New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-26


-..,...., ro,a or sneci6c rate which would not be
d,oicu,t IN fix would meet with the approval u
Congress and Of the country. As 10 his own ''''e'
he declared II to be his belief that II 'ar''
ton d!d not strike down the sugar cane '"''i'
Iouisiana that State would be able. in "e'"uo
with IFS superior labor and its improved me'holS
of agricultureD hold its own In coInpeuio" WI"
the APPROACHING countries or the "or"'
HE WOULD NOT BLOCK TARIFF REFORM.
Louisiana he said. did not desire to stand in the
way of tariff reform. Louisiana was Dcmo''au'
state and Joined her sister States in the EFFORT 70
hiring about tariff reform But he asked Democrats
TO pause and to that in their maIch 10 '"'' ~
form they did walk over the PROSTATE form
OF his State Louisiana bad been compete" 10 p'
an obstacle TO the peculiar theory held 10y man.
democrats rs 10 the best method Of bringing about
tariff reform In his opinion. 1t would have been
q wise thing 10 have followed the old beaten track
over which the Democratic column had advance!
70 victory ~ the past-by which ne meant tii'"
for revenue" But he had no criticisms 20 make
on his Democratic colleagues lie would hoi i"'i
his own nest. He would not rise and say 'he' inns
that and the other thing was distastciul 10 h'h.
lie welded difference TO the opinion Of tho majority.
although his personal views the particular sub
iect might be somewhat impncci upon or OPP
posed by the theories that lay at IN" foundation
Of the Wilson bill He should vote 70? that bi'I III
silence unless II destroyed his STATE. All that hr
and HIS colleague asked for was tariff for rev
enue." They were entitled to that mdch-not out
side. but Inside. of Democratic rule and of Demo
cratic practice and custom.
He wanted 70 make a supplica;on Tor MS Stnt'.
1t did not humiliae him come before his fellow
Democrats and beseech hem TO Withhold the harI
that would destroy. In this particular Instance
they could do IN exact line with Democratic
policy He desired his Democratic brcthren--.f he
and his colleagues were compelled 10 ;at" 20
sition that alienated ihen-to believe and 20 Know
that the fires OF Democracy burned in the bosoms
OF his colleagues and himself as II burned IN thrS
He begged them to consider that If this matter Of
tariff reform pushed too tar go that LOUISIANA
and himself compelled to go over to the oI-
position on that point they would 10 SO more !"
dread alternative presented 10 them OF seeing
their State hurt. crippled or destroyed or OF hF,aN
ing loose somewhat the tics which ought 70 Mni
them in fellowship with their Democratic friends;
And he hop that i9a ,n ~Spd nGt %ad hr fonn
He hoped that wise. deliberate and moderate ''""-
After condemning the advantage whcn the bill
would give to the Hawaiian sufaS planters, NJ "e-
emplation of thu dreadful Responsibility which
h. would incur 10y voting arainsi the d.. i'ii h"
had taken his position dehberat"lF ana WIN "
firm conviction that his duty lay toward MS STAT
II the dread alternative WIS presented 10 MIN j."
would have drunk tho bitter cup
VIRGINIA SENATOR'S PROTEST.
Mr.. Daniel Dem. va) rising TO personal
explanation quoted from I''l'''t 'i WI. ''''''.
speech in TWO Of the Richmond papers The Dis
patch" and The Timcs'-a paragraph to the effect
that the representatives from New York. N"w-J"T-
sey Ohio PENNSYLVANIA and Virginia were 50 opposed
AT the outset TO the House bill that they would
not support II.
He had been assured by the Senator from Mary
land that he had not used that language and that
the report was erroneous. He CNr. Daniel had
simply 20 say that from the outset OF the great
struggle he had Eel, profoundly convinced that no
greater calamity could befall the country. III an
economic sense and under present conditions. than
the failure Of the Democratic party t. enact in'o
law a reasonable tarir bill. In All hts meetings.
discussions and sugg 'stons h. hoI always stated
as he did now-that he named no CONDITION -
command his vote that whether the oil. suited MIA
or not 1t would command his support HIS jog
ment was mat Their was no SUI "m
body Ike the Senate could BE- caliei upon 20 fftH
, }e wn and SO comH an an Tar b And
was SIN his opinion that any man %h9sY Co. d.
arbitrary statement that this item or that Nci'
must not be compromised d!d no; occupy a. broad f.
delay in the passage Of the hili as a grea' mis-
fortune to the country ana TO an rs P.op'' ,lI
achieve results and, in his Judgment WISDOM a. 4,
90 vast subject Toud De ionhd ever III inc SP''
Mr.. Hunion-thc other Democratic Senator rom
Mr c;orrnans speech did injustice 10 himself ana his
colleague because there were no two senators VII
had made more sacrifices in order 10 Obtain an Early
was earnestly In favor OF revenue dity - forty
| cents "A ton on coal and iron ore, bat m" day hai
| never cor1e and never would come. when ne was
| no, willing 70 make sacrifices In regard . those
duties. AS 70 sugar. h. thought mat the proposed
rate Of - per cent ad vaorem was also fair roy
| enue tariff And these duties Afforded az IN" sam"
time Incidental protection 70 sugar, coal and IRON
| ore That was his idea Of proper iarlN reform. As
| 10 the onc-egh'h Of a cent pound additional dis
eliminating duty on sugar H. said that b" was not
in favor OF protecting trusts. bui was on Tho con
trary violently opposed 10 - but when 1t was reco-
ecte1 that the Mckinney act gave one nan oi conf
discrrninat ng duty and the nate hill My
| eighth Of a cent, should hesitate a moment
| in allowing that One-eighth.
| He thought that there patriotism enough r.
the Democrats OF both houses To give and take
They would thus get bill which II not s1tisfict'rt
10 himself or 20 other Senators. would BE- much
| better than the Mckinley that they would TAX,
| Democrats 10 stand for their opinions and (,
reject the opinions OF brother Democrats They
were here for the purpose Of passing tariff hiil
| which could only be passed (and never had beer
passed by any Congress- except as a compromie'
| measure He trusted that there D Demo
! in either House OF Congress who was not willing
| 70 make compromises in order - get tariff bill
which every Of them must know 70 be a gr"a
| Improvement the Mckinley act. and which woul1
relieve the people Of the United states 81 grea
burden Of taxation.
Mr. Quay CRep. PENN moved TO amend the pend
! ing motions OF Senators Villas and Gray Z,
place sugar the free list. No action was takeI
| on any Of the pending motions.
| Then Senate then. at 2 30 proceeded 70 the con
| sideration OF executive business, and at 312 al
| Journed iii tomorrow at noon.