The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-14

we hope to present and pass a bill putting
sugar on the free list. Applause on the
| Democratic side. The question is now
raised as to whether this is a government
OF the American people or government
OF the sugar trust for the benefit of the
sugar trust and this House will show the
people. doubt not, what its position is on
that question and the Senate will show the
| people its position.
Il will reserve the residue of my time.
Wilson spoke but ten minutes at the
opening of the debate, and Reed. the
leader of the opposition, took the floor.
He aroused his followers 10 the highest
pitch of enthusiasm.
| mir. Speaker. l am somewhat reluctant
to address the House. but my feelings are
divided between two emotions" began
Reed. zone is an emotion OF regret for
the Democratic party and for its position
and the other is feeling of regret for the
| country and its position, too.
"As far as the gentleman from West
! Virginia is concerned and his fellow
! partisans there is not the slightest neces-
| silly of my commenting on the difference
| between this scene of sorrow and the tri-
umphal procession which carried him out
of this House. laughter. He is not so
| Joyous now. having been carried out in
| another branch and more effectnally.
! Continued laughter.] 1t is very fortunate
Tor the gentleman from West Virginia and
| his c0mpatriots that they have had to con-
tend with gentlemen of so much more ca
~pacity and skill. Undoubtedly the House
cOnferees meant we'll. Undoubtedly their
10 tentions were honorable, but they were
no match for the gentlemen whom they
met in the other branch. They were not
| so skilliul as those men. Why, our con-
ferees came back to US, gentlemen, with
| out as much as the name of the bill they
transported across this building a month
ago. 1t will be known in history as the
German Brice, vice the Wilson bill. dead.
Laughter and applause on the Republican
side And not dead on the field of honor.
either. [ReneWed laughter and applause
on the Republican side.
The gentleman from West Virginia
and his compatriOts are before us now,
not as the triumphal rsformers marching
to glory al the sound of their own sweet
eoices They are little babes in the woods
and it will be found pretty soon that they
were left there by their uncle in tbs White
House. Great laughter and applause.
Il can hear the coming of the opinions
of the little birds. bearing the ballots that
are to bury them out of sight. Laughter
on the Republican sde.] But their fate is
of small consequence. Their disappear
ance is the least of this event. l told this
House, speaking on this tariff question,
that one of the great misfortunes of all
action would be the fact that whatever
basis was reached it would not be per-
manent basis upon which this country
could do business. All that was only an
effort on their part TO do something, an
effort which they were going to continue
and the gentleman from West Virginia
(WilsoD) signazed their departure from
history by talking about this being a step
in the onward march. So not even con-
tent with this Senate bill, not even con-
tent with the attacks it makes upon their
industries. these gentlemen. while they
feel their personal diScredit by submitting
to the bill, announce to us that it is only
the herald of future attacks upon the bust
ness Industries of this country.
Great God! Has not this country SUI
fered enough during the last twelve
months that these men should come and
tinued? tell you. when the people get
an opportunity to express their opinion of
you, you will listen TO them more intsntly
ana with sadder hearts than you have to-
day even. Not content with what you
have done, you have threatened the people
Of this country with yourselves again.
Laughter on the Republican side
"We shall not write its epitaph. That
was done By a nearer and dearer person
age. That has been done by the man
whose name must be affixed to this bill
before it can be discredit to the statute
book. His name must be affixed. He
tells you this bill is an instance of perfidy,
injustice and dishonor. We have nothing
to do in the next campaign except to read
the testimony of your chief magistrate,
under whose protecting wing the Commit
lee on Ways and Means of the House have
lived, so that we did not know at any mo-
meut whether they were a committee of
the House of Representatives or a COM
mittee OF the executive. Republican APP
pIause.
"Out of your own household has come
your condemnation; nay, out of your own
mouths has your condemnation come; for
we shall read that bold and uncompromis-
ing declaration of the chairmen of the
committees on Ways and Means that We
were able to sit here Dn til the end of our
term to put down the sugar trust. What
do we have instead? We have PROPOSE
ion to fire one OF those popgun tariff bills
for which the gentleman from IliEois
(Springer) was deposed from the Ways
and Means Committee. Laughter on the
Republican side His successor, after
filing the atmosphere with his outspread
wings, finds his nest in some other birds
premises. Republican laughter.1
why not resign if you were 10 adopt
the action of the other person? l con.
graduate the gentleman from Illinois
(SpringeD upon his personal triumph. l
wish l could congratulate the country
upon something. and / will nsist upon the
speedy departure Of incomplete Zap
Dlause on the Republican side.
McMillin DemocraO of Tennessee fol-
lowed Reed. lie began by calling up
Reeds prophecy OF political disaster to the
Democrats of the House, and the over
throw of the Republican House. after the
passage of the Mckinley bill in 1890 After.
criticzing Reed for not discussing the
question at issue, he proceeded to point
out some good features Of the Senate bill,
free wool. free lumber, free hemp, ETC.,
and the reductions in the general sched-
uleS. The duties in the chemical sched-
ule, in the Senate bill about to be adopted,
he said, were reduced from 80 per cent to
"a: earth and earthenWare from 30 IN az