The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-03
Morrnn AnnInst Morpan

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Senate from the House il placed non
lre and coal ON the free list. The bill,
after going through the Senate Fin
lnce Committee, restores iron ore and
coal to the dutiable schedules. This
WAS made as is well known,
TO buy the votes Of the Alabama Sena-
tors, who rebelled against free iron ore
and coal.
Senator Morgan has been making
II series of speeches in Alabama during
the past ten days, defending his Demo.
craoy, charging that the nomination
Of Cleveland in 1892 was bought, and
il many wa furnishing his oppon,
ents with evidence which seems to-
indicate that he would better be in an
indrmary thtn 10 the Senate,
In his speech at Montgomery he
said; 81 say il | can get forty cents
upon iron and upon our coal in
Alabams, want it. There is no in.
justice in il But as | said, we can
not revolutionize the tariff and 70 back
to the Walker tariff, but we are modi-
flying it, and while making modifca.
tons | am opposed to that certain,
genteel. servitude which compels us
after giving up the whole money pow
er into their hands to turn around and
increase the benefaction by tearing our
mines down, by destroying the beds,
by letting the pits fill up with water
that are dug by the people Of Alabama
and depriVing laborers OF their labor,
l am opposed to doing that as a mere
act OF servility and courtesy for man
connected in a distinguished way with
tile President Of the United States or
member OF his former Cabinet"
The last sentence is another mani
festation Of Mr. Morgan's monomania
against the president. It's reasonable
ness may be judged when it is known
that he drags IN the Administration
thus simply because one Whitney. a
brother of the Secretary Of the Navy
during Mr. Cleveland's first Admins
tration, owns some coal lands in Nova
Scotia.
The indefensible position which Mr..
Morgan has taken with reference to
the duty on iron ores is best shown by
himself in his speeches tendency OF
the Mckinley Bill. He introduced an
amendment to that bill putting on the
free list iron ores which he thought
could be imported into this country,
explaining:
"There is not a pound of non. Bes'
semer ores that is imported into the
United States, or ever will be. You
might as well talk about importing the
chalk cliffs of England into the United
States as to speak of importing ores
from that county, or IRON any othel
country wnere they in competition
with the vast, ilIimilabe masses o
iron ore that are found in every sec
ton oi tne United states, except RICH
along the Southern Atlantic coast"
The Congressional Record for Angus
} and 6, 1890, abounds in admission
and arguments by Senator Morgan
against Senator Morgan's present pre-
tensions regarding the necessity OF
: duty on iron ore. For instance:
"What we want 10 do for encourage
ment Of our steel manufacturers in tn
United States is TO get n steel ore
J fire Or to get them in.under yer
j. moderate tariff. ,one Senators ha
'net''ioueu '''e i"o1 'ieIe thaV an AiiieI
lcan company had OBTAINED IN ID
: lsItnd OF Cuba large possessions
la'Go. estal tl'Cfe which yield BE
sem'r ore M Is the point
which The pe"pe OIL the United State
T. ought to concentrate their energie
"Ith Yl"N 10 draSlng into his coul
). hy ~" al futy the material cut
h when we Can make s.tel
d "Wiih Tax "i 70 cents "a ton Q
:. ite. Hrcs' sc lnd Ia 3 the steel Il
:. dasi% |" ihe Uhl(d states is terrib
Handicapped, anu itolght not 70 be,
. ~ can SIC noleA7 n why we shou
F., 'hu' U '''' peorle = tax q VII
!. OF ~ t3"e "l' me- 4 gong to Cul
!, And h'lng slA tbs Besssemer ore
> he United states
e NOW, II Is due to iha Atlantic citi
n and teap"r' towns a'd to those
;. Gull also, where they have not ar
a iron ere xcept suc't as they g7tt
a going back into the mountains al