New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
SENATOR CARTER EXPLAINS
rpEr-COINAGE REPUBLICANS NOT REL
REANT TO THEIR PARTY


THEY VOTED TO KILL THE TARIFF BILL '''
SAWS BEcAusE IT WAS NOT A REPUBLICAN
MEASURE. But A CRUDE HASTILY
DRAWN PLAN TO MEET AN AL
LEGGED EMERGENCY WHICH THE
PRESIDENT DECLARES NOT
TO EXrsT-No JUsTIFI-
CATION OR APoI-
oGY NEEDED
FOR THEIR
ACTION
vosh,rg,on Feb 2s-Mr Carter tRep. Month ad-
ossed rho senate to-day in explanation OF his votes
against ia king up the House Tarin bill IL was ''
Carters Brst Introduction to the Senate IN inc io0
of an orator or leader: and holding az he does inc
most Of chairman Of the Republican NauohaI |o"-
,nittee much interest and importance attached 70
his words lie made excellent impression a. t"e
start speakIng SLOWLY and IN soft. well-rounaed
tones without any undue excitement or passion ana
he held the attention Of the Senate to the close wneh
his peroraton was warmly applauded In oes'h-
ming his speech Senator Carter said
Late on the evening of the 18th inst, without
previous understanding and without note OF warn
ing the honorable chairman Of the Finance Con-
sonalitv reverence Moved to proceed TO the con-
sderation Of House bill 40. 27i9 As substitute for
ire co!nare Of silver. 1t was we'll known that
differences OF opinion existed on this SIDE OF tne
chamber only to the proprlcty OF anopt.'he
The substitute hut likewise involving the wisdom
and cxpcdency Of passing the i.evenue bill as II
came from the House. These differences mahy ~
publican Senators believed should, II poSsiole, pe
adjusted as to secure united ana har tnD ,s
party action | shared this hope Less tham t% NO
hours before the motion was made to take up the
70 mo By by disngnished member OF the Finance
Comnittce proceeded to bring about conierehhGIe
satisfactory. By necessary Implication It was un-
d,rstood that adequate time would be aIowed 10
SSrdng methods OF procedure interrupted BY
the annoncemen, OF rolcall on the motion TO take
hand Of time be turned back to that hour. without
crac,ne what has been said and done since then
! would still vote no. For that vote ! nave ample
In Justice the Senator who suggested confer
non irnn,fat1on of bnd fa,h The motion was
rnade in perfect good faith by the chairman not in
pursuance OF an understanding. but in the absence
Of any agreement or OF % Hsnn g ne
gcsted the vote would have been the same ana !
nantes necessity FOR prudent deliberate and care
M action in dealing with issues OF vi,al importance
on which honest differences OF opin IN exist within
disposition to strike fatal blow at tarif iegisia-
ieo to vote for consideration and then against the
hill The position taken therefore indicated moth
matter NJ that time and in that form
With this simple statement na,u,a ara nos
sessei OF deep reverence for the ancient and hon,
ofabe tt1d9ns OF tnG Sena h a,u e' 49, main
tained during my brief service has been both agree
~op. hc disturbed did not feel constrained repe
printed charges and insnuations OF dsoyalty to the
"a a,,,,b which have become in the mutations OF
political controversy prominently Identified before
the country.
NOT A REPUBLICAN MEASURE.
vfaE,a Al
Continuing his remarks MI C"',r' n
n,s hod hnnn ,rac,ed nv the leading Journals Of
zen .''t -, ,,i,,,, ., reason without
.",o, ,,,,ns ,n,s ndrmen, he set up the fact that
the Tariff bill, presented was AZ variance with an
past professions Of the Republican parry on IN, me
tariif QUESTION "a uas nor intended 10 be an ex-
io"sv ~ h mo Marty OF its views Il has been and
is now distinctly asserted that IT Is not hepGo,
lean measure, ~ ,h cbIef executiye ON GER OF the
X",5n chosen by a majority OF the people In lS!2
soutly asserts does not exst at az sor preiief
then IS in the attI,uue OF ,g Naturalization"
upol % from tbs Mir Carter contended that the
A ,hn nnno,e was seriously Objectionable It
hnui Noon Existing law foundation The VII.
Rcruhlicans AZ VIGOROUSLY inequitable ana unjust:
II assumed TO protect the manufacturers ana cas-,
~ ,,.'i,,,,rs q, so-ca Jed material Throughout,
,n cco,ntrv into omen competition with cheap LABOR
cycryvhere. The pending b now pr wps"n II, ~
make mi. injustice more Siaring me Mi1su, 'i
was framed upon theory fayor'h ia az ,bnr
preference to specific duties On nv" hsJ besn re-
pudIated by the principal commerc,a hd.ons IN
their tarlff systems: by Austria Dehnarh, ESss,
france Germany. Italy NGrway; hnS r,,s on OK
and spain nations which wth ,srs s on S sna
articcs have only ten on the ad Valorrh pasas any
the remainder specific When ana wnf for fraud and
evsslon become sacred In Republican eye, ~
pending hli made Is per CEN III When and
Twelve schedules OF the ,sy berome committed
where did the nepupc IN tariff legislation?
to the horizontal niorer' tariff and the hort
The Wilson bill, the az 'aIo. - Saan amnha Iv
zCntal scheme had each III .H.n 800 oraiors ani
condemned by Republican oi.s 80 hv Vennh
uapcrs and never commented any '' onn, a.
lean authority. How. men ne inIu 80 ,rnCss a.
become ueasonable Tor hepuoi;!oSa" ~ 'P'~s "
three OF these elements compiheu'
,c,,,, ~, THE WOOL. SCHEDULES.
CRITICISM VI ~ ,.,.,.
ru, assuming said Mr.. Carter. that the aofn'nls-