The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-25
VERY TAME TALK
Mr.. DOckery Surprised at the
Lack of Animation in Tariff
Debate.
An Explanation in the Belief
That Tariff Isn't What Is
Wanted.
Mr.. NewlandS Discusses the Mat
ter From a Silver Point
of View.

Of the tariff debate at 10 o'clock. There
were only . few ]stragglerS i'll the gal
leries. As the day advanced the men,
bers poured i'll and the galleries became
crowded.
Mr.. Gibson tRep., Tenn.) was the
first speaker. He devoted himself to a
general argument i'll favor of protec-
ton.
Mr.. Dockery (Dem., Mo- who fol-
lowed, said 1t was a matter Of sur.
prise to him that tie discussion of the
bill thus far had been tame and unin-
teresting.
The truth is" said he 1.-The people
less taxes democratic applause.
This bill does not represent the issue
of the late campaign. The people would
prefer to see $ll3, OO0, 900 more money
put in circulation han to see that
amount absorbed by the treasury
Mr.. Dockery said it did not lie in the
mouths of the Republicans to criticize
the bond issues of the last administra-
ton.
Mr.. Cleveland was criticized on this
side of the house, said he, while you
endorsed his policy i'll the last con-
gresS. Your committee on ways and
means refused to give the house an OPP
portunity to vote on the senate resolu-
ton prohibiting bond issues, because
Your leaders had been notified by 80
Republicans from the West that they
would be compelled to vote for it,
After the Wrong Monster.
Mr.. Dockery ridiculed the idea that
the present tariff law was the monster
which had destroyed our industries.
If 1t had done SO, why, he asked, had
the Republican members of the ways
and means committee lifted the metal
and cotton schedules almost bodily
from this mOnstrous law! He denied
that there was an era of prosperity for
labor during the existence OF the Nc
kinley law and instanced the Carnegie
strike.
That catastrophe" interrupted MI.
Dalzell, was the result of a contest
between organized labor and the OPP
ponents of organized labor. The Nc
h nley law had nothing to DO with it,"
Yes, but the protected employer
hired Pinkerton detectives to shoot
down organized labor returned MIR.
Dockery. "A distinguished Republi-
senator, then a member of this house,
tod me at the time that that was the
worst disaster the Republican party
had experienced in 20 years"
Mr.. Dockcry was especially sarcastic
in his remarks on the absurdity of Civ
ing protection to agricultural products.
OF the the 500, 900 600 of products ex-
ported by the United States last year,
@5D4, 0OO, 900 was agricultural products.
In conclusion he said that the policy
of protection had driven u nag from
the high seas, Impoverished the labor
ing man and multiplied farm mort.
cages.
Mr.. Newlands (Silverite, New then
took the floor as the spokesman Of his
party, which numbers three members
III the house.
Tariff and Silver. Too.
Mr.. Newlands said the alliance be-
tween Democrats, Popullsts and silver
Republicans still continued and was
likely to amalgamate the allied forces
into one strong party with silver as the
supreme and dominant issue, III others
being subOrdlnated to it, and the larg-
est tolerance beng exercised toward
differences of opinion on these other
questions.
Though 1t Is sometimes difficult 70
determine the exact issues settled by u
campaign, there can be no question
that as 20 the tariff, the popular verdict
at the last lection wasln favor of pro-
lection, and that 1t CAV the Republi-
can party II contract for prosperity,
and the party should, III his judgment,
be allowed to carry out any reasonable
tariff policy without distractions, and
with expedition. However necessary
II might be to have protection Mr..
Newlands asserted 1t was more neces-
sary to have monetary legislation. Tho
restoration of blmetalllsm conformity
with reasonable tariff legislation,
would III his Judgment protect every
American interest, and thus bring back
Il revived prosperity to our home in,
dustrles, our mines, our farms, oul
plantation, and our factories, as wei
IS TO the commercial, transportation
II banking interests which were de,
pend IN upon them.
III Abuse of PRESIDENT Cleveland.
Mr.Lacey Rep, Ia the next speaker
commented on the abuse of Presiden
Cleveland by Democrats aud Populists
and said that in the debate not on
kind word had been said in behalf O
the only man who carried the Demo
cratic party to power III a quarter of
century. The Populists who abuse,
the Democratic party i'll 1892 were it
leaders in 1896.
Mr.. Handy dem, Del. Is it no
pretty hard for the Republican party t
turn on the gold Democrats who helpe
it with such a tariff bill as this?
Mr.. Llcey-The gold Democrats hav
IN, such hostility to a Republican tart
Is they had in 1892. The attacks Q
President Cleveland were really mad
Mr.. Lacey insisted, on account of b