Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-23
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, June %.
SENATE.

to influence the legislation OF Congress,
was taken up. 1t being suggested by
Mr.. Sherman that the investigation
was too broad--covering rs it did the
whole United States; and that no sulli-
cient foundation seemed to have been
laid for it, the resolution went over
without action.
The tariff bill was taken up, the
question being on the various amend
ments to the income tax provision.
Mr.. Hill Immediately renewed the
debate of yesterday, day which
would be known, he said, in the future
history Of the country as "Populist
Day" There might never occur again
a time in the history of the govern
ment when one Of the principles of the
populist party would occupy so much
of the public attention and attract so
much interest as it did yesterday. The
populists had Observation-Disclosures by
manipulation, by negotiation, by argu-
ment, by entreaty, possibly by reason
Of its intrinsic merits-in having incor-
porated in democratic tariff reform
bill one of the essential principles OF
their own party. And, undoubtedly,
they naturally felt proud of the success
of their efforts. He did not begrudge
them their victory. He differed with
them in regard to the propriety of the
tax itself; but he was willing that they
should have all the glory that attached
to their triumph.
Mr.. Hill said that the Senator from
Nebraska (Mr. Allen was laboring un-
der the delusion that that party had a
great mission to perform and that he
was its great prime minister. He (Mr.
HilD did not think there was any room
in this county for any large third party.
Third parties came to the front like
rubbish and dirt in boiling pot Of wa
ter. They appeared in and subsisted
on hard times They were incident to
all countries, because all countries were
depressed. In the good times that were
coming to the United States the popu-
list party would drop out of sight. II
occupied a prominent place now because
of the closeness Of the great parties in
the Senate. And what, he asked, had
the populist party secured by its coali-
ton with the democratic party? 1t
has secured free barbed wire-the use
of which was prohibited in many States.
at is the proper emblem of the popu-
list party-barbed wire is" Mr.. Hill
exclaimed scornfully. And then he il
Illustrated the pretensions of the populist
party by telling the story of the Rus
sian who was eulogiziug the car as the
greatest of men.
"You do not mean," said his interlo-
cutter, shat the car is greater than al
exander the Great ~
''Yes, / do"
"Greater than Napoleon ?''
"Yes."
Greater than Wellington ?"
eyes"
"Greater than Washington ?n
eyes"
"Greater than Christ? 2"
''No, but the Car is young yet
(Laughter.)
49," said Mr.. HILL" this populist
party is young yet, and, OF course, ii
has not accomplished great things"
Referring to Mr.. Aliens allusion yes
terday to the purchase of seat in the
Senate by ex-senator Payne, of Ohio,
Mr.. Hill said that Mr.. Allen had given
the newspapers as his authority, and
he added ironically, that he had moth
ing to say against the newspapers; he
had never been attacked CIR misrepre
sented by the newspapers. daughter
And therefore he could afford to be
generous with them. But he noticed
that in the Edwards article, on which
an investigation had been ordered by
the Senate, there was statement that
in 1862 money was sent out to Colo
RADIO to buy up the populist vote. OF
course, he added sarcastically, that
could not be true. Populists could not
be bought. That must have been sim
ply an idle newspaper story. And it
was on such stories that the Senator
from Nebraska charged that seat in
the Senate had been obtained by
bribery and corruption. He (Mr. HilD
need not defend the integrity of the
U. S. Senate. A great majority of Sen
ators were poor men men who lived
on their salaries and what they
could earn during the recess in their
business or professions. The million
aires among them were few. Senators
were men of honesty and integrity,
who were endeavoring to discharge
their public duties according to their
consciences and to serve the country as
best they could. In the further course
of his remarks Mr.. Hill made some
oontemptuous allusion to the populist
Governors of Colorado and Kansas, and
was Immediately interrupted by Mr..