The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-27

The Allen compromise bill went TO
the table temporarily
Mr. Lindsay (Kentucky) offered an
amendment to the tariff resolution of
tee to report back the repeal of the
one-eighth differential duty on sugar.
CARRIERS BOMB.
Mr. Carter CIontana) took the floor
for a speech, defining his attitude on
the tariff bill. He spoke with great
earnestness and deliberateness. His
statement at the outset that he had
mo apologies to Offer was given with
explosive force.
Mr.. Carter began by referring to the
senate's action on February 19, when
the motion to take up the tariff bill
was defeated. He said that the two
houses, before the motion to consider
the tariff bill was made, were endeav-
oring to bring about a conference
which might result in a satisfactory
adjustment of the differences of the
Republican side of the chamber. The
motion Of Mr.. Morrill, was unexpected,
and he Carter, with other
Republicans. voted no. and ur-
der the same circumstances he
would cast a similar vote The posi-
ton Indicated nothing more than that
there was no disposition TO take up
the matter at that time. He said he
would say no more were it not for che
fact that charges of disloyalty 20 his
party had been made by many Repub-
lican papers in the east. Four mem
'berS of the party, including himself,
had been pronounced guilty of treason
without hearing or trial.
He then paid some attention to the
IIOUTcu1 TNDTEE pTTT
1t was admitted everywhere that the
house bill was not a Republican meas
ure; but, he said, it was a measure to
meet an alleged emergency which the
chief executive stoutly asserted did
not exist at all.
Recently certain self constituted
censors of party notion" Mr. Carter
continued, have been pleased to de-
nominate the Republicans who voted
against the bill as conspirators
against the public veal: others have
gone so far as to invite them to relieve
the party of their obnoxious presence"
He declared that the silver Republi-
cans believed they were right and
were firm in their party allegiance.
Mr.. Carter said that business depres-
sion in this country followed the cleo
tion Of 1892 because tariff reform
meant free trade, and continued: "At
IulS IHOIl6IFlOuS point IHe spark OL
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
REMARKABLE POLITICAL TACT
of any man of his time
Mr.. Carter then referred to the finan-
fol 10 icIa fa Iaxy
the administration, paid his respects
to the Republican senators and repre-
SenuatiVes who co-operated with the
Democratic administration to bring
about the repeal of the Sherman silver
law, and in speaking Of the suggestion
of the president that the greenbacks
should be retired. said.
again we hear the Republican
magpie chatter A horde of political
aspirants rushed to political suicide
yelling sound money
The press of New York City leads
the procession. Sound money is their
cry; and under the cover of this cry
the president protected himself and
his administration from unjust criti-
cism for the most shady and iniqui-
tious transaction in public finances the
world has ever known" (referring to
the repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman acD.
Then continuing he said in part:
an due time the present 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 green
backs and his operations result in am
increase of the public debt. There is
some doubt about the success of the
operation.
MUTTERINGS ARE HEARD
about the previous bond sale, when, 10
and behold, there comes another ex-
hfbition of genius. A venerable dis
rute of the age of three score and tel.
concerning a strip of swamp land In
Venezuela, is rushed upon the copr,-
try with q warlike demonstration and
we are proudly informed that the same
hand that authorized the tearing down
of the flag at Honolulu will sustain
the government at all hazards. wen
unto the horrors and terrors of war,
BY this time the Republicans of the
east become used to bobbing UP and
down, like a. cork on the water, at the
suggestion of the president. and i'm
stantly we see a resolution passed APP
propriating 100000 for a commission
to advise the executive on points on
which ample facilities were at the time
at his disposal.
'sThe president understood the string
on which to play. He played
THE PART OF AN ARTIST.
In the midst of the war-like excite
ment following on the evening of De-
cember 20. just three days having been
allowed to work congress and the
country up. another message followed,
in effect renewing the call for the re-
Of ho aor1Io1 0ly nd
thority 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 a party principle at such
juncture? We were persuaded that
war was upon us. Under pressure of