The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-13
NOT A COG WAS TURNED.
Absolute Blockade of the Tariff in
the Senate.

the Senate.
Washington, June 12-The absolute
blockade of the tariff in the Senate to-
day was in marked contrast with the
wonderful progress in the Senate yes
terday.
Not a cog was turned
Tine entire eight hours were devoted
to set speeches preliminary ito the con-
sideration of the wool schedule.
Mr.. Quay, who has been quiescent
for five weeks, resumed the delivery
of his speech which has already occu-
pied four days, and after speaking four
hours today, his manuscript seemed
unexpectedly diminished
linen he yielded from sheer exhaus-
ton and MesSr5. PeGtigrew, of North
Dakota, Powers, Of Montana and PEI
fer, of Kansas, made set speeches
against free wool
After some general remarks, Mr..
Hoar described the economic condi-
tons of the town of South Bridge
Mass, where the Inhabitants are, for
the most part, dependent upon the
large works of the United States
American Optical company. Speaking
of the operatives of the town, he said
that there they received twice the
wages and consumed twice as much as
persons performing the same labor
abroad. She has her national banks,
her savings banks, her townhall the
state house of her little republic 81 can
not conceive any good reason why
American craftsmanship should not be
directed towards forest ering and en-
couraging communities like this. The
senator from Texas visited that neigh
borhood two or three years ago and
promised to be the Moses that should
lead them into the promised land OF
paradise, flowing with milk, honey and
free COAL
THE senator from Texas processes to
be personally in favor of keeping his
promise, But he tells us he is between
the devil and deep sea. 1 suppose the
devil of Democracy and the deep sea
of popular indignation. do not think
he is in any danger of drowning. /
think, from the way in which he ut
tered the word sugar that it is quire
manifest who is getting him, and that
all the use he will be able to make of
his good intentions is to make a pave
ment for his future dwelling place.
You promised continued the sena-
tor. that as partial equivalent or
the damage which you would do that
you would give them free coal, free
wool. free lumber and free sugar. 1
do not understand that this promise is
to be kept Senators who have been
profuse in their promises for free raw
material, tell us that they cannot keep
their promise to put coal on the free
list, because they cannot pass the bill
If they do. Why not? Do you pretend
that the bill would not pass the House?
1t has come over from that body with
coal on the free list and the party
majority unanimous in its support
Are you going to lose any Democratic
votes here? If so, who are they? Both
the senators from West Virginia, a
great coal producing state, senators
from Alabama and 1 think both sena-
tors from old Virginia have almost in
dignantly disclaimed this imputati ton
Who is it that is constraining the some
what ostentious virtue of the senator
from Texas, the senator from Arkansas
and the senator from Missouri? The
real reason is not that you are afraid of
losing the measure here for which you
say majority of the American people
declared itself in 1892, but because you
are afraid of losing the votes of West
Virginia at the polls hereafter if YOU
keep your promise.
81 wish to call attention to the fact
that these Democratic principles are
not violated. these Democratic pledges
not broken, the alleged command of tha
<aiHSliC peOple IlOI QlSOD6ySQ, IOr
want of Democratic votes in the Senate
1t is for TIE fear of public indignation
EXPRESSED in the election. You are
ready enough to strike at the industry
of any northern state from which
Democracy has no hopes in the future
In conclusion the senator said:
1.-The power which is to pass this bin
is a coalition between the aristocrat
and the Populists: between the spirit of
the old slave master and the spirit
which would make war on property
and frugality, on honest labor, on hon,
est. moderate earnings The alliance
is between the spirit of sectionalism of
the south and that spirit at the north
which never has the impulse of a true
nationality. 1t protects by enormous
duties, upon which it piles enormous
bounties. the industry of the south and
the illgotten gains of the trust. It's
warfare is upon the savings banks,
upon the life insurance, upon the
farmers and upon the workmen in the
mills. The power which is behind il
may seem to secure for itself a brief
victory: but the men who are welding
it, know well that it is doomed Its
success, short lived as it is, is mis-
chievous. 1t may last for a day, for a
year and perhaps for a presidential
term, but in the end the issue of this
contest can't be doubted The stars
in their course fight against it. The
spirit of the American people is against
it. The spirit of honest labor. the
spirit of American liberty are on our
side. And in the future, as in the past,