Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-31
Mr. ECpu's Great SpecCh.

Mr. Reeds Great Speech.
The news that the last day of the great
silver debate was to be signalzed by bat
tie of the oratorical giants OF the House,
served to fill the galleries with spectators
Saturday. The speech of the day that
delivered by ex-Speeker Reed. lie spoke
for an hour, and his 1900 words were foi-
lowed with tbs strictsst attention.
Beginning with the statement that crises
like the present are not uncommon and
that, while the general progress of the race
has always been forward there have been
many times when the movement seemed to
the passage in 1899 of the Sherman act was
an absolute necessity, the expectation Of the
friends of silver that the purchasing
clause would result in solving the
problem of bi-metallism for this country
end placing silver on par with gold bad
not been realized. Mr.. Reed then gave his
reasons for favoring the repeal Of the act
and answered, in a mastery manner, some
of the ELECTIONS which have been urged
against such repeal.
lnciden tally, Mr. Reed paid his respects
party was brought into power at the last cleo
ton by curious combination of circum
stances, not with careful and candid delib-
GRAFTON but as the result in large meas
sure, of the apathy of the American people.
''What the democratic party propose to do
with the power which is in their hands "
continued Mr.. Reed nobody can say.
They do not even know themselves; and
hence they are not able to impart it
to others" Mr.. Reeds peroration in de-
fence of the republican party, the party
to Whose patriotism a democratic president
is obliged to appeal for assistance, was
telling bit OF oratory. The speech will add
to Mr.. Reeds reputation as one OF the brain
lest men in Congress.
Alleged Light on the Next Tariff Bill
The Washington correspondent OF the
Traveller has been turning his attention to
the tariff and processes to have discovered,
by making inquiry of the leading partisans
in Congress, that the bill, which will be-
come law some time next year, will
be very moderate in character. Chairman
| Voorhees, OF the Senate committee on
finance, Messrs. German, Mcpherson and
other democratic leaders of the upper
branch of Congress, as we'll as Chairman
| Wilson of the committee on ways and
means, Mr.. Springer its late chairman,
Mr.. Mcmillan, Mr. Bynum and other lead
ers in the ma jorty Of the lower branch of
Congress, all say that, owing to the con-
struction OF the democratic party in Con
gress and the solid republican phalanx OPP
posed to radical tariff reform, it will be a
physical impossibilty to pass any bill which
makes serious cut into manufactured ar
tcles: that the measure must confine itself
almost wholly to eniarging the free list.
The principal items which now pay duty
and are to go upon the free 1T are wool
iron ore, wood and salt There may be
some reductions Of duty upon the cheaper
grades of woollens aud hemp and linen
fabrics. There will be good many items
| taken from the dutiabc and transferred 10
far as implements and tools OF all kinds,
manufactured steel and iron OF the better
grades, wares from metals and glass are
con cerned the manufa cturers and dealers
in these articles can rest assured nothing
will be done to materially affect their bust
ness, unless it is to give them free raw ma
terials to work upon.
This is important information, if true.