People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17

Mr.. GraY-That is very remarka BILE
charge for the senator from Massa.
chusetts to make against his col
leagues in the senate.
Mr.. Hoar- 1t is very remarkable
thing to do.
Mr.. Gray-I repel that charge as
unworthy of the senator from Massa-
ehusetts, and as unworthy of a sena.
tor in this place. That is what say.
Mr.. Hosr-Then we will 90 little
further.
Mr.. Gray-We will 60 further.
will 60 as far as the senator will.
Mr.. Hoar-Mr. President, the demo-
cratic party acquired the confidence
of this country in 1892, by platform
which declared that protection was a
robbery and fraud, and was a viola
ton of the constitution, and they have
got a bill now crowded with protec-
ton. They have put in it new pro.
tective duties. They have put duty
on sugar, which they are going to in
crease for protection, and for nothing
else.
mo 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 taken
a 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 bill con-
tanning new duty, containing an in
creased duty, retaining or maintain
ing 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,
duties, can not be compromised with
out very seriously compromising the
man who undertakes to do it,"
Hoar is compound of literateur,
preacher, politician and nutmeg-pe
dler. If he had been a statesman in.
stead of making the foregoing speech
be 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 ad
vocated the abolition of protection
The democrats are now in power; they
have prepared bill which Representa-
their ideas; aud every one can see thai
there is no free trade in it; that, in
fact, 1t is more protective than the re.
publican tariff act, now on the statute
books. Consequently the principle Of
protection is not in danger from any
quarter in these United States; conse.
quently 1t will be fraud on the peo.
pie 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 consideration Of legislative COM
mittees, in non-partisan spirit, than
questions of great principle to agi-
tate the minds of 10000, 900 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
finance; we must iberate 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 peop' about
pretended differences on the question
ofprotection, where none really exists
would be shameful and unworthy
trick, and a damnable crime agains
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 anarchv-o
to the greater perdition of an aristo
cratic, absolute despotism"
But Hoar thinks too much Of hi
nutmegs to make any such speech a
that The conception of it woult
crack his skull. He is simply expos
ing the democratic fraud for the pur
pose OF maintaining the republican
fraud. 1t is clamorous contention
between cheats. 1t is thieves fighting
over their booty. 1t is dirty-faceC
gamins crying you're another"
Mankind has no interest in the dis
putations OF such creatures. But tn,