The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-30
THE FRAUD EXPOSED.
More of the Tariff Sham.-A Battle
Over Nothing.

The republicans are tickled over the
way Senator Hoar, goes for the High
Protection of the Democrats. 1t is
Satan rebuking sin-nay more ridicul-
ing sin. Hoar said ,-speaking of the
pending democratic tariff bill:
1t represents no principle. The
free trader does not approve it. The
protectiOnist does not approve it. The
wage Garner does not approve it. The
employer does not approve it. 1t does
not help capital. 1t does not help Ia
Dor. 1t does not keep any pledge. 1t
does not conform to any political plat
form. The committee that reported
1T do not approve it. The Democrats
on that committee do not approve it.
The house does not approve it. The
senate does not approve it. The men
are to violate their OathS to support
the constitution, as they understand
it, when they cast their votes"
Mr.. Gray Dem. Delaware), DO l
understand the senator to say that the
persons who vote for the bill will vio-
late their OathS?
Mr.. HOar-I do.
Mr.. Gray-That is a very remarkable
charge for the senator from MaSSachu-
setts to make against his colleagues in
the senate.
Mr.. Hoar-It is very remarkable
thing to do.
MIR. Gray-I repel that charge as
unworthy of the senator from Massa-
chusetts, and as unworthy of a sena-
tor in this place. That is what L say.
Mr.. HOar-Then we will go little
further.
Mr.. Gray-We will go further. | will
go as far as the senator will.
Mr.. IIOar-Mr. President. the Demo
cratic party acquired the confidence OF
this country in 1892, by platform
which declared that protection was 4
robbery and a fraud, and was viola
tiOn of the constitution, and they have
got a bill now crowded with protection.
They have put in it new protective
duties. They have put duty on
sugar, which they are going to in
crease for protection, and for nothing
"No man who believes as the Demo-
cratic convention declared at Chicago,
that the constitution of the United
States prohibits the imposition of a
duty for protection, and who has tax
EN- solemn oath that he will support
that constitution in the office of sena-
tor, on which he was about to enter,
and that that principle shall be the
guide and law for all his official con-
duct, can cast his vote for a bill con-
tainlng new duty, containing an in
creased duty, retaining or maintaing
and reaffirming an old duty, for the
purpose of protecting an industry
South or North. Opinions
and desires may be compromised. But
principles, OathS, honor, pledges,
| 6lJtinS no iCnd wit H.
out very seriously compromising the
man who undertakes TO DO IT,
Hoar is a compound of literateur,
preacher, politician and nutmeg-ped-
dlar. If he had been statesman in
stead of making the foregoing speech
he would have said:
"Mr. President-our democratic
brethren and ourselves have been
humbugging the people of this coun-
try for half a century, with the pre-
tence that there were two sides to the
question of duties on imports from
foreign countries We have made the
voters believe that we represented
protection and that the democrats
advocated the abolition of protection.
The democrats are now in power; they
have prepared bill which represents
their ideas; and every one can see tina It
there is no free trade in it: that, in
fact, it is more protective than the re-
publican tariff act, now on the statute
books. Consequently the pl'i1c,ple Of
protection Is not IN d0nger from arg quar-
ter n, these United States; consequently it
will be fraud on the people to seek to
make it again an issue in our politics;
for the only differences between the
two parties, in regard to it, are as to
matters of petty detail, as to little
things, pins, hoop-skirts and crockery;
which are rather matters for the con-
sideration of legislative committees, in
a non-partisan spirit, than questions
of great principle to agitate the
minds of 70,OOO,O0O people.
"But we have seen the people, under
the protection of the highest protec
tive tariff ever known in this country,
brought to such depths of poverty and
wretchedness that our very institu-
tiOns are trembling in the balance.
We must be honest with those who
sent us here. We must address our
selves to the giant questions of fl
nance: we must liberate the people
from the bondage of the money-lend
ers; we must give honest industry
prosperity, by furnishing it with an
adequate supply of currency for the
business Of the country. To attempt
any longer to deceive the people about
pretended differences, on the question
of protection. where none really exists,
would be a shameful and unworthy
trick. and damnable crime against
God and man. While we are fighting
this sham battle the republic is ad
vancing through the gates of. univer-
sal distress to the hell of anarchy;-or
to the greater perdition of an aristo-
cratic, absolute despotism.'
But Hoar thinks too much of his
nut-megs to make any such speech as
that. The conception of it would
crack his skull. He is simply exposing
the democratic fraud for the purpose
of maintang the republican fraud.
1t is a clamorous contention between
cheats. 1t is thieves fighting over
their booty. 1t is dirty-faced gamins
crying ''your another"
Mankind has no interest in the dis
! mutations of such creatures Rut the