The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-29
SENATE TARIFF DEBATE.
SENdTORS FEST md HALE MEET
In an intellectual Battle Over tho Great
tssuc-Scverni Bills paseod.
Washington News.

senate upon It said.
ln the battle which is now on aud which
will be fought out from now until November,
there should be no mistake made by any man
as e. the position taken by the Demo
cratic party on the great questions
that affect the industries Of the people OF
the United States. Fortunately the Demo
cratic convention In Chicago took its
ground boldly and squarey and rs between
Protection on tie one slde and ITee trade on
the other. committed itself g. "a policy as near
t0 free trade as 20 Is possible Tor any party
% assume under our present conditions
Tariff tor revenue only, winch IS 20 be tho
rallying cry of Democracy in their campaign,
is only separated from tree trade by the
amount of revenue needed TO maintain the
Government All incidental protection of
the American laoorer 10 hs competition with
unpaid and pauper labor abroad. all recOgnl-
ton Of great industries built uD under the
protective system were ruthiessiy tossed aside
and kicked out of the presence of the c0uyen-
tion by tue Democratic party there assem-
bled.
Mr.. Hale sent to the clerks desk and had
read from the New YORK sun the United
Iress report of the discussion on the tlrih
plank. which be styled the official report ot
the convention" lie said the manipuiRtlOns of
tho convention marshaled with cOnsummate
skill by ex-members Of Mr.. Cleveland Cabi-
net, proposed to Join "A candidate and pint
form together after the style "nO-faring- both
ways ia Bunyan great book but the con
vention would have none of Il.
The free traders were IN this addle The rep
resentatiyes of those States which had framed
the free trade constitution of the COniederacy
voted down the platform as prepared by the
manipulators. and substituted one as near
free trade as possible. The platform Orgi-
nally suggested contained a distinct reference
p HfffnrQroa hat lah hor n
and abroad % a factor IN making up tariff
legislation, it stated distinctly that no
injury should be done to industries
already built up. and that their healthy
growth must be promoted. All this was
stricken out and tariff for revenue only was
substituted. The policy of the Democratic
party was British, not American Tariff for
revenue only with protection denounced as
robbery and fraud wss British No wonder
both candidate aud platform had received
unstinted euOgy from the London press.
The Republicans of the United States gladly
accept the issue presented 30 Us by the other
side.
SENATOR vIsT's ABrF REPLY.
Mr.. Vest Dem. Mo said he agreed with
the Senator from Maine AlI. Hale that the
issues between the parties We're made up.
They were made up in tla3 when JhOmns
Jefferson. in accepting The portfolio of Secre-
tary of state fopudiatlng the declaration of
Alexander Hamilton that Congress bad the
right % levy duties Or protect American in-
dustries. The Democratic party held then
aud holds to-day that such % doctrine was
congressional absolutism. We accept tie
challenge given to-day by the Senator from
Maine said Mr.. est, and propose upon
this issue 90 stand or fall as a political or
EaniLatiOn. lt SIS Useless % indulge IN CTlti-
cisms of platforms. The positions of the two
parties are distinctly and unmistakabIy set
forth before the country 10y their history
aside from any declaration made by their
national conventions. The party 20 which
he belonged believes la tarih for revenue. not
q tariff for protection TO be levied by Con-
gress in its own discretion without any limlta-
ton whatever.
Continuing bis remarks Mr. Vest said it
was not true that the protective tariff bad
created the prosperity of the United States.
The country had pIOsperod 20 a great extent
in spite of the tarin. ia spite of unjust and
OdiOus Determinations made ln favor of one
class against another He was prepared 20
show that the Mckinley bill had increased
the prices Of tho necessities If life. Never in
the history of the country had there been
such disturbances of labor, such distress in
agricultural sections and such lessening and
limiting Of foreign markets as under this
infamous legislation.
Mr. Vest exhibited twenty-one samples of
necessities OF nie supplied m March last 10y
New y Ork house with a statement Of their
cost abroad, the duty on them and their
prices here, asserting that in every instance
the cost TO the laborng man had been in
creased by the Mckinley bill.
Turning 10 the predictions made IN the
matter OF un-piate Mr.. Vest read statements
from the tln-p.ate consumers associations of
the United States and others to show that al
though the Mckinley bill imposed an addi-
uonal charge upon American tlu-pl0te manu-
tacturers Of from ten 20 fifteen million dol
lars year. the entire output OF the American
industry. which the bill was 20 foster, did
not amount Co per cent. OF our imports and
consumption. Today tln-plate, by a combi-
nation OF manufacturers. had been put up 20
ro.Z3 box when, before the Mckinley bill.
it had been sold tor s8.75. lie read an emu
merati0n of one hundred trusts and combi-
nations that had been formed because OF the
Mckinley BILL
Mr.. \est then referred 70 AIr. Carnegie.
Who, from bis castle ia Scotland, bad tele-
gfapleQ his congratulations. 10 Mr.. Harrison.
b. now entreuched in his workshop behind
walls eleven feet high % protect his protected /
industries against the people OF the United
htates. lie added II know, and 1 am glad !
know. that they the Republican party |
have put At the head of their committee
another OF the same brood. / know Mr. |
Campbell well. lie is the fed attorney, aud |
nothing else, OF =. ID. Armour. lie haunted |
NY committee (the special committee on !
the transportation of meat products from one |
end OF tie country to the other Tor the pur- |
1o OF QeieuNlu4 Armour anu MS blg mo- ]
pOp0ir. He Is the person who advised Armour |
O. defy the Senate of the United States, and / |
was forced 60 come back 20 Washington to t
avail myself OF the statute We have here of /
compulsory process. This man is nothing but /
the tool If monopoly. lie 10 the abie-t instru- /
ment of Armour and his gang IN order 10 rob |
TIE people in the West OF course he is at /
Tie head os the committee lie IS the sort of /
man ~ do the work you lpointing 10 tho
Republican side Of the chamber have 20 do. /
Amours money and his (Campbeil's) talent /
Tor manipulation against the American peO-
ple We viii accept the issue, and, God /
willing will stand by IL. And If we should
he Desten next November do not believe, Mr..
President, that this flag will be allowed 20
ial % the ground / have an unutterable
contempt for this slang about our being
british party II We are the British party /
then Great Britain owns the greater part OF
the people Of the United States. Every man
o. Intelligence knows majority Of the people
are Democrats, but II is worthy Of that mis-
cradle cause lthe Republican, that they
should resort 10 invectve and accuse Us OF
being bought by British gold"
COULD NOu REPLY AT ONCE.
dr. Hale, replying, said the Senator from
Dllssouri bad dealt with the domain Of state
ments. every one Of which was debatable.
aud would be disputed The array of figures
was only the repetition Of the old story OF as
sorted iacts which Whon eubiecfe1 10 the