The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27


Plank at st. Louis
Washington City. Feb. 8.-The tarsT
crisis IA the senate brought another day
OF Intensely dramatic action, OF inpetuoGs
debate ard of stormy personal coiioqay.
The speech Of Carter Of Montana. one q
the five Republican senators VINO voted
against proceeding w.th the tari1 bill, was
tae main formal event of the day. There
Was an added interest IN the speech. owing
% MIR Carers position as chairman OF
ths national Republican committee The
senator used very plain words in Genoune-
ing what be termed the movement 10 drive
him and his silver associates out of the
Republican party. This, however, vas but
the prelude % more stirring events. H0sr
questioned Carter as TO whether he intend
ed 10 defeat any protective tariff
ehl unless the senator's surrendered their
convictions TO him. and whether his con-
strIctl9n of the Minneapolis platform
agreed with the construction given 10 Il by
President Harrison. Carter RESPONDED with
great vig0r that Mr.. Harrison's ; course had
had not been all that was desired but il
was al least a beacon OF hope in the future.
But II was not the construction applicable
10 the situation in the senate today Gear
OF Iowa sharply questioned Carter upon the
eialpiank u the Minneapolis platform. bring
lng 0at that Senators Jones OF Nevada and
Teller OF Colorado had taken part In shap-
ing the document Carter asserted that
while this was true. the men who framed
that plank never dreamed that the English
language would permit such a misc0nstruc
ton OF its terms. Thereupon Gear refer
ring TO Carter's conduct OF the national
campaign in iss2, asked II that plank was
not the one by which he Carter and the
senator from Colorado fTeller) sought 10
carry the state OF Colorado for the Repub-
4ican party. Carter replied that the plank
VAS so accepted because the Republican
party had always kept it's promises, and IL
Wa now incumbent on that party
70 again redeem its promises. The
references 10 Teiler's part in framing the
platform brought him to his feet with an
explanation OF what he had intended and
A nery denunciation Of the hi-metallism OF
Sherman. The latter. in turn, arraigned
tho dishonesty IL the policy Of free silver,
which would pay the lAboring man in A
59-cent dollar. Sherman prophesied that
even Colorado would reject the free silver
idea and accept true bi-meiallism. To this
Teller reJotned. with intense feeling. that
Colorado would never follow the course
suggested by the Ohio senator and if she
did he tTeller) would cease TO represent
that state. He predicted that free silver
but that IL was lively corpse which would
rise In the senate 20 perplex Sherman. Tel
Ter closed with the impsssioned utterance
that the glorious past OF the Republican
party would be obliterated IL II committed
the infamy OF following the financial lead
ershlp OF Sherman
Quay reported the army appropriation
bill TO the senate and gave notice that he
would call 1t up tomorrow.
Allen, Pop, Neb.. returned TO the tariff
question BY referring To the statements Of
Morrill,, Sherman and Plat during the ex-
citing debate yesterday. Allen said he had
believed 1t was the honest purpose Of the
Republican party 20 enact a law placing
gold and silver on equal terms. but the de-
bate yesterday developed that the Republi-
can leaders would under no circums stances
enact a free coinage act Under the cir
cumstances he would submit a distinct pro-
position TO the chairman OF the finance
committee. namely: He (Alleul would as
sure sufficient Populis; votes TO give a
majority Of the senate If the passage Of the
tariff hill was accompanied by the adopt
Ion OF a free silver amendment. Hoar
made the point that the discussion was out
Of order. Unanimous consent was given.
however. 70 Allen 10 proceed. He criti-
cised the financial record Of Sherman. The
Republican party could not escape from
the attitude declining 10 remonetlze silver
low your nausating and unjust tariff meas
ure." said Allen, If you viii place silver
on equal terms with gold. but you will
not do IT," Alien had read from the desk
a speech said 10 have been delivered by
Mckinley. containing a severe criticism
against the demonstration Of silver. In
conclusion Allen held up the bill. exclairn-
ing: Now. 70 test your integrity ana
good faith. offer this bill. u Is your tariff
bill, and say 10 you that II you are ready
20 show the good faith Of your assertions
and link silver with the tarin bill we pledge
YOU six Popullst votes" The bin was
read. being the tarlfT aad free silver bills
combined
Baker, Rep Kan. asked II Allen would
agree 20 deliver The six Popallst votes for
the tariff bill with m amendment restrict
INK the coinage TO silver produced hv
American mines. II have not consulted
my colleagues on that" responded Allen
Personally would not agree 70 it," The
Allen compromise bill vent 20 that table
temporarily.
Lindsay Dem. Ky Offered an amend
msnt 70 the tariff resolution of Garter d.
reGt.ng the finance committee 20 report
back a biH 90 repeal the oue-eIghth cent
dfercntial duty on sugar.
CartA Rep Mont took the floor for 4
speech defining his attitude on the ta~ir
bil' tie spoke with great earnestuess AMI
dslioeraiion HIS statement AZ the outset
r0at he had no apologies 10 ofTar-' vas
gtvea v},h explosive force
Carter began by referring tn the senafa'4
action on February I3 when the motion 70
take no the tariff b}ll was defeated lie
said that the two houses before the n10tlo,
% rouSifer the tariT bfll WAS made ws-a
en3eavoTlng 20 bring about a conference
which might result in satisfactory al
fustment oT the differences on the Reullh-
iiran side % the chamber The motion ~
Republicans. voted no and under The Ssrr,e.
circumstances would csst a similar vote
The position indicated nothing more than
that there was no disposition 20 taka NO
the matter AZ that tlrns,
He sail ne would saw more wars lf .-,.
for she fact that charges of 1tslovaft,. "a
his party had been made by many Rer,,,h
Ncan papers ln the East. FoHr reen1ha-s
81 tha PARTY including himself has i.-
pronounced guilty - treason w5thoar hear
}sse or trial Fie fhen pat3 son1a srs.v,.s,.-,
70 ths hogiss tariff bill 7, was admitted
,svervu mere that the house hilT vas r-t
Republican measure. but he SAID {f -
= a measure 10 meet an alleged erne~zar.,-
vhs@s the chief executive s,clitv assav.,t
stg nor exist az an ~Re-e1tIy certain s-rr-
constituted eeusoTs of party morals d. 49,
ter continued have e-eu p.ease8 D., ~
r,,e-fnste the Republicans who ,.-..-s
auesrsf The b3ii IS consp-raIors axasrss ,s.-
,,uhIsc veal. others have gone SO far as ~,
{ invite them "a re,tsve the garty 9f tAet- os.-
rsox8oaS presence
rra .se.-}areef that the silver Rroubf-s~.
believed that shey Were -iEhE and ~
So, g. thef~ party al}eSiaEce- Carer s..s
49, fhe business 3eErsssl0n ia shIs ca.r--
{ - f,3E8ws8 tha eieeatun % t.s2 hsl,a.tsa
f.rfw reform snvsnt free trade ara enr-
& -s~,ses- ..At this FnorueDt@ot.s pa.rf -ha
sD.gk q .el.ses asgs4sea Il oDs :. gAe meat