Evening journal., 1894-05-09
NEW TARIFF TACTICS.
Democrats VIII Make Republic
ans Do All the Talking.
GRAY LOST HIS TEMPER, THOUGH.
The Delaware senator Could Not sit Calm
Iyby While Hoar Was Prodding His Party
with Sharp sarcasm-Quay's Time Kill
ing Speech Drngs on.

WASHINGTON, May 0.-The senate again
proceeded with the tariff bill. The second
amendment on the first page of the bill is
the ostensible subject of discussion, al
though the first (ixing the date on which
the bill shall go into elfect) was not dis
posed Of, but simply passed over.
The debate has not yet touched the
pending amendments. 1t is all Of a gen
eral nature. What effect the introduction
of the compromise amendments will
have ON the present struggle was not de-
veloped The Republicans showed no
signs of yielding. They still present their
unbroken front.
The Democrats have changed their tao
tics noticeably. They propose to force the
Republicans to do all the talking if it is to
be a fight against time. The Democrats
mutely endured the goading from their
adyersaries almost all day rather than en-
ter into the interminable controversy in
which the thrusts are designed to involve
them.
Gray Of Delaware at last could not re.
frain from jumping into the arena when
Senator Hoar, in the course of his speech,
charged those Democrats who supported
any measure which admitted the principle
oaths and to the constitution.
Senator Gray Aroused.
Mr.. Hoar was talking about the methods
used by the so called conservative" Dem.
ocratic senators TO secure concessions in
the form of higher duties, and he conclud.
ed his statement by declaring that Demo
cratic senators who would support the
compromise bill agreed upon by the Dem.
ocratic caucus would violate the constitu
tion and their oaths. This statement
brought Mr.. Gray TO his feet He demand.
ed to know what the Massachusetts sena.
tor meant by such a charge-a charge, he
said, which was unworthy of Mr. Hoar.
Mr. Hoar waved the Delaware senator
aside.
He would refuse TO yield to him. he said.
But Mr. Gray was not to be put Off. His
cheek was flaming and he insisted upon
an explanation.
Every well,n said Mr.. Hoar. 81 cannot
be intimidated by a little bluster. But ]
will explain. 1 meant to say that for a
Democratic senator who subscribed to the
doctrine of the Chicago platform--that a
tariff for protection was robbery-who
went to the people affirming his allegiance
TO that platform and who now comes here
seeking and obtaining protective duties
/ mean to say that for such a senator there
is no escape from the logic that he violates
both his senatorial oath and the constitu.
tion.
Senator Gray made an effort to reply,
but Mr.. Hoar refused TO be interrupted,
whereupon Mr.. Gray called him TO order
and asked "A ruling upon his point that
such language as the Massachusetts sena.
tor had used was unparliamentary.
Mr.. Gallinger, who happened TO be In
the chair at the time, oyerruled the point
of order
Mr.. Gray then could do nothing but sit
down and wait In n few minutes Mr.
Hoar completed his speech Mr. Gray
arose His anger had not subsidized This
was the sixth week of the tariff debate. he
began. If there was any doubt about tn,
artificial character Of the ediflce of protec.
tion, this debate had supplied it, Every
attempt to approach the monstrous aggre.
| cation Of folly and greed known as the
| Mckinley bill had been met by those who
raised a clamor about the interests of the
people and by the greed of corporations.
All were arrayed in a solid phalanx against
the most moderate attempt to correct ex.
isting abuses.
We were now living under the McKin.
ley law, which had at last reached its cul.
minating climax with organized idleness
marching on the highways and summon.
ing the legislative power Of the country to
do It's bidding These bodies of men were
claiming that national legislation was the
cure all for all existing evils.
The elimination of MclIinleyism wa,
characterized in this debate by the wild
statements and assertions Of the advocate.
of the system that had wrought so much
ruin TO the country. They threw aside all
restraints Of speech and dealt in the rhet
oric Of the slums They cast their fou
aspersions on those who sought to do theii
duty to their country and their party. To
day, in the speech Of the senator from
| Massachusetts,, the decorum Of debate haC
been violated, but the language he had in
dulged in only showed the straits to which
he had been put
Senator MorrilI's Humor.
Mr. Hoar's temper was seemingly un
| ruiiled when he replied I'm few words e
what Mr. Gray had said. He said that the
senator from Delaware had been too sever,
in his condemnation of the Mckinley law
when he stood here on this floor advocat
ing a measure dotted and crowded all owe
with protection. II protection was uncon
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thing to do. Why did he not tell the sen
ate, in extcnuation Of his course, why Ia
had put n protective duty on sugar?
81 do not propose to put protectiv
duty on sugar. CALCULATED Mr.. Gray from
his seat "Can the senator not understan,
the difference between protective and
revenue dutyW An audible litter ral
round the Republican side at this retort.
Mr.. Hoar insisted that an attempt 4
show that increases i'm duties were for rev
enue purposes and not for protection wa
simply an evasion.
The discussion was closed by the venera
ble senator from Vermont, Mr.. Morrill,
The author Of the old war tariff, whit
haired and bent with age, arose in hi
place, smile playing about the corners @
his lips. As he had ON previous occasion
said something In derogaton of the Demo
cratic tariff measure he desired now 20 sa
something In APPRECIATION The 400 amend
ments 60 the tariff bill offered ON Monday
he said, showed that after listening to Il,
publican speeches for six weeks the Demo
cratic senators had learned something.
the tariff bin were laid aside for a montl
and that month were devoted to study b
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