The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-10
PitChfOrk TilIman Pleaded
in the Senate.
CannOnExpOrt BOuntyAmend-
ment Killed, However.
Senate Then Took Up the Much Dis
cussed Sugar Schedule.

Washington, Juno 10 The Senate be-
gan work at IL "A. m. today and the tarin
bill was taken up as soon as the routine
business was out of the way. Mr.. Iillman
q. c. took the floor on the pending
amendment OF Mr.. Cannon (Utah), pro-
viding an export bounty on agricultural
products He said TIE tariff debate had
disclosed "a nebulous condition In the
minds OF senators. The Republican sena-
tors sat quietly, apparently controlled by
the caucus, refusing 20 discuss the lnequl-
tics of the bill and unanimous voting Tor
the exactlons In behalf of trusts and
monopolies. On the other hand, proceeded
Dir. Iillman, the Democrats are In
period of transition. They dom { know
whe ere they are at The older and more
experienced proclaim their allegiance TO
the old time honored doctrine. We had
an impassioned speech yesterday (by Mr..
Mils), in behalf OF the Walker tariff
principles, brought forward at this late
day as Democratic. The tariff is merely
% question OF policy rs TO how the govern
mcnt will raise its revenue. 1t says
without hesitation with the best interests
60 American people that the articles used
by our people should lao produced by our
people. If this is Republican doctrine,
we'll and good, If 10 Is not Democratic
doctrine it ought te be. Mr.. Tillman went
on To show that diversified industries gave
diversified labor anu that the nine million
followers of the plow will settle with us
at the ballot box. Referring to bill Civ
ing adequate relief TO farmers, Mr.. Till
man exclaimed: II am prepared TO throw
some rocks that will stagger some OF you
men," The senator analyzed the extent
of agricultural interests throughout tie
country including the south the
"Ishmaelite. the section that has had no
| rights since the war. "
While that section had labored under
| the ban OF secession paying billions as n
| result of its attempt to secede, IL was
still face to face with the demand of the
horse leech, crying more, moro, more.
| This section and the agricultural interests
| always had beoD at the mercy of tariff
bills which found their genesis in the
benefits conferred on New England. Mr..
1ilman, when he referred al one point
to the Chicago platform declaration on
the tariff, brought Mr. Vest To his feet in
explanation. He voted in the Chicago
convention amid great uproar and con-
fusion, said Mr.. Vest for the long, and
in part nebulous, platform. he never
know until 10 had come out here that the
word "only" had been left out Of the
declaration for tariff for revenue"
"If had known it," proceeded Mr.
Vest, II would have risen in my place
and moved TO insert II, for 1t Is the creed
OF the Democratic party. proceeding
Mr.. Tillman turned to his Democratic
associates and said they now had chance
with the votes of a few Republican sem
ators not lost TO all sense Of shame and
decency, 20 give some measure of relief TO
the farmers. They asked somo relief and
Democratic senators set up mummy
and labelled II IA ''tai III tor revenue only"
'Great God, such Democracy. He ar
raigned Republican senators for keeping
Cuba under the heel Of Weyler. " - They
claimed, 4" he said, "to be followers Of
Lincoln, but you :.are unworthy to tielthe
shoe laces of that great man. The Demo-
cratic senator's claimed To be followers Of
Jefferson, while they were abandoning
.Jefferson's cardinal principle of equal
rights to the people.
The Senate has defeated the Cannon
amendment giving AN export bounty
on agricultural products, yeas 10, nays 80.
The Senate then took up the sugar sched-
ule.