The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-20
GLoATINe OVER THE eoUGE.
Continued from First Page)

| Mckinley .aw.
Another more practical but less potent
| reason why the republican party cannot
undertake in earnest 60 suppress these
| hurtful combinations of capital is that
! its vast and complicated scheme of taxa
ton for private purposes is maintained by
! the active and financial support of those
| who have personal and business connec-
| tons with these trusts; and as, upon the
votes, the influence and the campaign
| subscriptions of trusts, 1t is unreasona BILE
to suppose that you will deny them par
| ticipation i'm the profits of a system, which
they have helped to fasten upon the coun-
| try. We have sufficient and abundant
proof in this fact in the pending bill
which gives to the sugar trust a pure
gratuity which experts estimate at not
! less than 4,000,0C0 annually.
Il am not willing to charge in this high
place that the republican party has sold
| it's intellect and conscience to the sugar
trust; 1 prefer to believe that it has been
driven by the logic of its position to the
assistance of a monopoly which has
grown so boldRundor its special privileges
| that it scandalizes congress and defes the
power of the courts. But, sir, the repub-
lican party must confess that it has sold
itself TO the sugar trust or, it must ad-
init that protection cannot deny its ben
efts to monopoly"
Mr.. Bailey reviewed the sugar schedule
|
ing: My deliberate judgment is that the
sugar trust possesses its power over you
not because il 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 increase in number and power as long
as you continue your policy of protection.
Il am aware, sir, that there are some
who pretend to believe that an utterance
like this is not in harmony with the plat
form of our last national convention, but
| there is nothing in the language of chat
platform or in the circumstances attend
ing it's adoption to warrant that opinion.
Il am opposed TO republican protection,
because 1t discriminates between Ameri-
can citizens, giving to the one who sells
an unjust advantage over the one who
buys; and l am opposed to this modern
theory of free raw materials, because it
discriminates between American citizens,
giving to one who buys an unjust ad-
vantage over the one who sells.
Il do not plead for special privileges
for the farmers; l only plead in defense of
the democratic party for having said that
in dealing with this question it will keep
its pledge that none shall enjoy special
favor nor shall any suffer a special bur
den; but that all shall stand equal before
the law To establish and maintain the
equal rights of men was the great mission
to which its founders dedicated the dem
cratic party a hundred years ago, and to
which we consecrated 1t last year. We
adhere steadfastly and faithfully to this,
the most vital of all our principles. The
American people will reward our fidelity
with their confidence and we can reward
their confidence by perpetuating forever
and forever more this, the greatest, freest
and therefore the best government that
ever rose to animate the hope or to bless
the sacrifices of mankind"
Toward the close of his remarks, the
effect of MIR. Bailey's speech was greatly
marred by the difficulty he experienced
in speaking His voice became very
hoarse and he was obliged to drink fire.
quently of lemonade to clear his throat.
Just before the close of Mr.. Baileys
remarks the most sensational incident
of the debate had occurred. He had been
assailing the doctrine of free raw mater
ials as a comparative innovation in the
democratic creed. In order to demonstrate
that it was a product of Clevelandism,
he sent to the clerk S desk and had read
an extract from a newspaper commenting
on the fact that in the Forty-forth con-
gress Senator Mills, then member of the
House, Mr.. McMil.in of Tennessee and two
other democratic members of the ways
and means committee had voted against
free wool.
Mr.. McMillin jumped to his feet and de-
that he had voted against free WOOL
William E. Morrison told me so with
his own lips" replied Mr.. Bailey, facing
Mr.. McMillin whose face flushed.
mot only that, but he said both you
and Senator Mills voted against some re-
auctions in the metal schedule"
''Since the gentleman has seen fit to at
tack my record and to misrepresent me"
began Mr.. McMIllin but Mr. Bailey
quickly disclaimed any purpose of attack
ing him.
II desire to commend your action" said
he. the disclaimer being accepted.
Mr.. McMillin hotly asked in turn why
Mr. Bailey had voted in the ways and
means committee against the wooden
schedule of the present law, when he Of
fered a substitute for the high rates in
the pending measure.
A wave of applause ran over the DEM
ocratc side at this question, but it was
drowned ian the perfect storm of approval
that greeted Mr.. Bailey's reply that new
er as long as he was in congress, would
he vote for 80 per cent duties on wooden
goods, and no duties on raw wool. The
republicans and the galleries Joined In this
demonstration.
How could the gentleman from Tonnes
see, he continued when the applause sub
sided, vote for free wool in the face of the
Chicago platfrom which he helped to de-
fend?
The Chicago platform did not take the
back track on the principle of a tariff for
revenue only" replied Mr.. McMillin.
I'm prove that 1t did" cried Mr.. Bailey.
as Mr. Robertson of Louisiana in the
House?" he asked, looking about him.
But Mr.. Robertson was not present. and
Mr.. Bailey proceeded to argue that the
Chicago platform did return to the old
democratic theory. He said the present
democratic organization sought to rescue
the party from those who were wrecking
It. When the party was making new re-
cruits the wreckers had deserted 1t.
Nsr McMillin in turn delved into Mr..
Baieys past, and pointed out occasions
when the Lone Star statesman had voted
for free coal, free iron ore, free barbed
wire, free sugar and even free wool in
the Fifty-second congress.
Mr. McMillins comment on the incon-
slstency Of Mr. Baileys free wool vote
caused much merTiment.
In conclusion, he appealed 10 the democ-
racy to go into the battle again with it's
banners bearing the old notices.
Mr. Bailey got the floor after Mr.. Nc
Milling finished long enough TO say that
when he cast the votes referred to by Mr..