Evening journal., 1897-09-06
KENNEY TALKS OUT.
Our Young Senator Gives His
Views on Present Conditions.
RAP3 TIE DIEGLEY BILL HARD

RAPs TIE DIEGLEY BILL HARD
SAYS IT PAYS MONEY TO THE
TRUSTS AND NONOPOLIES.
WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT THE
RISE IN WHEAT AND THE
CAUSES THAT LED TO IT.
Milford, Del, Sept. 6.-The Herald
Saturday published q signal statement
from United States Senator r. r.. Ken
ney giving his views on the Dingley
bill the Cuban question and the causes
that led up to the rise of wheat The
statement is an interesting one, and is
the first lengthy statement given by
the senator as to his views ON current
topics since his election. The state
ment shows that The senator is free
silverite despite contentious of some
persons to the contrary.
Following is a copy of it:
The extraordinary session of the
Fifty-fOurth Congress was the logical |
outcome of the methods by which the |
Republican party won its victory in |
1896. 1t was necessary in order that |
the debts contracted by that party TO |
the trusts monOpolies and corporations |
of the country, during the campaign, |
could be discharged-that the promise |
to pay made by its leaders could be |
performed.
That those promises have been full !
filled and those debts discharged, cam
not be doubted when an understanding
is had of the Dingley tariff law the
sole and only act of the session. The
effect of that law is clearly to return to
the trusts, monopOlies and corporations
a hundred fold that which they invest
ed, and the payment thereof to fasten
upon the masses of the people, taxing
everything necessary to their living
The Republican majority forced the
bill through the lower branch of Con-
gress without the slightest con-
sideratiOn or the slightest for
mality of debate, and sent it red
handed with the blood of the peoples
liberties into The Senate, where after
a few weeks of consideration and de-
bate at the hands of the Democratic
minority Only-(no pretense of de-
fence of it's outrageous provisions be-
ing made by the Republican majority
of the last named bOdy)-it was pass
ed, and on July "a, 1897 became law
, No interested spectator of the pro-
ceedings of the Senate during the con-
sideratiOn of The bill by that body
could have failed to note that most, If
not all the Republican leaders perform
ed their parts as machines disclosing
10 no interest, nor warmth of feeling for
S the measure, but acting as men do who
are. compelled the performance of a
e. task at once, both distasteful and oner-
. Gus.
Such was the conception. such the
= birth and such the maturity of the
= Dingley tariff law. Adding to the dis
graceful proceedings Of the session,
was the refusal of the majority of the
r House TO consider any other measure,
F. save certain appropriation acts; and in
the face of the clear provisions of the
Constitution to adjourn that body time
e and again fer more chan three days
d without the concurrence of the Senate
e This same majority refused to give
n consideration to a resolution of the
st / Senate recOgnizing a state of war in
j. Cuba, a resolution that was adopted by
the latter body by most decisive ma
i jority and, too, when the people oi
le this country were demanding armed
2: interference with Spain, if necessary
h TO end the Outrages in that unhappy
l. island, and bring to a close the rule o.
s. that butcher Of men and innocent chill
Is dren, General Weyler.
IN In both branches Of Congress the ma
st iOrity from the beginning to the end o
M the session did everything possible X
al prevent the consideration of the grea
lg question which so deeply cOncerne,
AM the American peOplc-that issue which
an while falling in 1896, is still the mos
vital and burning question that 10
more than a quarter of a century ha
engaged the attention of the American
o+ people, the free coinage of silver Tn
at Republican party and gOld-bugs hope
M that the tariff-a question that was no
ar an issue in the last campaign-could b
or made of such importance as to detrac
~ the people from the consideration @
N that question, which was of so muc
as importance to them, and thereby leave
lis for some time, Wall street and uh
.et English ShylOcks in peace to contnu
,f- their ravages upon the great produC
ing masses of the country.
ba That they were unsuccessful is dem
in onstrated by the splendid presentation
- of this great issue by the Democrat
,ya leaders Of both houses of Congress an
a,- the constant increase of bimetalll
~ hosts throughout the land. The gol
i, organs of the country grow jubila1
over the advance in the price of whe;
NJ over that of silver and claim that b'
cause of this, the chief argument OF u
bimetallists has been destroyed. Il
,er stead of this being true. the fact is th'
ne under existing circumstances the az
nu vance in the price of wheat strengthen
ne the claims OF the bimetalllists, in tn
hu this advance in wheat prices is admi
lll- ted to be owing TO the great shortal
ior of the wheat crops of Argentina al
i'h India, thereby creating an unusual d
an mand upon this country TO supply q
ma needs of the world for this grain, th
ne accrediting the increase in the price
m wheat to the real and only cause
IN creased demand. And SO. were q
~ mints Of the world opened TO the fr
ol- coinage of silver. there would be
ido once an advance in the price of tn
os metal to more than double its prese
M value. and for the reason that there