The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-11


| without the benefits, of the tariff When
| he referred at one point to the Chicago
! platforms declaration on the tariff, it
brought Mr.. Vest to his feet in explana-
| ton. He voted in the Chicago conven-
ton, amid great uproar and confusion,
said, Mr.. Vest, for the long and in part
| it had come out here, that the word ''only"
| had been left out of the declaration for
u tariff for revenue
| !" "If / had known it," proceeded Mr..
| Vest, Il would have risen in my place
and moved to insert it, for it is the
| creed of the Democratic party And
believe a majority of that convention did
not know of the omission, as all our at
| tention was concentrated on the money
| ISSUE"
| Proceeding Mr.. Tillman turned to his
| Democratic associates and said-they now
| had chance, with the votes of a few
| Republican Senators mot lost to all sense
| of shame and decency," to give some
measure of relief to the farmers. They
| would receive little or no benefit from
| the duty on cotton and cereals. They
| asked for bread and were given stone.
| They asked some relief and Democratic
| Senators set up a mummy and labelled 1t
a tariff for revenue only"
| Great God, such Democracy! ex-
/ claimed Mr.. Tillman with dramatic en-
| phasis Democratic Senators had spoken
| of ''new evangel," he said, and had
| twitted him and others of leading the
| Democratic party into the Republican
| camp. These Senators, instead of offer
| ing the cardinal Democratic principle of
| equality, gave the Sodom apple of tar
| iff for revenue only" TO their c0nstltu-
ents.
''Your holding the telescope with the
| big end to your eye" declared Mr. Till
| man, addressing his associates, land at
the little end you see the legend tariff
for revenue only instead of that great
doctrine of Democracy, equal rights for
all. special privileges for none.
In conclusion the Senator said he be-
lieved in securing for the South as many
benefits as possible. He arraigned Re
publican Senators for the inequalities of
their legislation and for keeping Cuba
under the heel of Weyler." They claimed,
he said, to be followers of Lincoln, but
you are unworthy TO tie the shoe latches
of that great man."
The Democratic Senators 10 be fol-
lowers Of jefferson, while they were a
bandoning Jeffersons cardinal principle
of equal right to the people.
After the amendment had been further
debated by Mr. Allen (Nebraska), Mr.
Perkins california; and Mr.. Cannon, a
vote was taken on it.
The affirmative was given by Messrs.
Allen, Butler, Stewart, Harris (Kansas),
Heitfeld. Populists; Sannon, Mantle, Pet
tigrew, Silver Republicans: Roach and
Tillman. Democrats.
Mr.. Tillman announced that his col
league (Mr McLaurin) would have voted
for the amendment
This closed the considering Of the ce-
real paragraphs Of the agricultural sched-
uIe and Mr. Allison, in charge of the bill.
asked that the further consideration of
the agricultural schedule be postponed
and that the Senate go back to the sugar
schedule. There was no opposition and
the Senate thereupon entered upon the
consideration of the sugar schedule.
Mr. Jones (Arkansas) made the first
speech on the schedule. He had before
him small bottles showing the various
grades of sugar raw and refnad, and
with these illustrated his argument as
he proceeded. He asserted that the new
sugar proposition would increase the prof
its of the sugar refners in every point. If
that was the purpose of the managersof
the bill they should let it be known. He
was in favor Of a tax on sugar, but he
believed that it should be made as light
as possible and should give no special ben
eft to anybody by, the way in which the
duty was arranged.
Il Il
| criticising the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty and declaring that its benehts ac-
| crued entirely to the sugar interests OF
! San Francisco and Hawaii, while taking
millions out of the pockets of the people.
Commenting on these. MIR. Jones re-
marked that when rascals fall out hon
est men get their dues.
Mr.. Jones also read a statement from
, an expert accountant showing prohts OIL
80 per cent by one of the sugar companies
J of the Pacific coast which vigorously sup
ported the abrogation of Hawanan recl-
procity 1t disclosed the comfortable con-
dition of a concern which came mere ana
pleaded the baby act he said
Mr. Jones was followed by Mr.. vest,
who criticised the general features OF the
sugar schedule He spoke of the effect the
Senate's action would have on the spec
ulators in Wall street and said he had
heard it predicted. rom those who ought
, to know that if this schedule stands
. Sugar will go up 15O a share.
Mr.. Vest described the new sugar
schedule as ingenious and artistic Inc
spectators understood it. lie had as
certained and was prepared to prove
mathematically that the protection given
, the trust on sugars testing 96 degrees in
the present law was "a cents pound; in
the Dingley schedule 80; in the original
Senate bill o. and in the new schedule
agreed on by the Republican Senatorial
caucus 81.
In conclusion Mr.. Vest declared that
the schedules deluded the public in the
interest of this gigantic monopoly"
Mr.. Lindsay (Kentucky) offered an
amendment to strike out the differential
on refined sugar.
Mr. Morgan gave notice of an amend
mont. to be offered at the proper time
n 4ax of ono cpnt n pOund on