The herald., 1896-02-27

to relieve the party of their obnoxious
| presence"
He declared that the silver Republicans
believed they were right and were firm IN
| their party allegiance. Mr.. Carter said
| that business depression IN this country
| followed the election of 1892, because
| tariff reform meant free trade, and con-
| tnued: "At this momentous point the
spark of genius appeared in one OF the
most determined men this country has
ever known. When the history of our
times shall be written Mr.. Cleveland will
be accorded the honor of having displayed
the most marvellous political fact OF any
| man of his tinne.o
| Mr.. Carter then referred to the financial
and tariff legislation favored by the ad.
ministration, paid bis respect to the Re!
| co-operated with the Democratic admins
| tration to bring about the repeal of the
| Sherman silver law, and in speaking of the
suggestion of the president that the green
backs should be retired, said: "Again we
hear the Republican magpie chatter. A
horde of presidential aspirants rushed to
| political suicide. yelling: Sound money
"The press of New York city leads the
| procession. Sound money 10 their cry,
and under cover of the cry the president
| protected himself and his administration
| from unjust criticism for the most shady
l
| finances the world has ever known" (Re-
ferring to the repeal of the purchasing
clause OF the Sherman act
Then continuing, he said in part: "In
due time the congress assembled and the
| president does not call for more revenue,
| insisting that the revenue laws are all
| right, but calling for authority to issue
bonds so as to facilitate the retirement of
| greenbacks and his operations result in an
increase of the public debt. There is some
doubt about the success of the operation.
| Mutterings are heard about the previous
| another exhibition of genius. A venerable
| dispute of the age of three score years and
| ten, concerning a strip of swamp land in
Venezuela is rushed upon the country with
warlike demonstrations, and we are
proudly informed that the same hand that
authorized the tearing down of the nag at
Honolulu will sustain the government at
all hazards, even to the horrors and terrors
| of war.
"By this time the Republicans of the
east become used to bobbing up and
| down like corks on the water at sugges-
a resolution passed appropriating 81 lOO, 900
for a commission to advise the executive
on points of which ample facilities for in
| formation were at the time at his disposal.
The president understood the string upon
which to play; he played the part of an
|
ment, following on the evening OF Decem-
Der 20 just three days having been allowed
| to work congress and the country up, an
other message followed, in effect renewing
the call for the retiring of greenbacks and
the authority to issue bonds. Conservative
men were swept off their feet. The last
message adroitly referred to the first and
an impressive warning was suggested to
the country. Who could think of party
principle at such juncture! We were
persuaded that war was upon us.
| Under pressure of this artificial, but ex-
acting and exciting situation, the revenue
! and bond bills were passed by the house.
| The record shows that three and one-half
hours were allowed for the consideration of
| the revenue measures and about one day
to the consideration of the bond bill. To
insure speedy relief Republicans dropped
| their own principles on economic legisla-
ton and in lieu thereof, accepted three d g.
| tinctively Democratic heresies on the tariff, !,
horizontal revision of all valorum duties,
and the Wilson bill as foundation for q
revenue scheme, and they proceeded to it's
enactment, fondly hoping that the presi-
dent might condescendingly consent to
| favor it with his signature or his suffer-
ance.
! 1.-THE bill reaches the senate; q substi-
tute is reported for it. Certain patriotic
Republicans, forgetting the platform Of
1892 on the tariff question, forgetting all
| me trauitious Oh tileir party, seek 10 nave
Republicans in this chamber, who are de-
| voted to bmetallism and protection, two
elementary principles of faith. put in such
position al apparently to be compelled tf
vote against one of their principles in order
to secure the success of the other. Some
gentlemen who pretend to understand the
situation refused to cooperate. 10 the
candid judgment for the honest men
leave the determination of the questions re.
latng to the fidelity of Republicans in this
city relative to their party principles
at is high time that Republicans who
claim to be within the party should take
their cues from the party platform rather
than from the White House. If it shall
occur that this senseless crusade against
Republicans who believed in good faith
in the Minneapolis platform, when it de-
clared for bimetallIsm as we'll as protec-
ton, shall be carried to such an extent as
may result in the adoption of President
Cleveland's scheme by the st. Louis con.
vention, | submit the Republican success
will be rendered utterly impossible. If the
platform of 1896 announces to the coun-
try, in conjunction with the action of re.
ports bearing on the two conventions, that
the plank on bimetailism adopted at Min.
neapoiis was a deluson, fraud and a
sna-s, it would be just as we'll for the Re.
publican party not to make nomination
at ST Louis at ALL"
MIR. Carter closed at 2:15 o'clock and was
| kIScteu WIN lIcdtty dPptduoO lAoiu tiiS
crowded galleries and congratulations from
number of his colleagues.
Mr.. Hoar Immediately rose 10 uestion
Mr.. Carter. The Massachusetts senator
prefaced his question by referring to his
long continued support of protection tc
wool, even when the representatives oi
western wool growing states voted for free
wool. Mr.. Hoar took up the charge of Mr.
Carter that eastern Republicans had beer
false to the platform of 1892. Did the
Montana senator mean, asked Hoar, tina
the construction placed on that platform
by President Harrison was false ano
Elusive?
The senator Carter had referred 10 Re
publican senators joining President Cieve
land, but Mr.. Hoar called attention to tht
overwhelming ma ajority which the Republic
can states of New England had gNer
against Mr.. Cleveland's party. Hoal
closed with question addressed specific.
ally to Mr.. Carter, namely: II ask tha
senator whether we are to understand him
to say that if he fails to convince his
Republican associates, he then proposes te
say to us, You shall not pass any protec
tive tariff bill unless you surrender you,
convictions TO us?' If a protective tariff
bill is hereafter presented, fair and Just
on wool, lead or fruit and the various IN
dustries of the west, does the senator
mean to say that he will not let that bill
pass unless we surrender our convictions
to him?'
Mr.. Carter secured the floor as socn az
Mr.. Hoar closed and, amid impressive
silence, began measured and deliberate
reply. After expressing his sense of holov