St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Mr. Hatch,
of Missouri, expects to get his new anti
opuon bill before the house in three or
four weeks. or as soon as the contested
election cases and appropriation bills
are satisfactorily disposed of. In con-
versation with Mr.. Hatch yesterday, he
expressed to the GLOBE correspondent
the sanguins expectation that his
measure would pass the house by more
than twO-tnirds majority. Il have made
material changes in the bill from that
of last WINTER" he remarked. The
new one is more careful TO guard the
interests of actual transactions in real
produce, while the avenues for escape
of the mere constituencies gambler i'll
the earth'S products are more securely
fenced up. | shall make no effort to
prevent the fullest and most complete
discussion of the bill. secure IN the be
lief that the more light cast upon the
subject the more popular the measure
will become"
Mr.. Fletcher, of Minneapolis, is op-
posed to the bill land all that sort OF
nonsensical legislation on The business
affairs of private citizens" He said SO
himself, and then he pursued the sub
iect still further: "If l want TO run my
credit for 5000 or 5,O0O,000 bushels of
wheat, and have got the credit 10 do il
on, I'd just like 10 know what religious
right the gentleman from Missouri, or
the gentleman from Kamschatka. OF
MT har lkxm
to say that | shall not So use my credit?
And then If find a man that l am Will
ing to trust foT . 0U0 or 5000, 600 bushels
of wheat, would it not be id!o;ic for any
man or million of men to step III and
saw [ should not be allowed to do il?
That is your whole anti-Uption ne;I-
sense in thlmble. There are altogether
too many cranks poklng their noses INTO
the business of the great American
nation. That is largely what allS Han
NAH today. The fools, ana the towards,
and the lmbeciles are calling on tile
government to pass laws to protect
them against their own idiocy. Men
that don't want 10 buy or sell futures
dou'G have 10. do they Well.
then. why should this sublime
republic step i'll and declare
that the men who do want TO shall hot.
There is altogether tOUInuch relying on
the law for protection and prosperity.
The men who deserve 10 succeed are
the men who grapple with the worlds
terces and conquer them by maiA
strength and awkwardnesS. / do.s' +
want the protection of Mr.. Hatcl's anti
option bill, and if | lose million or
make one on the board of trade i'll Chi
cago OF New York, what business is 1T
of his-or of all the members in this
house-or of all the people in this coGn-
try or the. world? Every good thing
that has ever come to mankind has
come through somebody's individual
act. Nearly every bad. thing has been
brought about by the blunderS of az
gregated mobS of fools: and sometimes
it seems to me while | sit here and
watch the proceedings of this sublime
body of Legislators that right on this
floor is concentrated as much real.
actual three-ply foolishness as ever was
gathered into so small a compass.
Now. then. think you will under
stand why l oppose the anIi-Option bill.
1t is because | am opposed 10 legisla-
ton needing with private business"