The Portland daily press., 1894-08-16
BABES IN THE WOOD.

The gentleman from West Virginia and
his compatriots appear before us now,
not as the tri mphal reformers marching
to glory, at the sound of their own
sweet voices; they are babes in the wood,
and it will be found pretty soon that
they were left there by their uncle in
the White House. (Great laughter and
applause on the Republican side.) And
can hear the coming of the pinions of
the birds bearing the ballots that are to
bury them. out Of sight. daughter. }
But their fate is OF small consequence.
Their disappearance is the least of this
event.
told this House, speaking on the
tariff question, that one of the great
misfortunes of this attempted action
could be the fact that whatever was
reached it would not be a permanent
basis. on which this country could do
business, that that was only an effort
on their part to do something, an effort
which they were going to continue, and
the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr.
Wilson) signalizes his departure from
history by talking about this beingsa
s5ep in the onward march. So, not even
content with this Senate bill, not even
content with what attacks it makes up
on our industries, these men, at the mo-
ment when they seal their personal dis
credit by submitting to the bill, an
nonce to us that it is only the herald
of future attacks upon the business in
dustries of this country. Great God! Has
not this country suffered enough during
the last twelve months, that these men
should come and assure it that their
ravages are to continued tell you, when
the people of this country get an oppor-
tunity to express their opinion of YOU.
you will listen to it more intently and
with sadder hearts than you have to-
day even. Not content with what you
have done you have threatened the people
of this country with yourselves again.
(Laughter.)
THE EPITAPH ALREADY WRITTEN.
We shall not write your epitaph. That
has been done by nearer and dearer
That has been done by the man whose
it can discredit the statute book. He
tells you that this bill is an instance of
aperfidy, injustice and dishonor.n We
have got nothing to do in the next cam
paign except to read the testimony of
your Chief Magistrate, under whose pro-
tectinq wing the Committe on WAYS and
Means of the House of Representatives
have lived, SO that we did not know at
any moment whether they were COM
mittee of the House of Representatives or
committee of the Executive. Out Of
your household has come your condem-
nation; nay, out of your own mouth has
your condemnation come. For we shall
read that bold and uncompromising de-
claration of the chairman of the Com
| mittee on Ways and Means that we were
to sit here until the end of our term to
put down the Sugar Trust. What do we
have instead? Why we have PROPOSE
tion to fire one of those popgun tariff bills
for which the gentleman from Illinois
(Mr. Springer) was deposed from the
COMMITTEES on Ways and Means, I.augh-
ter. } His successor, after filling the
atmosphere with his outsrread wings,
| finds his nest in some other birds prem
Uses. (Laughter.) Why not resign if
person? congratulate the gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. Springer upon his
personal triumph. 1 wish could con-
graduate the country upon something,
and | will, upon the speedy departure Of
| incompetency. (Applause.)