Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-03-25


vania exceed those of any other state.
On sugar and on other questions Came
ron and Quay opposed the committee
When proposition was made to continue
the old tariff on sugar to July l, 1891, Mr.
Quay voted for it, although in that in-
stance Cameron parted company with him
and voted against 1t.
As soon as the Senate passed the tariff
bill, Mr. Quay disappeared from the city,
and when the conference report came mp
for a vote he Was recorded as absent.
THE ELECTION BILL.
But the claim is made for Mr.. Quay that
be "saved the tariff by killing the bill
providing for honest elections which had
been passed by the House in accordance
with the platform of the Republican Ma
tioual convention, aud of the platfnrmeS of
the State conventions in Pennsy ivauia for
many years There never was "a more un-
true claim put forth IN behalf of any man.
1t will not be forgotten, because atten-
ton was repeatedly called to 1t IN the col
umns ot the Press during the time the
tariff bill was pending in the senate, that
the Democrats were threatening to talk on
the tariff bill for the purpose OF defeating
the elections bill. The Republican sena
tors believed that the rules of the Senate
ought to be changed so as to provide for
closing debate on any measure when
majority should so decide. The Repub-
lican senators called caucus to consider
the matter Neither Mr.. Quay nor Mr..
Cameron went To that caucus, but both
gave out the impression that they were
opposed to cha ge of the rules, "a well as
to the passage of the bill providing for post
elections. The dispatches to the Press
from Washington, and to other news
papers at that time, bear repeated evidence
of the fact.
A short time later another caucus was
called, as it had been agreed at the pre-
vious one that il the Democrats showed a
disposition To talk unnecessarily long on
the tariff bill that the rules should be
changed Neither one of the Pennsyl-
vania senators attended the second caucus.
At that caucus committee was appointed
to report to a future caucus, if found
necessary, a provision for changing the
rules.
Still another caucus was called to hear
the report of that committee and still
both the PENNSYLVANIA senators absented
themselves, and refused to take any part
with their Republican associates To Sc
cure the passage of both the election aud
tariff bills. Instead of acting with the
Republican senators in this matter Mr..
Qusy displayed his opposition by intro
dueing proposed amendment to the rules
for the express purpose of excluding the
consideration of the bill providing for
honest elections.
THE CAUCUS AT oAMBRoN's HOUSE.
About this time attention having been
called in the Press to the refusal of the
PENNSYLVANIA senators to confer with their
associates in caucus, and Mr.. Cameron
thinking that it might injure him in his
candidacy for re- rejection, sought to meet
this criticism by inviting the Republican
senators To hold a caucus at his house to
consider the subject. The invitation was
accepted. The caucus was held at Mr..
Cameron's house and an agreement reached
that the rule should be changed or trat
the Republican senators should continue
in session until the tariff bill was passed.
Quay did not attend that caucus either
and both he and Cameron afterward re-
pudiated or refused to carry out the agree
ment made at that caucus.
All this time Mr.. Quay was almost i'll
daily consultation with Mr.. German aud
other Democrats. and everybody knew that
his influence, as we'll as that of Mr.. Cam
eron, was being exerted with d adly effect
against the bill for honest elections, and
therefore against any rule which would
secure the passage of that bill as well as
the tariff bill.
WHAT SENATOR FRYE SAID.
Mr.. Quay quotes from speech made by
Mr.. Frye in the senate on August 20, To
support his claim that the tariff bill could
not pass unless the elections bill was post
poned or defeated. The quotation from
Mr., Frve's speech was purposely made so
as to convey an impression the very oppo-
site from that stated by Mr. Frye himself
This is what Nr. Frye said as it appears
in the Congressional Record, on page
S.s4S.
Il sympathize with the distinguished
senator from Massachusetts Mr.. Hoar) in
all the utteranees in this great speech. one
entirely worthy of MIN. 1t was my for
tune or misfortune early in my public
career in Washington To be compelled to
investigate into election methods in the
South and also IN the state of New York
The barbarities inflicted, the outrageS per
petrated, tne injustice. done to harmless
and innocent body OF American citizens in
the south for no reason under the sun ex-
cept that they desired to exercise their
rights, which the constitution of their
heart that for years | never have permit
ted myself, and my conscience has never
allowed me, to address my fellow citizens
from public platforms without under sak
ing to incite and quicken their cOnsciences
on this subject, which has to-day been un
der discussion.
Il knew perfectly WELL as they did, that
the r publican party had neglected its
opportunities when it had unlimited power
almost in both houses of congress, and |
have assured these people aud promised
them again and again that If the Republican
party under God was ever permitted to be
in power again in this Republic something
should be undertaken, at least. To right the
terrible wrongs which were being commit
ted [Applause from the galleries]. Mr..
President, the Republican party is once
more in power. Will those promises be
redeemeif
1--WE are confronted in this senate, not
by theory to-day, but by condition.
If there are forty three Republican sena-
tors who will waive for few days their
convenience and their comfort, their pri-
vate business and their pleasure, aud re-
main in their seats in this senate chamber
from 10 o'clock in the morning till 0
O'Clock at night, and all night long if it
may be necessary; if there are forty-three
Republican senators who believe in pro-
tecting American citizens within our own
borders as they do believe in protecting
them elsewhere in the world; If there are
f'rty three Republican senators who be
lieve in protective tariff; II there are
forty three Republican senators who be-
lieve in enal ting an election law, and II
these focty three Republican senators will
agree first that previous question shall
be adopted as one of the rules CT the
senate, then, in three days time, that rule
will he adopted, and in ten days time
tariff bill will be passed by the senate, and
in ten days thereafter an election bill, too
will be passed. If, on the contrary, there
are Republican senators enough so welded
tn the old rules of the senate that under no
circumstances will they vote for previous
question, then, sir, you might as well bid
good bye to this election bill now and for
ever"
KILLED BY oUAY's PROPOSED RULE.
1t will be seen from this that the vital
part of Mr.. Frye's speech is left out in the
garbled quotation given in the Quay organ.
If Mr.. Cameron and Mr. Quay had stood
up and voted and acted with their Repub-
lican associates, as agreed upon in caucus,
to pass the elections bill and the tariff bill
by changing the rules, they would have
passed both measures IN ten days time, as
stated by NJ. Frye in his speech. The
opposition of the Pennsylvania senators
encouraged some of the free silver senator's
to the same end, and as result the
elections bill was killed by Mr.. Qusy's
proposed rule, and the passage of the tariff
bill was delayed until such late day that
the Republican party was oTerwhelmed as
a result in the elections that followed.