The times., 1898-02-02
READS DINGLEY'S PAPEI
Mr.. Simpson Uses 1t While Argu-
ing for Sectarian Charities.
An Item Telling About the Duilness
Of the Lumber Trade Cited by
the Kansas Gentleman.

During the debate Yesterday over the
| District appropriation bill, Mr.. Evans pro
| tested against money being appropriated
| for charities that are sectarian. TO TINS
Mr.. Simpson, OF Kansas,-teok exception.
He said charity is noble thing, ana ne
wanted to .xtend it, He thought the
appropriation should permit 1t to cover a
large territory, for, in fhs opinion. IL would
| b., needed, particulariyqiu New England.
Il want - read soIpething to you from
q Lewistown tMe.) paper," he said. Il
| am informed that this paper is mainly
owned and CONTROLLED bya Mr.. Diugley." 2"
He then read from II d commercial report
to the effect that the lumber business in
Maine is 80 !all lhat fQr the first time the
largest firm ,e lumber dealers in the State
have no men or teams In the woods cutting
and hauling timber The sdrrowful report
ended by Swing that the firm hoped to
begin work again next winter. In CON
nection with this he read the comment OF
a Boston paper on the item Us follows:
Yet we have the benefit of the Dingley
tariff"
1T strikes me-" continued Mr. Simp-
son, that we had better be liberal in
our charity ana extend 1T to Maine. If
the Dingley bill does not sufficiently pro
tect lumber, 'f-hat ttlocsitprotcct?" laugh
ter)
Il would like to ASK the gentleman a
question:" Said Mr.. Dingley.
"If my time is extended will answer
it, replied Ar. Simpson.
Five min ties more was allowed him.
and lie turned to Mr. Bifgicy and asked
what he wanted. The latter arose from
his seat, W ~ about to spea k. changed his
mind and sat down. saying, II Will not
ask it now but later he did inquire if
what Mr.. Si-npson had read had not been
taken from q page OF the Lcwistown pa
per which vas devoted t. showing the
prosperity of the State. Mr.. Simpson said
IL was, but That he failed TO find much
prosperity In tie item.
In connection with this exposure OF
the want of an overwhelming prosperity
in Maine, Mr.. Handy OF Beia ware said
lie wanted 70 read teIegraphic dispatch
published n The Washington Times of
January - under the heading OF "A
Whole Town IN want. Mckinley Prosper
ity Paralyzes Newcastle. Del
This uispa 'rh. ne said showed that one
tants was IN the verge Of starvation be-
cause the uirrs had closed down. TO cor
roborate the truthfulness OF TIE Times re-
port, he quoted FROM the Wilmington News,
a Republican paper. II stated that there
has not been such distress i'll Newcastle
in many years. T.. This is the Dinglcy
prosperity"
Continuing, Mr., Handy pathetically told
of the dozens of families hat feel the pangs
of hunger an are without food and shelter.
He knew or some able bodied. skillful men
who had walked All the way from New
castle to Philadelphia in search
OF work, and returned without
obtaining it, Todo this they ypassedthrough
the lnanufac aring of Wilmington and
Chester, apE" "aEng for work, but without
success. He denounced the Republicans for
this condition, and said
Yet these gentlemen tell us these
are the days of prosperity"
He read letter from Tnan in PhiIa
delphia stating that few days ago at
one of the charity soup houses he counted
24o men whose average age was about
thirty-five years, waiting for the charity.
and at another place of Ike character
he saw as many more. Mr. Handy con
cluded his -emarKs by referring to the
prosperity speeches the Republicans have
been SO anxious to MAKE during this
session.
Mr.. Sutherland, of Nebraska denied the
assertions mile a few days ago that
the DingIey bill had brought prosperity
to Nebraska, and in Iesponse to a com
ment on the great silver leader he ex-
claimed dramatically.
William Jennings Bryan is today a
greater man in his defeat than William
Mckinley is in his victory" prolonged
applause by the Democrats.i