The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
THE DEBATE Nv rHB s1NArE
Teller D-eseupoes TIE Bui-A Wsrdy Essss.tes
Betvesn Allen and Foraker.

report on the Tariff bill was taken up. Mr.. Tel
Ter Of Colorado addressed the Senate. He said
he ala not favor the bill, and did not believe that
Il would accomplish the purposes Of its friends.
Its passage. however. would dispose Of the sub
ject and enable Congress 10 direct itself TO other
questions. The money question he regarded AZ
the paramount one. It was Of infinitely greater
Importance than the Tariff bill. He had In
tended. he said, to enter into an extended dis
cussion Of the last campaign, but he felt that he
would not b justified In doing so At the last
hour Of the session. It was certainly the most
remarkable campaign ever made In the United
States. Ite bitterness had never been excollod.
A system Of terrorism had been resorted to
which had never been equalled In this coun-
try. He would like to nay that in his judgment
such things would not be repeated, but he was
compelled to express tho belief that from the
success Of those methods. they would be repeated
and would become a permanent feature OF politi-
cal campaigns. Tho entire public press that
supported the Republican ticket had teemed
with falsehoods as to the character of the DEM
ocrntic candidate, and as to what would be the
result II he were elected. On the contrary, It
was said that IL the Republican candidate were
elected tho dark and lowering clouds would be
scattered and the sunshine OF prosperity would
spread over the country Immediately. But no
was elected and was inaugurated, and yet pros
perity had not come.
But now" said he ironically, the remedy
is before us. We have the tariff which 10 to
bring prosperity as soon rs the bill is signed by
tho President Time will not allow me take 1t
'p and 80 through 1t in detail. and IL would DO
Improbable to do so. because nothing that
could be said would in the slightest degree
change that instrument. We have been told
Ivy the Finance Committee that we are to take
this hill rs it comes from the conference COM
luIttcC. md [ h{liCyp that we shall ne come
relied 10 do II. ] have not yet found a Senator
o ttsidc of tho Republican members of the
Finance Committee who is in accord with tho
principles OF the bill and who is satisfied with
1t. There is no reason why we should not have
a good tariff bill, but this is q bill full of inc
qualities and iniustices, IL not crimes. Make 1t
a fair bill and l will guarantee votes enough to
PIT IL through II every Democratic Senator
should vote against It,"
Mr.. Teller criticised the action OF the confer
cnco committee in striking from the bill the
section imposing II stamp tax on the issue and
transfer OF stocks and bonds. a provision, he
eaid. which had passed the Senate with practi.
cal unanim!ty. and he showed discrepancies in
the statements made by the c~onferees in the
House and the Senate as to the reasons why
that provision was omitted from the bill. He
asserted that there was no constitutional diff
Guilty in the way OF that section which could not
Ahh '@Nf u" thNNe ~ u oiS ~
MIR. Lindsay of Kentucky intcrposed with the
remark that the amendment had come from the
Finance Committee.
Yes" Mr.. White of California edded, land
It was sanctiAed by the approval of the Repub-
lican caucus"
Mr.. Teller said that II the Tariff bill were n
bill for revenue it would be n failure. for it
would not produce enough; and that II II were a
biil lor protection IL Would also be Il failure. 1t
would protect American combines" but it
lacor. He went on to argue that prosperity
could not be restored by n tariff law, hut by a
Mr.. Teller referred Indignantly to the com.
nuisoey resignation, OF President Andrews Of
Q inions. He spoke OF it rs the most p, infui ex-
Lioition OF seitishness and d~e6asemcnt that the
chapter raf IN ev Am ssae; nn2 history Isl , ane , %as' h hatn% been
written in 100 years. II showed that the great
wealth Of the country had put itself in line to
destroy frceGom of thought and independence
OF action. In conclusion he declared with the
spplausc OF the & slleries, that he had no part or
loI in the Republican party and did not desire
Mr.. Mantle ISL. Rep, Mont, said that while
would do so with reluctance and regret.
Mr.. White Dem, Call made an argument
against the conference report and against the
Mr.. Pettus ID M, Ala.l protested against the
he compliance that they had no representative
on ihc hSSpubiican size OF the conference COM
and tor free cotton ties, and Ior an I'D vaIorcm
rate of 20 per cent. on raw cotton. but IN all
those points the con .erencc committee had sur
rendered. He wantei to have the report re-
committed, with Instructions TO insist on those
amendments OF the Senate. He made a direct
appeal 10 Senator McEnery OF Louisiana not to
support the conference report. but to vote in
such a way as 10 have justice done 10 The farm;
ers, and TO " give them one more hopc of partial
1ree5om from the danlnaole trusts" lApplause
Mr. Allen Top. NebJ criticised the House for
Its attempt to coercc the Senate INTO hasty ac-
tion on the Tariff bill and referred to the very
coefce Individual Senators. He mir. Alien,
passed the room OF the Finance Committee u lew
powerful policeman. On inq uiring why that
was 30 1t wac suggested that the purpose was to
keep the Speaker of The House IRON invading the
secrecy or the conference committee. Laugh
teri Whether that was SO or not he did not
know; but those we're some of :he extraordinary
Things OF This extraordinary session..
Drifting into the subject OF the last election,
and alleging that, great rrauds had been pcrpe-
tfated., he, put the question direct to. MIR. For
aker whether the vote OF Ohio in 1896 had been
Tho vote OF Ohio" said Mr.. Foraker, was
an honest one. and never till this moment have
heard The contrary insinuated."
The Senator can hear ii insinuated now"
, %GCn What ground do you make such an insin-
'"on this ground nndt' M nsH Alien replied. that IL
the vote Of Ohio in 1895 was a lair and honest
fbs::s .a os th Is s6 Sne Eotsr to . Gwe TIT two and a hall or
Cleveland almost the whole population were
voters: The Senltor from Ohio can say what he
of the United States believe. and / believe, that
Illinois II was Just as bad"
Mr.: Allen went on 10 denounce Republican
eenators Tor subserviency to the great corpora
tions. instancing the incre SEED duty on White
pine lumber as "a barefaced. cowarnly sur
render to 9 few magnates who owned pine
forests" He also condemned the rejection OF
the proposition 10 pay export bounties on Ger.
tain agricultural products Of the United States.
Mr.: Foraker, in reply to Mr.. Aliens assertion
that there was one vote returned for every two
and q half or three OF the population. said that
the population OF Ohio in 1896 was a little over
four millions. and that the vote cast was ! ,OO2,-
728 votes. or one to four, which, he said, is the
normal vote.
After some skirmishing between the two Sem
balderdash.'
mo" Mr.. Foraker replied with animation,
"it 10 not balderdash, and ! do not propose to let
the Senator make such a statement. The Sena-
tor made a serious charge against a great COM
monweal!h. a State which brides herself on her
honor. Whatever else the Senator may charge
against his native State, he cannot charge her
with having had q fraudulent election last year
and maintain that charge. ] have no epithets
TO apply; no improper imputations 10 cast; no