The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-24

to charge all sorts of bad
motives against the men who
were in favor OF putting sugar on the du-
table Hat. They twitted ne upon the
floor and you found it upon the streets.
You had scarcely gotten into the consid-
Grafton OF the bill before they wanted to
investigate Us and see whether We we're
not selling out to trust. The men who
made the trust became suddenly virtuous
for the purpose OF killing our bill. They
managed it so astutely that the bill
really loat many men inhide and outeide
OF this chamber. This was battle be-
tween the two sides. You have coz
Quoted it, If not upon the highest plane,
as we'll as Modoc Indian ever conduct
ed campaign. That you demoralizsd
some OF our forces and made them run
to the bomb. proof house, where they
might be safe, is true. have seen hon
orable men deaouncing, or. rather, cor
recting in the papers the horrible state
ments which have been put forth to
demoralize them, and it was not neces-
sary that they should have done 60. The
minority OF us are accustomed to shot
and shell, but have never yet tiinched,
because we knew, no matter how dis
tasteful it was to us personally, the vote
OF the Louisiana senators was necessary
to us. We knew more than that, that q
fair duty on sugar was the first consider
alton to the treasury. Your legislation
has left us bankrupt, until We have been
compelled TO sell bonds. We do not in
tend, when we get our bill through, to
increase the bonded debt. Ii We do not
get our bill through, that may and prob.
ably will happen"
DEVOTION TO CLEVELAND.
Then reverting to the president he
said:
"Mr. President, I speak OF the presi-
dent of the United States with nothing
but the kindest feeling. have never in
my lie had anything but the kindest
feeling for him. / believe he is one OF
the most remarkable men in public life
in the last 80 years in any civilized
country in the world. To elect him the
first time he was a candidate, gave my
constant, unremitting labor. stood by
him when l had been one OF the few
who had the moral courage to walk
through the slime and filth and uphold
him. l supported his nomination for
the second time, though not agreeing
with the policy of his declarations in
his message OF 1887, and stood by my
friend, this eenator from Ohio Mr..
Bricel, who gave to the nomination OF
MIR. Cleveland. his substance and his
time and everything that a man can
give to serve great cause. stood with
him from the beginning OF the campaign
to the end. ] was not in favor of Mr..
Cleveland's nomination again in 1892,
as a matter of policy, but l, with the
Il tpkv ,nh ~ la
(Brice) and the distinguished senator
carried the battle flag in that state, and
som) fought for him. We never per-
We placed him in this high station. We
with q belief that he would eerve his
country well, but l did it also in order
that we might have Democratic control
president fair support and an honest
support; never enbservient, never
swayed by the want of patronage or by
patronage; ready to stand with him on
whatever was right. He has no cause to
com plain against me. l am not his
debtor. Let him answer for himself.
But in the campaign of 1892, when mems
cheeks were blsnched with fear, my
friend, the junior senator from New Jer-
sey (Smith), active az was the senator
from Ohio (Brice) and I, and the dis
tinguished senator from New York
(HilD, whom / now hear opposes this
bill, went to the front to lead in that
campaign, and made Democratic vic.
tory possible, starting the first cheer
which gave hope and comfort to the
country.
GREAT DUTY TO Perform.
"The conferees in this matter. on the
part OF the senate, have a great duty to
perform. There are almost irreconcila-
BILE differences. But want them to
say to the conferees on the other side
Now, of all other times, the law must
be observed. Harmony can only be had
by standing by the letter OF the law,
You, who make laws with US, must moi
violate them. There is in this case,
written and unwritteR, the Law to which
there is no exception, and that is that
when one house proposes to change ar
existing statute, and the other refuses
60 80 far, the house making the radica
demand shall give way. That Is thu
law; that is the custom. When it II
insisted upon there is no escape from it
If you intend to have legislation.
"You can say, Mr.. Chairman lad
dressing Chairman Voorhees) that whilt
there has been great talk about people
coming out in their opinion
senator after senator has an
nounced what he is bound to do 90
matter of conscience, if that radica
change is demanded. / do not meal
you shall not have free and fair con
ference. l would exclude everything
except your own thoughts. The countr
can say that this body, now where W
have only one majority among the Dem
ocrsts, that the state OF Ohio, the state
of New York. New jersey, Louisian
and Maryland, step out to the front an
tell the public frankly what ought t
have been told only in private, and ga
that within the borders OF the states
have named, while they number onl
five or six, there 10 more manufacturin
industry thanin all the states whic
demanded this radical change. Say
them ct this time, when the whole worl
is ablaze with revolution in industrie
affairs, and want and distress are fell
the senators have said to you they car
not 60 further; they prefer to make
mistake for high rates, rather than
have them too low; that it is wis
craftsmanship and patriotism to MAX
the tax too high and let these laborin
people 20 to work, rather than to MAX
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