New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-29
MR. HALE'S TELLING BLOWS
THE DEMOCRACY'S FREE-TRADE IDEAS DE-
NOUNCED IN TIE SENATE.
DEBATE WITH SENATOR VEST on The PAETY's
CONFESSION or ITS REAL PURPOSE IN
rur CHIC >CO PLATFORM.
fry TELEGRAPH TO 1mE THiBUSg.l

fry TELEGRAPH TO TuE TBiBUSEi
wssb,,c.o, Iunc os-The struggle IN tie Chicago
Convention which ended In forcing ihio the D''o p
cratic Nafiona! platform. against the wishes of ,hc
Presidential candidate most radical ana "@H'S'l'c
declaration in favor Of free trade furnished senator
Hale today with an Interesting topic for his Sp'rch
on the latest phases Of the tariff question as pphh
cal issue. The Maine senator introduced YESTERDAY
some general resolutions dcnOnncing the "tcmp"u
frcc-trade policy Of the Democratic party ana "Hen
they were called MP again TO-DAY he took the floor to
attack the ultra raiicalism Of the rev D'ihOcFi'c
platform. -,
,ncr recounting with mich vgor the story OF the
fight in the convention between the element leu Nv
OK Secretary whitney, senator Villas coohei JoheS.
90 81 Ious and other friends OF Mr.. Cleveland ana
that captaned By Henry Waterson and his felloweN-
trcmiss senator Hale expressed the hearty era'''l-
cation of the Republican party that the real sprl'
and purpose of the Democracy had at last pecn
FRANKLY confessed in rs platform. The dor'r'ne VI
protectou. he said was never more frmly established
mr. IFS benefits more generally appreciated IMAM Nv
prcsent after nearly two years trial Of the Mckinney
law Then referring briefly to some OF Tue more
notoblc achievements OF the Republican p1hcy oi
protection and reciprocity ne now ndmihls'cr"' INT
Moine senator welcomed the sweeping assertion VI
fraud failure and unc0nStltntionaly leVche' ~ II
bv the Democratic Convention at Chicago as the ino''
satisfactory campaign issue that could possibly nave
was throughout crisp and effective and he was listened
10 with general interest and marked attention. lie
spoke in part aS follows
"Tarf for revenue only which is to be the rniV
ing cry OF Democracy in this campaign Is only sep
arted from frccradc by the amount OF revenue
needed to maintain the Government. All ihc'u'n'''
nrotocton TO the American laborcr In hi, competition
with the undergrad and paupcr labor aDroao al 'e'"S
milton OF great industries built under the protective
system was ruthessy tossed aside and kicked out OF
the 1,resencc OF the convention BY the democratic
party there assembled
The convention had deliberately turned DOWN 'nc
American labOer In his competition WIN lorc'Sh
undergrad paupcr labor II had refused every recos
milton Of great industries built up under Inc pro'e'-
tive system. and fourishng to-day under II. Ana IL
had adopted platform to frcc-irade than any
thing which had been uttered to the country since inc
absolutely frec-tradc constitution adopted by the
Southern Confectionery. The frcctrade South had been
oco,n in the saddle and naarly every state that hnd
hclDed TO form the freradc constitution oil INC ""
edcracy had voted ia favor OF the proposition ahop'cn
by the convention.
Mr. Hale turned TO tables Of statistics. from whch
he asserted that the Of exports over imports
the balance Of traden favor Of the tnlted S'a''s
this last year was $40 I0G54; that the increase OF
cxports for the twelve months up TO April lso2'
ovor the preceding year was Ij2 per cent ana that
the British tables showed also loss OF Brlti'h cN
ports for the calendar year l-9l Of per cent ms
he said was an American showing aud kcpnb''Wh
showing The fight would he fought by the kepnbh
can party ms an American fight The pohcN oi VI"
Democratic party, as .hOwn by It's tariff plank was
British and not American "Tarir for revenue only
with protection denounced robbcry-"aS British
doctrine lilo closed his speech by saving that the Re
pnblican party OF the United states gladly accepted
the issue presented on the other SIDE
Mr.. Vest replied TO Mr.. Hale. lie agreed with that
Senator in the statement that the issue between inc
two great parties OF the country was distinctly ana
emphatically made mp. II had been made np III l'"'
uhen Thomas Jefferson surrendered his portfolio a.
secretary OF state in the Washington Cabinet.
Mr. Vest asserted that the American peopo hid
en,oyed greater prosperity from 1850 10 lS'o under
the low Walker tariN than II Ind known before OF
Since Mr. Vest gave figures from thc reports Vi
the Treasury statisiican 10 show that The U'"o Oh
Trade in favor OF the United states was s"s,oooooo
in the wear before the Mckinley law went into ehcct
and only s34 600 900 In the year after lie then
produced n list OF trusts amounting he sail. to oTcf
a hundred: and remarked that II followed AS the
night tho day tina, trusts shoud be created under
the tariff.
Mr.. Hale asked whether Mr.. Vest did not know
that in free trade England almost all business was
managed by trusts.
Mr. Vest replied that that was not true. IL was
,mpossble that trusts should exist In England a> they
minors Of war between Mr.. CsrneFics company ana
It's own laborers No wonder MIR. Carnegie had con
graduated President Harrison his denomination lie
was the recisient OF the benefits OF the protective
system.
Mr. Vest made an attack on Mr.. Campbell, the new
chairman OF the Republican National Committee.
Ue is the feed attorney he said. Of p. ID. Armour
lie haunted the Committee on Beef Products from on"
end OF the country the other. representing Armour
ana MS beef MONOPOLY nj Chicago
Mr. Hale aid thai every one Of Mr. Vests state
mcnts was debntablc and would lie disputed. Tie
senator from Missouri had sought % bring reproich Oh
Mr. Campbell because Of his association as counsel
with great monop,l,es ana great interests. Had II
gone ont of the mind of the senator from Missouri
that that great convention of hi In Chicago was con
,ro,Ied from beginning end. by tina, great leader oi
tne Cleveland hosts, cxSccrctaIy Whitney lie IN
,ima,ed that Mr.. Whitney was cdnecied win the
Standard OIL monopoly: ~ ....
Mr. Vesi denied on Mr. Whtney's own statement,
that he had any interest wlaieVcT III Tue SinnuHru
Csi Company iHs trOthcrin-law was slockhol1er !,
bnt no fad vet 70 learn that man was rcspon'iole
for his bfotherlnlaw. ,,, , T., -
Mr. Hale suppose that Mr.. Campbell, VINO ~ an
obe LAWYER has clients in many donna H. of bushcss
He T. none the worse for that: qua ho assert .nn,
OH Company Ills dcnal Of Tint is enough Tor mo
Hnt YOU cannot make the country b'heN" Uht thc
Great Standard OH Trust did not have cpntlvnins
hand ana voice IN shaping the resolutions OF the
Chicago Convention. -, -. IL, 49,,
without action. 1t viii he again laid before the
naf. tn