New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-19
o,ooo November 80, 1890, slls1o4'49o; lSS'' eio''
o1g.3O1,
OPPOSING THE SHIPPING BILL.
Only FIVE DEMOCRATS ASK FOR lis C"N'
SHERATON

,,,,,,r,s THE MATTER WITH wIiLi.Lhh' "hfiA
.rr THE GREAT FRIEND OF AMERICAN SHIP
.c, p,sr ACTS WHICH MAKE HIN
LOOK SILLY TODAY-aoMh III f'Ni
Tits Is THE HOUSE.
wa.h,oeton. Dec. 1e-Despitc tue '"p'y'i' sfr'''
.tor ~ tina free trade Democrats U'' F'N
inc the American merchant marine Oh " 10" .ra 80 ~
giying II something like an elu" | ,ast ha.n ,,,rIv
uorciaI competition OF tho world I'a' a. ".1 ' ,r,,
,r. hoforo fin. House Of Representatives. iha'
cha r,.,u mon who now hold In keeping ''0 "''oS
If tbo Democratic party are oppo'eu " ""' ~ ..n,
for rho restoration Of the eonIcfc'' mann. -
country is A misfortune which cVeI!""O ' ,,,,,r,
Tho performances Of Bount oP'i"7o'' ~
and ,itls toaav-,ust stop and place tcSc a,' anu
''' In ,,ato M. ldc the names OF Washington,
Adams Jefferson and Madsoh-"e'e "
-, ., patriotic point of view Oh u'clf
. 1, ,os a srbt to prevent the House Hon" 'o's'u
erinp a mrasure which is dc'lghca 'o' why " r. INV"
fine commercial interests OF Nv 'ou',
strengthen it, powers OF deic"oo' ~ ., s ,,,nd
several propositions were not HNoi''"' ,. .,,.
i.,la to any and every proposton-thoush un'
. , IN he regarded as pa'uS''i puppy
.ttlon in any scnsc-aud yet every no,"o'' ~
.. sove five voted against cohsiuer'hs It,
Mo Geo we're Campbell. Clancy, Cumming, ""sne'
~, ,,.,,or all NJ New York. Democratic heP'cSch
,,,vos from other states and cities "h'~' ''"S"'
,r, ror, directly Interested perhaps. although
rot more vitality concerned tihi o'''' ''''o' CIV
constituencies in the extension oil American 'oHNo''
voted in the negative or refused 10 Vof' i'' Vi ~"
1yorl, CITY mcmbcrs-Mcs,rs. Flower Sphola ana
-. -,ote1 against consideration. Messr 20
, DuuDhv Fitch. Mccarthy, Quinn ana siam
,ecier wsrc conveniently absent when the vote was
taken. ~, .., e.,
Among the southern Democrats VINO voted III
tho negative with loud emphasis wis "c"c'"'
Wheeler. Of Alabama. Less thah 'n'c' !cd''
oc, ho was unanimously elected to ana ~
c.,,,od the presidency of the American ompp'ns
-, ,rhich now numbers than 100000 mem
hor.hip distributed throughout every state OF inc
Union and he has heartily cooper1'cd III every con
vcntion Of the league since that tine, both N''oh"'
and local AZ Tie Ncw-Oflcins cow nUoh 81 'Or"H'
1---. General Wheeler wrote most stirring fte'
how pc the uniaclton Of the labor interests in snip
ming and tho necessity Of subsidc' T. restore American
Shipping l,r the protection Of American commerce. Al
Hrnluslnn tac League had m'~t successful con
vcoton I'm numbers and enthusiasm for three days IL
November. l--7 TO which General Wheeler sent us
following greeting
Hon. Charles = I'LL. Secretary OF shipping League
Dear III: owing 10 ,ltllr~, ia ~! ldul ana !
combination of other cIr'uin- iaitc'' nI' a. t,' i
H. morrow II DO not / wish 10 ,ay that shall not
cease To- exert Iy efforts 10 DO all can io' inc r. u'
'I.' Oh , m .,,, ,.r one OF that our foreign
trade cannot compete with ENGLAND ana o'heF mann
,I,,l..f the product, Of our Factories. Aa' am" l.
,,ritlilrly interested in THIS question: not "'y v'
account Of her rapidly becoming innh'' ,'', ,
but bcct4-. when ,hpbu.t!ag la AmeH," ",s''' ,'o
proportion c--"itlai tD h.r CONNER ltI ,t'4' Wv
greatest ,Hpyard, most prntaoly bc located upo"
We Iayc jhS best and cheapest iron. for>stS q The
,st timber cDai without h.t and ihe chmnte 81 'ne
Gut is peculiarly favorable ior constructing H"n -"'p'
with .po"d and economy. $3.50 .. t..-,,c
myself "''' great ''''''' .5,GjsEPii WHEELER.
~ four National Convention, o. The L"acn" IL
r---' 5000. General Wheeler has presided ava
made dG.-,>es 81 encouragement ~ tAc convention
IL. r,. -nrly. l--9 General Wheeler minated hi-
Judgment as lie expire -cd u. th't tho honor "i
president should 20 round ald he had -"rved three
wear, of..ad h, rc,lgrn'!on; Int. - he s'v" no
other reason and hnA been hearty a
| GA, operator lie was reelected. and visited
Prr-ld,u,s Cleveland AID Harrison. re secretary 'i
,;a, and otlcr Cahnc; officer, WIKI secretary '"i''
r. Hil and Ir,l, 4 Vanderbilt ~ tho League ""u
rr.,crfcd pud urged the Endorsement - III" Admits
tron fo- the resolutions which ar appended Aere'o
and which appear i1 The Cousrr 'ion"l RECORD 81
March - AID Aprl l. las. General Wheeler dn:'ns
tie convent IN Of February 1870, visited "a" President
v.,'i tie whole b.dy Il tho convention TWO VI me
resolution, above referred 70 rcad ns follows:
Resolved That the United states ma!.' Ought 70 D"
] I
-'urr. t.'"f "1' own h'a' 1 90" r.! ,r e,..,. ard
49, & ."h ,>r, 80. rli- Government oucht 10 i'-y
iut Compensation rcsauile, o' ~" prct f'L " .I'"
ot."r nations aI' ".i'."s lr.,, ,"4 pr,.ur.tv c
i,rnr AID ,,nr.ric - iutc.-,;s Of tn, coIn ry
cutltlr '''m 10 foreign MAJ -"F'i.' me I''."i 49,
! ,c"rit ma 'fH"' W "' s-io,,r, r,t.'r,i
mid. aid national arrtiDn :" cA''nh our l'. e. "''
i,,-,,rrc. ard our ul,rIc II throughout tho world.
These AL 4 other resolutions General wheeler bafhe'
,v his p.rsonal aprearaAcc a. veil his written ap
u,ovnl in Iarch. Irgo. December II General
Wheeler voted ngausi giving thc lIoH@ an opportunity
! even 10 consider The matt r. co'r"l Nv '4c ''H'
/ resolutions.
What j, the matter with General wheeler
when Nr. Forquhsr. Of NcrforN. chairman 81 'l'
Committee on MOI. hasn't Marine ard Fisheries, asked
the House 70 ~ into Committee OF ne Nh'' on '''
~louIue b1l Mr. springer. and Mr. iithlah' 81 LIMOS
,oi ieol, dc Of That Nr Flr1uhu hid lNc1 al.h'
,o ,pori Tie BIN and Mr. lItl4au called for rcadlu-
II tine minute - the committee.