Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-14
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Wilson BIN Founded by ths Ohioan-
PickIcr of South Dnkot Also Tnlks.

Wilson Bin Founded by tho Ohioan-
.PickIcr of south Dakota Also Talks.
WAsmISGToN, Jan. 13.-Immediately after
the presidents Hawaiian message today, the
tariff debate was resumed and MIR. Picker
of South Dakota made a vigorous speech
against the discrimination made against the
farmers. He was followed by Representa-
tive Grosvcnor of Ohio in opposition to the
bill.
MIR. Grosvenor. republican, of Ohio, said
that in time OF profound peace the demo-
cratic party founG itself unable to carry on
the government. 1t was not possible, as 1T
appears from the reports, to improve the
rivers and harbors of the country, to build
any additional ships, to promote or improve
the postal service, to build any public build
iEgs for the accommodation of the public at
large, or in any way to support and main
tain the dignity of the country. Pensions
were to be suspended and reduced
for lack of the financial ability of
the government. The expenses of the
and in every way the United States was to
be diSgraced and degraded in the estimation
of its own people and the people of foreign
countries. The secretary OF the treasury
admitted that under the existing laws there
was a large balance on the wrong side Of the
ledger, at least 10000 900 per month, and
now the democratic party brought in a rev
enue bill proposing to pile the Pellon OIL a
reduction OF revenues of Si5,CQO,OoO on the
Ossa OF n treasury deficit of 5000 ,OOO, and
ultimately to pile Pelion and Ossa on the
Olympus of party fealty, but how to raise
this Sl35 900, 000,'' he said, mo man init
mates. no two agree"
He could understand how a man might be
an absolute free trader like the unique ana
versatile gentleman from Ohio (Mr. John
som, and he could understand how Il man
might be strictly in favor OF a tariff for rev.
enue only, but how any sane man could be in
favor of n bill to decrease the revenues So
600, 900 was beyond his comprehension.
Defended from Two standpoints.
Democrats defended the bill in two ways:
First they say it was voted for in 1892, for
getting that the same people in 1893, by
overwhelming majorities. ~repudiatei the
whole argument of the democratic party
and voted by larger majorities upon the
same issues against the democratic party.
He pointed out that in the state of
Ohio the issue of tariff for revenue
on the one hand and the Mckinley bill
on the other were the sole issue of impor-
lance In that great battle, and the author of
the Mckinley bill was triumphantly elected
governor of Ohio over the author of the
democratic platform at Chicago by a ma
iority of 81, 000. The second defense of the
democratic party wBs that these hard times
are not caused by the threat of the demo-
cratic party.
In reply he gave n vivid description of the
distress of The country, claiming that never
in all the history of the country were there
so many failures as during the past year.
If these calamlties were caused by repub-
lican legislation, why did they not happen
before 1893. He closed his speech by a
strong eulogy of the Mckinley law, which
he declared was the wisest law the wit of
man had ever devised for the collection of
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