The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-08-15
nEEp TAKEs TmE rLoon.
Sarcastic Enort ny the Autocrat from
Maine.

served the balance or his time, and then
Mr.. Reed, the leader of the opposition,
took the floor The gentleman from
Maine aroused his followers 10 the high
est pitch OF enthusiasm.
Mr.. Speaker am somewhat reluct-
ant TO address the house because my
feelings are divided between two emo
tions." began Mr.. Reed. zone is an emo
tion OF regret for the democratic party
and for it's position, and the other Is
feeling OF equal regret for the country
and it's position, too. So far as the gem
tleman from West Virginia Is concerned,
and his compatriots. there is not the
slightest necessity Of my commenting on
the difference between this scene of sor-
row and the trfumphal procession which
carried him out OF this house. Q.augh-
ter and applause on the republican side).
lie is not so joyous now, having been
carried out in another branch and more
effectually. CRenewed laughter
1T is unfortunate for the gentleman
from West Virginia that he and his
compatriots have had TO contend with
gentlemen Of so much more capacity and
SKILL Undoubtedly the house conferees
meant well. Undoubtedly their inten-
tions were honorable, but they were no
match for the gentlemen whom they met
in the other branch. They were not
skillful as these men are. Why, our
conferees come back 10 US. gentlemen
of the house. without so much as the
name of the bin that they transported
across this building a month ago. 1t
will be known I'm history as the German
Brice, vice the Wilson bill, dead
daughter on the republican side and
not dead on the field Of honor. either.
Q2enewed laughter and applauseD
THE gentleman from West Virginia
and his compaulots appear before us
now not as triumphal reformers march
ing to glory at the sound of their own
sweet voices. They are little babes In
the wood, and II will be found pretty
soon that they were left there by their
uncle IN the white house. Great laugh
ter and applause on the republican side)
And l can hear the coming of the
pinions of the little birds bearing bal
lots that are TO bury them out of sight
daughter on the republican side, but
their fate is OF small consequence. Their
disappearance is the least OF this event.
l told the house, speaking on this tariff
question, that on II the great misfor-
tunes of this attempted action would
be the fact that whatever basis was
reached IL would not be a permanent
basis on which this country could do
business; that that was only en- effort
on their part to do something, an effort
which they were going to continue; and
the gentleman from West Virginia (Nlr.
WILSON, signalizes his departure from
history by talking about this being a
step in the onward march.
80 not even content with this senate
bill, not even content with what attacks
it makes upon our industries, these men
at the moment when they seal their
personal discredit by submitting to the
bill, announce TO us that It is only the
herald OF future attacks upon the bus
mess industries of this country. Great
God, has not this country suffered
enough during the last twelve months,
that these men should come and assure
IL that their ravages are to continue?
l tell you, when the people of this coun-
try get an opportunity TO express their
opinion of you, you viii listen to ii more
intently, and with sadder hearts than
you have today even.
Not content with what you have done.
you have threatened the people Of this
country with yourselves again. Gaugh-
ter on the republican side) We shall
not write epltaphs That has been done
by nearer and dearer parsonage. That
has been done by the man whose name
must be affixed To this bill before 1t can
discredit the statute books. His name
must be to it. He tells you that this bill
is an instance of perfidy, injustice and
diShOnor We have got nothing TO do in
the next campaign except 10 read the tes-
timony of your chief magistrate, under
whose protecting wing the committee on
ways and means OIL the house of repre-
know at any moment whether the mem
bers were a committee of the house of
represen tatives or a committee of the
executive. applause on the republican
sideO Out of your own household has
come your condemnation. Nay. out Of
~ pOn0pmua
come. For we shall read that bold and
uncompromsing declaration OF the chair
man Of the committee on ways and
means that we were 10 sit here until the
end of our terms to put down the sugar
trust.
'gWhat do we have instead? Why. we
have a proposition TO fire one of those
popgun tariff bills for which the gentle
man from Illinois (Mr Springer was
deposed from the ways and means COM
mittee. daughter on the republican
side) His successor. after filing the at
mosphere with his Outspread wings, finds
his nest in some other birds premises.
daughter on the republican side) Why
not resign If you were to adopt the ac-
ton of the other person? l congratulate
the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Spring
err upon his personal triumph. / wish I
could congratulate the country upon
something, and 1 Till. upon the speedy
departure of incompetency." applause
on the republican side)
McMiIIen and Burrows.
Mr. McMillen followed Mr.. Reed. He
began by recalling, in connection with
Mr.. Reeds prophecy of political disaster
TO the democrats of the house the over
throw of the republican house after the
passage of the Mckinley bill in 1890
After criticizing Mr.. Reed for not dis
cussing the question at issue he proceed
ed to point out some good features Of
the senate bill-free wool, free lumber
free hemp. etc, and the reduction in the
general schedules.
Mr. Burrows said the chairman of the
ways and means committee had been
deserted by his party associates. In a
semi-humorous manner he quoted from
Mr.. Wilson's speech when the bill passed
the house his sentence that not all who
paraded as tariff reformers were in line
when the musketry began to rattle.
THAT was when he was lashing you
cowardly laggards into line said Mr.
Burrows, turning TO the democratic side
Now the chairman of the committee
leads the retreat and asks you TO adopt
the bill which gives public devotion to
the most monstrous trust in this coun-
try"
In view of what the president had said
Of the bill, in view Of the rumors that
would cling TO 1t forever. the president