The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-21

his MeduSa-neaued monster, the sugar
Trust, after much discussion, q COM
promise sugar schedule had been
to, giving 40 per CEN on the
articles and 1:5 d~ilferential. again
declared Senator Vest, I'VE are as
We were bounded with the
statement that the Senate was for sale
to the Sugar Trust. We were virified
by vile cartoons, editorials and lying
correspondents"
Senator Vest suited his action TO
his words and showed the intense
bitterness of his feeling. He continued
to show that when the sugar compro-
mise had been reached, then it vas
learned that the House was not SO
deeply concerned in free sugar as 1t
was in free ccal and iron.
Senator Vest referred to the Pre-
sident's letter to MIR. Wilson and to
the consequent change of issue from
had no fight with the Executive. He
disclaimed being in the cabal against
the President as charged by the
Senator from New York (Hill.) II it
were necessary for him to retract one
word of what he had said to remain in
public life he would not do it. For
the President to come before the pub
lie and denounce the bill, the provi-
sions of which he knewin every detail,
was q gross injustice to those who had
labored and made much more sacrifice
than he. He then described the pro-
position made to the House conferees
by the Senate. If the sugar schedule
should stand the Senate had offered
the House either, free coal or free
iron. In the compromise that seemed
,onncpn.,ty tIA lfHnta~n0n ,p~,o c,ltt
The House expressed great gratifica-
ton. After two hours of conference
the House conferees came back and
said they would take free iron ore.
The conferees then adjourned with
the statement from the Senate con
forces that it would be dangerous to
make reductions on other schedules,
metal, woollen, etc. The next Gay
the House conferees came back and
said they would take free coal. We
replied: Gentlemen, take either.
We can be happy with either, with
t'other dear charmers away" Laugh
teri
Continuing Senator Vest said ''The
chairman Of the House conferees then
said it was his duty to insist that all
the schedules should be taken up.
They warned of the result. The
trouble with the House c%onferees
throughout was that they insisted that
they knew more of the situation in the
Senate than we did. They constantly
insisted that we should make the
changes they wanted and take the bill
back to the Senate. While this dis
cussion in conference was going on the
Senator from New York came into the
Senate last Friday and offered his re.
solution, on which there was q tic
vote. That vote was decisive it more
than anything else determined the
situation here. Men said the question
here was between the Wilson bill an6
the Senate bill. That statement was
as false as tho assertion that there was
q Democratic Senate. On tho question
of tariff reform it never was and never
can be q Democratic Senate as at pres
ent constituted. The question was
between the Senate bill and the Nc
Kinley Flaw. There the choice was tx
be made, and everyone conversant
with the situation so understood it.
"Mr. President, it is not pleasant
ever to indulge in personalities, but
my attention has been called recently
to an infamous statement, coming from
a generally reputable source, made in
the public press to the effect that my
action in regard to the letter of the
President to Mr.. Wilson in regard tc
the bill had been dictated by a feeling
of revenge against his EXcelleucy
becauge he had ignored me in regard
to the patronage of my State. The
Senator from New York (Hill) was
kind enough in concluding his speech,
when he played the role of Marc
Antony, and when some people
suspected that he would really liked
TO have played Marc Antony and come
to bury Caesar and not to praise him,
hat had attacked our modern Caesar
he knew not what private grief !
might have. Mr.. President. | have
no private grief, but 1 wish to acknow-
ledge in the most public manner my
gratitude to the President for having
relieved me from all responsibility in
regard to the appointments in Missouri.
Sir, if there is anything in my public
life which has afforded me any plea
sure, real and substantial, it has been
the fact that the President in the
exercise Of his constitutional right, OF
which do not complain, informed me
that he no longer desired my advice
regarding Missouri patronage. Not
again during this Administration will
| stand in q crowded ante room looking
lnIo Iuo dnSiouS, idceS OF OK
pectant office-seekers. Not again will
be admitted into the august presence.
Nor will | watch the shadows, partially
produced by indignation, that flow
cro the Executive brow and feel my
heart sink as each shadow came and
went. Not again will | be damned at
country postoifices, upon village corners
as an migrate who has given no offices
to his friends. Sir, were it not for
this tariff debate and this tariff dis
cussion / would now indulge in the
ecstacy of that w~ell-known hymn:
Then shall 1 battle my weary soul
In e of endless rest,
And not a q of trouble roll
Across my peaceful breast
81 have nothing to complain of on
the part of the President. I am ready
to follow him now as the old Scotch
followed the banner of Bruce when he
fought for country and home. / fight
no a l fight for principle, my
party and my country. Men pass
away like clouds from the evening sky,
but principle must live forever. Sir,
when any man living accuses me Of
personal motives in what / have done
in connection with this bill, but my
connection with it is now ended, 1
answer him as q Marmion ~