The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-04-13
SENATE GALLERIES ARE DESERTED.
At One Time During Mr.. PETERS Speech
Only Three Senators Were an Attend
nnce--How the wilson Bili Affects
Maine aud Canadian industries
Other Late washing
ton News of Interest.

At o'clock the tariff bill was taken
up and Senator Hale addressed the
senate. lie said in part: "At no time
during the twenty-five years of my
service in congress has any tariff bill
or tariff bills aroused so deep feeling
among the American people and SO
strong, earnest and determined oppo-
sition as the Wilson bill"
Before this debate came to an end
he hoped some senator who stands in
the relation of sponsor to the bill
would state the general theory or
doctrine or party dogma upon which
the bill is framed.
While he was familiar with the
Democratic platform and the letter OF
acceptance of President Cleveland, he
found himself hopelessly confused
and lost in an attempt to reconcile
either or both of those with the
provisions of the bill, either rs passed
by the house of representatives or as
tinkered and manipulated by the SEN
ate committee. Flom his study OF
the bill, three things were apparent.
viz
First-It is bill TO protect the
south and to punish the north.
Second--It is a bill for the benefit of
duccr at the expense of our manu-
facturer and producer.
Third-lt is in every paragraph that
dealt with the products of the Domin-
ion OF Canada. as brought in compe-
tition with the products of our own
people along the Canadian border, a
simon pure, almost unadulterated bill
for the benefit of Canada, and to our
corresponding hurt.
Senator Hale criticised the makeup
of the finance committee, charging
that the Wilson bill was committed to
the hands of three or four senators
fromithe Southern states
Continuing de said: The provision
of the bill which strikes down the
whole scheme of reciprocity, under
which additional trade has been grow
ing up with foreign countries, strikes
most severely at the Northern wheat
grower and the Northern miller and
will. at one blow, destroy the trade
which has grown up with Cuba and
will besides shut out from the German
market the already established and
increasing expectation from the
Northern packing establishments of
pork To that country"
lie asserted that the sugar schedule
had been framed to catch two votes
in the South, and that although other
reciprocal treaties had been stricken
down, the Hawaiian territory had
been saved in order that the vote of
the Democratic senators of the Pacific
toast might be saved
Discussing the bill as it affects his
own constituency, Senator Hale, said:
II come now, Mr. President TO the
consideration of that portion of the
bill which more nearly affects my own
constituency, and which falls with de-
structivc force upon the farmers and
the manufacturers and laborers of
that entire portion of the United
States which stretches across the con-
tinent from Maine to Oregon and
Washington, and which finds sharp
competition and dangerous
rival in the Dominion of Canada,
which lies along its entire
border do not hesitate to
state that, as affecting this re-
gion of our own country, this bill is
made up after fashion that could
not have better satisfied the Cana
dians had committee of their own
taken this subject in charge and fixed
our own schedules and duties" lie
discussed the proba of future
amalgamatio on of the two countries,
and said Canada must come to us, as
we would not go to her, and asserted
that the Mckinley law was Fastening
the union.
lie continued: "The Wilson bill
and the gmendments reported by the
senate committee throw over all this
advantage and indefinitely postpone
political union of the two countries,
and in fact establish policy SO favor
able tn the Canadians that l should
look to see the growing sentiment for
annexation die out and that in the
generation to come we should find
ourselves with a growing and possible
hostile rival along our entire North
ern border This consideration alone
In the broad domain Of craftsmanship
ought to be in itself the death blow OF
the bill"
A strong point in Mr.. Hale's spe ech
was the inevitable annexation of Can
ada and he laid great stress upon this.
This question awolSe the air oct som
nolent senate to a brisk discussion
and Mr.. Gray inquired what advan-
tages would accrue to the American
farmer along the Canadian border IL
the products of Canada competed on
equal terms with his own. Senator
Frye suggested that there would be
no border, il would all be our country.
Senator Hale replied that the farm
ers of the country would derive a gem
eral benefit from the extension OF the
country and the wiping out of border
lines. lie referred to annexation of
Mexican territory as precedent and
none doubted. he said. that the advan-
tages which this country derived were
commensurate with the advantages
which the smaller country obtained.
Senator Gray agreed with the sena-
tor from Maine as to the desirability
pfextending free trade over the en-
tire continent, but he could not SEQ
the specific advantage the border
farmers would obtain.
Senator Morrill, suggested that in
case of annexation a large amount OF
immigration, now coming from Canada /,
would remaia there and consume ali
the products which now come IN
compe tition with american products.
Senator Hale predicted that If the
bill passed and the Canadians were
thus given every advantage they de-
sired, without any eompensating sac.
rifices on their part, the growing
sentiment for annexation would
speedily die out.
Senator Hale concluded his speech
at S:l5, and Senator PETER finished
his speech, which was begun and in
terrupted last Thursday.
When MIR PETER began the second