The times., 1897-06-24
Republicans Must Respect MIR.
Bryan'S Senatorial Friends.
MIR. KOAR GETS INTO TROUBLE
He Twits Populist and Free Silver
Senator's and Raises Row-Mr.
Stewart Recalls President NC
kiuiey's White Metal Record-A
Great Democratic Day.

furnishing the passing show TO the country
Perhaps Senator Jones, of Arkansas, knew
what he was talking about when he said
in the Senate, and not in executive ses-
sion, either, that when rogues fail out
there would be a ce rtain gain and cdifica-
tion to the rest of humanity. This is
slightly euphemistic substitute for the
language OF the Senator from Arkansas,
but the allegation and it's application are
the same in either translation of whole
some truth.
Mr. Hoar, whose recent sphere OF use
fuIness appears to be TO try to put
people in a hole" undertook yesterday
to taunt certain Silver Republicans and
Populists with high protection ideas ON
wool. and yet professed-to-be followers of
Mr.. Bryan, who attacked protection on
wool two years ago. Mr.. Hoars shot was
q boomerang, which came back on his
own head, and caromed on the head or
the distinguished Chief Magistrate OF the
country. Mr.. Teller was one OF those who
were apparently stung by the reflection
of Mr.. Hoar His reply, which VIII be
found below, was yisibly alarming to the
Republican stalwarts. Senator Stewart
also took hand in the debate, aad
recalled some OF the Inconsistencies OF
the President on the subject OF silver.
Altogether, the Republicans had very
unpleasant half hour by reason OF Mr..
Hoar's bad break. Not one OF them opened
his mouth 10 back up the venerable marplot
of Massachusetts.
Senator Quay left the chamber In no
very pleasant mood. The brethren beat
him on e7erything he endeavored todo, and
he probably has taken his old knife to the
keystone grindstone.
Mr. Mantle uttered a pathetic protest
against the injustice done the " ool-
growers. when all his amendments Were
defeated
IL was very largely a Democratic day,
Mr.. Bryan figured in the proceedings
twice, and each time to the disadvantage
of the opposition in 1900
The chaplain prayed devoutly for Queen
Victoria, after which the Senate got
down tc business.
Some recent reflections on Mr.. Bryan
by Mr.. Bateman, of Maize, gave Mr AGen
the opportunity t o answer the charges.
Mr.. Alien made reply To these crlticisns
of Mr.. Bryan. growing out Of the lat
ter's offer TO devote part of the
proceeds of the sale OF his book TO
the cause of binIetallism. The coupling
OF this tender with the construction that
the fund should not be used in any way
to prevent fusion OF political interests had
aroused the opposition of MI. Bateman
of Maine, one of the Populist leaders,
whose adverse expressions on fusion were
published recently in this city. The spe-
cific charge to which Mr.. Allen paid at
tention was that in which it W as implied
that Mr.. Bryan made the offer to direct
the course Of politics in his favor.
Mr.. Bryan, be said, had simply desired
TO give a part of the royalties on his book
to the Populists, amounting TO 81 800 The
draft for that amount was sent to Mr..
Allen, but it was declined by Sena "or
Butler, the chairman of the Populist ex-
ecutive committee. The money was then
invested in the generalinterest of bimetal-
hsrn. As to their being any restriction or
desire for or against fusion, Mr.. Allen pro-
nounced the story absolutely false. Mr..
Allen denied also the statement that Mr..
Bryan forged his name to the letter OF
notifica ton.
Mr.. Allen delivered an admirable de-
fense of the offer OF Mr.. Bryan. He said,
among other things, that he was not
addicted TO the Bateman kind of politics.
He would express his contempt for the
rabid and unnatural act of one who rush
ed into print and made baseless charges
''The assault on Mr.. Bryan" continued
Mr.. Allen, ''is nexcusable. He was acUu-
ated in his offer by the highest motives,
and it is not likely that any treachery
can check the cause of biEnetallism, which
was now the cause of God, and of which
Mr. Bryan is now the greatest leader and
advocate"
Mr.. Butler made a few remarks, in
which he said that he, too, appreciated
the true motives which had actuated Mr.
Bryan, and he appreciated the statement
made by Mr.. Allen. The offer of Mr.
Bryan. as he understood it, was coupled
with no conditions expressed or implied.
Mr.. Butler said that he would have felt free
TO have accepted and used the money, had
Il not been that such action wouldhave been
misunderstood. 1t had been deemed best,
therefore, while approaching to decline
the offer
The tariff debate was commenced by Mr..
Quay moving to strike out the committee
amendments TO paragraph 357, introduced
at the Close OF the session yesterday.
Mr.. Quay had a statement read showing
large importations Of wool at this time in
English steamers.
Mr.. Vest made protest against all the
duties on wool. He was asked for his po-
sition clearly, to which he replied: 81 favor
free raw material and 1 favor the lowest
possible revenue duty. I do not believe in
the new doctrine that when the Government
does not need rpTenua IL must neverthelasS
equalize high taxatioa''
Mr.. Mantle made an argument In favor
of the committee amendment on third-class
wool. He argued thatyery large quantities
of this third-class wool had come into this
country, on differentiation, under the VIII
son tariff, and entered into competition
with the home material. Mr.. Mantle said
that ii was mistake to suppose that the
Mckinley tariff pleased the woolgrowers,
and this was largelyby reason of the want
OF proper classification.
Mr.. Mills attacked the principle of
the compensatory duty to the manufactu-
rers, showing that they get the whole ben
eft of those specific duties On one class
OF wool, for instance, the compensatory
duty was S65,0o0,0O0, yet it had been
shown that under free wool the price of the
article went up. The same argument was
appliedto the $24000,000 duty on shoddy.
Mr.. Carter of Montana said that he did
not care for the figures quoted. ''It was
q fact known 10 all men that in the State
OF Montana during the last two years we
have been receiving about 6 cents pound
for. wool, whereas in the period of the
Mckinley bill we received from IA to 20
cents and this difference of 6 cents is