The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-29
REPUBLICAN ENDMEN
Senator Proctor Of Vermont
Gives a Chestnut Mono
1ogue Today.
AN OLD TIME MINSTREL SHOW.
His Love For South American
Countries and His Disgust
At Things British.

WASHINGTON, May 90, 1s94-The morn
ing hour Tor rather half hour in the Senate
today way consumed in an attempt to OBJ
tain action on the Hawaiian resolution of
Mr.. Turpie dem, Ind.), reported some
months ago by the COMMITTEES on Foreign
Resolutions Amendments to it were Of
fered by Mr. PETER rep, Kan.l and Mr..
Vest dem, Mo.)
Mr.. Vests amendment declaring in favor
Of letting the people of the Sandwich
Islands choose their own form Of govern
ment and line of pohty was laid on the table
ION motion of Mr.. Hoar, rep, Mass.) by a
vote of S6 to IS. The Tariff bill was taken
up at 1890 and motion was made by Mr.
PETER to lay it aside temporarily and to re-
sumo consideration of the Hawaiian reso-
luton. This was defeated by a very close
vote-yeas 26; nays, %.
Mr.. PRocToR's ADDRESS.
Consideration of the tariff bill was then
proceeded WITH and Mr.. Proctor rep, VII
addressed the Senate in opposition to the
bin, particularly as to effect upon trade and
relations with the rest of the American
hemisphere. and its bearing upon the Cana
dian question. He said
To the south of US are Spanish American
republics, which, in common with the
United states, though under different con-
ditions, are endeayoring to maintain the
principles of self-government They are
our mutual friends and allies. Their pro-
ducts are different from ours, and liberal
trade relations with them would not harm
but help our producers. At the same
time they would serve to strength
en- the friendship and conf
dence which ought to exist between the
a
the north of us, stretching for 900 miles,
along our northern frontier, is the only inn
portant relic with the exception of Cuba, OF
the political domination of Europe in
America Politically, Canada, if not
menace, is at least nuisance to
the United States Her products, too,
in further contrast to those of the Spanish
American Republics are the same as our
own. There is surely no reason, political or
commercial why she should be especially
favored in our tariff legislation. and it can
not be done except to the great detriment OF
our home products.
OLD CHESTNUT ARGUMENTS.
This bill proposes, however, to discrimi-
nate against our sister republic, which SO
especially deserve our consideration, and in
favor of a British colony which deserves
it so little, a course which equally IN
each case must result Go the great
disadvantage of our own producers es-
manent injury of our largest national in
terests. If there are any countries with
which he ought to cultivate freer trade re-
lations, they are the Spanish-American re-
publics.
Lumber, which aggregates one-third OF
our entire importation from Canada, 1t IS
proposed to make entirely free. The pro
ducts of no other country have been treated
with such effusive generosity. There has
not been wanting evidence heretofore that
free traders and so-called tariff reformers
were partial to British interests. This bill
certainly abounds in partiaity to these
interests on this continent. We once
tried so-called reciprocity with Canada in
natural products, and it was failure. There
is no such thing as reciprocity in trade be-
tween two nations in the same identical
commodity of which both produce sur
plus. In this fact lies the difference in our
trade relations with Spaanish-American
countries and with Canada