The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-05
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that given to Venezuela under the Cleve-
land administration"
1--WE did that" he said. "at the cost
of $160o0,00o a year, and now we pay
$50, 600 900 for a navy with which to threat
en- Colombia. He would reduce the ex-
penditures in the navy and he would scale
the army down from 100, 900 men, as now
authorized, to $4,000"
Mr.. Lodge called attention to the fact
that the number was now less than 6O,O00
and Mr.. German replied that even If that
were true, the law permitted 100000, and
he declared that If there were now only
10000 soldiers, the cost of maintaining
them was exorbitant.
Mr. German commended the removal
of our fleet from the scene of trouble in
the Orient by order of the President
saying the brave commander of the fleet
would like to take part in any trouble
1t was rumored, he went on, in high naval
circles that the United States was march
ing around the globe with a chip on its
shoulder with a taunt to Germany to
knock 1t off.
That country, he said, was giving us
trouble in competition for trade, but we
had a sufficient navy to protect our flag
and our commerce everywhere and we
did not need more.
General Change Not Desirable.
Mr.. German admitted that general
change of the tariff was not desirable
because of its effect on the business af-
fairs of the country and he was sure
that If he was member of the majority
he would not want to go into that ques-
ton, but he thought that some of the
schedules could be remodelled to adj
vantage.
Mr. Foraker announced his support of
the exposition amendment and expressed
regret that the question should have been
given a political hue
Turning to the financial system, Mr.
Foraker said that during only two years
of the Cleveland administration was the
export trade in favor of the United States,
whereas as soon as 1t was made evident
that under Mckinley there was to be a
complete resumption of republican SUI
premacy there had been a revival of
prosperity which had been greater than
ever known before, with an average bal
ance of trade of over $500, 100000 in our
favor.
Mr.. Patterson asked Mr.. Foraker how
he accounted for the cut in the wages of
textile and steel workers and the miners
of bituminous coal.
Mr.. Foraker replied that the reduction
of the wages of textile workers was due
to the advance in the price of cotton. As
for the other reductions it was no I'M
usual thing to make changes in wages.
Mr.. Bailey declared that Mr.. Foraker's
speech proved too much.
No One Party Responsible.
AS matter of fact, no one party was
responsible for all that was good In the
times-that was the joint product of God
and man.
1t was not true, he said. that the DEM
ocratic party was the party of hard
times. mo more calamity cry for u.s.
he said.
Mr.. Bailey said that he was no apollo
gist for Mr.. Cleveland. But" he added.
unpopular as was Mr.. Cleveland he was
not more so than will be the man whom
you elect next year, If you elect any one.
In fact l have never known of a candi-
date whom so many favor, and so few
want as the present occupant of the
White House.
Mr.. Bailey then read from statistical
reports to show that the balance of trade
in favor of the United States was more
prorouncedly in favor of the United
States under Mr.. Cleveland's last admin
stration than under Mr.. Harrison's ad-
ministration. He admitted that when the
reduction came it was due to the prospec-
tive reduction of the tariff by the demo-
cratic party
He asserted that ct was an impiety for
any party to take to itself the credit for
the present prosperous times. contendin-
that they came as the grace of God"
When Mr.. Bailey concluded at 5:35, the
at 5:43 p m. adjourned