The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-26
THE LEADING ISSUE
Senators Vest and Hale Discuss
Reciprocity.
THE DOCTRlNEO OF THE DEMOCRATS
Free Trade and Larger Intercourse With til
WoIld-Representatiye Brown DenOunces
Quay, Wanamaker and Dudley.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-In the absence Of
Vice-President Morton to-day the Senate
was presided over by Henderson.
The report on rainfall experiments called
for by Sherman's resolution yesterday was
presented and referred to the committee on
agriculture
Grand Army post, in Illinois, protests
against the free coinage of silver and
Colorado petitions for further pension legis-
letion were presented.
The resolution giving Claggett, the con-
testant OF Dubois seat the right to occupy
scat in The Senate during the discussion,
and to speak to the merits of his right was
agreed with on amendment limiting Clag-
gett's time for speaking to two hours.
Hale's resolution, calling on the secretary
of the treasury for copies of the reciprocity
agreements under the last tariff act was
Ken up and Vest moved the following
amendment: "And that the secretary OF
state also inform the Senate whether any
steps have been taken by our authorities TO
negotiate reciprocal commercial treaty
with Mexico, ana if so, what has been done
and with what results; also that the secre-
tary inform the Senate if negotiations were
lnaugurated for the purpose aforesaid and
| have been successful and what has been the
cause OF failure"
Vest addressed the Senate in reply to
Hale's speech on the resolution He
agreed discussion OF the question would
become the leading issue in the approach
ing national canvass. The Democratic
party had been represented by Hale as be-
ing opposed to the policy OF reciprocity
Vest denied the assertion and declared the
Democratic party only opposed sham re
clproclty. The arrangement with Brazil
did not benefit the American farmer. NJ
act of Congress could change the mex
orable law OF supply and demand which
prevented an agricultural people from
purchasing agricultural products The
market for American agricultural pro
ducts was in Great Britain not in South
America. Why stop with South Americ,
and sugar? Why exclude shoddy and cloth
ing! Genuine reciprocity was free trade
Hale said what the Democratic party
wanted and believed in was Simon pur,
Tree trade. Hale read newspaper para
graph showing the increased imports int
Cuba of American -four since the re
| ciprocity arrangement went into effect
and said the flour of Spain hat
been driven OUT of that market
> Reciprocity, SAID Hale, had been made tn
, Republican policy; it would go before tn
!. American people in the next campaign, an
there was not a miner, laborer, farmer o
shipper who was not interested in it's sue
cess.
Vest replied that the fundamenta
doctrine Of the Democratic party was free
trade and larger intercourse with the Who'll
+ world. The increase of the import o
y American flour into Cuba proved that tn
Democratic party was right, and tina
when duties were put down exports in
creased. The Republicans in inserting th
reciprocity section in the Mckinley hi
had attempted to get out of its difficulty b.
: stealing portion of Democratic doctrine
, L he tariff discussion closed without actio
. on the resolution or amendment but wit
an intimation several other Senator
e would take part in the discussion. Th
Q Idaho election case was taken up, and afte
:, argument by Vance IN favor of Clagget
p the Senate adjourned.