The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-24

favor of Mr.. Cleveland's nomination
again in 1892 as a matter of policy,
but was with the distinguished sena-
tor from Ohio (Mr. Brice) and the dis
| tlngulshed senator from New York
(Mr. HID, who carried the battle flag
IN that state, and the senator from
North Carolina (Mr. Ransome).
we never permitted anything to
stop our onslaught until we placed him
IN this high station. We did it with an
admiration for the man, with a belief
ne would serve his country WE'LL but [
old 1t also in order that we might have
democratic control in this government
L nave given the president fair sup
port and an honest support; never sub
IserVlent never swayed by the want of
patronage or by patronage ready to
stand with him on whatever was right
He has no cause to complain against
me. l am not his debtor. Let him
answer for himself. But in the cam
pa1gn of 1892, when mems cheeks were
blanched with fear, my friend, the
Junior senator from New jersey OIr,
Smith), active as was the senator from
Ohio CMr. Brice), and I and the distin-
guished senator from New York (Mr.
HID, whom I hear now oppose this
bill, went to the front to lead in that
campaign and made a Democratic vic
tory possible, starting the first cheer
Which gave hope and comfort to the
country.
''The conferees in this matter on the
part of the Senate have a great duty
to perform. There have almost ire
concileable differences. But 1 want
them to say to the conferees on the
other side:
Now above all other times, the law
must be observed. Harmony can only
be had by standing by the letter of the
law. You, who make laws with us,
must not violate them. There is, in
this case, the written and the unwritten
law to which there is no exception
and that is that when one house pro-
poses to change an existing statute
and the other refuses to go so far. the
House making the radical demand shall
give way. That is the law. That is the
custom. Whenever it is insisted upon.
there is no escape from it if you intend
to have legislation
You can say, Mr.. Chairman, (ad-
dressing Chairman Voorhees) that
while there has been great talk about
people coming out on the open, sena tor
after senator has announced what he
is bound to do as a matter of con-
science. if that radical charge is de-
manded. [ do not mean you shall not
L
would exclude everything except your
own thoughts. The country can say
that this body, now where we have
only one majority among the Democrats
that the great state of Ohio, the state
of New York, New Jersey, Alabama
and Maryland step out to the front and
tell the public frankly what ought to
have been told only in private, and say
that within the borders of the states I
Uyhi Ia how
six, there is more manufacturing in
dustry than in all the states which de-
mand this radical change. Say to them
that at this time when the whole world
is ablaze with solution of industrial
affairs and want and distress are felt,
the senators have said to you they can
not go further, they prefer to make a
mistake for high rates rather than to
have them too low; that it is wise
craftsmanship and patriotism to make
the mistake and make the tax too high
and let these laboring people go to
work, rather than to make it too low
and thereby keep them all in disorder,
too
"Mr. President, with our rules this
bill stands, as I think, in shape pos
sible to get it to represent our views. I
appeal to my colleagues on this side to
stand together with the perfect know
ledge that if we do not the bill is de-
feated. If my good friend from New
York. (Mr. HID, or the senator from
CMr. Vilas) succeeds and
any Democrat may stand by uniting
with them, and any of the others in
amending the bill, you have the de-
clarati ton of enough senators to know
you defeat it.
''What is our duty? What did we
agree to do, when we placed in your
hands, Mr.. Chairman, and you Demo-
Gratis the power to say we ought to
do after careful and unfettered con-
fidences. No such confidence on the
part of all our party has ever been
this confidence continue. Let this bill
go back to a conference on the part of
the two houses. These thunder clouds
will roll by, these flashes of lightning,
these exhibitions of temper all must
clear the atmosphere and enable the
conferees to give new hope and new
life to the American people" Gap /
plause in the galleries)
Best That Can BE Had.
Senator White followed Mr.. German
He said the question of merits of the |
tariff was infinitely superior to the
question of taste as to the presidents I
letter read in the House. He reviewed |!
the difficulties in framing the tariff
bill. Free coal and free iron would be
a great boon to California The state (
pays almost the entire coal tax, and |
yet this bill was cheerfully accepted |
because it was the best that could be |
had. There was nothing for the Senate (
to do but to vote for the resolution of {
the senator from Delaware Gray to |
insist upon the Senate bill.
AS Mr.. White closed, the presiding
officer announced the next order of i
business was the consideration of the
resolution of the senator from New |
York, HflD' to recede from the Sen
ate's position on coal and iron.
Mr. Cockrell, Democrat of Missouri)
nterposed motion that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of execu-
tive business. To the surprise of the
crowd in the galleries as well as to
some of the senators, the motion pre-
Vailed, the galleries were cleared and
he stirring. proceedings of the day
brought to a close.
At 1888 the Senate adjourned until -
o'clock tomorrow.
ONCE AGAIN.