St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-20

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Republican side.] Undoubtedly his
personal intercourse with the members
or that body and his official relations
with them have enabled him to
put all the strength of a reproof which
that letter contains. But the trans
action as it stands today is between
them and him. Far be it from US to
interfere. If he has made a righteous
charge. their characters are blackened;
and II ne has made false charge. it is
for them to see that justice is done to
the truth of history. Applause on the
Republican side. We have no con.
cern with 1t. except as spectators.
THE PUBLIC ASPECT
or this affair, however, shows that the
newspaper rumors have had all the
truth that newspaper rumors ever have
In regard to the relations between this
committee of the house and the presi-
dent OF the United States, and it is
shown very clearly that the committee
has his directions to consent to a suffi-
clent tax upon sugar in consideration of
the fact that coal and iron ore shall be
brought here free. In other words, In
the great contest between the trust
which manufactures the sugar of this
country, and which is home corpora
tlon. and the great corporation which
is to exploit the mines of Nova Scotia
and enrich by S10,0O0.O0O the set of men
who are engaged in that enterprise. the
president and committee of this house
take the side of the Boston cor.
poration. Laughter and applause
on the Republican sde.l Which
Is best, let them decide. Which
is the most satisfactory to the
people, let the country decide. 1t is a
matter that does not concern us. The
gentlemen from West Virginia was kind
enough to compliment the Republican
c0nfereeS in the senate and by infer
ence to refrain from complimenting US
In stating the declaration that was
made, he said, by the Republican con-
ferees. that the Democrats had better
disagree. 1t is curious how two men
witnessing the same scene put different
interpretations upon it. To my mind,
the scene which occurred was only part
and parcel of the statement which was
made, that inasmuch as these gentle
men had called us In, not for the pur-
pose or consultation. although that was
their avowal, but for the purpose of re-
moving the reproach which had been
cast upon them by the greatest Demo-
cratic newspaper, which is the repre-
sentative OF Democratic ideas, the New
York World, of course.
OUR REPUBLICAN CoNFEREEs
saw that We went there as a mere mat
ter of form, and said: IF you have
made up your mind to disagree, why
not like men do so, and let US not waste
our time upon lmmaterial matters?
but under the influence of that ed
ltorial they wasted another day before
they brought before the people of this
country their reSistless determination
to make the senate yield to their wishes.
"But the gentleman from West Vir-
ginia. in the course of the private
meetingsl with the members of the con-
ference board on their sde-the three
other Southern gentlemen and the
Northern gentleman in somewhat i'll
health-they treated them in a ton
almost OF sadness in regard to their
willingness TO agree. but were held
back by their bad partners the Jor.
kiifses OF the senate. But unfortu-
nately, in his confessional mood, the
gentleman from West Virginia did not
permit himself 10 give particulars.
HE stated that the members of the
senate were 'tettered,' but he did not
state 10 what the 'fetters' attached
them. hope that when the conference
committee next meet-the conference
committee aud not the Democratic poll
ticlanS, seven Southern and one North
ern-we shall have diagram printed
as an aid to our memory, so that we may
know exactly to what amendment each
senator is 'fettered, and what the size
of the 'fetter' is. Laughter and ap-
plauSe on the Republican side The
gentleman from West Virginia has
pledged tins house, amid the. uproarious
applause of their side, to stand out
against the senate, to break the feIters
which bind these gentlemen to their
present positions. Thave no doubt that
what the gentleman says is true, that
the Southern gentlemen in the sem
ate met their Southern brethren
here with sadness. l have no doubt
that sorrow iilled their hearts, because
there are many amendments of the SEN
ate which 1t is fair to say are impr OVe-
ments on the house bill and in the d.
rection of protection. The senate DILL
Is not what this country ought to have.
1t is not such bill as would do Justice
to its industries; but the house bill was
so bad that almost any change in an up.
ward direction would be better. But
what was the trouble with these gentle
men of the South? These
SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN
met with the interests and industries of
the Northern Democratic confereos-
their fellow senators-and what is a
tariff bill but one which relates to the
Interests OF the industries of the coun-
try? When a distinguished senator
held out for collars and cuffs aud the
Democratic party in the senate marched
up to the poor measure OF protection on
them, that senator was acting
not merely for his own inter-
ests, but for the interests of
his constituency. And If it is true, as
stated, that he himself was In any way
interested in business in that town-not
OF that kind-aud that business would
lose its vigor and life on account of the
dpSfrupfiOu Of the nOilur and Ouff in
dustry, he was representing his people,
because this country and its prosperity
is made up of its industries and its in-
terestS. Applause on Republican side.j
The gentleman from Ohio, MIR. Outh-
waite, III that moment of truth which
sometimes comes from the exhaustion
of the intellect-[laughter and applause
on the Republican side II mean the
WEAKNESS, Tor do not mean to be dis
respectful-says that the Southern
gentlemen who are running this matter
for the house, and incidentally in the
interests of their constituents, and
the Democrats on the other side ap-
plauded this sentiment, showing that, in
spite OF all they say, they do recognize
the fact that the taking off OF the tariff
Is the sacrifice OF al interest and of an
industry. No, Mr.. Speaker, if they did
sacrifice their own states, it was because
they wanted to sacrifice us with the rest
still worse. and they are engaged today
in the process so fateful to this nation,
of endeavoring to bring the prosperity
of the rest OF the country down to their
level, instead of doing what we are
trying to do, to bring their prosperity
up to the great level of ours. PRO
lOnged applause on the Republican
side. We believe, not in the success of
the North, but in the success OF the
tun mn n.hn mfr Irnf RI Il
we stand ds ready to give the South the
benefit of the laws of the land, which
make higher wages for men and an in
crease of wealth for all, as freely and as
readily as we give it to our own people,"
prolonged applause on Republican
side.]
Mr.. Reed then yielded a minute to