The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-21

WASHINGTON, D. G., July 20.-Crowds
Iuch as had not throneed tho senate in
months packed the galleries to-day.
Tho house aud tho President had yos-
erday thrown down tho gauntlet to tho
lenate on the tariff question and o
pitched battle was expected. An
,minous hush was upon the chamber,
when tho president pro TEN Mr.. Harris,
,f Tennessee, raped the senate to or
4or. Senator Joseph Blackburn, OF Kcn-
ucky, in a pink nosiige shirt, stood,
watch in hand, while the chaplain de.
ivered his invocation, looking like a
.udge at Kentucky Derby.
The conservative" Democrats, Mr..
Brice in an immaculate suit OF whtto
1annel, Mr.. German in a sedGte suit OF
blue, and Mr.. Smith in long black
frock coat, sut grouped together on tho
Democratic side. Mr.. Hill, sitting far
back, cha.ted merrily with Con. Dan:
Sickles, tho one legged victorian, oil
Gettysburg. Senators sherman,
Aldrlch, Allison, Hale and Chandler,
Tho leaders on the Republican side ap'
pearcd amused at the storm which
threatened across tho political aislo.
Tho preliminary routine business was
transacted in u portunctory way.
Senator Voorhees,, "the tall Sycamore
Of the Wabash, )" chairman OF tho finance
committee, arose aud called up the con-
ference report on tho tariff bill. With
out word OF explanation hc yielded up
the floor to Senator Smith, OF Now Jer.
sev. who read a carefully prepared
speech. lie had hoped, he said, when
tho bill passed the senate two weeks
ago that Il had been perfected. But the
events Of the last twcuty-four houre had
confronted the Democratic party with
the possibility OF the failure OF all tariff
legislation at this session. II 30 tho re-
spousibility must be placed where 1t be-
longed.
THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED.
Ho criticised tho President for "vto'
lati1s" tho principles of his party in Mt
tempting to interfere with the prerOgu-
tives Of the legislative branch OF tho
government, but declared that he
should never be intimi dated by threats
from tho President or uttoranccs OF nis
party associates at tho other end OF tho
capitol which had been 30 uproariously
appIaudod.
Ho thon proceeded to deliver glow;
iny euloev OF the tariff bill AZ II passed
it the senate, which, unlike tho house
bill. he declared, contained no menace
TO the industries Of the country, and
had not been framed by mon from
sparsely settled districts who knew
nothing OF the great commorcia' inter-
c9ts OF the United States.
He asserted that tho trainers OF tne
house bill aud largo proportion o. the
Democratic party wore not taria re-
formers; they were tree traders.
mLL's SPEECH.
MIR. Hill snid: a theory rs we'll as
condition now confronts us. The
theory of tho Democratic party ia that
in tho enactment OF tarill legislation
froo raw materials should always be an
ossential and conspicuous element: 1t
is our creed that tho materials which
enter into our manufactures ahould be
freod from tho burden OF tariff taxation.
Tho hest intorosts OF tho manufacturers,
US we'll as the consumers oil tho laNH 9o-
mand tho recognition OF TINS wise dls-
criminntion. We aro committed 10 thIs
sido Of tho question, and we CANNOT re-
treat md wo cannot retract No hro
honorabIy bound to rodoom our pro-
fcssions and our promises, JustiCo'
good faith and decent regard Tor pun
lie sentiment all require this course.
Until recently | had supposed tnat
there was no dispute upon this question
OF principle, but that every Democrat
worthy Of the name was willing. to con-
codo that il thore was ono thing moro
than another which tho Democratic
party was committed to, It was in favor
OF tho doctrine Of absolutely FREQ raw
Inatorials.
The tsuc and honest construction OF
cyery Democratic national platform Tor
twelve years past irrovoCIbly commits
us to this just aud reasonable principle.
MUST sTIcK TO THE PLATFORM.
Mr.. Hill road the Democratic national
platform OF 1902 and continued: "To
repeal the Mckinley law inform simply
10 re.cnact It in effect Is keeping this
promiss 10 tho letter but breaking 1t In
apirit. Tho platform pointed with pride
and deliberately approved tho moAanrcSs
ior froo iron orc, FREQ load orc, FREQ coal
and free wool, which worO pending in
Congress at tho timo OF the convention.
THE Democratic position was 80
rlain, and Ia 80 clear TINT no VINO runs
may rc0d.
Of the country, forgetting the iateFeiis
Of tho whole land and subsorylng tue
supposed interests OF locality, pro-
nianl tho nnnnln Of any state or section