Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-27
WHEELING w. : THURSDAY MORNING, ,FEBRUARY 27 1896.

OF an T. undotted except in the title
And | say TO you that if you are ready
to show the good faith of your asser-
tiOns for silver and link it with the
tariff bill, we pledge you six votes
Mr.. Aliens bill was read. il being the
tariff bill and a free silver combined.
Mr.. Baker Rep.. Kas) asked if Mr..
Allen would agree to delivern the six
Populistic votes for a tariff bill, with
an amendment restricting to silver
produced by American mines.
at have not consulted my colleagues
on that" responded Mr.. Allen and l
do not undertake to direct the POpulist
vote bevond this specific proposition.
Personally l would not agree TO 1t.
There was some discussion as to the
merits o. MIR. Bakers suggestion.
The Allen compromise bill went to
the table temporarily.
Mr.. Lindsay Dem. Ky) offered an
amendment to the tariff resolution OF
Mr.. Carter. directing the Finance Com
mittee TO report back repeal OF the
one-eighth differential duty ON sugar.
Mr.. Carter (Rep., Mont) then took
the floor for the speech which had been
anticiDated with keen interest, defining
his attitud on the tariff bill lie SPOKE
with great earn estness and with
deliberateness which emphasized every
word. His statement at the outset tha1
he had NO apologies 10 Offer was
given with explosive force.
Washington. February 26.-The Van
Horn-Tarsnev contested election case
from the Kansas City, No. district
occupied the attention Of the Mouse to-
dav The contestee Mr.. Tarsney.
smoke in his own behalf, and two Re
publicans. Messrs. Powers, Of Vermont.
and Parker. of New JERSEY, opposed
the .raport of the majority of the COM
mitTae. to seat the contestant ne
9th Z speakers. Messrs Burton lRep"
MOI. KYLE Dem, Mss, and Frihce
/ Rep., Nls).
The vote on the case will be taken to-
morrow. Although there is consider
able detection on the Republican side
which favOrs the minority Tecommen-
dation that the case shall be recon-
mitted and the testimony reopenec'
the indications are that the majority
report will be adopted.
Mr. Garter paid some attention 10 tne
House tariff bill It was admitted
everywhere that the House bill was not
ReDublican measure. but he said 10
was a measure to meet an ALLEGED emef
gencv which the chief executive slOutiE
asserted did not exist at all.
"Again we hear the Republican mag
pie chatter. A horde Of presidential
aspirants rushed to political sulcide
Yelling sound money.
"Thp press of New York City leads
the procession Sound money Is thelr
cry. and under the cover of this cry the
President protected himself ard his ad-
ministration from unjust criticism FOR
The most shady and iniquitous transac-
/ tion I'm public finances the world mas
ever known" Referring 10 the repeal
of the purchasing clause Of the Sner-
man act)
"Recentlv certain self-constituted
censors Of parry action" Mr.. Garter con-
fnue6. "have been pleased 10 danomuh-
ate The Republicans who voted against
the bill as conspirators against the pub
lie veal: others have gone so far as 10
} invite them to relieve the party or their
obnoxious presence.
He declared that the silver Republl-
cans believed they were right ana We're
! firm in their party allegiance.
Mr.. Carter then referred to the imam
/ cial and tariff legislation favored by the
administration and paid his respects to
the Republican Senators and Rpresen-
t9tivps who operated with the Demo-
cratic administration to bring about the
repeal of the Sherman silver law, and
i'm sneaking of the suggestion Of the
President that the greenbacks should
be retired, said:
In the midst of the warlike excite
ment following on the evening of De-
cember 20. lust three DAYS having been
allowed to work Congress and the coun-
try up. another message followed in et-
feet renewing the call for the retire
ment of the greenbacks and the author
itv to issue bonds. Conservative men
were swept off their feet. The last
message adrOitly referred to the first
and an impressive warning was sug-
gested to the country. Who could
think of a party principle at such a
iunctre2 We were persuaded that
war Was upon us. OhNtl Il '0'"i 4 va
this artificial but eXacting and exciting
situation. the revenue and bond bills
were passed by the House. The record
shows that three and one-half hours
were allowed for the consideration of
the revenue measure. and about one
day for the consideration of the bond
bin. To insure speedy relief, the Re
publicans dropped their own principles
on economic legislation and in lieu
thereof accepted three distinctly Dem
ocrauc heresies on the tariff: horizon
tai revision, adj valorem duties and the
Wilson bin as foundation for rev
enue scheme, and they proceeded to
it's enactment. fondly hoping that the
President might condescendingly con-
sent to- favor it with his signature or
his sufferance. The bill reaches the
Senate. substitute is reported for it.
Certain patriotic Republicans. forget
ting all the traditions of their party.
seek to have Republicans in this cham
ber who are devoted TO bimetalIism
and protection. two elementary princi-
ples of Republican faith, put in such
portion as TO apparently be compelled
TO vote against one of their principles
i'm order to secure the success of the
other Some gentlemen who pretend
ed TO understand the situation refused
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