The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-07-27

oohhiCo aBTectleHJ On Tue VOUe. lner6
. upon, Mr.. Dingley gave notice that h
: would move the previous question nc
| later than ] o'clock
In the galleries were many distir
guished personages of both sexes. |
| In the executive gallery sat Secretar
OF the Navy Long and on the floor q
the side OF Mr.. Hit, of Illinois sat AT
torney General McKenna, who was
member Of the Ways and Means com
mittee in 1890, when the Mckinley la,
was passed Altogether, IL was bril-
liant setting for the close Of memora
Bile struggle. The Republicans still
pursued the tactics they had adopted
during the day session. None of then
} claimed the ilOo' and the minority wer,
compelled to put forward their speak
ers. These continued their assaults ol
the Republican breastworks, but not
shot was fired in return. Therefore
after Mr.. Mcdowell of Ohio and Mr.
Berry of Kentucky, both Democrats
had made brief speeches, Mr.. Bailey
the Democratic loader, who had beer
reserving his speech for the close, took
the floor. He made carefully pre-
pared argument dealing more with the
general principles involved than with
details. Time and again during the
progress OF his remarks the Democrats
were aroused by his elyquence to high
pitch OF enthusiasm. Mr.. Bailey said
in part:
The pretense that the bill under
consideration is designed primarily to
increase the public revenues is false
one on its very face, because If that
had been the intention it could have
becn accomplished without disturbing
all the business interests OF the country
oy general revising Of all our tariil
duties. Slight changes In the existing
law would have sufiiced.
while there is no reasonable doubt
as to what the Republican leaders of
the House expected a.nd intended to do,
their purpose has been. at least par
italy, defeated ty the amendments of
the Senate. | GO not mean to imply
that the dominant party in the Senate
ls entitled to any credit for playing at
cross purposes with their friends in the
| House; for the Senate appears to have
amended the House bill not 80 much
because they were opposed to the OBJ
Ject which the House had in view as
because they seemed to think that the
Houses zeal had Out-run It's Judgment.
and that instead Of yielding surplus,
which would enable the pre- sent admin
istration to collect and retire the green
backs, its bill would have resulted in a
deficiency.
Have the industries of the United
States suffered under the present law
from foreign competition /? 1t is only
necessary for us to examine the treas
ury reports to find ou" answer. AS re.
markable as it may appear after all
that our Republican friends have said,
the treasury reports show that instead
OF foreign competition increasing under
the present law, it has actually de-
creased as compared with the McKin-
ley law:
potent reason why the Republican
party cannot unde rtake in earnest to
suppress these hurtful combinations OF
capital Is that its vast and complicated
scheme OF taxation for private pur-
poses Is maintained by the active and
financial support OF those who have
personal and bus ness connections with
these trusts and as you rely upon the
votes, the influence and the campaign
subscriptions Of trusts, it Is unreason-
able TO suppose that you will deny them
participation in the profits Of sys-
tam which they have helped to fasten
upon the country. We have sufficient
and abundant proof of this fact in the
trust puro gratuity which experts
estimate at no less than 100000 an
nually.
[ am not willing to charge in this
high place that the Republican party
has sold its Intellect and conscience to
the sugar trust and / prefer to believe
that 1T has been driven by the logic OF
It's position to the assistance of a mo-
nopoly that has grown SO bold under it's
special privileges that it scandalizes
Congress and deties the power OF the
courts. But, sir, the Republican party
must confess that it has sold itself to
the sugar trust or it must admit that
protection cannot deny it's benefits to
monopolies."
Mr.. Bailey reviewed the sugar sched-
ule at length and scored the sugar
trust, adding: MY deliberate jldg-
ment is that the sugar trust possesses
power over You not because it buys
your individual votes, but because it is
part OF your system and as it helps
TO support your system, your system Is
compelled to help support it; and it is
certain that trusts will continue to in
crease In number and power as long as
you continue your policy OF protection.
=" am aware, sir, that there are
some who pretend to believe that an
utterance like this is not in harmony
with the platform Of our last national
SNhFOhVtoh, ouV 10 uOUnlnR In UDo
language OF that platform or in tho cir
cumstances attending its adoption to
warrant that opinion.
" am opposed to Republican pro-
lection, because it discriminates be-
tween American citizens, giving to the
one who sells an un Just advantage over
the one who buys; and | am opposed
to this modern theory OF free raw ma
terials, because 1t discriminates be-
tween American citiZens, giving tho
one who buys an unj ust advantage over
the one who sells.
:" do not plead for special privileges
for the farmers | only plead In de-
fense OF the Democratic party for hav-
ing said that In dealings with this
question 1t will keep its pledge that
none shall enjoy special favor nor
| shall any suffer a special burden; but
that all shall stand equal before the
law. To establish and maintain the
! equal rights of men was the great mis-
sion TO which it's founders dedicated
the Democratic party hundred years
| ago, and to which we reconsecrated it
last year IL we adhere steadfastly
and faithfully to this. the most vital Of
all our principles, the American peo-
pie will reward our fidelity with their
confidence and we can reward their
confidence by perpetuating forever and
forevermore this, the greatest, the
freest and the best government that
ever rose to animate the hopes or to
test the sacrifices of mankind"
Toward the close of his remarks, the