The times., 1897-07-20

OF the Chicago platform.
Mr. MeaIijln That platform did not
take any back track on the principle OF
tariff for revenue only, as has been stated
and misrepresented here.
Mr.. Bailey here offered to prove by
Mr.. Robertson of Louisiana that the word
"only'' was omitted purposely from the
Chicago platform. Mr., Robertson, how
ever, would not respond Mr. Bailey then
said That Senator TilIman and Senator
Rawlins had stated in the open Senate
that the word only was omitted pur-
posely. He then proceeded to show that
of those who, in the Forty-ninth Con
gress voted for free raw material, ali
had since left the Democratic party ex-
cept Col Morrison, who remained true to
the party. Others who had voted for
free raw material in that committee were
w. G.. p. Brechi nridge, who ran ON the
Republican ticket In Kentucky; Clifton
Il re ckinridge, whose aifil iations were
probably the same, and MI McMllin was
a distinguished member of this House.
(ApplaHse) All those who voted against
free raw material we're with the party in
1896. Mr.. Carlisle, who cast the deciding
vote for free raw material in the Ways
and Means Committee, opposed the Demo
cratic party in sos.
After this lively episode Mr., Pailey eulo-
gized the agricultural classes a the best
stay and support of the republic The
party which would oppress them invites
it's own destruction. If Democracy would
adhere To it's recansecration last year the
American people would re ward it's fidel-
ity to duty and faith. (Applause.l
MI McMillin had twenty-four minutes to
speak andin that time he removed t he cloud
put upon his Democracy by Mr.. Bailey and
showed that Mr.. Bailey lad voted unqual-
ifledly for free raw materia flour years ago,
and withontany y reserva ton OF u ew theories.
He said that in the short time given him
he could not review the bill as he wished
and that only few of the most iniqui-
tous of its provisions could be touched on
by hiIa.
1T tnrns out, he said, that today before
we could take any step toward putting
the bin the statute booksafter the confer
ence committee had finished with it, the
balls and bears We're rushing over each
other TO buy sugar until S12, 1000 900
profit had been turned into the Golfers OF
the Sugar Trust. And yet it is said that the
virtuous House sugar schedule was not
favorable to the Sugar Trust.
''Mr. Speaker, / have said before that
there is no trust among them al that is not
helped especially by this bill. This Ie-
iterate now
Mr MeMinin said that IL was only tust
TO himself and his friends to state what
the stand of the Democratic party had
been on the question OF free raw material
II said in answer to Mr. Bailey that the
"A
free wool was a mistake He f1Ii1ged
this with several remarks on Mr. Ba.ley's
record in return
He went on TO state that the wo.4ien
schedule was the worst in tac whole
bin, except the sugar schedule
This iii - tie speaker eout.aue4
not only the worst t-rff hul f
been reported 20 Conuress since s.ls
here, but it has been pHt tarosEH
most iniquitoJs way
This morning we n-uarrsrs
that the time for the cauness
of the people was az HaHd w
and asked FOR tine bu
nothing Of wh1f We wrus-E
1t han been that way aH trf
This Congress wae -aa
revenue, hut 20 rob TIE n-rBle
the manufacturers This H
measure. and It was a sa.eess .n
purpose ''
MIR Bailey he suid. "v1tei rsr fra~
wool in 1882 II am Eerersc ulw
said Mr. McMiiln, y was surrounded hv
heretics then Laughter and applause
Nj Bailey also voted for free coaI. free
iron and free sugar. and free wool. but
| he had apparently changed bis mind
| Mr.. McMuHn charged that the Sugar
! Trust had dictated terms 70 the Financ,.
/ Committee and it was not denied He
lad charged other relations OF The sugar
/ people TO the present legislation. and
/ this had not heen denied If any proof
| were needed OF the robbery OF this trust
I it could be found in the rise in sugar
stocks OF the day fApplansel
( He satd he would have the platforms
OF the Democratic party inserted in his
remarks, and on them he would stand or
fall
Mr. McMiilin's close was a fine oratoricaI
f; effort, st the end of which the galleries
broke out into uncomfortable applause
/ The Democratic party, he said, had refused
! at all tim es TO act the corpse at any of
/ the funerals the Republican party had
| planned for it's interment 1t had 4
/ glorious future, aud it defted the Repub
! licau party 70 the conflict (Applause.
! No, the party was not dead; on the con
| trary, it was immortal aud would impress
/ that truth on the opposition In the contest
/ to come. Prolonged applause.l
| Mr.. Bailey, after this speech, explained
that he voted for free raw material while
| 1t was the doctrine of the party The
Marty had srivan him new crYrofTlf SSior
| and he Intended to observe it.
! Gen Payne closed the debate for the
| Republicans He began with the state
rnent that in the whole day of debate
| there had been no attack on the bin, ex
/ cept for one schedule, the sugar schedule
| There had been eulogies of the Democratic
| party aud of the doctrines OF free raw
material and of protected raw material,
and recriminations between the Demo-
| Gratis, but sugar was all that had been
attacked
| Mr.. Payne made the statement that
/ the Republicans In their last tariff bill
had made sugar Free and to foster the
| growing Industry in the South had given
bounty TO the sugargrowers. The Demo
Gratis when they came in produced their
! Wilson bill. He wished to make some
comparisons between the records of the
two parties with regard to their treat
nent OF the ''iniquito GUS trust"
| Mr.. Payne said that in the present bill
| the conference sugar schedule did not in /.
crease the differential Under the present
law the differentiai is about 81 cents
Under the conference committee the dif-
! ferential is about IT cents
| Mr.. SyvaDgfu of Vi1UiDja attnrnptad