Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-09
NEW TARIFF TACTICS.
Democrats Will Make Republic.
ans Do All the Talking.
GRAY LOST HIS TEMPER, THOUGH

The Delaware Senator Could Not Sit Calm
1yby While Hoar Was Prodding His Party
With Sharp sarcasm-Quay's Time Kill
ing Speech Drags On.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The senate again
| proceeded with the tariff bill. The second
amendment on the first page of the bill is
the ostensible subject of discussion, al
though the first (fxing the date on which
the bill shall go into effect) was not dis
posed of, but simply passed over.
The debate has not yet touched the
pending amendments. 1t is all of a gen
eral nature. What effectthe introduction
of the compromise amendments will
have on the present struggle was not de
veloped. The Republicans showed nc
signs of yielding. They still present then
unbroken front.
The Democrats have changed their tao
tics noticeably. They propose to force the
Republicans to do all the talking if it is t.
be fight against time The Democrats
mutely endured the goading from then
adyersaries almost all day rather than en-,
ter into the interminable controversy in
which the thrusts are designed to involve
them.
Gray of Delaware at last could not re
frain from jumping into the arena when
Senator Hoar, in the course of his speech,
charged those Democrats who supported
any measure which admitted the principle
of protection with being false to then
oaths and to the constitution.
Senator Gray ArousedI
Mr.. Hoar was talking about the methods
used by the SO called conservative Dem.
ocratic senators to secure concessions in
the form of higher duties, and he conclud
ed his statement by declaring that Demo
cratic senators who would support the
compromise bill agreed upon by the Dem
ocratic caucus would violate the constitu-
ton and their oaths This statement
brought Mr.. Gray to his feet. He demand
ed to know what the Massachusetts, sena.
tor meant by such a charge-a charge, be
said, which was unworthy of Mr.. Hoar
Mr.. Hoar waved the Delaware senator
aside.
He would refuse to yield to him, he said
But Mr.. Gray was not to be put off. His
cheek was flaming, and he insisted upon
an explanation.
very well" said Mr.. Hoar. II cannot
be intimidated by little buster. But ]
will explain. 1 meant to say that for a
Democratic senator who subscribed to the
doctrine of the Chicago platform--that a
tariff for protection was robbery-who
went to the people affirming his allegiance
to that platform and who now comes here
seeking and obtaining protective duties
l mean to say that for such senator there
is no escape from the logic that he violates
both his senatorial oath and the constitu-
ton.
Senator Gray made an effort to reply,
but Mr.. Hoar refused to be interrupted,
whereupon Mr.. Gray called him to order
and asked ruling upon his point that
such language as the Massachusetts sena-
tor had used was unparliamentary.
Mr.. Gallinger, who happened to be in
the chair at the time, overruled the point
of order.
Mr.. Gray then could do nothing but sit
down and wait. In a few minutes Mr..
Hoar completed his speech. Mr.. Gray
arose. His anger had not subsidized. This
was the sixth week of the tariff debate he
began. If there was any doubt about the
artificial character of the edifice of protec-
ton, this debate had supplied it. Every
attempt to approach the monstrous aggre
cation of folly and greed known as the
Mckinley bill had been met by those who
raised clamor about the interests of the
people and by the greed of corporations.
All were arrayed in solid phalanx against
the most moderate attempt to correct ex-
listing abuses.
We were now living under the Mckin-
minating climax with organized idleness
marching on the highways and summon
ing the legislative power of the country to
do It's bidding. These bodies of men We're
claiming that national legislation was he
cure all for all existing evils.
The elimination of McKiu!eyi5m was
characterized in this debate by the wild
statements and assertions of t." ..dvoc lies
of the system that had wrou - much
ruin to the country. They th"p., a.i'!c II
restraints of speech and dealt in III IN +
oric of the slums. They cast their toni
aspersions on those who sought TO do THEN
duty to their country and their party. To-
day, in the speech of the senator from
Massachusetts, the decorum of debate had
been violated, but the language he had in
dulged in only showed the straits to which
he had been put.
Senator Morrilrs Humor.