The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

sent o. fhe senate n the cieclNh was conhded
directly o. the people Had there been no
milIouaircs elected governors OF State8S
one oi tie woalthiest men IN the United
States. member OF this body not
now present lalr Stanford OF Cali
iorn.s had been chosen Governor OF
his state hy tle popular vote and
he MIR Chandler ventured 90 say that the
noOle use that senator was making OF mis-
vast wealth entitled h!m 10 any Office an the
thought it co0ardly way OF dealing with
mll0uaires o. adopt constitutional amend
mcnt 90 keep them out of tho senate. fit
was an error, 10 is a partial and mistaken
remedy far better way would be 10 limit
tho wealth ot mihoualres. He had pro-
posed nn amendment which. ho thought.
" .ull De much moro effective which
wa as follows The excessive ac-
cumu.suon of wealth bv individuals and
corporations shall not be allowed. Congress-
uor enforce ttls article by appropriate iegis-
latl u and may prohibit the issue by corpora
ti Is II stocks oi bonds. unless the amounts
named therein have boen actually paid into
tAe corporation. aud may prohibit the pay
meut oi excessive dividends Laughter
uelo WAS AN amendment he said, which pro-
vced taat Whom o man got too rich, 50 that
wo were afraid 10 weu.' break into the SEN
ate We should take his money away from
Alm- All these cncru0 fortunes, with per
hals one eNreut u1. came from watered
stocks. ii the obi ect of the proposed amend
mont was. as le opposed 1t 20 be. 20
please tho armers Alliance. II would he
q good deal better. and probably more agree
able 60 the Alliance 10 dOal directly with tho
rich men and take their fortunes away and
not leglslate against them IN this cOwardly
wov. lie did not see how tho adoption of the
amendment recommended by the Senator
from Illinois could bring as any nearer 10 the
Ia ftuIra fhn ~ f4fn
Illinois for example .e-the State If the senator
who introduced this amendment VINO could
bc closer TO tie people than the senators VINO
had repre- onted that State,
Mr. Chandler wished that the Senator fro IN
Illinois Mr. Palmer had left out OF his
speech the usnuation that be had come here
on q higher plane than any If the other sena-
tors. because of movement started by the
Democratic committee % secure him a DODu-
lar vote. Especially did he regret and resent
the aspersiOu he had cast upon the late Soma
tor Logan by stating that his lLOgan's) oiec-
ton had been secured by "a trick.
BIB. rnMER's REPLY.
MI Palmer rose toreply. Hesailas far as the
Senator from New Hampshire had arraigued
Jim for au attack Ou General Logan. the SEN
at0r from New Hampshire bad been the first
and only person % mention General Logan AT
al. What he had characterized as trick
bad been 80 regarded and laughed at in llll-
nois. and 10 was an open question even now
who was entitled 10 the credit OF 1t. Hc only
mentioned it as an illustration of
tho method of electng senators by the
legislature. Any imputation upon the
memory of his lpalmersl distinguished
predcce sOr remained only IN the mind OF
rf.e gentleman from New Hampshire. DIS
c1s-iug his own personal career Mr. Palmer
said General Logan was never am autl-slayery
Democut He Alr. Palmer was. lie liz
hentcd IT, After the war he was elected
Governor of illinois upon the basis OF stand
ing by the public faith and paving the debt
incurred by the war ln gold. Ia 1872,
after tho Republican party had
adopted all the hereses Of the
old Whig party. be abandoned 1t.
Ina 1860. when the Republican party was or
gauized. it was not q protective tariff party
The prOtectionists came into u afterwards
he voted for Greeley for the ridiculous rea-
son as 10 now seemed ID him, that protection
should be referred % the congressional dis
Mir. Hoar Gnterupting). On the ground
that Greeley was not protectlonlst
Laughter.
Alr. Ia,mer No. didn't 1 voted for him
because ho was an honest man.
Mr. llOar May / ASA what quality Horace
Greeley possessed which Was not possessed
by lysses $. Grant
Mr. Palmer replied that General Grant bad
surrounded himself by u class of dishonest
men who were disorganizing affairs.
Dir. HOar asked whether Greeley had not
also around him % class of men who had been
engaged in "dis1rga ling affairs"
Alr. Palmer. Oh. I expect he had. but am
Simply clearing my OWL record.
Air. Dawes. before the subject was dropped,
said there was just one point upon which be
would Ike information. " bat was the mat
ter with lincoln shat he could not be elected
senator when IrlmolA was
lir. Ia.mer ! can tell YOU. he was not O
Democrat.
Air. aves Oh. had faint recollection
that there was some senator who could not
vote for him.
Alr. Palmer j was the man, SIT. I could
not and would not and dld not. Laughter
The resolution relating TO the election OF
senators bv the people was referred t5 the
Committee Oh Privileges and Elections. and
the Senate took up bills on the calendar.
At 5.O5 the Senate adjourned until to-mor-
Tow.