The Van Buren press., 1894-09-08
The Democratic Rally and Barbecue.

Inc UemOcf0tlc Rally en0 DaTDoCuo.
Notwithstanding the rain, 6atur-
day, there was an immense turnout of
Of democratic men and women.
The committee engaged the Opera
House and Hinkle Hal for the
speakers and the large warehouse Of
Shibley 4 Wood Gro. Co., to spread
the tables for the dinner. where the
ladies were first served. After the
rain tables were reset In the Court
House yard where thousands OF men
were fell.
Senator Jas. H. berry ut IL o'clock
addressed a crowded house full of
democrats at the Opera House IN q
brilliant and telling speech which was
enthusiast tically received.
In the afternoon, after the rain,
Judge Evans, Messrs. Fannin Miles
and Jess London made telling
speeches to gathering of several
thousand. Taking the day "all In
ALI 1t was grand gathering for the
democracy and as the election has
hown it was good for the democratic
ticket.
Unexpected to the great mass
present, late in the afternoon the
committee had made arrangements to
procure the presence Of Senator Jas.
X. Jones who was ut Green W God
addressing the large gathering there.
The committee were successful and
by hard driving the honorable Hena-
tor reached Van Buren, about half
past eight O'Clock at night and found
. large and patient crowd awaiting
his arrival. He was received with
loud and prolonged cheers as he
came upon the platform-and TOR
over two hours he had the closest
attention from the large audience,
The Senator is . plain but forcible
speaker. 1t was his first appearance
before An audience in Crawford county
and his plain, straightforw ward
manner Of stating facts captured the
whole audience. It was good for the
democracy Of Crawford county thai
he was here. Nearly his whole
speech referred to the new tariff bill
and below we give short synopsis:
When the Wilson bill came to the sub.com
mittee, composed Of Senators Vest, Mills anC
myself. we knew little OF the views Of many o.
| the democratic Senators. and especially Of the
new ones. a. TO the details Of the tariff bill The
bill a. first reported back to the committee BY
us may therefore be considered a. an expression
Of the opinions of our subcommittee, urmodi
fed by the views Of our associates In the
Senate.
As speak have the bill before me, a. 1t wa
reported by ua and printed for the use Of the
committee. There are few changes In 1t from
the Wilson bill, and these changes are In the
line of lower duties. The entire intricate and
complicated cotton schedule. for instance, ID
replaced by simple ad valorem paragraph OF 4
few lines. embracing all cotton goods. Lead ID
OH the free list, and other like changes, while
sugar coal aud iron ore are left on the free list
ss we found them in the Wilson bill While q
large majority Of the democrats In the Senate
were perfectly satisfied with this bill. number
complained Of different parts Of it. and in an
effort for harmony we presented another. This
also lies before me as printed. and while there
are changes IN u number Of the schedules Of
more or less importance, this second report OF
ours provides also for free sugar, free coal and
free iron ore.
The Senators representing sugar interests were
80 persistent in their demands during all this
time Tor the imposition Of . tariff on sugar that
we became convinced that they would not act
with us unless there was some duty placed on
sugar. and, at last with great reluctance and
regret hoping thereby to secure united demo-
cratic action. we submitted q further change in
the bill imposing a tariff ranging from eight
tenths OF one cent to one cent per pound OH all
sugar. giving no additional tax whatever on
refined sugar In this bill we proposed tax OF
10 cents per ton on coal. and made iron ore Fl ee
The democrats in the Senate held a caucus to
consider this bill which lasted three days. and
was extremely acrimonious and stormy. The
senators from Louisiana. especially Senator
While, now Of the Supreme Court argued with
great vehcmcnce that tariff Of IL cents per
pound, or Of IS per cent I'D valorem. upon all
raw sugar was strictly revenue tariff, and was
lower than any tariff had ever been on sugar
siuce the foundation Of the Government except
when bonnties were paid. aud that with any
lower rate of duty on sugar their people would
be absolutely destroyed and that their sense Of
duty to their constituents would not permit
them to support bill which they regarded as
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