The Forrest City times., 1892-07-08
BERRY JUMPS ON HALE.
The Arkansas Senator Roasts the Man
 From Maine.

Mir Berry of Arkansas, in calling up Mir. IIale's resolution ascribing the prosperity of the country to the pro- tective tariff, combatted Mir. Hale s theories as to the benefit of protection. Whenever a resolution was prefaced by number of 'whereases,' he said, suspicion was always aroused as to the merits of the proposition. The first whereas, the high price of labor, ex- isted only in the imagination of the member from Maine. Those employed in the cultivation of that great staple cotton-upon which so much of the prosperity of the country depended, hardly earned enough to support their families. It was not even true to any great extent of those laborers employed upon the protected industries, as made manifest by the numerous strikes and
 lock- outs in the iron trade arising out attempts to reduce wages 20 to 30 per cent. The speaker rejoiced that the revenue plank of the Chicago platform represented the views of democrats generally, who believed in low taxes and economy. The senator from Maine and the president of the United States believed that the United States should control elections by force, and the other senator from Maine believed there should be bayonet behind every ballot. These made up issues sufficient to show the difference between the parties. The senator from Maine had not alluded to the force bill, but to the people of the South, who knew what this bill meant to them. This issue rose above all others. Ir 1868 the Re- publican party undertook to take con- trOl of the Southern States by the aid of the federal government. For more shan six years, by the aid of adven- turers and negroes recently released from slavery and without capacity for government, they kept control of those States. The history of the spoilations and injustice perpetrated upon help less people during this time formed a chapter which the American people would gladly see plotted out. When in 1876 in response to a popular de- mand the troops were removed from the capitals of the Southern states, it was not supposed that congressional government would ever be attempted again, or that the chief executive of the United States wouldlever again seek the passage of a law to control elections throughout the states. Yet this was one of the issues of the present cam paign. Such law, framed by John I. Davenport, already notorious for mis- conduct in connection with elections in New York passed the house during the last congress and was only defeated Tn the senate by the self-sacrifcing and patriotic efforts of half dozen repub- lican senators. No man should deceive himself and hope that the bill has been abandoned. No senator would rise and say that President Harrison had aban- doned his purpose. The proof that it was still entertained was to be found in recent magazine article by MT. HOar of Massachusetts, and a recent speech by MT. Mckinley of Ohio. With an issue like this between the two great parties it seemed that the success of the democrats ought to be assured, and that the great business interests of the North would never consent to aid the election of a man pledged to a measure so disastrous as this would be to the whole country.
 MT. Berry's remarks were listened to in silence without reply.