New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-11

declares that members In their seats shall DE
counted for the purpose Of making quoi I'm
a nd that their refusal to respond 10 'ie 10 ~,
upon call of the roll. though present s siia.'
49, nc hoI,se of moving in the discharge
Of great public duties and stop al esI'ia .,o
Gentlemen upon the other side insls. upon W., mo :.
That thev shall perpetuate a ncuon-tndt IL
what IL is-that they shall perpetuate ncuoil'
because they say it is hoary with age hcroii
that declares that although members are pieo
ent in their seats they shall be heiu u,,u,i g.
fiction TO be constructvely absent ma 10
what they are contending for. we are coh'e'u
ing that this shall be a fact ard ruin ho o., a
fiction and fasehood. ana INA. o,,,',nd
sit in their seats in this hall shall be couh,ea
as present because they are present
They want the Journal to declare ,,t a
lie: we want the Journal TO declare the ruin.
And il is the truth that hurts their position
and makes it indefensible: it is the continuance
of the fiction that they invoke IN Jus'Iicaio 20
their position. 1t Is about uihe " 9'OP ~
legal fictions ,., a.,
Let us be honest with each other ana win 'he
country; let us defeat bills in a constitutional
way If we can or not at ALL give freedom Oh
debate opportunity of amendment the yed,aiu.
nav vote by which the judgment ana VIII Vi
every Representative can be expressed anu lv
sponsibility fixed where IT belongs. anu W" w." "h
preserve our own self-respect. give force 10 lne
Constitution We have sworn TO obey ana SER
the people. whose trusts we hold. why .iis
controversy is TO determine whether d n,aJo.iy
shall rule and govern or be subject 10 'he w
amy of a minority. Talk about the tyranny ol
the majority; the tyranny of the minority is
infinitely more OdlOuS ana lfltoIeIdplt '"'iN
TO be feared than that of the majority.
The strongest tariff speeches in this col
lection are those on the Mills bill and the Tarn
hill Of 1890. In these Governor Mckinley dis
played his complete mastery of one of the most
complex questions of modern times One is con-
snicuous for destructive criticism and the other
Is not less remarkable for lucid exposition OF
constructive legislation. The method in each
is Mr. Gladstone's own with the same power OF
making dry details luminous and figures picto-
rial There is the same analytical acumen and
equal elevation in style, especially in the we'll
rounded peroration of the second speech:
With me this position is a deep conviction.
not a theory | believe in 1t and thus Warmly
advocate it. because enveloped IN IL are my
country's highest development ana efea'est
prosperitv: out OF IL come the greatest gains 10
the people the greatest comforts to the MASSES
the widest encouragement for many sPlia
lions with the largest rewards, dghli !i"s anu
elevating our citizenship. upon when the satety
and nuritv and permanency of our political
systems depend
The address before the Home Market Club in
Boston on free raw materials contains III con-
densed form Governor Mckinley's fundamental
ideas on the tariff question 1t IL adinifaoie III
farm cIearness and vigor. The address entitled
Tissues Make Parties" delivered at Ann Arbor
bafore the first National Convention of Repub-
lcan Clubs is also a remarkably fine example
of nolitical oratory of the highest class the
collection of speeches has been made most
judciousy and forms most valuapie No'u'"e
Of reference As storehouse Of information
on the issues of National politics it will be OF
nermanent utility 1t ought also serve the pur-
pose Of educating public speakers In the ART I'll
debate and in the cultivation Of the graces
and amenities which dignity and adorn politics.