The herald., 1896-04-10
Takes Exception to CleveIand's
Missionary Address
BIMETALLISM, PROTECTION
Sounded as the Watchw0rds of the
SiIver.Producing West
Tariff Discussion Follows, With Particular
Attention to Free Wool
The Feature OF the Days Debate In the
House is the Speech Of Fitzgerald OF
Massachusetts, Who Takes Up Cudgels
Against the A. p. A.
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WASHINGTON, April 9.-The SEN
ate chaplain, DR.. Milburn, referred feel
tngly in his prayer today TO the Illness
of the senators in Indiana ana Alapanla
VOORHEES, and Morgan.
Gallinger of New Hampshire read
letter from the general secretary OF the
Armenian Relief association. 1t refer-
red to the extreme urgency OF the STU
alton in Turkey, asking that steps De
taken to stop the most appalling sacrl-
flee in the history of the world. CAL
linger, while he would not suggest ways
and means to the foreign relations
committee, yet he sincerely hoped some
method would be devised to check the
Turkish atrocities.
Mantle of Montana was recognized 1or
q speech on the resolution recommlt-
ting the tariff bill to the finance commit
tee. 1t was his maiden speech OF Tor
NAL character. He said he hesltated as
q young and new member of the senate
to address that body, but the impreca-
tions and misrepresentation enter
tanned against the Republicans of the
west moved him. He spoke of the re-
cent utterances of President Cleve-
land before a missionary gathering de-
rogatoly to the west as one of the as
saults made of late against the rot
boroughs and mining camps OF the
west" as the metropolitan press deSlg-
mated the silver states Mantle declared
within a radius of five miles from Car
negie hail. New York, where Cleveland
spoke, there was more poverty, ignor-
ance, squalor, starvation, crime ana
criminals than all the silver states
combined He gave statistics compar-
ing the silver states with five western
states. showing the former to be breast
ard head over the eastern states IN ma
terial and moral standing.
Mantle said the attacks sprang MAIN
ly from the fact that five republican
senators from the west voted against
proceeding with the tariff bill at an IN
opportune time. The Mckinley law was,
said the senator strictly nigh protec-
tive measure-so high some Republican
senators doubted it's eXpedieney and
would, If the Republican party was fully
restored to power, oppose its re-enact-
ment But the Dingley bill was not a
measure designed for protection or reVe-
nue. 1t was political measure framed
without due consideration of the west
srn states. There are some Republi-
tans." exclaimed Mantle, willing 10
sacrifice the principles of the Republl-
can party so long as the measure at
tords protection to certain interests.
The five Republican senators were de-
nounced as TRAITORS" to their party FOR
failing to vote for the tariff bill. But
Mr. Mantle denied that the Dingley bill
was Rpublican measure and he
quoted the statement of Mr.. Sherman
that the bill was strictly non-partisan
and was not a Republican measure. If
the Dingley bill was revenue meas
ure, as claimed by it's friends, then no
manufacturers suffered from it's failure,
as it was protection, not revenue, that
was vital to this interest.
In view of these facts, Mr.. Mantle
suggested that the efforts to read him
and his silver associates out of the Re-
publican party had better be reconsid-
cred by the eastern press and that these
senators be permitted to remain in the
party.
The senator declared himself in favor
of protection, but not sectional protec
ton. 1t was a principle too great to
be used in behalf of any special inter-
est or any monopoly. 1t must shield
and upbuild the west as well as the
east. While, however, he favored the
projections he favored true bimetallism,
the coinage of both gold and silver at
ratio of 16 to l. He believed also in a
bimetallism which does not wait for the
action of foreign countries.
Mr. Mantle was congratulated at the
close of his speech by the silver senators
from both sides of the chamber.
There was a lively tariff colloquy fol-
lowing the Mantle speech,
Mr.. Hoar said that the remarks of
Mr. Mantle implied that eastern manu-
facturers were willing to leave western
wool in the lurch after getting protec-
ton for their own manufactures. But,
he declared. eastern senators had voted
here for protection on wool, while the
western states had sent senators here,
from Kansas, Texas and Oregon, who
had voted for free wool.
This brought Mr.. Mills to his feet,
who declared that against the state
ment made that wool manufacturers
had suffered from the Wilson tariff
law, he would place the fact that there
was greater Use of wool than ever,
every fibre of it was manufactured by
American labor, the people of the
United States had cheaper Woolen
goods. the government received more
revenue than ever for wool and wool
itself had advanced.
Let me add the further fact" inter-
jected Mr.. Hoar, that wool manufac-
turers are still failing and the govern
lnent is still bankrupt"
Mr. Mills rejoined that every particle
of the wool manufactured was made by
American labor
Then" he added. "a protective tariff
is protective humbug"
Let me ask the senator from Texas"
inquired Mr. Mitchell. ''if there has not
been vast decrease in the number of
Texas sheep since the Wilson law went
into effect
- don't believe it, responded Mr..
Mills.
But the statistics of the state show
it" insisted Mr.. Mitchell
Fhe statistics are made by the wool
men, in the delusion that they will be
benehted," said Mr. Mills.
Are your state officials of Texas
sheepmen? pursued Mr.. Mitchell.
THE statistics are from sheenme,, ;,
answered Mr. Mills
AS he sat down. Mr.. Mitchell said:
y Democratic congress favored a