The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-13
SCORED BY HOAR.
Senators Arraigned on
the Tariff.
POWER TO PASS THE BILL.
Coalition Between Aristocrats
and POpulists.
SPEECHES ON THE SCHEDULES.
Prospect Of Import Changes in the
Internal Revenue Part of
the Measure.

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devoted to set speeches preliminary to the
consideration of the wool schedule.
Quay, who has been Quiescent for five
weeks. resumed the delivery of his speech.
which has already occupied four days, and
after speaking four hours to-day his man-
uscript seemed unappreciably diminished.
Then he yielded from sheer exhaustion,
and Pettigrew of North Dakota, Powers of
Montana and PETER of Kansas made set
speeches against free wool.
After some general remarks Hoar
described the economic conditions of the
town of Southbridge. Mass. whose in-
habitants are for the most part de-
pendent upon the large works of the
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 per-
forming the same labor abroad.
"She has her national banks" said he,
''her savings banks. her town hall, State
House of her little republic. 1 cannot
conceive any good reason why A merican
craftsmanship should not be directed
toward fostering and encouraging CON-
muniiies like this. The Senator from
Texas visited that neighborhood two or
three years ago and promised to be the
Moses that should lead 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 he
tells us he Is between the devil and deep
seal suppose the devil of Democracy
and the deep sea of popular indignation.
/ do not think he is in any danger of
drowning. l think from the way in which
he u:ters the word sugar that it is quite
manifest who is getting him and that all
the use he will be able TO make of his
good intentions is to make a pavement for
his future dwelling place.
You promised" continued the Senator,
shat as partial equivalent for the dam
age which you would do you would
give them free coal. free wool, free lumber
and free sugar. l do not understand that
this promise is to be kept. Senators 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 II
they do. Why not? Do you pretend that
the bill would not pass the House? Itbas
come over from that body with coal on the
free list and the party majority unani-
nous in its support. Are you going to
lose any Dem ocratic votes here? If so,
who are theys Both the Senators from
West Virginia, a great coa-producing
State, the Senators from Alabama and l
think both Senators from old Virginia
have almost Indignantly dsclaimed this
imputatiop. Who is 1t that is constraining
the somewhat ostentatious virtue of the
Senator from Texas. the Senator from
Arkansas and the Senator from Missouri?
The real reason is not that you are afraid
OF losing the measure here, for which you
say that majority of the American peo-
pie declared itself in 1892, but because you
are afraid Of losing the votes Of West Vir-
ginia at the polls hereafter II you keep
your promise.
II wish TO call attention to the fact th at
these Democratic principles are not vio-
lated. these Democratic pledges not
broken, the alleged command Of the
American people not disc obeyed for want
of Democratic votes in the Senate. 1t is
for the fear of public indignation ex-
pressed in the election. You are ready
enough to strike at the Industry of any
Northern State from which Democracy
has no hopes in the future"
IE conclusion the Senator said: "The
power which is to pass this bill is a coali-
tion between the aristocrat ana the Popu-
list-between the spirit of the old slave
master aud the spirit which would make
war on property and frugality. on honest
labor. on honest moderate earnings. The
alliance is between the spirit of sectional
ism of the South and that spirit at the
North which never has the impulse of
true nationality. 1t protects by enormous
duties. upon which it piles enormous
bounties, the industry of the South and
the ill-gotten gains of the trust. Its war
fare is upon the savings banks, upon the
life insurance. upon the farmers ana upon
the workmen in the mills. The power
which Is behind 1t may seem to secure for
itself q brief victory; but the men who
are fielding it know well that it is doc med.
Its success is as short lived as it Is mis-
chievous. 1t may last for day, for year
or perhaps for Presidential term, but, In
the end, the issue of this contest cannot
be- doubted. The stars in their course
fight against it: the spirit OF the Aneri-
can people is against it. The spirit of
honest labor, the spirit of American lib
erty are on our side; and in the future, as
in the past, God giyeth to liberty nothing
but victory"
Other set speeches will follow tomorrow,
but it is probable the actual consideration
Of the wool schedule will be reached before
adjournment.
During a lull in the debate to day
Mitchell of Oregon moved to lay the tariff
bill on the table. The motion. however.
was without special significance and was
defeated by strict party vote.
Chapman. the Wall-street broker who
refused to answer questions. was reported
as contumacious to the Senate by the
Sugar Investigation Committee, and a
resolution was introduced to bring him to
the bar of the Senate for contempt. At 6
o'clock the Senate adjourned.
There is some prospect of important
changes in the internal revenue part of
the tariff bill and of further notifications
Of the income-tax feature. The Finance