The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
Declared to Have Been Sent by
the Evil One to Settle
a Grudge.
A WORsHIPER OF CLEVELAND.
Strong Words Called Forth by the
Nebraskan'S Antagonist to
the Farmer.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. SIN the
Senate to-day the joint resolution direct
ing the Secretary of Agriculture to carry
into effect the provisions of the agricul-
tural appropriation for the current fiscal
year for the purchase and distribution of
seeds and farmers bulletins was taken up
and discussed during the morning hour.
Vest CD of Missouri made one of his
characteristic speeches in support of the
JOINT. resolution, holoing up the Secretary
OF Agriculture to ridicule in connection
with the question and with the Secretary's
condemnation of the free silver movement.
"The Democratic party" ne exclaimed,
passionately, '.has been most unfortun-
ate, not only in the dissensions
that exist in its own ranks, but in the fact
that, to use Western phrase, the devil
has owed the party grudge, and has paid
1t IN Secretary of Agriculture. Laugh
ter. He has put the party to which he
belongs in antagonism to the great agri-
cultural interests of the country, which
have heretofore been particularly close to
the Democratic organization. The founder
of the Democratic party was the best friend
the agricultural interest ever had on this
continent. Mr.. Jefferson, while Minister
to France, and while watching that great
drama of the French revolution, while
watching the court of Versailles feasting
and dancing as the mob roared like wild
beast, found time, while corresponding
with the savants of Europe, to send seeds
and plants TO this country"
Vest proceeded to point out other in
stances of Government extravaganza which
had escaped the attention of the Secretary
OF Agriculture inssancing the eleven mil
lions of profit to the bond syndicate, the
enormous waste of public printing, and
the expenditure of $110,0 900 in one year for
orchids, lilies of the valley, and giant
palms for the White House.
But" said Mr.. Vest, when it comes to
the poor farmers seeds the Secretary cries
TO arms! To arms! Congress is throwing
away the peoples money and is running
the country | would rather give twice
the amount of this appropriation to enable
some poor man in distant county in the
West who is fighting the hard battle of
life unaided by any Government, some
| thing that would make his home comfort
able and bring light to his Preside would
rather put the flower in the sickroom of an
overworked girl or matron than have it
said that voted $4,000 for flowers and
exotics for the receptions and bouquets of
the officials of the Government, where
the chandelier flashes it's light across
the red wine and the air is fra
grant with perfume like the spicy
breezes of Araby the Blest. Just
such things as this have caused the people
of this country to doubt whether this is a
Government of the people and for the peo-
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except to pay taxes to support Govern
| ment of the rich. No wonder we hear
| such appeals as this coming from Wall
street,
| Here Vest sent to the clerks desk and
| had read a paragraph from the circular of
| a firm OF Wall-street bankers and brokers.
| stating that the Senate is the real obstacle
| to currency and other reforms, and is
| sinking lower and lower in public esti-
nation"
| The Senator from South Carolina fTilI-
| NAM, Vest said, had been denounced as
communist, because he spoke of an incip-
| lent revolution in this country. But here
was statement from New York bankers
that unless the Senate did the bidding of
the capitalists of the country. unless the
Senate adopted their opinions and policy,
revolution was at hand and CONFUSION
was coming.
Vest turned from this point to aim more
shafts of contempt and ridicule at the Sec
| rotary of Agriculture, who, he said, acted
as if he were also the Secretary of War
| and the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr..
Morton, he said, was a monomaniac on
the subject of gold. He saw nothing but
gold, read gold and believed that every
body who did not understand the question
as he did was lunatic and ought to be
regarded as a public enemy. He could
not confine himself within the limited
| functions OF his vegetable kingdom. but
was filing the country with attacks upon
those who could not see the money ques-
ton in the same light as himself. Vest
concluded with parting allusion to Sec
| rotary Morton. by saying:
HE reposes by day and dreams by
| night, occasionally swinging his golden
censor filled with incense at the executive
mansion and shouting, Holy, holy art
thou, O Grover. king of kings and lord of
lordsp" [General laughter on the floor
I and IN the galleries.
The Joint resolution went over without
action.
The consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill was reported to the Senate this
morning. Only Sill 900 has been added to
the S1630,O5S, carried in the bill as it
passed the House.
The position of Consul at Cape Town
was advanced to that of Consul-General
and $1,000 added to the existing $1,000
salary.
Wolcott (R.) of Colorado said that he
had received copy Of resolutions of the
Denver Trades Assembly condemning his
attitude on the Monroe doctrine and ap-
proving that of the President and Con-
gress. As the signers, he said, evidently
courted notoriety he would present these
resolutions as memorial and ask to have
them referred to the Committee on For
! eign Relations. [Laughter.]
Pensions for CaIiformians.
w WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 5-Pen-
sions have been granted to Californians as
follows: Original-Richard Green Vet