Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-09
WASHINGTON.

Senator Plumb of Kansas is the
last one to open his eyes, and swim
for his life. He is one of the largest
rodents in the Senate chamber of the
vessel but he found it sinking, and
is "pulling for the Shore" The DEM
ocrats were put into state ofextreme
qualification when they heard the
Kansas Senator denounce the theory
he has been harping on for years.
That staunch old soldier, of verbi-
age, Mr.. Sherman, replied to him,
and showed that he hated yet to give
up. But the fact is growing daily
more apparent, that the republican
party has absolutely stampeded, and,
if the country wants protection" it
will be necessary to find another
guide.
The question was on paragraph 100
of the "tariff bill relating to china,
porcelain, and crockery ware" The
''break" on the subject, made by Mr..
Plumb, was even more distressing to
his republican colleagues than was
the first made earlier in the session,
by Representative Butterworth, of
Ohio.
The Finance committee of the Sen.
ate recommended reduction of the
rates in the House bill, from &C to So
per cent on white and undecorated
ware.
Messrs. Sherman and Hiscock OPP
posed the Senate amendments. Then
Mr.. Allison of Iowa, arose, and, in
substance, said that he was bound to
get in word if it was the last act of
his public career. He roared that he
had stated a few days before, with
all the carelessness of DESPERATION
that the increase Of duty caused by
the administration bill, in taxing car
toons and coverings amounted to
from 10 to 10 per cent. That it was
true, as stated by Mr.. Sherman, that
the crockery industry, had had, in the
last few years, most remarkable de-
velopement. He wanted a reduction
of duties, such as was recommended
by the Finance committe, and if it
wasn't done he was ready to throw
up his job.
Mr.. Vest wanted the rates put at 40
per cent, and Mr.. Mcpherson, want
ed it few per cents higher. Senator
Vance made humorous speech upon
the high protective system. He de-
clared that the whole earthen-ware
section of the bill was disgrace tC
anyone wo claimed to be tinctured
with a sense of humanity. Because
it was simply discrimination in ia
vor of the rich against the poor. That
the same policy of discrimination ran
through the whole tariff bill, from
one end of it to the other. But the
exciting part of the whole matter was
when Senator Plumb committed
mutiny. He had with him, facts
figures and invoices, which showed
that originally, and before the crock
cry business became fat it was salts
fed with gratuity of $l6.40, on ;
given amount of ware. Under TIT
pending amendment it would amour
to 1912 and under the Mckinley
bill $57.l2. He said "the.whole ten
dency of civilization is toward tn,
reduction of prices of all products O
human labor. To claim that the tar
if had been the main factor in TIN
reduction of the prices of manufac
tured goods, is to ignore all the force
of civilization. The American PEG
pie are entitled to have cheap good
if competition can bring that about
When is the time coming when tn
people of the United States will de
rive some benefit from the establish
ment of home industries? But tn
best of it was the way in which h
said that he didn't say all that wit
the slightest idea that it would be @
any effect upon the vote in the Sen
ate, Gas if he had casted pearls befor
swine.)
Senator German is winning golde
opinions on all sides for the able man
ner in which he is managing tn
democratic side Of the tariff debate
} He has already compelled the repub
5 licans to abandon their announce
policy of silence, and to enter into
: defense of the outrageous bill whic
they wanted to pass without debate
/ Mr.. Harrison and Secretary BIain
now have their heads together 6
Cage May Point trying to devils
some method Of preventing the dt
feat which they can see starring the