Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-11
T|LLMAN AGAIN ON DECK This Time He Handles His CoI-
 leagues. HE FAvoRs THE FARMERS
Wants Them 10 Have Bopntes-Sugar Schec
 ule Causes Tillman and Jones of Ar- ] kansas to Pour Out Their Wrath.

WdSn1nStOI, June 1O.--lIe ueIeTT6d uc- bate on the sugar schedule came on abruptly at 1 o'clock today in the senate after the disposition of the items in the agriculture schedule. The action on the sugar schedule had been awaited for weeks, and aside from the fact that more revenue is derived from sugar than any other article there is the added interest of sensational charges made of late within and without the senate concerning irregu- Iarities in connection with the sugar sehsliule. The debate failed to devolep any dramatic incidents.
 Senators and spectators soon lapsed in- ito state of indifference, as the speeches dealt with labyrinth of technical details of vital interest to the sugar r5i1ner ana exporter, but not to the general pubic. MT. Jones, of Arkansas, opened the de- bata to some extent answering MT. Al drich's statements regarding the scheu- uIe. His speech was argumentatfVe ana lacking in any severe denuneiatory fea- lures. The senator held that the rates proposed gave th5 reffner an exeesslVe Lrfferential of the pres mt law.
 MT. Vest severely criticised the sugar trust and argued that the rates were a furthlsr tribute to it's vast resources. MT. Caffery, of Louisiana also opposed fthe schedule as a whole. There was no
  ule, further than the withdrawal of the original senate committee amendments. This leaves the house provisions of the bill with a provision increasing the diff E ferential from 85-100 to 95-10O cents per pound The provisions relating to the Hawaiian Islands went over by mutual consent
 Early in the day MT. Tillman, of South Carolina, made lively speech In favor of the amendment giving an export duty on agricultural products. He took occasion in this connection to criticise his demo- cratic associates who were giving a strict and literal construction to the democratic doctrine of a tax for revenue only. The bounty amendment was defeated 10 to S5.
 The senate began work at il q. m. today ar11 the tariff bill was taken up as soon as the routine business was out of the way. MT. Tillman took the floor on the pending amendmerit of MT. Cannon, of Utah, pro- zriding an export bounty on agricultural products. He said he desired the atten- ton of his associates, and as the attend ance was meagEr he noted the absence of a quorum. The call disclosed fifty-feur senators present. nine more than a quo- rum and MT. Tillma n proceeded He said the tariff debate had disclosed nebulous cord1tion in the minds of senator's The republican senators sat quietly, appar- to discuss the inHquities of the bill and unanimously voting fer the exaction in behalf of trusts and monopolies.
 l"On the other hand" proceeded MT. E Ttllman, "the democrats are in period of translation. They do not know where they are. The older and more experi- enced proclaim thoir allegiance to the old time hoEored democracy. We had an impa assioned speech yesterday (by MT. E Mills) proclaiming tariff for revenue only as democratic doctrine at this late day. Secession, nullification and other issues that have passed out of mind might as well be brought here. The tariff is merely a question of policy as to how the gov- | ernment win raise its revenue. I say that 1t is the best interest of the Amer ican people that articles consumed by our people should be produced by our people. If that is republican doctrine well and good If that Is not their doc Urine it ought to be-
 MT. Tillman went on to show that df- versified interests gave diversified means of labor. AS to the farmers the need was not for more farmers, but for tariff which no longer rob the farmers we have. The farmer, his skinny, bony hand out stretched, asking this report bounty to overcome the robbery of the present sys- tenn, and yet senators sat in stony silence expecting this idiotic farmer with the mortgages gnawing on his home, not to know that they refuse to give him relief.
 MT. Tfllman vehemently pledged his word to his colleagues that they would not deceive the farmers and 9,0O0,0O0 fol- lowers of the blow will settle you at the ballot box"
 Referring to any bill not giving ade- quate relief to farmers, MT. Tillman ex- claimed:
 1T am prepared to throw some rocks that will stagger some of you men.
 The senator analysed the extent Of ag- ricultural influence throughout the coun- try, including the south, "the Ishmaelite section that has no rights since the war. While this section had labored since the attempt at secession paying billions as the result of it's failure, it was still face to face with the democratic fore-horse leach, crying More. more" This sec tion and the agricultural interest had been at the mercy of the tariff bills and the manufacturers of New England.
 As MT. Tillman spoke the galleries sat in anticipation of a lively time. The senator speaking with his vehemence of voice and gesture adopted an argumen- fatfve style to show that the farmers were receiving the burdens without the benefits of the tariff. When he referreu at one point to the Chicago declaration on the tariff it brought MT. Vest to his feet in exclamation. He voted in the Chicago convention amid great uproar and confusion, said MT. Vest, for the iong and in part nebulous platform. He never knew until 1t came out nere tnal inc word sonly" had been left out after ] f1ne declaration for revenue"
 If I had" said MT. Vest, "I would have risen in my place and moved to in- xert it. for 1t is a creed of the democratic party ard I believe the majority or the eonyention did not know of it's omission"
 Proceeding MT. Tillman turned to his democratic associates and said they now had the chance with the votes of few republican senators. mot lost to all sense of shame and decency." ito give some measure of reMef to the farmers. They would receive little or no benefit from the duty on cotton and cereals. They aSkell for bread and were given stone. They asked for relief and democratic sen- afc,-,s set up mummy and labelled It "a tariff for revenue only"
 Democratic senators had spoken of new evangelical he said and had twittsd himself and other democratic senat tors for going into the republican camps. These senators not upholding the solemn demo- cratic princfpae of equasity. raised the cry of tariff for revenue only to their constituents. tr-.s
 You hold the telescope with the big end to your eye" sssi Mir. Tfllr'an, ad- dressing his associates. ''and with the It. tie end you see the legend tariff for revenue only instead of that great doc