Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-26
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE
GRAY IN GOOD FIGHTING TRIM.
Alone He Held His own Against
Four Republican Senator's.

Four Republican Senators.
He Was the Solitary Sentinel on the
Democratic Side of the Chamber. But
the Republican Forces Could Not
Defeat Hiin-An Interesting Debate.
WASHINGTON, April 20,--While SEN
ator Galllnger was talking on the Tariff
bill in the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Frye
stopped him to call attention to the fact
that only two Democratic Senators
were in the chamber Although he did
not mention II, there were at the same
time only four Republican Senators
present, one Of whom was the man on
the floor. One OF the two Democrats i'm
mediately after this retired. This consti-
tuted Mr.. Gray of Delaware, the soli-
tary sentinel on that side of the cham
Der. He became involved in contest
with all the Senators then on the Re-
publican side as to the meaning of the
recent elections. Gallinger, Hoar, Frye,
Aldrich came at the Delaware Senator,
four to one. He was not unhorsed-not
by any means. They insisted the lesson
of the local elections everywhere this
year was to be construed as a disap-
proyal of the work of tariff reform,
while Mr.. Gray successfully contended
there could be no possible foundation
for the assertion that the popular ver-
dict of 1890 and 1892 had been reversed.
Senator Gallinger then went ON with
his speech, and, referring sarcastically
to the good old Democratic days" when
the Walker tariff was in force, he read
tho testimony of u well.known manu-
facturer which contradicted the claim
of prosperity. He was interrupted by
Senator Gray, who wanted to know
whether he had said anything about the
hard times under the Mckinley act,
which act had been marked by an un-
precedcnted number of strikes and riots
in which great many men had been
killed.
Senator Aldrich replied, and said that
| the people were sick of the Tariff bill, as
was shown by the reversal the Demo-
Gratis were receiving at the recent cleo
| tions.
Senator GRAY retortcd that the people
were not sick of tariff reform, as shown
by the mandate given by an overwhelm-
ing majority in 1902. Since then the
tariff had not entered into the elections.
Senator Aldrich denied that he had
said the people were sick of tariff re-
form. He had said and meant to affirm
that the people with great unauimity
were opposed to the kind of tariff reform
now before Congress. 1t was the non
descript measure which was neither pro
lection nor free trade that the people
were disguised with. In his part OF the
country there was not Democrat Of
any kind who did not denounce the
proposed legislation.
Senator Gray replied that he did no
care to pose as political prophet, anc
the only way to settle the question wa
by popular vote, when Senator Gal
linger suggested the ACCESSIBILITY of post
poning further action on the pendin!
bill until it could be referred to tn,
people in November, and asked Senate
Gray il he would agree to this.
81 would not dare to go home," re
piled Mr.. Gray, "if did agree"
Senator Aldrich reminded Senate
Gray that the Democratic press of tn
country had had nothing but words O
praise for the two speeches in opposition
to the bill from the Democratic side O
the chamber. Their appeal to put tn
bill into shape to conform to the Demo
cratic policy had the heartiest supper
of all the Democrats of the North.
INCOME TAX NOT A TARIFF MEASURE
"The Senator from Rhode Island
building. a great superstructure on. tn
two speeches to which he alludes," II
piled Mr., Gray, "but | understand tina
both those speeches, certainly the las
were confined to discussion of til
income tax feature, which has about 0
much relation to the tariff reform mea!
ure demanded by the people in 1892 a
an ukase by the Russian emperor, an
If the Senator from Rhode Island built
: any hope on that foundation We wi
have to sympathize with his dlsappoin
ment."
~ shall be very much surprised sal
Senator Aldrich, "if great many Sen,
tors on the opposite side do not 500
come to the conclusion that the incom
i tax is very important feature of II
Tariff BILL"
| SIS the Senator opposed to the incon
, tax ?" asked Mr.. GRAY.
, 81 am opposed to the income tax an
every other feature in the Tariff bi
{ before the Senate" replied Mr.. Aldricl
i Senator Gallinger then resumed h
c speech.