The herald., 1896-01-24
Monroe DOctrine, Finance and
the Tariff
TOUCHED ON BY SENATORS
The Bond Silver Bill Not Yet Brought
to Vote
House 1embers Struggle Over Amendments
to Rules, Finally Adopting Those OF
the Fiity third Congress
Associa ted Press Snecial Wire

jects most prominently Defore the pubic
are the Monroe doctrine, finance and tariff,
each of which came in for consideration
during the day.
Mr.. Daniels of Virginia spoke for two
hours in support of vigorous upholding
to the Monroe doctrine as applicable to
Venezuela; Mr.. Dubois of Idaho dealt with
the silver phase CT the financial situation,
and Mr.. Warren of Wyoming pointed out
the disastrous effects of the tariff legisla-
ton of the last congress on farm products
in general and on wool in particular. Aside
from these speeches the day developed
little of importance.
The president submitted the report of
the secretary of state concerning the treat
ment of United States citizens in Turkey.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas sought to secure
unanimous consent for vote on the pend
ing bond silver bill next Thursday, but
at the request of senators withdrew his re-
quest until tomorrow, when he will again
seek to fix time for closing the protracted
debate on the bond silver measure.
The speech of Senator Dubois delivered
in the senate today, in addition to advocat-
ing the passage of free coinage substitute
for the bond bill. outlined the position of
Republican senators in the silver states.
The senator said that while he cheerfully
greeted the Populist votes in the senate for
free silver, he could not accept Populist
leadership, that party being irrevocably
committed to fat money with unlimited
initiation. Further, the silver Republicans
favored protection generally, including the
so-called raw materials, and particularly
lead, wool and lumber, besides the various
products of the farm, plantation and ranch.
Referring to the charge that the western
silver states each have two senators and
are enabled to pass free coinage bill, he
said the question of representation was
fought out when the constitution was
framed.
Notwithstanding this" he added, 'I
read in the press of the east almost every
day that the region represent is pocket
borough not entitled to consideration at
your hands, and the inference is that it is
peopled by a class of people who are per-
petual shock to the refined and virtuous
east. The meanest and most vindictive
of the newspapers which attack silver men
are published in New York city. where for
four score years the worst elements of our
foreign immigration have found lodgment,
and where there have been more scandals
in connection with their city government
and elections than in any other spot in our
country"
At 8 o'clock Mr.. Dubois closed and Mr..
Daniel addressed the senate on the Monroe
doctrine Senior Mendonca, the Brazilian
minister, was an attentive listener. As
Mr.. Daniel was about to begin, Mr.. AID
rich, Republican of Rhode Island, rose to
inquire of Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, lin charge
of the silver bond bill, when a vote would
be taken, for, said Mr.. Aldrich, the Repub-
lican senators were anxious to have a vote
taken.
Mr.. Jones replied that he had intended
to ask unanimous consent that some day
next week be fixed for the vote, but he
would not interrupt the senator from Vir-
gina.
"It will take only moment,' said Mr..
Aldrich.
II do uot wish to interrupt the sen ator
from Virginia" replied Mr.. Jones, and Mr..
Daniel proceeded with his speech.
To begin with, Senator Daniel held that
least of all the nations of the earth could
Great Britain object to the assertion of the
Monroe doctrine by the United States, for,
in the language of Edward Everett, it was
announced not merely with the approval of
the British minister of foreign affairs, but
had his earnest and oft-repeated solicita-
ton. Least of all nations did it become
her to contend that it was not recognized
as international law because it was not
founded on the general consent of nations,
for Great Britain herself invoked the
United States to it's utterance, not only
without the consent, but as we'll against
the strong menaces of France, Austria,
Russia and Prussia.
Least of all the nations could Great
Britain fairly controvert that governmental
policy which underlies the Monroe doc
trine, for she, foremost and most con-
spicuously of all nations, had intervened
in the affairs of the world at large, not
only whenever her peace and safety were
even remotely involved, but also whenever
and wherever her capital could be in
vested, her commerce expanded or terri
torial aggrandizement be exercised.
Even as to the existing dispute with
Venezuela we perceived the outcropping of
her own Monroe doctrine, SO to speak, by
her demand in a cession to Venezuela, at
one time preferred, that no portion of the
territory proposed to be ceded should be
alienated at any time to foreign power.
And with no better grace could Great
Britain persist in repelling the manifold
overtures made to her for arbitration.
The senator referred to the two sets of
resolutions pending in the senate. Those
proposed by the committee on foreign rea-
tions he regarded as simply embodying a
detailed statement of the Monroe doctrine
as embraced in the more general language
in which it was uttered. The resolutions
offered by the senator from New Jersey
seemed to him Mr.. Daniel to misinter-
pret the history and to pervert the plain
language of the Monroe doctrine.
The charge that the Presidents action
was premature and imprudent, in view of
our business and financial condition, seems
to me superficial criticism. The financial
De
Meantime are the United States to take
no cognizance of great affairs, but sit
down supinely and let the wide world wag
as it will? The declaration that the execu-
tive commits us to protectorate over
Mexico and the Central and South Amer
lean states is far-fetched. The senator
then showed how the doctrine had been up
held by various presidents. The civil war,
vast and engrossing it was. had caused
no interruption in the assertion of the
Monroe doctrine and under most difficult
and trying circumstances the nation still
held aloft that oriflame.
Mr.. Daniel closed al o'clock, being ac-
corded hearty applause, in which senators
joined with spectators.
Senator Warren said the talk that wool
growers were more prosperous under free
wool was preposterous. The elections of
1898 showed that after 1896 but a COR
poral 8 guard of the faithful would be loft
to mark the spot where once stood tri-
umphant. rampant Democracy fighting
under the unpatriotic black flag of Wilson,
ism-emblem of protection to foreign in
dustries and distress to our own. Tf the
Mckinley bill of Republican fame was a
"hoodoo," your own Wilson bill has GER
tainly been a conspicuously stomact-try-
ing ''Jonah."
The result of Republican and Democratic
tariff politics, Mr.. Warren summed I'D by
saying that our livestock interests always
had thrived under Republican rule and
always had decreased. both in numbers
and value, under Democratic; that cores