New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-10


,,r-cIv dovo,od to sugar The first speaker was
hshbcl p Fitch who in the Lth Congress Votcd 1or
Thomas Il. Reed for speaker and VINO No'eu LOT 'ohi
g. Carlisle for Speaker Of the List Congress lnS re-
mark might To be wholly uhcIleu ior anu
s;mnIv TO indicate Mr. Ftchs versatility rs poll
ticlau bnt that would be mistake, Tor IL also lhdi-
cocs in mart the sort speech in which he INDUCED
TO-DAY. lie accused Chairman Mckinley of incon-
sjstencv But Mr. Fitch went still further ana spoke
Of the pending bill political makcShlit.' coming
from Fitch that did actually severc-but IT dn not
indicate inventive gcnus in high degree. More
than one man who sits on the east side OF tho
centre aisle was made "a political makcshift" by the
Cleveland Administration before the last vote
taken on the Dark Lantern" bill in July, 1888 Mr..
Fitch NAV be aware of that fact. II must be said in
mis- behalf that the new Tammany member from the
XIIIth New-Yorl District spoke with good deal Of
spirit and though he really meant what he said
when he remarked When the Republican party pro-
posed say that the tariff question had been settled
TO the permanent disadvantage of the people Of the
metropolis. il must take notice that to such settle
ment the people of Ncw-Yorl would not submit
long the tide beat the Battery and the Hudson
flowed to the sea- This brave sentence provoked
loud applause the Democratic side where Fitch now
sits-in which Godfather" Grant doubt would have
Joined had he happy been present. OF course. how
ever all that Mr.. Fitch meant. if he meant even so
much that the pending bill threatens perma-
ncnt disadvantage to the people of New-Yorll.' and
that the people" will feel NOT only extremely uncon-
Portable, but highly indignant If the bill shall become
law. Probably Mr.. Fitch is holly mistaken.
The Democrats put up two other speakers before
the recess. One Mr. Crisp. OF Georgia who hopes
receive the complimentary nomination of his party
for Speaker of the next House in Mr. Carlisle IS
promoted to the senate. lie did not make as good
speech usual probably because Of the fact that he
was Unexpectedly called upon 10 act as sort OF
stop-gap. on account Of the absence of Mr.. Carlisle.
who with wet eyes left the tomb Of Beck Yesterday.
and took the first train for Frankfort 10 convince the
Kentucky Legislature that ihe shoes of the dead soma
tor will fit him perfectly and of the two cchnridCcS.
the smaller but ADLER Of whom has been for some
time absent in Arkansas to help his people The
other Democrat the Gminuve General Wheeler. OF
Alabama, who quickly emptied the House and itS
galleries by spreading his speech over the covers OF
two desks lie and the poor chairman Of the Com
mittec Of the Whole then enjoyed themselves for some
ime-at least General Wheeler enjoyed himself
The speeches of the day were delivered 10y two Re
publican members of the Ways and Means Committee
NessrS. Gear. Of Iowa. and Payne of New York.
both speeches good that il would be hard 10
say which was the better Mr.. Gear devoted him
self wholly 10 the proposed sugar schedule, and IN
lis support brought array Of facts and figures which
the Free Traders Will find 30 be mpregnablc. Not only
that but he fortified every proposition with arguments
which seemed 10 he invincible. Mr. Gear is business
man. having been FOR many years prominent mcr-
chant. and he knew what ne was talking about. lie
had his desk sample walls OF Of all the differ
ent grades which he with eject illustrate and
enforce his propositions His speech was the best ex
position Of the sugar question which has been heard
in the House since Gareds time, and it deserves to be
widely read
The same remark may be made Of the forciblc
and pungent speech OF Mr.. Payne, which was III all
respects an admirable one. His description Of the
Democratic canaboat Invasion of New York in the fall
of 1883 was inimitable and provoked repeated eX
plosions of laughter the galleries aud on the Rcpub
ncan side 1t must be admitted, however, that none
of the DcmocratS-not even Mr.. Flowcr--seemed TO
enjoy it. \ good share Of the speech was devoted
10 the provisions for the better protection Of aer
cultaral industries. Mr. PAYNE did not forget 70 pay
his respects to the sage Of Corsinna.7 whom he
convicted not only Of ignorance in respect 10 the
pending bill but also in regard TO some OF the pro
visions Of that famous back number sometimes
known As the Dark Lantern bill. which the
banner under which Mills and his devoted companions
sailed-or towed-on the celebrated canalboat ex
pedition of 1888 Mr.. Paync's instructive remarks viii
be read with interest by every American farmer.
OF course the Democrats did not enjoy them and he
was repeatedly interrupted by Flower, McNilln.
Springer OFerra and others. including Small.sizcd
man from Tennessee who bears the imposing name OF
Washington.
All in all the day bad for the Free Traders
and an extremely good for the Republicans. The
main points of the speeches are given below:
In.
argument Of the Republicans that the tarin ques
ton was settled by the election of 1855 and that the
Republican party had instructions from the people 70
bring in the pending BILL elm his speech on the Mills
bill Mr.. Mckinley declared that the tax on tobacco
should be removed. lie (Mr. Fitch agreed with the
gentleman. The gentleman did not agree with hlIn-
self In his speech the gentleman had said nothing
about the bounty on sugar. The settlement presented
70 the people in that speech not the settlement
which the gentleman was making today Having
failed TO do what he had promised to do about tobacco
and done what lie had not promised about sugar the
gentleman went step further and repucatcd all the
arguments contained in his speech Of two years ago
The bill makesift TO meet political situation
When the Republican party proposed 10 that the
tariff question had been settled 70 the permanent dls
advantage Of the people Of the metropolis. must take
notice that TO such settlement the people Of New
York would not submit, 50 long the tide beat on
the Battery and the Hudson flowed to the (Ap-
plauSeJ
Mr.. Gear said that the old proverb "scratch a
Russian and YOU will find Tartar" might be applied
to the Democrats; for if the nmsy pretences were
scratched oil a Democrat Free Trader would be
found. In 1soe the people had rendered their yer
dict. The pending bill was framed in harmony with
the verdict Of the people II had been drafted In tho
broad SUM ght OF public opinion After reviewing cshau
lively the tariff legislation Of the Government for years
past Mr.. Gear gave his assent to the schedule
Of the pending bill lie favored protection for any
article that produced in this country. II the
United States could produce sugar in sufficient guam |
thy supply domestic wants lie would foster IL by |
fair protection but he believed that that was i'm
possible. lie convinced that the United states
must look to other countries for her sugar. There
imperative demand for free During |
the last twenty-Onc years had paid in duty on |
sugar over $SG2 00O0 900. This fact should convince
every fair minded Of the necessity Of putting
sugar on the free list He contended that the sugar
schedule Of the bill would be "a blow at the Sugar
Trust
Mr. McMilln, Of Tennessee inquired how it was
II that were So that the Sugar Trust securities had
had such phenomenal rise recently.
Mr.. Gear suggested that the pending bill gave the
rchnes protection Of only 40 Of cent, while the
Mills bill gave them one cent.