The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-05-14
SCORED UNMERCIFULLY.
Jones of Arkansas" the Theme Of
Bitter Denunciation by the St.
Louis Republic.


the United States Senate, for the
Wilson tariff bill, of the House, the
st. Louis Republic Of last week,
thus places the blame therefor:
1t seems that the abortion that
has been patched up was the work
of Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, German
of Maryland and Mr., Smith of New
Jersey. 1t is very natural to see
German and Smith in that kind of
business, but everybody is asking
what was Jones doing in their com
pany2 Everybody is asking why did
Jones allow Voorhees,, Harris and
Vest, on the floor of the Senate to
publicly deny that the bill was to be
changed or amended? Why did he
allow them to tell such newspaper
friends of theirs, for instance, the
correspondent of the Republic, that
there was absolutely nothing in
Aldrich's charges or allegation, and
then to have the miserable collapse
Of last evening come on? 1t looks
like a bunko game.
The question is asked who is the
steerer? Surely Smith and German
could not do work of that kind, be-
cause they are too well known, and
the question naturally reverts again
was Mr.. Jones of Arkansas the
steerer2 Was Mr.. Jones of Arkan-
sas mOusing with German, Smith,
Aldrich and the Republicans at the
time that Mr., Voorhees,, Vest and
Harris of the Finance Committee
were Indignantly denying that there
was such an overflow of amendment
coming on; that the whole tenor
and temper Of the bill was to be
changed? Senator Jones consti-
tuents should put this question to
him very pointedly, and this is the
time to do it. The bill, as it now
stands, is a give away, a sell away,
a snide, a blasphemy on tariff re-
reform. Iti is a protective measure
founded and built on protection.
From a Democratic standpoint,
seeing what the Democrats of the
United States have done; what
they have fought for contended for
for 20 years, or nearly 20 years, it
is sham, humbug, a thing to be
despised and kicked
If the readers OF the Republic
could see Roger Q. Mills down in the
basement of the Capitol today,
to show his face, impa-
tiently stamping up and down, try
ing to reconcile himself to what he
knew was disgracetul; if they could
see George G. Vest go off into some
obscure room and confne himself to
his own feelings; if they could see
Richard Coke storm and swear like
the old Jeffersonian that he is, in
private; if they could see every
Democrat in Congress prepared to
get on his war paint and go to
or to hide his head in dis
grace or shame, they would have
some idea Of the feeling Of the
Democrats in this city tonight.
In his answer, which appeared
yesterday, to the structures CON
tanned in the Republic, Senator
Jones says:
"The article is highly sensational
and thoroughly untruthful, 1t says
that the tariff reformers are in
high state Of excitement and indig-
nation over the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ly submitted by me, and that the
Democratic members Of the COM
mittee Messrs. Voorhees,, McPher-
son, Harris and Vest, were ignor-
ant of the proposed amendments.
"The truth is, that all Of these
amendments-every one of them
was considered by the Democrat
ic members of the committee, and
anG after full consideration Il eau
Gus was called and the question Of
their submission to the Senate was
submitted toit. was then author
lied to eher the amendments in the
Senate. Each Democratic member
Of the committee has today stated
that this was 50, and each of them
said that not one word to the con
trary has been uttered by him to
anybody at any time So it is easy
to see that if the writer Of the ar
ticle had cared at all to know the
truth he could easily have learned
it by asking any one Of these gen
tlemen of whom he writes so glib
ly,"
The issue, thus clearly drawn, is
simply one Of fact, between the Re-
public correspondent and Senator
Tnrne ,rhich will be fnllv decided hv