The herald., 1894-06-13
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
An Entire Day of Senatorial
Yap.
Eight Dreary Hours Of Pre-
pared Speeches.
Senator Hoar Sc0lds About the Spirit
Of SectiOnalism.
Several Other Senators Speak Against
the Wool schodule-The House
Passes q Bill and Then
Adjsurns.

BY the AseOciated fress.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE absolute
blockade of the tariff in the senate to
day was in marked contrast with the
wonderful progress in the senate yester-
day. Not cog was turned. The entire
eight hours wore devoted to set speeches
preliminary to the consideration OF the
wool schedule. Mr.. Quay, who has
been quiescent for five weeks, resumed
the delivery of his speech, which hal
already occupied four days, and aftel
speaking four hours today, his manu-
ecript seemed unappreciably diminished
Then he yielded from sheer exhaustion
and Mesers. Pettigrew of North Dakota
Powers of Montana and PETER OF Kansas
made set speeches against free wool.
Mr.. Hoar also spoke. Alter some
general remarks Mr.. Hoar described the
economic conditions of the town oi
South Bridge, Mass., whose inhabitant ts
are for the most part dependent upon
the large works of the United States
American Optical company. Speaking
of the operatives of the town, he said
that there they receive twice the wages
and consume twice as much as persons
performing the same labor abroad.
She has her national banks, her saw
ings banks, her town hall, state house
of her little republic. l cannot con-
ceive any good reason why American
craftsmanship should not be directed
towards fostering and encouraging COM
munities like this. The senator from
Texas visited that neigh borhood two or
three years ago snd promised to be the
Moses that led them into the promised
land of Paradise, flowing with milk,
honey and free coal. The senator from
Texas processes to be personally in favor
of keeping his promise, but ne tells us
he 10 between the devil and deep sea. l
suppose the devil of Democracy and the
deep sea of popular indignation.
think he is in no danger of drowning.
think from the way he has uttered the
word "sugar," that it is quite manifest
who 10 getting him and that all the use
he will be able to make OF his good in
tentions is to make q pavement Tor his
future dwelling place.
You promised. continued the senator,
that as q partial equivalent for the dam
age which you would do that you would
give them free coal, free wool, free lum-
Der and free sugar. lido not understand
that this promise is 10 be kept. Sem
stors who have been profuse in their
promises for free raw material tell us
that they cannot keep their promise to
put coal on the free list, because they
cannot pass the bill if they do. Why
not? Do you pretend that the bill
would not pass the house? 1t has
come over from that body with coal on
the free list and the party majority
unanimous in it's support. Are you 60
ing to lose any Democratic votes here
II 80, who are they? Both the senators
from West Virginia, great coal pro-
ducing state, senators from Alaba ma
and l think both senators from Old
Virginia have almost Indignantly dis
claimed this imputation. Who is it
that is constraining?
who 10 it that is constraining the
some what ostentatious virtue of the
senator from Texas? the senator from
Arkansas and the senator from Mis-
souri? The real reason that you are
afraid of losing the measure here for
which you say q majority Of the Amer
lean people declared itself in 1892, but
because you are afraid OF losing the
votes of West Virginia at the polls here
after if you keep your promise.
II wish to call attention to the fact
that these Democratic principles are
not violated, these Democratic pledges
not broken, the alleged command of the
American people not disobeyed for
want OF Democratic votes in the senate.
Il is for the fear OF public indignation
expressed in the election. You are
ready enough to strike at the industry
Of any northern state from which the
Democracy has no hopes in the future
In conclusion. the senator said: "The
power which is to pass this bill is q
coalition between the aristocrats and
the Populists; between the spirit OF the
old slave masters and the spirit which
would make war on property and
frugality, on honest labor. ON honest,
moderate earnings. The alliance is be-
tween the spirit OF sectionalism of the
south and that spirit at the north which
never has the impulse OF true nation
atty. 1t protects by enormous duties,
upon which it piles enormous bounties,
the industry OF the south and the ill
gotten gains of the truste. Its warfare
is upon the savings banks, upon
the life insurance, upon the farm
ers and upon the workmen in the
mills. The power which is behind il
may seem to secure for it elf brief vic.
tory; but the men who are welding il
know we'll that it ia doom. Its success
is short-lived. and it is mischievous Ii
may last tor day. for year aud per.
haps for presiden tial term, but in the
end the issue of this contest cannot be
doubted. The stars in their course oi
flight are against it. The spirit OF the
American people is againet it. The
spirit of honest labor, the spirit OF Amer
lean liberty are on our side. And in the
future. as in the past. God giveth to
liberty nothing but victory"
Other set speeches will follow tomor'
row, but it is probable the actual con-
aideration of the wool schedule will be
reashed beford adjournment. During 9
lull In the debate today, Mr.. Mitchell oil
Oregon moved to lay the tariff bill on
the table. The motion, however, was
without special Significance, and was
defeated by a strict party vote.
Mr.. Chapman tho Wall street broker