The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-27
.DOINGS OF CONGRESS
Lively Discussion in the Senate
On the
POLICY OF THE TWO PARTIES
Effect Of Republican Policy Of Protection and
Democratic Policy OF Tariff for Revenue
Only House Proceedings.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, July 26-The opening de-
bate in the presidential campaign was
heard in the Senate today. Mr. Aidrich
opened the debate by declaration that the
tariff question was to become by common
consent the leading issue of the campaign.
West announced his determination that the
Democratic party would make that the
issue in every township in the land.
The conference report on the general de-
hcency bill was agreed to. The French
spoilations claims are dropped and the Pa
cific railway claims for government trans
portation was postponed until next session.
After routine business the presiding of
ficer laid before the Senate Hale's resolu-
tion, as to the relative effect of the Re-
publican policy of protection aud the Dem
ocratic policy OF tariff for revenue only.
Aldrich addressed the Senate He said
the Investigations by the finance commit
tee clearly established the fact that de-
cline instead of an advance had taken
place in the price of the necessaries of
life and the resultant cost OF living since
the adoption of the Mckinley bill 1t was
significant fact that while the cost OF
living in the United States had de-
ciined the cost of living in England
had increased i.9 per cent. for the
same period. At no time in
history had the earnings of the people of
the United States been as great, measured
by their powers of purchase Of the COM
forts and necessa aries OF life, as today. Re
ferring to Vests assertion that never be-
fore the present time had there been such
disturbances of labor, or such hostile and
inimical relations between employer and
employed,
ALDRICH PRESENTED STATISTICS
of the strikes in each year from 1880 to 1890
in the United States. These strikes varied
from Clio in 1850 TO Z s in 1890, whereas in
Great Britain, the paradise of tariff re-
formers. 3. l64 strikes had occurred in 1882
Vests statement as TO the prostration of
the Observation-Disclosures was Numerically
opposite to actual facts. The farmer to-
day. with an equal number of bushels Of
grain or pounds of wheat, could buy more
and better clothing, machinery or supplies
than ever before.
Vest replied to Aldrich. In the face of
the recent Carnegie strikes at Homestead,
the senator from Rhode Island said he
represented that there were the most
amicsble relations existing between en-
ployers and employed l. the United States.
Either the American workman said
Vest must be an anarchist by nature, or
else he was today
OPPRESSED AND ROBBED
by his employer"
AS to agricultural prosperity, Vest as
serted that the price of farm land nad
steadily gone down in Missouri ana other
largely agricultural states.
Paddock denied that statement as far as
Nebraska was concerned, and Davis OF Min
nesota and Allison Of Iowa, put in sim-
liar denial for their states.
Pettigrew, rising TO say something about
North Dakota's increases of value, Vest
remarked that that was because the land
was entered at Sl.25 per acre.
Mr.. Allen said land bought in Washing
ton tno years ago at government prices
now sells for from $40 to $25 per acre.
Vest retorted he didn't doubt it. He was
out there few years ago when they were
ASKING 8, 900 AN INCH FOR LAND
in Tacoma and other places.
The debate was continued by Allison and
Palmer. Palmer didn't believe tho Re-
publican party was responsible for such
events as the Homestead tragedy, but il
was responsible for having promised that
its legislature would make such occur
rences impossible. The Republican party.
since it ceased 10 be the great patriotic
party, has been welded to the dead issues
of the war. The protection party has
joined it for its own selfish interests.
The anticipation bill went over and the
Senate adjourned.