Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-14


 side of the house and by their direction. shall say very little myself on this oc- casion in advocacy of the motion. and shall bo sincere and frank in what shall submit to this house.
 "I do not pretend that am gratificd at the outcome of this prolonged controversy do not pretend that up to tho very last moment had cherished the hope and the faith that WIG shall reach another and a better and moro satisfactory conclusion of this conflict between the two houses of the American congress. I had hoped and believed until there seemed no ground scarcely for hope and belief that in such a contest this house, backed by tho Amor ican people and enthusiastically sustained by the Democratic party, would be able to achieve somo honorable compromise be- tween the two houses which we could hnyo adopted not from a sense of duty, but with a sense of satisfaction and feeling that wo bad responded to the mandates of tho American people
 But, Mir speaker. WIG have simply re- alized in this great fight the fact so well stated by the great leader of the tariff reform fight in Great Britain, that when tho people have gained n victory at the polls they must have further stand up and knock down fight with their own rcp- rcsentativcs. And wo have realized. if nothing else, the salutary lesson of the en- trenchmcnt of the protective system in this country under 30 years of class lcgis- lation until the mcrc matter of tariff schcd- ulcs is a matter of insigniflcance and tho great question presents itself, Is this to be n government hy n self taxing people or a government of taxation by trusts and monopolists: Applause on tho Demo cratic side. If we have taken out of this fight no other lesson than that, it has been to us n great, an inspiring and valu- abic lesson. If we have not been able to get all that tho mandates of the people told us to get, all that the high enthu- siasm of the people expected us to get, we have brought this dangerous fact face to face with American freemen, and we have made sumo brcach in the protective system through which the hosts of American free men will continue 10 march. Demo cratic applause.
 Mir Wilson spoke but 10 minutes at the opening of the debate He then re- served the balance of his time. and Mir Rced. tho leader of tho opposition, took tho floor. The gentleman from Maine aroused his followers to the highest pitch of enthusiasm
 MT. Reeds Speech.
 MT. Speaker. I am somewhat reluct- ant to address the house, because my feel ings arc divided between two emotions" began Mir Reed. ''One is an emotion of rrgrct for the Democratic party and for its position. and the other is feeling of equal regret for the country and its posi- tion too. So far as the gentleman from West Virginia is concerned and his com- patriots, there is not the slightest necessity of my commenting on tho difference be- tween this scene of sorrow and the tri- umphal procession which carried him out of this house.. Laughter and applause on the Republican side
 "Hc is not so joyous now, having been carried ont in another branch and moro effcctually. It Is unfortunate for the gen tlcman from West Virginia that he and his compatriots have had to contend with gentlemen of so much more capacity and skill. Undoubtedly the house conferees meant well, undoubtedly their intentions were honorable, but they were no match for the gentlemen whom they met in the other branch. They were not skillful as these men are. Why, our cOnfcrceS come back to us ntlcmen of tho house. without so much us the name of the bill that they transported across this building n month ago! It will be known in his tory the German Brico vice the Wilson sill, dead Laughter at-d applause on tho Republican, side, and not dead the field of honor either. Renewed applause
 Tho gentleman from West Virginia and his cOmpatriuts appear before us now not as the triumphal rCfOrmcrS marching to glory at tho sound of their own sweet voices. They arc little babes in tho wood, and it will bc found pretty soon that they wcrc left there by their uncle in the White House. Laughter on the Republican side. And can hear the coming of the little birds bearing tho ballots that are to bury them out of sight. Laughter.
 But their fate is of small consequence. Their disappearance Is tho least of this event. l told this house, speaking on this tariff question, that one of tho great mis- fortunes of this attempted action will be tho fact that whatever basis was reached it would not be permanent basis on which this country could do business; that that was only an effort on their part to do somCthing-an effort which they werc going to continuc-and the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. wilsonI signal izcs his departure from history by talk ing about this being a stop in the onward march.
 So, not oven content with this bill. not even content with what attacks 1t makes upon our industries. these men at the mo mcnt when they seal their personal dis l credit by submitting to the bill announce to us that 1t is only the herald of future attacks upon the business industries of l this country. Great God, has not this country suffered enough during tho last | l2 months, that these men should come and assure it that their ravages arc to con 1 tinue. tell you when the people of this country get an opportunity to express their opinion of 1t you will listen to it more intcntly and with sadder hearts | than you have today even. Not content with what you have done, you have threat i ened the people of this country with your selves again. Laughter on the Repub- 1 lican side.
 Debate on the Resolution. MT. McMillin of Tennessee, member of 1 the ways and means committee, followed l MT. Reed. Mir. Burrows of Michigan suc- teeded Mir McNIillin. He began by say ing that tho chairman of the ways and | heans committee had been deserted by his l swn party associa tcs. In semihumor- ous mann CT he quoted from Mir. Wilson's speech when the bill passed the house hi: sentence that not all who paraded as tar if reformcrs porc in limo when tho mus ketry began to rattle. That was wher he was flashing you cowardly laggardi into line" said Mir. Burrows, turning tC the Democratic side. Now the ohairmar | of the committee leads the retreat and ask; you to adopt the bill which gives public I devotion to the most monstrous trust 1T this country. Sarcastically he referred tc the programme for tho passage of thu "pppgun' bills, which, ho said, 1t wa never supposed would get through th' senate
 Mir Wilson then yielded a few minute to Mir. Pence of Colorado, the leader O the Populists, who said that the Popu lists had thought, and thought still, tha tho contest over tho tariff between tn two parties was a good deal of a noel conflict and sham battle. He was con vinced this was true when ho saw tn mock fury of Mir. Burrows- Like MT. Bur rows, however, he confessed he did no
 know what tho president would do. "No did any one else on this floor unless, " h | nddpl aS ha lnnkcd mn uud saw Mir Trn