New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-15
TRUST DELEGATES SLEEP.
A VERY SLIM ATTENDANCE AT TIE
CHICAGO CONFERENCE.
ONLY DURING THE STRUGGLES FOR CON
TROr, IS ANY INTEREST APPARENT
INFLUENCE or THE TARIFF ON

-, ,ho rrnst conference orcned here to-day.
,., ,u,tto,, ,,,ir, toue Of New Orleans in
,no cboir and calling of IN the attendance
- 18th do,ooo,oe and snectators
chotrr,an t4oyo proceeded ar once n bus-
. ...,,,,,, ,otoro tho house q resolution.
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appointment " inv ''''r'' .,,,oo ., ar.
resolutions ~ 'a'''' l,,-@,aa ttoro To
uee"' ~ -, rsna,,,,,ons according n Mr..
10, >. -, roforrod D.,tbout reading or
r, -. ,,o,or,l,, doveloned the
a.r,eo hotnoor tho factions
u"ue'' ,,o, ,.o,,orda, threat
LOT a"' 7S''''' -
'n'' III" ''"' '..s,..o,, r,rorosed
An '''''''''''"' ,,r-,n, that the
various Spe'A''S .,,o,' .be onnoint
reS"lu'lo" w. '"'''''' =, I'D ~. tho
''v''9 .,-o,'a. o,,o oor,r,,,teaman from
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a." ''''e 49,, oo.o, r,on but
49, noa,rd 80 tho manner ~ ar
,..,. .as oarr,od b,, q standing voto-99
c,,,.o.on ,.,,,,soo -, yvost Virginia rising
from, q far corner declared that It was unfair
. Liza ,ho ,l,o,,.... 80. r.sol,,ion
M, 1885,. 49,, ,..-., an, do,aoates clam
..,a, -. ..,...,,,,., VOC - .,.or,, mar, of tho
house
Ex-Governor Luce Of Michigan Numbered that
the reference 10 a committee without reading
or debate meant that many we'll meant "hort
would 70 10 sleep in the hands Of the commit
tee. and sleep tho sleep Of death. AZ ms sally
there was A ripple NJ merriment' when ceasen
with the camor Of others who wished to he
heard.
The pro-trust people and the ants were fear
full It tecame evident that one side or the other
would secure control and bind the minority 10
something Of which they disapproved
Edward Rosewater. Editor OF "Ihe Omaha
Bee won applause in an informal speech IN
which he declared that the people Of the United
States had the courage Of their convictions
He averred that the O. iference should adopt
such resolutions as It saw At.
It remained for W Bourke Cochran 10 repeat
his performance Of yesterday. when he restored
the harmony which was lost in an endeavor to
secure committee on programme.
Upon his suggestion IT was finally decided
that the Committee on Resolutions consist Of
not only one representative Of each stated dele
CATION but Of each national organization.
To this committee it was resolved that all
resolutions be referred without reading or de-
bate
THE TARIFF AND COMBINATIONS
rauro,co purd, -, 3D., >-o.,. 1,or,. ror,ff po-
sor,, cl,h wa, d., ,...oa,,,,.l ,,,o,i,o .bo
tariff debate. speaking In part as follows
Il do not contend that the ONLY caus. for com
bination which restrains trade is the tariff. but
the tariff does foster and assist in maintaining
such combinations Tie tariff is under the con-
troll Of the Federal Government The abolition
~ duties upon articles produced By trusts is
easy. immediate and effective When this
special privilege is Withdrawn we will then be
in better position 10 do what further may be
necessary"
Mr.. Purdy was followed by Byron W. Holt.
Of the New-England Free Traders Club. who
spoke in a smillr vein.
John F. Seaman, Of Illinois, took up the cud-
gel on behalf Of the protectionists He called
forth storm Of mingled Kisses and applause by
declaring that it was a brave man who. after
the experience Of tn, last few years would ad-
Yocatc a policy Of free trade
He compared the condition Of the country at
various times to show that prosperity was great
EST when the tariff was highest
Thomas Updegraff. of Iowa, followed Mr.
Seaman in defense Of the tariff.
paper under the caption Excessive Finan-
cial Energy" prepared by Horatio ". Seymour.
was read. reasoning that without the tarin the
trust is impossible
AGRICULTURE AND TRUSTS
THO ofterroor session vas devoted n the
$3.50 a. .1,ho pa1atio, Of ,eric,,l,,re 70
,r~,,stsp nrdle, Uo,,an acted az chairman for
49, e.ss,o, hr, rresidod o,.e. DELEGATIONS even
thinner .ba,, +be,. ,..ero during the forenoon "
1a,r,,o co,,,ra, vas missed from, tho ranks ~
the NewYorkers but this gentleman asserted
that he had not forsakon the conference. An
Eastern delegate slept through tho entire SEES
sion pronounced example Of an ennu which
affected many others in lesser degree Govern
or Pingree was in attendance. ami at the close
responded u q clamor from the pit to speak