The San Francisco call., 1897-03-24
Dockery of Missouri Leads
the Opposition to the
Measure.
Dolllver of Iowa Supports the
Bill in a Speech That Is
Amusing.
Newlands of Nevada Finds an Open
ing to Sp.ak in the Interest
of Si.v,r.

their seats al ~ o CLOCK To-Day Wnen the
House assembled under the special order
:or the consideration of the tariff bill.
Before proceeding with that, however,
Wilson CD of South Carolina appeared at
the bar and was sworn in by Speaker
Reed.
The first speaker Of the day was Gibson
(R.) of Tennessee, in support of the bill.
Dookery CD of Missouri opposed the
bill. Speaking for himself, and he be-
lieved for the Democratic party, he pre-
ierred to legislate to put $113, 600, 600 more
money into circulation rather than to ex-
ercise the sovereign power of taxation and
thus withdraw that amount from taxation.
Applause.
Dockery referred to Dingley's character
izalion of the Wilson-G Gorman bill as
monster" and twitted the majority of
the Committee OF Ways and Means with
Dingley's admission yesterday that the
iron and steel and cotton schedules of that
monster had been practically copied
into the bill under discussion.
What" he asked, caused the awful
Homestead riot on June 80, 1892, before
Cleveland was nominated and while the
Mckinley law was in operation, if pros
peri,y was its handmaid?"
Dalzell-That riot grew out of contest
between organized labor and those who op-
posed it.
Dockery (triunphantly and emphati-
cally)-And armeu Pinkerton detectives
were employed by Carnegie, protected
manufacturer, to shoot down striking
,workingmen. Loud Democratic ap-
plause.
Dockery devoted himself for the re-
mainder of his time to con sideration of
the agricultural schedule, to show that it
would not afford any benefit or relief to
the farmers of the country. for the reason
that there are no importations OF their
products with which their own come into
ompelition.
Dockery said in conclusion that the
Repu blican party had cost the working
ian his wages, had surrendered to Great
Britain the supremacy of the seas and
impoverished the farmers of the land.
loud applause.
NewIand (Sil.5 of Nevada was the next
speaker. He illustrated his re marks by a
map shown, the distribution OF the vari-
Gus forms of money among the various
nations of the world. This showed, ne
said, that the United States, Great Britain,
France, Germany and Russia held three
quarters OF all the gold in existence.
Newlands (Sil. OF Nevada discussed the
tar IF bill from the standpoint of the sill.
yer men who united with the Democrats
and Populists during the last camraign in
opposition to the Republicans. This al
lance, he said, still continued and was
likely 10 amalgamat, the allied forces
into one strong party, with silver as the
sole and dominant issue, all other ques-
tions being subordinate to it ana thu
largest tolerance being exercised as 10 the
difference of opinion on other question
which had hitherto divided the various
elements constituting the silver forces
Much depended in the future upon tn
tolerance, the wisdom and the conserve
atism of the different parties in their ef--
forts for the main issue.
There was no question as to the tariff;
the popu ar verdict al the last election was
in favor of protection. Had the Demo-
cratic party declared the tariff to be the
wheImingly defeated. 1t acted wisely
when it announced truce regarding the
tariff, and declared silver to be the domi-
nant issue, and nearly snatched victory
from the most desperate conditions. Their
victory would have been complete had not
the Democratic party presented other un-
necessary issues which handicapped
Misrepresentation and abuse and really
divided the friends OF silver.
A multiplication of issues created di.
version OF strength, and he was satisfied
that in the future the allied forces would
avoid this mistake and would make BIZ
metallism the crucial issue. As il was,
however, the people had declared in favor
of protection and had given the Republic
can party q contract for prosperity. The
necessity for additional revenue was ap-
parent. As to the means of raising it
the Republicans proposed TO increase
tariff duties instead of resorting to in.
ternal taxation.
That party should, in his Judgment, be
allowed to carry out any reasonable tariff
policy without obstruction and with
expedition. Ii it brought prosperity, all
would be content. If not, it would
quickly be seen that somc other remedy
was required, and thus by the process Of
elimination we would come down to the
only radical cure-the full restoration OF
silver as money metal. 1t was no time
to play small politics.
Lacey (R.) Of Iowa spoke next in favor
of the bill.
McLaurin (D.) OF South Carolina,
Means, made strong plea for protection
to the cotton planter OF the South.
McLaurin was followed by Dolliver (R. J
OF Iowa, who injected some humorous and
sprightly features into the dc bate and was
warmly applauded.
Dolliver said ne proposed to give some
of the reasons why. In his opinion, the
pending measure would meet the ap-
provaI of the American people. The farm
srs Of the Mississippi Valley, he said, had