The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16

SuSC "CIO W - l" thio SUoISSb,
then the Senator from Missouri West,
would have his views prevail. But
the Senate was a forum of argument,
and no Senator was to be put down
by the mere vehemence of the Senator
from Missouri, however long and en-
nent his service might be.
MI. Bacon became impatient at one
point over frequent Interruptions, the
last one coming from Nh. Gallery. II
think the Senator has enough to do 10
answer the questions addressed to MIN
yesterday by the Senator from Massa'
chusetts as to sugar." answered MIR.
Bacon, sharply.
The Senator went on to say that the
Objectionable feature of the tariff in
the past had been its sectionalism and
its discrimination of one part of the
country against the other. But the
Democratic platform, recognizing a
revenue tariff, insisted that it be free
from sectional benefits and that there
be perfect equality in burden or in
benefit. This was the only new
evangel' to which the Senator from
Missouri had referred.
MIR. Gray asked if Mr.. Bacon be,
lieved in a tariff for revenue only.
Mr.. Bacon answered that he believ.
ed in q tariff for revenue" but not
for a tariff for revenue only" He
insisted that the tariff platform of the
Chicago convention did not contem'
plate revenue duties which utterly ig'
nored the question as to the justice or
Injustice of the duties toward sections
or classes. He insisted that the fun.
damental principle of the Democratic
party was to restrict the tariff to reve'
nue. purposes and imposing it for that
purpose to give equal benefits and
equal burdens to all sections.
In closing Mr.. Bacon referred to the
statement that his tariff views were
shaped by the interests of his own
State. He was not, he said, indiffer'
emit to the fact that his people might be
benefited or injured by the character
of the rates imposed. AS it was re-
cognized that the country was to have
a revenue tariff bill, he intended to
see to it that his State received an
lequal share of its benefits, for, in the
words of the Bible, the nan who does
not care for his own household is
worse than an infdel.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada created
Amusement by declaring that the hair
splitting and distinctions between 9
revenue tariff and a protective tariff
was all "tweedledee and t~weedledum.'
He had followed this subject for thir.
ty years, and he did not understand
this new language relating to the tar
if. The Georgia Senator (Bacon) was
right, Mr.. Stewart said, in seeing that
his State should receive the same ben
efts as other sections. what are we
here for9" asked for MI. Stewart, We
%hemently.
ITO get the Office" suggested some
Senator, jocularly, in a stage whisper.
mo, not all of u.s." continued Mr..
Stewart. I'VE are here to represent
our constituents and see that our States
have equal rights under the tariff and
all other laws" Mr.. Stewart insisted
that it was time the raw materials OF
the South and West received equal
benefits with the manufactured pro
ducts of New England.
The discussion had evidently arous
ed much feeling among Senators, and
this was given expression too soon at.
ter Mr.. Gallery began to speak. He
said the position of Mr.. Bacon had
been clearly exposed as n OF the
avoidable to protection for interests OF
his own State, with revenue as a mere
incident.
How about sugar9" inquired Mr..
Bacon, mockingly.
Very deliberately, Mr.. Gallery an
swered: 1.-The Senator declined to an
swer my question, and now I decline,
peremptorily, to yield" .
II accept that status between U.S."
answered Mr.. Bacon.
"You made the status yourself"
said Mr.. Gallery.
1T is a very great deprivation,'
continued Mr.. Bacon, in hooking
tones, ''but I will endeavor to bear il
with equsnimity."
Mr.. Caffery was soon interrupted
with another inquiry as to the sugar
this time from Mr.. McLaurin (Dsm..
is. Co. The galleries were much
amused, and Mr.. Caffsry said: II see
that the bad precsdents set by the
Senator from Massachusetts, (Hoar) to
put me in a hole is being followed by
my associates on this side of the
chamber"
The vote was taken on MI. Bacen's
amendment placing raw cotton in the
bill at 20 per cent. ad valorem. There
was great interest 10 the vote, as it be-
came evident that Republican Sena'
tors were voting in the affirmative.
1t resulted: Yeas 40, nays 10.
Paragraphs 226 and 22S, inclusive
(macaroni, oats and oatmeal,) were
agreed to as reported.
When the rice paragraph 1920 was
reached, Mr.. Allen (Pop. Neb.) took
occasion to speak sarcastically Of the
differences among Democratic Ssna'
tors as to what constituted Democratic
doctrine. These Senators, he said,
should 60 into caucus and endeavor to
arrange some line of action on which
they could proceed together. Through
out this discussion the tendency on the
Democratic side, he said, was to aban'
don the tents of Democracy and adopt
the plan of Every man for himself
and the devil take the hindmost."
MI. Allison stated that the House
rates on rice would be retained, but
that paragraph went over without f.
nal action.
At $50 the Senate went into execu'