Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-08-18


"Undoubtedly the House conferrees
meant well. Undoubtedly their in
tentions were honorable, but they
were no match for the gentlemen whom
they met in the other branch. They
we're not skillful as these men are
Why our conferrees come back to us,
gentlemen of. the House, without so
much as the name of the bill that they
transported across this building a
month ago. 1t will be known in his
tory as the Gorman-Brice, vice the
Wilson bill, dead daughter and APP
plause on the Republican side), and
not dead on the field Of honor either.
(Renewed applause.)
THE gentleman from West Virginia
and his compatriots appear before us
now. not as the triuinphal reformers,
marching to glory at the sound Of
their own sweet voices. They are
little babes in the wood and it will
be found pretty soon that they were
left there by their uncle in the White
House. Great laughter and applause
on the Republican side,) And l can
hear the coming Of the pinions Of the
little birds bearing the ballots that
are to bury them out of sight. laugh
ter on the Republican side.)
But their fate is of small. coase-
quence. Their disappearance is the
least of this event, told this House
speaking on this tariff question, that
one of the great misfortunes Of
this attempted action would be the
fact that whatever basis was reached
it would not be a permanent basis on
which this country could do business,
that that was only an effort on their
part to do something, an effort which
they were going to continue; and the
gentleman from West Virginia (Mr,
WILSON,, signalizes his departure from
history by talking about this being a
step in the onward march.
$50, not even content with this
Senate bill, not even content with
what attacks it makes upon our indus
tries, these men at the moment when
they seal their personal discredit by
submitting to the bill. announce to
US that it is only the herald of future
attacks upon the business industries
of this country. Great God! Has not
this country suffered enough during
the last twelve month that these men
should come ard assure it that their
ravages are to continue?
II tell you when the people of this
country get an opportunity to express
their opinion of you, you will Esten
to it more intently and with sadder
hearts than you have to-day even.
Not content with what you have done
you have threatened the people of this
country with yourselves again.
daughter on the Republican side.)
eve shall not write your epitaph.
That has been done by nearer and
dearer. That has been done by the
man whose name must be affixed to
this bill before it can discredit the
statute book. His name must be to
it. He tells you that this bill is an
instance of perfdity, injustice, dishon-
or. We have got nothing to do in the
next campaign except to read testi-
mony Of our Chief Magistrate under
whose protecting wing the Committee
on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives had lived, so that we
did not know at any moment wheth-
er they were committee of the House
of Representatives or a committee Of
the Executive. Applause ON the Re-
publican side.)
"Out of your own household has
come your condemnation. Nay, out
of your own mouths has your condem-
nation come. For we shall read that
bold and Incorporating declaration
OF the chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means that we were to sit
here until the end of our term and
put down the Sugar Trust. What do
we have instead Why, we have
proposition to fire one of those pop.
gun tariff bills for which the gentle
man from Illinois (Mr. Springer was
deposed from the Committee on Ways
and Means. daughter on the Re-
publican side.) His successor, after
filling the atmosphere with his out
spread wings, finds his nest in some
other birds premises. daughter on
the Republican side) Why not re-
sign if you were to adopt the action
OF the other person. l congratulate
the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Springer) upon his personal triumph.
wish could congratulate the coun-
try upon something, and will, upon
the speedy departure of incompetent
cy." applause upon the Republi-
can side.)
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