The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16

WASHINGTON. May 9-After the
opening of the senate today Senator AL
len spoke on MS resolution to investi-
gate the Coxey affair. He spoke with
feeling He had waited a week after the
outrage committed upon the capitol
grounds before introducing his resolu-
ton. he said expecting that one of the
senators from Ohio. the state from which
Mr.. Coxey came. would take some steps
toward its investigation. Mr.. CoXey
came from the congressional district for
merly represented by Governor McKin-
ley In his opinion such scenes as took
place in the presence Of 10000 people on
May l on the plaza in front of the CAPT
tol should be investigated without delay.
Are YOU not Mr.. Coxey's counsel?''
asked Mr. Daniel. interrupting the Ne
braska senator.
NO. sir" replied Mr.. Allen. emphatic
ally.
HAS not Mr. Coxey full legal remedy
II he has been injured in his rights?''
II decline to be diverted from my line
of thought" said Mr.. Allen rather
sharply.
But" persisted Mr.. Daniel simply
desired TO question the propriety Of
dragging this matter into the senate
when COxey has remedy in court"
Mr. Allen made no response to Mr..
Daniels suggestion. but he took occa-
sion TO reiterate his denial of sympathy
with the movement.
After Mr.. Sherman had replied 10 the
remarks Of Mr.. Allen on the Coxey Incl
dent the tariff bill was taken up. There
was running discussion of that meas
ure by Messrs. Jones Of Arkansas,
Chandler, Vest and Mills. Mr. Chandler
having said that the bill proposed TO
give importers three or four million dol
lars. Mr.. Hill INTERCEPTED with the re-
mark: 1T is proposed to give importers
this money and make it up by an income
tax"
After some further running debate Mr.
Aldrich got the floor and succeeded in
arousing Mr.. Mills He read extracts
from the speeches Of Senators Voorhees,
and Mills made at the opening and clos
ing Of the general debate, denouncing in
the most severe terms the system of
specific duties. To swallow that bill as
now modified. would mean a surrender
OF the principles OF a lifetime. After
this he said he did not think there was
q single senator on the other side who
had the temerfty to avow his allegiance
10 the Chicago platform They could
do nothing now but remain silent. Not
one OF them could vote for it without
stultifying himself in view Of his party
platform.
Not as you understand the platform, .
suggested Mr.. Palmer
THE platform condemns republican
protection as unconstitutional and a
fraud and robbery" said Mr. Aldrich.
Yes" interjected Mr.. Vest lit con-
dennis republican protection
"Is there any difference" asked Mr.
Aldrich. sarcastically, between repub-
Hcan and democratic protection?"
"A great deal replied Mr.. Vest.
Senator SIiIIs's Speech.
Mr.. Mills Of Texas evidently did not
think so He arose at this point. The
shafts Of the Rhode Island senator had
evidently gone home and he was labor
ing under some excitement. He wanted
TO repel the idea that he was in any
way responsible for what Mr. Aldrich
had termed the democratic surrender.
A few days ago, he began, he described
his own position as between the devil
and the deep sea, the Mckinley bill be-
ing the devil Since that time a change
had come over the situation. He was
nearer the devil and hadn't as much
,
He now found that the bill before the
senate. as modified by the amendments
introduced, had no resemblance to the
Wilson bill. 1t ought, he said, to bear
the name Of Mr. German or Mr.. Brice.
No man could torture him into an ad-
mission that this bill was a response 10
democratic pledges He had said that
taxation should be levied upon value;
that II was the only just SYSTEM; that
taxation shouldn't be imposed as under
Of NTr.Er Ill
so that the goods of the rich would es-
cape with the same tax as was levied
upon the cheaper articles of the poor
There he had stood and there he would
continue TO stand He rose TO say that
zle did not intend TO vote for a single
one OF the amendments carrying a
change in specific duties. The first
amendment made the surrender. II was
continued throughout the bill, until Il
was now a question between the Nc
IIinIey bill and a democratic system of
protection. with very little margin in
favor Of the democratic measure.
But III vote for H." said he emphat-
1cally 'IH vote for it If 1T contains
only a five-cent reduction Of taxation. -
The democratic party in 1892 had de-
clared protection a fraud; had declared
for a tariff for revenue only. There is
where he stood and he did not intend tc
40 a step backward He would have re-
duced the duties below the point set in
the Wilson bill If he had had the power
He would nave given still more raw ma
terials to relieve those who were coming
70 Washington TO tell of their distress
produced by protection. He would vote
Tor the senate bill, but he did not intend
10 help make it as bad It could pos
stbly be.
Il want to file this caveat," he con-
cluded. ito let the democrats of the coun-
try understand where I stand.
would ike 10 see those who have de-
n1anded these changes, who have forced
the democrats Of the senate to surrender
their PLATFORM stand out in the glare
of the daylight and take the respon-
Sfblity."
wave Of applause swept over the
galleries when the Texas senator took
his seat but 1t was quickly checked by