The herald., 1896-12-17
a bad,only FIVE tin wor ks out of TWEEN

of the senator from Rhot lie Island of the
contention that the eiNor nous duties of
the Mckinley law are necessary to the
domestic industries tf the United
States"
The senator asserted that the opium
habit had no more dee Mly hold on its
victim than this advocas ~ of protection.
He analyzed the resul is of the wool
schedule of the presen law showing
that many factories had cen established
during the year. ret urn of the OLD
system as proposed by tile Dingley bill,
meant disaster to those manufacturers
of woolens. why is it, asked the sem
ator, that with the balance OF trade in
our favor and with the gold standard in
force. the country is in a SKATE of dis
tress?
I'VE are told" said he, THAT with the
election OF Mckinley prosperity would
flood the land like sunshine. Mckinley
was elected, but has prospe rity come"
Will the increased prosperity come with
you tariff bill adding more taxes to the
burden of the people. and heaping up
more money in the treasury? Will chat
give the people resources 10 buy either
foreign or domestic goodsc
"While / may be subjected to the
charge of being lunatic and an an.
archist and repudfator' declared Mr.
Vest II assert that the only relief for tlAe
people is to give them more money. II
we ask for the opening of the mintss TO
free coinage of silver, then over six nil
lion American freemen who voted for
William j. Bryan are lunatics, and may
God help the republic. But it is slvile
slander. The men who supported, that
great leader, William J. Bryan. fne as
loyal and as intelligent a body of men as
any in this country. The gold sta ndard
at the root of this evil, is the vii est mo-
nopoly ever conceived in the mind of
mortal"
The senator spoke of the rec ent cleo
tion as a parody on free institu lions He
was anxious to see what became of the
investigation proposed by the senator
from Nebraska (Alen.l He was in
ciined TO believe the senator from New
Hampshire ((handler) was right wher
he declared the ST. Louis Convention
was honeyconrbed with fraud and that
the delegates there had been bargained
for and bought.
To a question by Mr.. Aldrcfl as to
why it was that the woolen indus try and
all other industries were asking or more
protection, MIR. Vest answered that of
course they wanted more protection
Like "a lot of coyotes, greedy and fam
ished, they awaited more bounty. They
would come with the plea, Il su bscribed.
1 voted for -Ninley; l want more pro-
lection"
Mr. Frye said he would present Just
two points in answer to the Missouri sen
ator. First, never before in his experi-
ence had he know n a time when the wool
industry was SO dead as it was today
second, leading wool authorities had
declared that one-h alf of the wooden mills
We're closed The wool schedule was the
very worst one of a y in the present tariff
law. 1t had resulted in an inundation of
the country with ch cap shodsiy goods
Mr.. Vest asked why it was that sixty
five woolen mills were 8 started in 1899 and
only forty-five during one year of the
Mckinley bill, to which Mr. Frye re-
sponded by a question :ls to why a mag
nifcent mill at his home. of great value.
had recently sold at the sacrifice price
of $4,000.
Mr. Frye went on to say that if the
Dingley bill was not passed he predicted d
an enormous increase of imports within
the next four months in anticipation of
the greater duties there after.
The discussion drifte,d into technical
lines concerning the wool schedule the
prices at various times. etc. There was a
burst of laughter at one point when Mr.
Aldrich referred to the position of Mr.
vest and his great leader, Mr.. Cleveland
My former leader interposed Mi
Vest with such vgoi on the former as
to make senators and galleries roar.
Mitchell cor, Rep( also came into the
debate. 1t was a constant crossfire ot
questions. assertions as to wool prices
and contradictions. Vest remarked
that he was greatly surprised to hea1
senators on the other side talk of mills
being closed now ri ow could that be
since Mckinley was elected?
We are living III der Democratic
laws interiected Mr. Frye
Yes, but everybody assumes that the
election of Mckinley means the return
to Mckinley tariff rates. The Dingley
bill is dead 1t reposes in the tomb OF
the Capuiets and in its place a bill reviv-
ing all the old rates is being matured"
Mill (Texas. Dem.) said he looked tc
a radical tariff measure In the next con-
gress, for the Republicans had the presi-
dent and. in his judgment. both branches
OF congress beyond much doubt He
spoke of the shody and hair which was in
general use as wool as a result of WOO
protection.
Mr.. Chandler came forward at this point
to urge that the immigration bill had the
right of way, but he was soon involved
in lively and amusing colloquy with
Mr.. Alien. Mr. Chandler said that as
the Dingley bill was, according to Mr.
vest, in the tomb of the Capulets why
was it brought forward now? There was
no serious purpose by the senator from
Nebraska and from Missouri (AIlen anc
Nest to urge the bill to final vote. Did
the tomb of the Capulets'' apply to the
senate chamber or to the france com
mttee? asked Mr., Chandler amid langh-
. ter. fst
Chandler pointed out that the opposi-
tion Of the president must be considered
in connection with the prospects of the
Dingley bill
He is not my president, although he
helped to elect my president" said Mr..
Chandler
This turned Mr. Aliens attention to
the president. and he spoke bitterly
against the executive. The Republican n
senator had no reason to fear Mr. Cleve-
lands opposition
THE president is with the Republic
ans and gold monometalism," declared
Mr. Allen II understand he laughs and
reJoices with Republicans over their
mutual victory this fall. The president
or the United States is Republican and
you would have to put a tag on his prin-
2iples and those of the Republican party
- tell them apart"
Mr.. Gallinger pressed a question as to
whether the president would sign bill
with free silver amendments
Il do not stand near his excellency =
answered Mr.. Allen, land [ cannot saw
what he will do. He has no party. He
had a bare remnant of a few thousand
votes with him last year / essume he
has gene over body and soul to the Re
publican party"
MI. sherman and Mr.. Teller We're both
on their feet az Mr.. Allen closed aeeJS-
ard ba,.