The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-28

sarey Protection, Continue Because
= Partial FainlIment or Thsss
rnrss,s-Low Tariff Means Surrender
xshs Home Market TO Europe.
Following Is the full text OF the speech
I . Hon. Watson C. Squire in the United
ss.ss senate on Wednesday, May 2. 1884.
eursng The debate on the tariff bill. This
resea sas delivered before the senate had
susaasd the dill as it came from the
base.
i M senate having under consideration tho
ii I'll r 1850 20 reduce taxation. 10 provide
sssass fos the government. and tor other pur-
i bsss-
] NJ. Squire said:
I H. President: In the speech of the hon.
ss5se senator from Texas Mr. Mills,
/ sbo closed the general debate upon the
usding question in the senate. and whose
/ ssesch has just appeared in print, notice
l sss following statement:
We must pass this bill The American people
hFs as9e up their minds sbou: this measure.
fasF have tried aud condemned the present
Hssu. They have told us to sweep IL into
.sasament They ala not send US here 10 hear
HsEents Tor new trial. they sent as here 10
ussals their Judgment
Il the beginning of my remarks i want
bsake Issue with tnis statement In the
l snm in which it was uttered by the hon.
\ sahse senator from Texas.
i Hr President, have no doubt that II q
\ hna reform measure, properly so called,
\ sch q measure in the line of a careful and
/ MT modification of existing tariff
i szsss, rs vas contempla by many OF
hass who vofed the Democratic ticket At
~ last election, could have been
/ kmnlated and passed immediately
i In that election, or Immediately after
i u advent of the present administration.
! kxight have been said that the Demo-
ute party in fayoring such measure
/ ~ com piled with the will OF the Demo-
eEis voters as expressed in that election.
\ but. cir. no such measure has yet been
i apposed, and no measure of any kind for
4 NH revenue has taken definite shape be-
~ this body until very recent period of
me and even now this body Is In ex-
Irene doubt as to the ultimate shape the
seading measure will assume. Therefore
UkNsms 70 me that the expression of the
ksnerable senator from Texas ID Ill adj
used And out of place at this time.
but more than this: the feast which was
xpseged to have been served has actually
uroyn cold and stale. 80 much so that that
ushieh might have been accepted and read
rs partaken of one year ago by the Amer
Ran people, or at least by that portion of
Zoe American people that voted the Demo
uratic ticket, has now become unweicorns
lad distasteful to very large portion of the
aemocratic voters of this country. IL IL
sssn worse than Barmecide least. The
psopie Of the United States have since
s.su ~ Il. fh..f skf.
kfsd. II is like the tabled fruit of sodorn,
isaseating TO the lip
@liss 10 the apples on tho Dead Sea shore.
AZ Ashss 10 the taste.
In the time that has elapsed conditions
have changed, the people have discovered
sassf mistake and refused to take the
F0aersa yiands. Is not this so2 Have
" act evidence enough already 20 con-
Nsee Us of this fact1 Have not the cleo
TAGS that have taken place throughout
ns United States in almost every instance
tsee the presidential election. even in
tass and states that were Democratic
sFeagholds. plainly indicated decided
sssage OF heart on the part of the Ameri-
a. people as regards this question: No
cher question has come up to change
asr vote. If another and distinct prope-
saon had been made We might be IN
1 ssaas. bat these very same issues have
Nh on trial and have been decided
ssetiy oppositsly by either overwhe!m-
IE majorilies or in other instances
It largely reduced Democratic
ssss saEncient 10 indicate TO every sane
e1 honest man that that which was the
/ e.aion OF majority OF the voters IN
l - eoald not command a M 1ority in 1894.
Ian not speaking al random. I have been
sokiag over the files of newspapers in the
saeFessional library, and without al
ls@Psing 10 cover all the ground. find
uessosloSlng statement oil facts;
CONDEMNED Ar rHK POLLS
Within the past year wherever an cleo
~ booth has been opened the people
hfa rallied to the rolls 10 condemn and
/ rssse the Nl,soa bgll and demanded by
ktF Sesus that IL ne defeated and rejected.
N gsansylvanis three years ago a DEM
zssae governor was elected hy plurality
shAs&. bat in 1891 Galusha A. Grow WAS
ssSisa 10 congress on the tariff issue BY q
Es'aliy O Is 81 over the Democratic
nsisslA,e
/ L oaio IN ls93 the Republican plurality
sss pfesidentisi election Was only ioF-
So William Mckinley. as the cham
e TIE protective policy, was elected
plurality Of II $50
1 aesEhsu, Democratic year ago, has
IS receat spring election chosen ne
i hav
N'sfe'sad. Democratic in iS3e by ecu
ssesatsy gsyen a plurality OF over A"V
/ ss Republican ticket.
! AS@-e Island IN lsa3 gave the Demo
I - 49, candidate for governor plurality OF
Lais year n Republican has eeen
.sa By plurality OF q. "a
1 Sas@saesegiS IN lS}e elected a Demo
| s governor by plurality OF zast; IA
Republican has oeea ehoSea og
l sssfasi:v 81 sS 81.
~ Ia tie uemocratfc stFongnctds OF
iesA city. ia spite of the domination
&aas4any Hal. 3 similar uprising -
10 the Fourteenth district IN lSs@
= AssneeFssie candidate foF con sFess q ss
| a. % plurality Of $50 thts year
Republican, has bsen rstarnsa
a. f.eFs.ity oi 50 sRo~ sag kspalasae an
sae Fifteenth district ia Ist2 tie
/ sssssstafie candidate vas elected 81 .
So - II S4 shis year tae lsssac-
cay carried Is hv Asia. showing =
l fSS-se4e gain IA taat district of !. SsS
faE sEATTIE EtEcTIoS.
j = s@Atxi~ sha ers,- wa.sk 4. vs.~ har4e