The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-24

Pacifc.o that great artery OF Great Rrissin.
together with men from tbs United Srates.
hsd. associated theuseivss together and
secured a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lease OF tais
coal land on ycobsitisa. rhaf tsey gond
nav into she .Csnadixn treasury II cents p
Ton royalty sIf'cosl we're free she coal Of
Nova Scotia w1uld d5spIacs that Of toe
Emitted states in New England. and the
g<essury OF Can All gaaId be enrfrhed ey
money that ought % go inso the treasury
OF the United States. Sod knows We
have enough trusts he said, II vii
never consent 70 allow this mammoth
foreign corporation toslnyad orr territory
and take the substance AWAY from our
TEE suaAn. scaSpAt- i
Mr.. Gorrnan.ss reference to the sugar
question was in the following words
'tMr. President. there is only one other
serious proposition. as anderstand IL. in-
vOlved In this coHtrovessy--the snpJect OF
sugar. Oar friends on the other side, with
great gensralsfssp. sag the weak point IN
our line from the bsglnntng. In the con-
struction Of the cKinley pll they mads
free sugar the pivot, so that they might
Increase the duty on their own wares and
the output OF their own facloFies. Trey
attempted 70 secure free sugar by lighting
as " hen weattempted 20 reverse their Nc
Kfnley set, Qutmiwing Us when going back
and putting upon the dHtiableH lisse an arts
Gle which they chad put rpon the free
list They managed IL well. They knew
how to1stir up the sHirnosififs and enc
feelings which are natural with Us against
duties on anything whatever. hey Used
the press 81 their party to charge all sorts
Of bad motives against the men who were
in favor Of putting sugar on the dutlable
list Theyotwitsed Us 1gon the ho0f. ana
you found af upon the Streets. You had
scarcely gotten into the consideration OF
the bill before they waslfcd stosinvestlgAfe
US and see whether We were not seiAag soat
20 trust. The men who made the trust
became suddenly virtuoust Tor the purpose
OF killing your bill. They orIianaged
10 50 astutely that the bill really lost many
men inside and outside OF this Cham ber.
This was a battle between othe two sides.
You have conducted II. IL not 1Ip9n the
highest plane. as well es a Modoc indian
ever conducted campaign. That you de-
morasized some of our FORCES and mace
them run to the bonb-proof house. where
they might be safe Is true. ! have seen
honorable men denouncing, or rather
CORRECTING, in the papers the horri-
BILE statements which have been put.
forth to demoraHzs them. and IL
is not necessary that they should
have done so. But the minority Of Us are
accustomed TO shot and shell, and have
never yet fiinched. because We know, no
matter how distssteful n was 20 as per-
sonaEly, TIE vote Of the Lsuisiana seIla-
tors Mers necessary 10 us; We knew more
than that. a fairo duty on sugar Was OF
the first consideration to tke treasury.
Your Legislation has Left Us bankrnpt.'
unIil we have been compelled to sell bonds.
We do not intend when We get our bill
<f,I fur 90 nj lodi m
We do not get our bid through that may
and probably vii happen." 30
n U.KyEIASps BASE rSexATErUpE-
Then reverting TO rhe president. he said:
. 'Mr. President, l speak of the president
9of the United States With nothing bat the
Skindest feelings | haveneyer In my lie
had anything but the ekindea1 feelings for
him. believe he is one of the most re-
mafkabIe men in public life in the last
fifty years In any civilized country in the
world To elect him the first time he WAS
On candidateI gave my consent and unre-
hitting labor. / stood by him when he
had but few who had the moral coursge
70 walk through the slime and filth
and uphold him, / supported his
nomination for the second time, though
mot agreeing with the policy of his declar-
afions in his message of 1887, and l stood
by my friend the senator from Ohio.
Rricel when he gave to the nomination
of Mr.. Cleveland bis substance and his
time and everything thata man can give
TO serve great cause. Is;ood with him
ends twas net in favorof Mr.. Cleveland's
nomin alton again in 1892, as g matter Of
policy, butI stood with the distinguished
senator from Ohio {Brioej aud the
! distinguished senator from New York
tHitll who carried the battle flag. in
that state, and the senator from
North Carolina Ikansoml. We never per-
mitted anything 20 stop our Efforts until
We placed him in this high state. We did
II with an admiration for the man. with
belief that he world serve his country
we'll, but / did Ii also in order that we
might have Democratic control in this
government. | have given the president
a fair support and an honest support,
never subservien6 never swayed by the
want Of patronage or by patronage. ready
to stand with him on whatever was right
He has no cause to complain against
me. am not his debtor. Let him
answer for himself. But IN the campaign
OF 1892. when mems cheeks were blanched
with fear. ny friend, the Junior senator
from New Jersey sfuithi !, as active as was
the senator from Ohio Bricej. aye, and
8he distinguished senator from New York
tHilll. who now opposes this bill, went 10
the FROST 10 lead in that campaign and
made q Defnosratic victory possible, start
ing the srst cheer which gave hope and
comfort 10 the country.
@eossiRLs TO PASS THE HOUSE, BILL
THE eorferees In this matter on the
part OF the senate have a great duty TO
perform. There are almost irreconcilable
differences. But want them TO say TO
ths eonferees on tha other side: Now
above sal other things. the law must be
lar .a gapftr ha at kx,
standing by the letter of the law. You.
who make LAWS with ns. must not violate
them. There is in this case written and
urwriiiep law. 10 which there Is no excep-
n0n, and that is that when one house pro-
poses 20 change an existing statute
and The other refuses to so so far. the
house making the radical demand
shall give way. This is the law;
That Is the custom. Whenever II is in
sssSed upnh Shere IS no escape from Il IL
you wish 81 hate legislation. / do not
mSaothat vou shall not have free and
fair conferences | would exclude every
thtng except yoar own thoughts. Say
that in thls body We have only one ma
lority among the Democrats Let the
great state Of Ohio, the states OF New York,
New Jersey, Louisiana and Maryland step
out 10 the front aud tell the pnhste fran xiv
hat ought 20 have been told only in
private, aud say that within the
borders of the states ( have
named, while they number out i've
or SIX. there Is more manufacturing
Industry than IN al the states which de-
msnded thas radical change. Say 20 them
thai at THIS time. When she Whole Grid IS
ahlaEe with revolution ia industrial affairs,
and want ana distress are felt, tue senA-
tors Rave said TO yoa that they cannot
so fgFtbeF, tacy prefer to make nslstaSe
for high rates saSaer IMAM 70 have the ~,
Il At. sf.t