The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-17


the senator that with the balance OF trade
in our favor. and with the gold standard in
force the country is in state of distress
I'VE were told" said he. that with the
election of Mckinley prosperity would flood
the land like sunshine Mckinley was
elected. but has the prosperity come? WIZ
the increased prosperity come with your
tariff bill adding more taxes to the burden
of the people, and heaping up more money
in the treasury? Will that give the people
the resources to buy either foreign or do
nestle goods?
THE VILEST MONOPOLY"
while / may be subjected to the charge
of being a lunatic. an Anarchist and re-
pudator," declared Mr.. Vest, Il assert that
the only relief for the people is TO give
them more money. IL we are lunatics and
Anarchists because we ask for the opening
of the mints to the free coinage of silver,
then over six million American free men
who voted for William j. Bryan are luna
tics and may God help the Republic. But
it is vile slander The men who supported
that great leader. William j. Bryan. are
as loyal and as intelligent a body of
as any in this country. The gold standard
at the root of this evil is the viest monop-
oily ever conceived In the mind of mortal
man."
| The senator spoke of the recent election
as a parody on free institutions. He was
| anxious 10 see what became of the inves-
| tigation proposed by the senator from Ne
| braska (Allen) He was inclined to believe
| that the senator from New Hampshire
| the St Louis convention was honeycomt cd
| with fraud and that the delegates there had
been bargained for and bought
| it was that the wooen industry and all
other industries were asking for more pro-
tscuon Mr: vest ansmerea rotti .hat; or course,
| OF coyotes, greedy and famiShed, they
awaited more bounty They would come
| with the plea: 4 subscribed: j voted for
| q /
Mr.. Frye said he would present just two
points in answer to the Missouri senator.
| First never before in his experience had he
| known a time when the wool industry was
| so dead as ii is to-day; second, leading wool
authorities had declared that one-half of
the woolen mills were closed. The wool
| schedule was the very worst one of all in
| the present tariff law. Ii had resulted in
an inundation OF the country with cheap
| shcddy goods
Mr.. Vest asked why it was that sixty
five woolen mills were started in 1895 and
Kinley bill, to which Mr. Frye responded
| with question as to why magnificent
mill at his his home OF great value value had e.. do re
| Mr.. Frye went on TO say that If the Ding
ley bill was not passed he predicted an
enormous increase of imports within the
| next four ...onths. in anticipation of the
! greater duties thereafter.
The discussion drifted into technical lines
| concerning the wool schedule. prices at
| various times. ETC. There was burst of
| laughter at one point when Mr.. Aldrich re-
| ferred to the pCSltlOn OF mr.. vest ana MS
| great leader Mr.. Cleveland.
My former leader" interposed Mr.. Vest
with so much vigor on the former as to
make senators and the galleries rear.
Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon, also came into
| the debate. IL a constant crossfire of
questions. assertions as to wool prices and
| contradictions. Mr.. Vest remarked that he
was greatly surprised to hear senators on
the other side talk of mills being closed
now How could this be, since Mckinley
I'VE are living under Democratic laws
| interjected Mr. Frye
Yes. but everybody assumes that the
election of Mr. Mckinley means the return
TO Mckinley tariff rates, said the Missou-
rian The Dingley bill is dead; 1t reposes
| in the tomb of the Capulets. and in its place
a bill reviving all the old rates is being
| matured.
Mr. Mills said he looked forward to a
| radical tariff measure in the next Congress.
| for the Republicans had the presidency,
and, in his Judgment, both branches of Con-
| gress beyond much doubt. He spoke of the
| shoddy and hair which was in general use
| as wool result of wool protection.
| CHANDLER WAKES UP ALLEN.
Mr.. Chandler came forward at this point
to urge that the immigration bill had the
right of way. but he soon involved
in a lively and amusing colloquy with Mr..
Allen. Mr.. Chandler said that as the Ding
ley bill was, according to Mr.. Vest, in the
tomb of the Capulets.n Why was it
brought forward now. There was no Sc
rious purpose by the senators from Nebras-
ka or Missouri (Allen and vesD to urge
the bill to a final vote Did the tomb of
the Capulets' apply to the Senate chamber
or to the finance committee? asked Mr..
Chandler amid laughter Mr.. Chandler
pointed out that the opposition of the
President must be considered in connection
with the prospects of the Dingley bill. He
Is not my President, although he helped
to elect my President added Mr. Chand-
This turned Mr.. Allen's attention. to- the
President and he spoke bitterly against
the executive. The Republican senator's had
no reason to fear Mr.. Cleveland's opposi-
tion. The President is with the Republic
ans on gold monometallism," declared Mr..
Allen. II understand he laughs and re-
joces with Republicans over their mutual
victory this fall. The President of the
would have to put tag on his principles
and those Of the Republican party to tell
them apart"
whether the President would sign a bill
with a free-silver amendment
| II do not stand near his Excellency.'
answered Mr.. Allen, and 1 cannot say
what he will do. He has no party. He
had bar bare Ire remnant INA, f. Of few thousand p an
gone over, body and soul. to the Repub-
lcan party"
on their feet as Mr.. Allen closed, seek
ing recognition. and there was intense in
terest on the floor and in the galleries Mr..
Sherman was first recognized. He spoke
| with great earnestness. 1t a crime. Mr..
Sherman declared. that Congress remained
| idle failing to do it's paramount duty of
| providing sufficient revenue for the ex-
| penses OF the government. From the civil
war down to 1893 Congress had never failed
| to provide the government with necessary
revenue. After the passage of the Wilson
bill the revenues fell off $50 900 600. The def
law. With this deficit existing it was the
plain duty of Congress TO provide revenue
| I'VE ought to do it, exclaimed the SEN
ator. 1T is a shame. a disgrace to the
Congress of the United States to compel
the issue of bonds in time of peace to meet
| the governments expenses That silver
| rider TO the Dingley bill Is "a mere cowardly
evasion of legislation declared Mr.. Sher-
man passionately. Il say it with all the
emphasis l can give to it. 1t was placed
there to prevent action measure
ernment." The fault with the bond issues
what he was forced to do. when he sold
the bonds, said Mr. Sherman
TELLER STABS THE BILL.
There was an added interest when Mr.
Teller arose to contribute his share to the
debate. The sole question before the Sen
ate. said Mr. Teller was: Could the Ding.
ley bill be passed.? He had no hesitation
in declaring as an answer to that question
that there was earthly reason for sup
posing it could pass 1t was the bares
pretense to pretend that the bill could be-
come a law. Without desiring to violat,
any confidence he would say there was an
| obstruction in the Senate which would no