The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1894-07-27

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OF its mere expediency I am here to
defend the presi tents letter in so far
as it demands that the party shall not
be led astray into the violation of
Democratic pledges and principles.
Upon the question Of free raw ma
terials the president is right and you
know it. You cannot answer his ar
guments; you cannot successfully dis
pute his proposition. You cannot
doubt his sincerity and patriotism
You must yield in the end to his views.
Luu cannuJ sJand up against the sem
timent of the great D mocratic masses
of the country, which will rally around
the president in his contest with you
upon this particular branch Of the sub
ject. The time to Yield is now, before
there is further humiliation, embar-
rassment and discogd.
1t Is Embarr ssing.
The house of representatives, fresh
from the people, which represents more
distin ty and peculi ,rly than we do
the taxing power of the people, repud-
lates our bill. and Democratic presi-
dent has emphasized that reputation,
and the condition which confronts us is
one of extreme EN- Embarrassment. Shall
we retreat OF advance? Shall we sur
render to The house while we can do 80
honorably, or shall we wait until we
are driven to il?
In the light of the letter of the presi-
dent the house cannot honorably re-
tr6ut If hoe oil
cept to insist upon its bill wherein it
provides for free raw materials. The
president cannot approve the senate bill
after what he has said in this remark
able letter. He arraigns the senate and
intimates that the enactment of the SEN
ate bill means
"rarty Pe1fi " and Party Dlshonor."
These are strong words which the
president of the United States would
not use towards ii measure which he
ever expected afterwards to approve.
This letter is bold, vigorous, even If
imprudent letter. 1t means war to the
knife against rhe senate bill. 1t justi-
hes much that has i cen said against the
senate bill during the last few months;
utlve approval; it means that the sem
ate cannot be permitted to abandon or
surrender the great underlying princi-
pies for which we struggled and lost in
1883, and fought and Won IN 1899.
The president is right. There is no
middle ground which we can occupy.
No bill which does not provide for free
raw materials can be permitted to be-
come a law.
Vest Scores the President.
Senator Vest spoke after Mr.. Hill
and in SCALING tones arraigned the
president.
He had been his friend, he said in
thunderous tones. He had defended
him on the floor of the senate when his
friends couid have been counted on the
fingers of one hand. Where did the
president get the right 10 dictate to
congress- to denounce ons branch OF
congress to the other; did he emuody in
his single pelng all the Democracy, all
the iaritf reform sentiment in this
country2 Mr.. Cleveland was big man,
but the Demo party was greater
than any one man.
Senator Gray followed in the same
str 10.
senator Villas moved to strike out the
once! ghth cent uiffentlal. This motion
has used good deal OF uneasiaess
THIS one-eighth was retained in the bill
by bare IN, jorily of one vote.
Mr.. Mills has declared his intention
OF supporting the motion of Villas.
The Republican senators are reticent
most OF them saying that they voted tt
strike out the one-eighth before, they
cannoS cuange their position.
Senator Btlce says he thinks the mo
tion will be modified so that Republi
cans will vote against it.
senator Manderson intends to NOV,
as substitute for all motions pending
a motion to instruct the senate con
ferees to withdraw from the conferenc,
until the chairman of the house con
ferees has been replaced by some othe
member of the house than Mr.. Wilson
Hanged Mayor in Efagy.
OAKLAND. CAL, July 2l.-Mayor Par
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