Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-24
THE CHAMPION IF SILVER .MaIigued By Enemies and De- fended By Friends. CHARGES AGAINST BRYAN
 Refqted By Men Who Stood By Him In the s'. Y, Battle of BalIots-Woo h Some of Its Phases Discussed
CHARGES AGAINST BRYAN

i'm Washington. June 23.--After a contest lasting through today the senate com pleted the paragraphs of the wool sched- uie relating to raw wool and advanced into the features relating to manufac- rtured woolen goods.
 sThe day was devoted largely to dis ciission of the effect of tariff rates in the price of wool, and the speeches were on technical lines in the main.
 MT. Quay made a strong effort to have ethe house ad valorem rates on third class wool adopted, but he was defeated, 19 to fl.
 al The committee rates were then agreed to- viz: cents per pound on third-class wool valued at 10 cents or less per pound, and cents per pound on third-class wool valued above 10 cents per pound.
 The schedule was complete up to par agraph 364. relating to cloths, knit fab rics, etc.
 Immediately after the prayer MT. AL len, of Nebraska, arose to question of personal privilege in connection With the conduct of the last campaign There was much interest in the statement, as MT. Allen was chairman of the populistic national committee. Mr Allen read a. published press dispatch from Lewiston, Me- stating that Prof. l.. c. Raleman, candidate of the peoples party of Maine for governor last year, was out in an at tack on w. J. Bryan, to the effect that MT. Bryans gift of $1, 800 to the popu'st national committee was with the dis tinct understanding that no action against fusion should be taken by the poulist national convention, Mr. Allen made a sweeping denial. He said MT Bryan had determined to divide the roy alties on his book, and in doing So he al- lotted $1, 300 to the populist party. The draft was sent to MT. Allen, but the chairman of the national pouiist com nit tee, MT. Butler, declined ta accept il Thereupon, al the suggestion Of MT Bry an MT. Allen invested the amount to be used in the interest of bmetallism Mr. Allen said the statement that any agree f1ient existed as to fusion in the gift was Tan absolute and unqualified falsehuod.' There had never been an atte'.ipt, he said to fuse the parties. either nation ally or locally.
 MT. Allen also specifically denied the statement that MT. Bryan forged his (Allen's) name to the letter of notitica- ton.
 The senator closed with a high tribute to MT. Bryan and an arraignment ot Professor Bateman-
 Mir. Butler stated briefly that the af- fer was made to him, but he felt impelled to decline 1t. He approved MT. Bryans s motive but felt that the acceptance might be open to misconstruction. The offer had been made, he said. without any condition, express or import
 The consideration of the wool schedule of the tariff bill was then resumed Paragraph 357, relating to thlrd-class wools. was taken up. There was consid- ea-able opposition to the proposed rates, the debate being largely on technical lines relative to grades of wool.
 MT. Quay moved to disagree to the com mfttae amendment to paragraph 3aI. The house rate was 32 per cent. ad val prem on third-elass wool valued at l3c fr less The committee rate was four c9nts DOT pound on third class wool valued at foe or less. The effect of MT. Quays $ fnotion would be to go back to the house rate of 32 pof cent. ad valorem.
 At this point MI. Morgan, of Ala ba1nas secured recognition for the introduction of a bill to regulate the annexation of Hawaii to the United States. Without comment the bill was referred to the cornmfttee on foreign relations.
 Returning to the wool debate MT Hear pointed out final there was not majority in the senate favorable to that doctrine of. protection supported by the republi can party It became necessary, therefore tossecure the cooperation of those who had supported a man for the prestdency who, if elected, was pledged to veto a tariff bin
 known that the silver candidate for the presidency was pledged to veto tariff bill
 MT. Hoar said Mir. Bryans record in the house of representatives would throw some light on the subject.
 srTIe was supported by nearly all the free traders in the country added MT. Hoar, "and If the party did not pledge him he pledged the party"
 MT, Mantle further stated that not wHhstanding his interest in the wool schedule he had never desired to lay any obstacles in the way of the tariff bill as a whole.
 MT Allen said the statement of MT. Hoa1 as to the silver candidate for the presidency should not go uEchallenged. There was nothing in what MT. Bryan had said that warranted an assertion that hcs would veto tariff bill
 ,If 1t had been a bill of confiscaricn daub.lessly he would have vetoed il
 Mir Hoar brought forward copies of thsrecord showing MT. Bryan's course on the tariff He had voted in the house to put woo, on the free list. He had carried out in niumph MT Wilson. who had de- nouneed protection as a robbery he had himself denounced protection as 8 rob beTy.
 q have a great dal of respect for MT. Bryan," continued MT Hoar. His char acter has impressed me very favorably and I have never joined in criticism upon him, butt if he would not veto a Tariff bll after such lrtt;rancels I would not have much respect for him.
 Mr. Stewart, of Nevada thought the criticisms of MT Bryan were most un- fair. for, said the senl tor, all examination of MT. Mckinleys record would show him to have vo.ed for the free and un- limited coinage of silver
 MT Stewart sf ted that during the com sideratlon of the Bland d-Alison act, MT. McKfnley advocated every stage of now the mos. radical of slvfr men Even as late as 1890 Mn Mckinley had made a speech at Toledo denonnclng MT Cleve- lard for ddscrnlitnas ing lhetween the two metals.
 AIff Stewart caused a laugh as he clesed by saving very earnestly it was no use crttieIsirg Bryan as he was going to be the next president
 nhe vote was then taken on Mir Quay's motion to table the committee amend- nient of pHYag raph 357 and 1t was re- Jeoted l9 to Il
 Mir. Teller reverted to the statements concerning Mir Bryan The latters vote for free wpol would not 3psiffy the asser- tton of the Massa chuse,fs' senator that Bryan would veto tariff brH as he might approve Bt as d revenue measure.
 MT. Hoap interjected that he had not