St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-29
CALLED HALE'S BLUFF
Senator Vest, Of Missouri,
Lets the Maine SophiSt
Down Hard.
Alleged Blessings Of Protec-
tion Fail to Show Up in
the Light Of Facts.
ClaPkSon'S Successor Given
a Body Blow on His
Record.
Carnegie's Protection Wall
in It's Relation to La
borers' Wages.

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The presi-
Dental campaign was fairly started in
the senate today on the basis of Mr..
Hale's resolution asserting the great
benefits resulting to the people of the
United States from the Republican pol
lev of protection" and questioning
the possible effect OF the Democratic
policy, tariff for revenue only" Mr..
Hale gave a history, from mis- point of
view. of the recent Chicago convention,
so far as the tariff plank of the platform
is concerned, stating that it was framed
so as to suit candidate, and declaring
the issue between the two parties had
thus been made up and the fight would
ie waged on that issue until decided
by the suffrages of the people next No
Yember.
Mr.. Vest. on the part of the Democ-
racy. accepted the challenge, and had
much to say as to the operation of the
Mckinley act in increasing the cost of
dry goods and hardware, in reducing
wages and in causing strikes and labor
troubles. He also commented upon the
choice of the new chairman of the Re-
publican national committee as being in
line with the policy of
Encouraging MonOpOlfes.
After the resolution was laid aside till
tomorrow without action, conference re-
ports on the Indian and army anpropria-
ton bills were presented and agreed to.
The latter bill has still. however, one
question open and undispOsed of. 1t is
as TO the payment for government trans
portatiOn on the nOn-bOnded portions of
the Union and Southern Pacific roads.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
passed. and the consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill resumed.
The abolition or continuance OF the
Utah commission was the subject of
discussion OF the legislative bill, ana
that question Went over without being
decided, and the senate adjourned.
During Mr.. Vests speech on the Nc
Kinley bill he alluded TO the existing
labor troubles at Carnegie's Homestead
iron works, near PittSburg. And yet.
he said, that gentleman (Carhegie) who
had teiegraphed from his castle in Scot
land CONGRATULATIONS to President Har-
rison on his denomination, had arrayed
his police and armed and equipped them
TO put down his own labOrerS and work
men, and had surrounded his establish
ment with
An EIeven-FOOt Wall.
For what purpose? To protect him
self against the people of the United
States under this lniquitOus system, and
now the newspapers of the country
were full of rumorS of war between Mr..
Carnegie's company and its own labor
ers. 1.-The recipients OF the bounty of
which the senator from Maine had
spoken so eloquenuy today" No Won
der Mr. Carnegie had congratulated
President Harrison or bis reuomina-
ton. He was the recipient of the bene-
fits of that system.
He was glad that the Republican
party had placed at the head of its ma
tional committee another Of the same
brood OF politicians" | know Mr..
Campbell, the new chairman, continued
Mr. Vest, and It is providential dis
penSafiOn las the preachers say that he
has been put there. He is the feed at
torney. and nothing else, of P. ID. Ar
mour. He haunted my committee
committee on beef products) from one
end of the country to the other, repre-
senting Armour and his beef monopoly
at Chicago. He is the man who advised
Armour to defy the senate of the United
States and refuse 10 obey Its Subpen8S.
This man is nothing but
\ fool of Monopoly.
He was the ablest and most plant in
strumentaity in the hands of Armour
and his company, in order to rob the
people, and especially the cattle raiSers
of the West. OF course he is at the head
of the Republican national committee.
He is the sort of man TO do the work
Why should lie not be there? Armour's
money and his talent and monopoly
against the American people and the
consumers of the country. We accept
the issue: and, God willing, we will
stand by it until not one solitary Demo-
crat throughout the country can be
found who will not admit that this is
the great issue, the overwhelming one
now to be determined by the suffrages
of the people next November.
Mr.. Hale said: As to the selection of
the chairman OF the Republican ma
tiOnal committee the senator from Mis-
sOUrI has sought to bring reproach on
Mr.. Campbell because of his association
as counsel with great monopOIieS and
great interests. Has it gone out of the
mind of the senator from Missouri that
the great convention of his party in
Chicago was dominated and controlled
from beginning to end. and by that
great leader of the Cleveland hosts, eX-
Secretary Whitney? Does he claim the
Mr.. Whitney is in no way associate
or connected with any great INTEREST,",
Cornered at the Jump.
Mr.. Vest-Does the senator say that
he is?
Mr.. Hale-The greatest of all the
trusts, the Standard Oil company. is the
interest that controlled the Chicago
convention.
Mr. Vest ask the senator categor-
ieally whether he charges that Mr..
Whitney has any connection whatever
with the Standard Oil company.
Mr.. Hale-I do not make any charge
against Mr.. Whitney.
Mr.. VeSt-Then it is utterly unfair
and unparliamentary to make an insin-
nation which 4 senator is unwilling to
put in so many words. deny it.
deny it on Mr.. Whitney's own state
ment. He has no interest whatever in
tbe Standard Oil company. His brother
in-law is a stakeholder; but | have yet
to learn that man is responsible for
his brother-ln-law.
Mr.. Hale-Do you say, in terms, that
Campbell has dollar of interest in the
great trust which you have referred TO?
Mr.. Yest-I affirm here on my per-
sonal knowledge that Mr.. Campbell is,
and has been for years the paid lawyer
of p. d. Armour, attending to all his
Law business; that he followed my beef
committee to ST. Louis and Chicago,
advising Mr.. Armour, and that ne Is the