The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-11
Says TilIman, is the Condition
of the Senatorial Mind.
Democrats DON'T Know Where
They Are At.
FOOL FARMERS.
E'They Will Settle With You at
the Ballot Box
Export Bounty on Farm Pro
ducts Gets But 10 Votes.

Washington, June lin the senate yes
soon as the routine business was out of
the way.
Mr.. Tillman (S c.. took the floor on
the pending amendment of Mr.. Cannon
CUtah). providing an export on agricul-
turaI products. He said he desired the
attention of his associates and as the at
tendance was meagre, he noted the alb
sence of a quorum. The call disclosed "a
senators present, nine more than quo
rum and Mr.. Tfllman proceeded.
He said the tariff debate had disclosed
a nebulous condition in the minds of the
senators. The Republican senators sat
quietly. apparently controlled by the eau
Gus refusing to discuss the iniquities of
the bill and unanimously voting for the
exactions in behalf of trusts and mono
poles.
"On the other hand proceeded Mr..
Tillman, ''the Democrats are in a period
of transition. They don't know where
they are at. The older, more experienced
proclaim their allegiance to the old time
honored doctrines. We had impas>
stoned speech yesterday Cby Mr.. AIills) on
behalf of the Walker tariff principles
brought forward at this late day as DEM
Ocratic doctrine. Secession, notification
and other Issues which have passed out
of the minds of men, might well be
brought here. The tariff is merely
question of policy, as to how the gov
ernment will raise it's revenue. I say
without hesitation, it is to the best inter-
est of the American people, that the ar
ticles consumed by our people should be
produced by our people. If that is Re-
publican doctrine. well and good. If that
Democratic doctrine n
be-
Mr.. Tillman went on to show that d.
versified industries gave diversified means
of labor. AS to the farmers, the need was
not for more farmers, but for a tariff
which no longer would rob the farmers
we have. The farmer stood, his skinny,
bony hand outstretched. asking this ex-
port bounty to overcome the robbery OF
the present system, and yet senators sat
in stony silence expecting this idiotic
farmer, with the mortgage gnawing on
his hoe, not to know that they refuse to
give him relief.
Mr.. Tillman yehemently pledged his
word to his colleagues that they would
not deceive the farmers and that the nine
million followers of the plow will set
tie with you at the ballot box"
Mr.. Tillman's speech was in his usual
vein. though not quite so sensational or
He declared that the south had been
treated an Ishmaelite since the war
and with the farmers generally, had been
bled to benefit New England.
After some running debate a vote was
taken on the Cannon amendment provid-
ing export bounty for agricultural
products and it was defeated, yeas 10.
nays SO.
The affirmative vote was given by
Messrs. Allen, Butler, Stewart, Harris
CKan.), Heitheld, Populists; Cannon, Nam
tie, Pettigrew, Silver Republicans; Roach
and TilIman, Democrats.
This closed the consideration of the
cereal paragraphs of the agricultural
schedule and the sugar schedule was
taken up.
Mr.. Vest said there might be some doubt
in the senate as to what the new sched-
uIe did for sugar but there was doubt
in Wall street. The sugar stock went up
from 81 to IS a share as soon it
known what the new schedule contained.