The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-05


Anti Trust bill in the Senate today. dur
ing which Mr.. Hanna and the Republicans
were badly routed by Messrs- PettigreW
and Bacon. Mr.. Pettigrew charged the Re-
publican campaign managers in 1892. with
having forced s400.O 600 from the Cramp
Shipbuilding Company with the agreement
that it should be paid back in armor con-
tracts. This was emphaticaily denied by
Mr.. Hanna. whereupon Mr.. Pettigrew
proved his statement by Mr.. Cramp him
self. Mr.. Pettigrew made bitter attack
on Mr.. Hanna and read from the reports
taken in the bribery case against the lat
ter in endeavoring 70 get 4 seat in the
Senate.
In an impassioned speech Mr.. Hanna de-
Tended himself from the charges Of bribery
and told what had occurred He referred
TO Mr.. Pettigrew as "a Republican traitor
Of the same stamp as those who had
fought him in Ohio.
Mr.. Pettigrew then scored the Republi-
can party and the Administration and
stated that he would not permit the Sen
ate 20 adjourn until II had passed the Anti
Trust and other bills. Mr.. Bacon also
charged the Republican party with being
in league with the trusts.
When the Antitrust bill was called up
by Mr. Pettigrew, Messrs- Galiinger, Ali
son, Plat Of Connecticut, and others Op-
posed its consideration and demanded that
it go TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
Then I viii say something before it
goes to be buried" said Mr. PettigreS-
The bill is not much Of a remedy"
said he, but is better than nothing II
We really wanted 10 destroy the trusts
We should al once remove the protective
tariff which fosters them
a Campaign Dodge.
Nov. this bill was probably passed by
the House Republicans. not with the in
teRtion that it should ever become a law,
but that il should be held Up as a great
Iaing during the campaign. The Repub-
lean party wants to stand in with the
trusts, SO that they can levy campaign
contributors from the combination
Then, again. the matter Of removing
the war tax is being held over the heads
Of the people until after the election. as
sre several labor bills which viii be used
TO hold the labor organizations in hope
until they have cast their votes.
NOW. 1 want 10 announce right here
that I VIII object and prevent any motion
10 adjourn from being adopted until We
/ have considered this Antitrust bill and
other bills al this session I viii keep this
| body here for two months. Il necessary. but
| 7 will not let the Republicans. the tools Of
! the Administration and the trusts, go
| into the country and say See, we hate
/ the trusts The House has passed th
\ bill and when We get back 10 Congress
| after the election, We viii pass K in the
Senate I viii send the news out to all
I the people Of the country and viii defeat
| this game I have been charged with
/ playing at politics. but the Administration
| is the greatest artist al this in the world.
Now boom and pet the trusts. If you
/ will But ! will stay here long enough
\ TO show up the Republican party TO the
world. II dares not pass this bill; it
dares not pass labor bills; it dares not
/ pass the Canal bill. The trusts and tle
| Administration must not be offended"
| Mr. Bacon then stated that the Demo-
/ Gratis in the Senate all wanted the bill
/ passed. and world stay until II did pass.
Il want TO say that the evident pur-
] pose Of the Republican majority Is to have
I the bill go over for campaign reasons. I
don't believe that they dare oppose the
| trusts In this line. l want 10 say that
| was more than surprised to hear
| charge made on this floor that the Cramp
Shipbuilding Company was induced. in
1892. to give ZIP S4O0.Oe0 to the Republi-
! can campaign fund. with the assurance
that 1t would be repaid in contracts"
]
er would yield
I will said Mr.. Bacon
| IF 1 undertook TO reply TO the charge -
said Mr.. Hanna. Il would be kept busy
I don't think that it is worth replying TO.
/ AS the manager Of the Republican cam
paign in 1886, / don't think the charge is
true, and 1 ought to know l want to say
| that in any event We 90 not do as our
competitors do, and that is assess Iaborers
and mine workers 81 each for campaign
| expenses"
Mr. Carter denied the charge made by
| Mr. Bacon
| Mr.. Pettigrew. who had made the charge
originally, then stated that he could prove
| the charge.
Was Told by Cramp.
Il want to say that this is true" said
he. Il was told the facts by Mr.. Cramp
from Europe on an American liner He
told me that he had been feeced BY the
Republican Campaign Committee. 1 asked
| him how that was He then told me that
the campaign managers had come to him
and assured him that $400, eco would buy
the election and that they would surely
win, when he would be repaid in contracts
He seemed very much worried over tie
matter and asked me it, now that the
| Republican party had been defeated re
| might not get some of the money back.
! told him | thought not, whereupon Re
] announced that he knew the money Sad
been spent by the Republican campaign
managers in many unlawful ways He did
not keep this secret. but told his troubles
to all Of his friends. I can prove all of
this. and l dare the Senator from Ohio to
deny it.
Now, the Senator from Ohio says that
he would be kert busy If he answered all
of these charges made. Well / should say
that he would be the busiest man on this
floor He is so loud IN his EXPLANATIONS
of virtue that l want TO give him a dose
Of his own medicine. I viii now read from
the investigation Of the bribery charges
against NJ A. Hanna during his efforts 20
get a seat In the United States Senate
| Mr. Pettigrew then read from the reports
of the minority and majority conn ittees
which investigated the Hanna bribery case
and brought out all OF the incrimir ating
! points. He dwelt upon the part play ed by
Major Rathbone in the matter and stated
that this was where Rathboae received
his honest education which fitted him for
benevolent assimilation" in Cuba
| During the reading Mr. Hanna 81 at bis
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