New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-08
A DEBATE OVER THE RIOT.
SENATOR VOORHEES, MAKES IT AN EXCUSE
TO ATTACK THE TARIFF.
FoRC1pLE AND EFFECTIVE REBUKE BY sENA-
TOR HALE FOR TIE ILIrTTMED ASSAULT.
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Woshington July THE Homestead riot was mace
the subject Of heated debate III the senate tnS iIo
, the PETER and Gallineer resolutions Of investigate
oSsr,ng Mr. VOORHEES, opportunity to indulge IN
n.rctert.tcallv violent and domagOgc attack on the
anufartnring Industries of this country ana the pro
,scrvs tariff which has fostered them. MaKihS 'ne
ineffective system and the Republican party rcSpoSpie
,b his usual extravaganza Of logic, for the outbreak
v..,sr,av at Homestead the Indiana senator gioa'ea
yor the shedding OF blood IN the fight between the
carnecie yvorluncn and the Pnkerton detectives rs
TO- demonstration Of the fallacies Of protection
a hoppy issue for political use by his party In the
nnroaching Presidential campaign Mr.. carnegie
rno has been the target for nearly all or senator
,.,rhoess anttarf ecqucnce In the last TWO years.
os arain assalled with bitter and vehement DENIM
cation and personal abuse. and all sense OF 'he
ave and deporabc character OF the inciden at HOME
tead was forgotten in the vindictive pursuit OF to
,nd,ora senator's personal and political grudees.
Ar Hale replied with great force and effect to the
,d,cnieed and illtimed speech OF Mr.. voorhees, re
undating with Indignation any responsibility on 'ne
mart o, the Republican party or It's ta1H pohcy Ior
The lamentabie conflict at the Carnegie worRS' TIC
on,diatod INV svnpathy with the experiment OF the
pnkerton armed guards and expressed the surprise
that every Senator Of sober judgment and coonesS OF
tomper felt az the absurd and ext,avagant attempt OF
Mr. voorhees, TO make cheap party capital ont OF INC
hloo1y struggle the banks of the Monohsahea ''
Hale's rebuke was and enectual, LOT MI WV
heos amely attempted defend his own shaoos us
play Of demagogism. but without success Ai'er son0
mrther desutorv debate the resolutions Of nveSusa
ton With numerous amendments, were rcierieu u '
Committee on Contingent Expenses for report
MIR stewart remarked that the affair should De IN
onired into carefully and speedily. lie pSaiueH u'o
employment OF armed bands OF men tou'7l"e o III" ''
~ very dangerous To the peace OF the country
Mr. Palmer said that Senators were conioH''u
rnfp-
The presence Of the PnkeTon armed fofce al "o"'e
.s wac a contempt Of the authority OF the o''Uc
=. ponrsv,vonia He maintained that the citizens Oh
Homestead were right. lie maintained tha' acco'"iis
IN the principles OF law which should hereafter " az
ru.a IN the solution OF those troubles, they hau '"e
right to be there. Those large manufacturing e.
tsbusbments would have to be regarded as holding
their property subject to the correatlve nsn'o Va
those without whose services their property womb Dc
utterly valueless. That only conceded 10 u'ein d
right to reasonable profit on the capi'"' nv
maintained furthermore. that those workngmeh' nav
ing spent their lives in that peculiar inc OF ser''
had the right to insist on the permanchcy o. 'nc''
employment and that they had right to INSIST HiSo
on q reasonable compensation for their services
Those laborers could not be asked to become slaves
~ crnDlovers had the right to hold over the heaus
81 their employees the rod of dismissal at u'eii
pleasure, American freedom would be gone
Mr. voorhees, treated the tragcal occurrence at
Homestead as a practical commentary q" M nan y
son,on as 70 the effects OF the two policies OF pro
tections and "tarif for revenue ONLY" LABOR 1o|7
were not he said, the offspring OF the Dehoo'n''
,o,cv They had come under the Republican pohcy
Of protection. Those poor people at homeSle" WHO
had laid down their lives had been led TO DeIeNe .'A
the tariff was protecting them but 'eic never nav
been gr,ater lie worked and woven INTO ule iesiS"
lion of country. The hnRerton men h"u '"N,'
,her lives in their hands and those OF the men VINO
,rera killed had been killed by the wOrklnen in scHe-
fence His only regret WAS that Carnegie himself had
no, been NJ the head of that squad, instead OF shuH
ing in his castle IN scotland
Mr. Hale replied TO Mr. voorhees, anu eA
pressed his rgrt that mat senator e"ou''
have d,sregarded the gravity Of the oc-
coson and should have rushed into a heated angry,
or,,son debate He had seen fl 70 intrde partisan
d,scnssiop and TO refer 10 the resolution submitted
bv him (Nir. Hale two weeks ago Inc oeHA'o
from Indiana had charged that the kepnoHcah parry
and it's policy rssponsib!e Tor the sac ou''coS
NJ Homestead. He would not go into that question
nov The Repnbican party and Its policy were re-
nonshe for the building up such great industries as
,ba, NJ Homestead and ut Bethlehem In either OF thc
there could be constructed to-day, uider Uhe o1,'o
OF American wit and under the manipulating "a"u7 VI
American labor, the finest ordnance mater7a anu 'ne
enest srmor mates In the whole world The Rcpnoh'
can PARTY would duplicate Bethlehem ana u1phcate
Homestead instead Of having other establishments
GROW nm al Newcastle and Essen and elsewhere IN
Tnrone Thus far, the Republican party was re
spon 1ble for Homestead
The senator from Indiana had alluded 70 MT Gar
n.rie and Lad charged that he was sHdiinhH "iu
ros not present when that great trouble hau occurred
The Republican party had nothing to DO "ith 'a' anu
u.s moi responsible for Mr.. Carncgics location IL
he had chosen Ia 60 abroad for MS Tcredtio., IL wa
no,Iinr more. thaI was done by inc importers 'ti'u
bankers OF New York who almost entlr'y Voleu ny ,
J4mOcratic ticket There WAS one OtleI ihiIk VIM,
tie Republican party was not resplsiOt ioi' .',u
tho, was the employment Of I1nkertono. Inc Hcl
csnsrv fo1 no lodgnent In the hearts OF the American
people excep; in detesation. lie chaihcie1Nsu .ie
attack made on the Republican party by inc no"d'o
frcm Indiana as inopportunc ana intrusive. clio
Mr. sanders argued against the resolution, Oh Ito
ground That the state OF Pennsylvania did hoI "sM
iOr such action. -, ao,,,iors vvoro
The discussion having closed, the resolnu0hs were
referred ~ the Committee Contingent IA pchsSo'
with amendments suggested by Mr. Allison 20 inaAc
the sr,ocol committee consist Of seven sehatoNl' u,
Nr Pasco las 10 whether the use OF private hrI ~,
force g. not i'm violation Of the tOnSnuuOn), On 'iI.
Omov 10 broaden the scope Of the Investigation ~
extepdnC IL to other states. and by Mr ChdIu,,l
las IN The merits OF the original controversy M
Gan offered distinct resolution which was ielcTIcu
10 the Judiciary Committee as 70 WhetneI thc c'i
poyment OF q private armed force IS not an act VI
ireason and levyfng OF war against The ChI'eu
States.
THE HOMESTEAD TROU BLES IN THE HOUSE.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEES soUABBLE FOR THE