St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-16

house, that although he preferred free
coal and iron, still the bill, as wa were
preparing it, would receive his support
and after we had given our labor. our
energy, almost our lives, In the pre- para
tion of this bill. for the president then
to come before the American people
anG denOunce a measure which he had
failed to denounce before, although he
knew its provisions, was all act of
Gross Injustice
to those of us who had suffered far more
than he. The result has been and will
be under existing circumstances thai
the best campaign document furnished
the Republican party, of which we will
not hear the last until the approaching
canvass is ended, will be the letter oil
the president denouncing the senate
without exception for having framed
the bill the provisions of which are now
necessary. accor ling to the secretary Of
the treasury, to prevent the issue Of
interest-bearlng bonds to carry on the
government.
"Mr. .President,it it Is not pleasant to in.
dulge in personality, but my attention
has been called recently to an infamous
statement, coming from a generally
reputable source, made in the public
press, to the effect that my action in
regard to the letter of the president tC
Mr.. Wilson in regard to the bill had
been dictated by feeling of revenge
against his eXcellency because he had
ignored me in regard to the patronage
n Il hn off.r Nnxn
York was kind enough in concluding
his speech when he played the role OF
Marc Antony-and when some people
suspected that he would really have
liked to play Marc Antony and come to
bury Caesar and not to praise him-and
to say that, after this classic group that
had attacked our modern C4S Sar, he
knew not what private grief l might
have.
':Mr. President, 1 have no private
grief, but l wish to acknowledge in the
most public manner my gratitude to the
president for having relieved me from
all responsibility in regard to tn ap-
pointments in Missouri. Sir. if there is
anything in my public life which has
afforded me any pleasure. real and sub.
Stantial, 1t has been the fact that the
president In the exercise of his constitu.
tional right, of which do not complain,
Informed me that he
No Longer Desired WY Advice
regarding the Missouri patronage. Not
again during this administration will
stand III crowded ante-room looking
into the anxious, haggard faces of eX-
pectant OfficeseekerS. Not again will |
watch the shadows. partially produced
by Indignation, that flow across the
executive brow, and feel my heart sink
as each shadow came and went. Not
again will be damned at country post
offices, upon village corners as an in.
CRATE who has given no Offices to his
friends. Sir, were it not for the tariff
debate and this tariff discussion,
would now indulge in tile ecstasy of that
well-known hymn.
Then shall bathe my weary soul
I'm seas of endless rest,
And not wave OF trouble roll
Across my peaceful breast.
II have nothing to complain of on the
part of the president; l am ready to fol-
low him now as the old Scotch followed
the banner of Bruce when he fought for
country and nome. fight for no man.
L fight for principle, my party and my
country. Men pass away like clouds
from the evening sky, but principle
HuSt i've forever.
Sir, when any man living accuses
me of personal motives in what have
done in connection with this bill (but
my connection with it is now ended)
SIMPLY answer him as Marmion to Doug
las: Lord Angus, thou hast lied.'"
AT the conclusion of Senator Vests
speech, Senator Jones offered an amend
ment to the sugar bill which was read
for information. Its object was to levy
duty OF 30 per cent on sugar, with no
protection to the trust. The amendment
was not in order. as the bill was not be.
fore the senate.
Senator Mills
delivered the speech which he has been
treasuring uD for several days.
"Fhe bill which has been pending
here" he said, land which is about to
become law, does not reflect the Senti-
mente of 1000 people of the United
States. No Republican wanted it, NO
Populist, wanted it and few Democrats
wanted it., The great mass of the peo-
pie denounced it.'
He exclaimed dramatically: "The
bill was dictated by five or six or seven
men on this floor. My friend from Mis-
souri, (VesD is right in saying there is no
Democratic majority on this floor for
tariff reform. There are four parties
on the floor, Republicans, Populists,
Democrats and Conservative parties.
The conservative balance of power
made the bill. We voted tor it. We
passed it, and 1t is about to become a
law. lt was all issue between the SEN
ate bill and the McKi nley law. We
were between the devil ana deep sea,
ana rather than see the country go to
tho dnuil nt %
is better titan the Mckinley tariff"
Turning to another branch of Mr..
Vests speech, he said:
al regret to see my friend attack the
president of the United States and the
leader of the party. l believe he is
honest; | believe he is trying to carry
out the Will of 6.0O0.00J Democratic
voters"
1.-The letter of Secretary Carlisle is no
condemnation of the presidents letter
to Mr. Wilson. The letter was written
because we departed from the Demo-
cratic principle of free raw materials
The president wanted to give employ
ment to the idle people of the United
States.
ave do not accept this as the final
settlement of the tariff. We intend to
continue the crusade of tariff reform
until the people are HO longer ground
down by burdens which are made to
enrich the few"
Mr.. mills said his purpose was to chal-
lenge the assertion Of the secretary of
the treasury that the removal of the
sugar duty would cause a deficit. If
the duty were taken off sugar, he de-
clarea, the treasury would still have
more money under this bill than could
be economically spent by the govern
ment. The estimates upon which Mr..
Carlisle's statement was made he based
on the imports OF 1898 under the Nc
Kinley law. The whole history of
tariff legislation demonstrated that re-
ductions of duties resulted in increased
importations ana increased revenue.
He maintained there was no necessity
to secure one dollar of revenue from
sugar The only thing that reconciled
him to the duty on sugar was that if
there was surplus our Understanding
bonds could be purchased. But he pre-
ferred to put sugar on the free list.
"Does the senator mean that he will
vote for free sugar in the face of the
statement of the secretary of the treas