Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-26

e grocery business. For many wears he was q
te OF free-trade doctrines.
leaders, who had anticipated an easy
parliamentary repulsion of the senator
from Arkansas. During the latter part
Of the debate, however, it was custom
airy for the leaders of the minority to
call upon Senator Jones and discuss
with him, on terms of easy Familiarity.
the subject of the various schedules
and endeavor to reach some agreement
upon them without acrimonious discus
sion.
Although the senator from Arkansas
was the leader and director of the de-
bate upon the bill, the most potential
orator on the SIDE of the majority was
Senator Vestsfpf Missouri. He is q
small man physically, but giant intel
lectualy, while he has been gifted by
nature with voice which is powerful,
penetrating and at the same time pleas
ing in all of its modulations. During
the last few years of his service in the
senate Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, who
was recognized as the oratorical leader
Of his party, stated that he would
rather engage in running debate with
any man on the democratic side of the
chamber than to engage in q wrangle
with Senator Vest, of Missouri, who
was exceptionally well equipped upon
all subjects of public interest.
Although Senators Harris, Jones and
Vest constituted a managerial tri-
umphirate, who directed the Legislative
battle, the reserve force and power of
the majority party was to be found
under the broad-brimmed hat of Sena-
tor Mills, of Texas, who is far and
away ahead of, as well as head and
shoulders taller than, every revenue re-
former in congress at this time. This
much may be said in praise of the
distinguished Texan, because he is abb
solutely opposed to any compromise
with the protectionists, and believes in
carrying on the work of revenue re-
form to which his whole life, as well as
the entire policy of his party, has been
dedicated. Whether or not the course
of the senator from Texas is the wisest
and most commendable, is for the de-
termination of the reader and the gen
eral public. He is a very strong, fear
less and honorable man.
The leaders of the minority, Sena-
tors Allison, of Iowa, A1drich, of
Rhode Island, and Chandler, of New
Hampshire, have been diligently en-
gagged in obstructing every movement
made by the democratic managers
ever since the revenue bill was re-
ceived by the senate from the house of
representatives. They are all strong
men, well equipped for either agrees
sive or defensive warfare on the sub
ject of the revenue, and Senator
no IN av.fin ia
ceedingly rasping speaker, who
caused a shiver every time he assumed
the floor and undertook to speak upon
the pending bill. He is always per
tisan, always seeking political trouble,
versaries as much annoyance as posi-
BILE.
The strong man of the republican
side was Senator Allison, OF Iowa. AL
though making no pretensions as an
orator he is plain blunt man OF many
years experience; a thoughtful delib-
erative man of sound Judgment; and one
who speaks forth words OF truth and
soberness in manner so earnest and
sincere as to carry greater conviction
and respect than are usually accorded
to orators given to the study of polish
and pyrotechnics in their style of ut
terance.
Senator Aldrich, Of Rhode Island, Is
one of the finest types OF the best in
tellectual and business products OF the
genuine typical Yankee, as he was as
keen in driving bargain in the prep
aration of a tariff bill as any of his
Yankee ancestors and their prototypes
ever were in horse-trade or any other
bargain and sale.
During the entire debate the re-
publicans held In reserve Senator
Sherman, of Ohio, who by reason of
age is not now an aggressive factor in
discussion; and Senator Morrill,, of
Vermont, the oetogennrian whose
name was given to the war tariff Of
1853, of which he was the author.
1t would not do to thus state the re-
publican strength without mentioning
the fact that Senator Hoar, cf Massa-
chusctts, was from the first q very
strong and able coadjutor of the lead
ers of the minority who opposed the
progress of the revenue bill in the sem
ate. He is probably the most scholarly
and best informed man on the re-
publican side of the chamber concern
inc all that has ever been written and
printed on the subject OF political
economy His mind is as well filed
library of the choicest volumes, all o1
them perfectly indexed, and every
page of every book ready to open at
the command of an intellectual master.
Senator Hoar. In addition to being a
very learned man, is gifted with bit
ing tongue whose edge is poisoned
with the most deadly sarcasm. His
every utterance was sting to the ma
jority during the entire debate
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