The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-27
IN THE SENATE.
Vest, A1drich and Others Talk Politics
to Postpone the Anticipation Bill.


to Postpone the Anticipation Bill.
WASHINGTON CRY. July 26.-The OPEN
ing debate in the presidential campaign
was heard in the Senate today. Mr..
Aldrich, opening the debate with the dec
laration that the tariff question was to be-
come by common consent the leading issue
of the campaign, Vest announced the de-
termination of the Democratic party to
make that the issue in every township in
the land.
The conference report on the general de-
fciency bill was agreed to. The French
spoliation claims are dropped and the Pa
ciiic railway claims for government trans
portation postponed until next session.
Afte- routine business, the presiding
officer laid before the Senate Hale's reso-
luton relative to the effect of the Repub-
lican policy of protection and the Demo-
cratic policy of tariff for revenue only. and
Aldrch addressed the Senate. He said
the Investigations of the finance commit
tee clearly established the fact that de-
cline, instead of an advance, had taken
place in the necessaries of life and the re-
sultant cost of living since the adoption of
the bull, 1t was a significant fact that
while the cost of living in the United
States had declined. the cost of living in
England had increased 10 per cent. in the
same period. At no time in our history
had the earnings of the people of the
United States been so great. meas
ured by their power TO purchase the COM
forts and necessaries of life, as today. Re-
ferring to Vests assertion that never be-
fore the present time had there been such
disturbances OF sbor or such hostile and
inamicable relations between employe
and employer, Aldrich presented statistics
OF strikes IN each year from 1850 to 1890 in
the United States. These strikes varied
from $40 in 1850 TO 70 in 1890. whereas in
Great Britain, the paradise of tariff re-
formers. 3, t6a strikes had occurred in 1889.
Vests statement rs 10 the pros tration OF
agricultural interests was diametucaily
opposed 10 the actual facts. The farmer
todsy With equal number Of bushels Of
grain or pounds Of wheat could buy more
and better clothing. machinery or sup
pies than ever before.
Vest replied to .Aldrich. In the face of
tie recent carnage az Homestead. the sem
ator from Rhode Island said lie repre-
scented that there were the most amicable
relations existing between employers and
employed in the United State Either
tie American workman. said Vest, must
be an anarchist by nature, or else he was
today oppressed and robbed by his en-
ployer. As 10 agricultural prosperity,
Vest asserted that the price Of farm lands
had steadily gone down in Missouri and
other largely agricultural states.
Paddock denied thai statement SO far rs
Nebraska was concerned. and Davis of
Minnesota and Allison Of Iowa pu. in a
similar denial for their states. Pettigrew,
rising 10 say something as To North Da-
kota's increases OF values, Vest remarked
:hat it was because the land WAS entered
81 1915 per acre.
Allen said Land bought in Washington
two years ago az government prices now
sells from $40 10 50 per scre Vest re-
togIed that lie did not doubt it. lie was
cut there lev years ago when they were
asking $1,000 an inch for land In Tacoma
and other places.
The debate Was continued by Allison
and Palmer. Palmer did not believe the
Republican party was responsible Tor
such events Is the Homestead tragedy.
hu; Il Mas responsible for having promised
that It's legislation would make sach occur
rences impossible. The Republican party.
slnce II ceases % be great patriotic party,
had been welded 10 the dead issues OF tue
war. The protection party had Joined it
for rs Own selfish interests. The anti
option clll went over until tomorrow.
Adjourned
Nom -uat9us-A Barton Hepburn, OF New
NoF&, rola"tsa cr Of the currency Hepburn i
a. present examiner az banks IN New York city
ces.hrinatioa-GVorEe ehiIas, IT,, associate JUS
tee - .ae supreme ceu-L