The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-11


true divisional line between Venezuela
and British Guiana, had done all that
the president and secretary OF state,
charged with the responsibility of diplo-
matte negotiations with the other pow
ers, desired. and all that the people e1-
pected.
HAVE MET IT.
eve have" he said, "done all that
either prudence can justify or patriot
ism demand We have met the situa-
ton outlined to US by the president In
such a manner as to show that there Is
no division of sentiment in the govern
ment of the United States when any
question of national honor is involved.
1t is not only unnecessary, but 'Inwise,
TO either quality or intensity our action
thus taken in response to both an exc
rutiYe and a public demand"
Later en- in his speech Senator Smith
said:
''rhe Monroe doctrine does apply to
the controversy between Great Britain
and Venezuela. quite as truly and
quite as justly as if the flying squadron
were now in a Venezuela port demand
ing the submission of people who
have achieved their Independence. To
define the methods by which a foreign
power may accomplish its purpose by
eYading technicalities is to nuiI1fy the
American principle upon which we take
cur stand
The proper way and the only way
to apply effectually the Monroe doc
urine in dealing with foreign powers
was to apply it to each individual case
as that case might arise.
THE RINGING MESSAGE
OF the president of the United States,
promptly supported by the unanimous
vote Of both houses of congress and by
the unanimous sentiment of the coun-
Try. was. he sad. sufficient notice TO
every power in the civilized world that
the Monroe doctrine was a fixed pr1ncl-
pal OF this government, TO be main
tanned In all cases and at all hazards.
The senator believed the people We're
satisfied.
They" he said, have had enough.
They want no more jingoism. They
are sick and tired of the constant in
lection Of party politics and personal
ambition into our dealings with otner
nations. They are suffering from our
inaction upon matters of most vial I'M
portance. It is a fact and we may
as well admit it first as last, that the
great majority of the people through
out the country are disguised with con-
r-ress in eeneraI and the senate in par
ticular The most popular thing we
could 60 today and probably IN the
present condition of affairs. the most
beneficial thing We could do, would pc
to pass the necessary appropriation
bills and 20 home. The mere fact that
we are in session is a menace to the
revival OF business and the return Of
prosperity"
Mr.. Lindsay, CDemO of Kentucky,
gave notice Of an amendment to the
HOUSE TARIFF BILL.
proposing to repeal the provisions Of
the present tariff law which PROVIDES
= duty of one-eighth of cent per
pound on all sugars above No. 16 Dutch
standard and on all discolored sugars.
Consideration was resumed on the
resolution directing the secretary or
agriculture to carry out the law for
the distribution of seeds, and Mr.. Vest
(Dem.) of Missouri, renewed his critl-
cism of the secretary. The senator
called attention to a published inter-
view with the secretary of agriculture
inviting impeachment and implying
that the president would veto the res
olutiOn If congress passed it. In view
Of these statements, Mr.. Vest said the
president should have fun Information
on the subject and he proceeded to
show from agricultural department re-
ports that the secretary had himself,
though opposing this seed law, used
the appropriation for his own pur-
poses by making excessive seed dis
tribuCion in his own state of Nebraska.
1t is enough" declared the senator,
''to make the star-eyed goddess of re
form hang her head and blush for
shame"
Mr.. Vest offered a substitute resolu-
ton directing the secretary of agri-
culture to purchase and distribute
seeds as in previous years.
NOT FAIR.
Mr.. Bate (Dem.) of Tennessee, said
it was not foir or just that the score
tary Of agriculture should be accused
in this manner without his view of
the subject being understood. The SEN