
course pursued.
The light in which the republican party
was viewed BY 4 great majority Of the IA
boring men of the country, was the light in
which Alexander the Great appeared to
the individual robber who was brought be
fore him for judgement, who said: ''It is
thou, not |, who art the great robber of the
age So every criminl II in the land, and
every horse thief, might cay to the republi
can policy. if not to the party. it was the
migh,iest robber of them all.
Reagan repelled that come illusions in
Hiscocks speech we're uncs mplimentsry to
the Southern States and said that such re-
proaches would not have come from great
men who preceded him ~ Senators from
the great State of New York, who Illus
trated the fraternity of feeling aud goo
will.
Aliusion was made by Voorhees, to the
reduction of duties in the schedule of
whiskie.. brandies and wines was taken up
by Spooner and the explanation made BY
Aidrich denying any reduction Of duties on
that schedule and admitting the clerical er-
ror in the footing. This led voorhees, to
remark that there should be = committee
appointed on the revision eff errors.
The bill was laid aside, House joint reso
luton to continue appropriations under ex-
listing laws up to August 18th, passed.
After q short executive session the Sen
ate, at 6 P. NJ, adjourned.