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goods than any Republican tariff blu
that has been before the country for
half century" he said. II think II but
fair, however. to say that when the next
day after Mr.. Simmons filed his min
ority report this same newspaper came
out in abusive and slurring attitude
against the report. The Senator was
then as quiet as a clam In the bottom
OF the ocean.
Il did not hear him say one single
word about this being great Re-
publican newspaper lie was very quiet.
Its greatness has come only as It de-
sisted from ridiculing and speaking in a
despicable manner OF the efforts OF the
Senator from North Carolina and be-
gan to report the news OF those II rep
resents. l entirely agree with the Sena-
tor from North Carolina that the indi-
vdual who wrote the article slurring
and condemning the report made by the
Senator from North Carolina did not
know single thing in reference to the
subject OF which he was writing
II agree with the Senator entirely
That writer did not know anything
about it then and he does not know a
confounded thing about it to-day. Now
the Senator ought to agree with me
upon that. When the newspapers be-
gan to see the light was when the i'm
TO see that some OF their enormous
profits would have to be divided with
the Governmental least little portion
of them. Then the great Republican
newspapers saw the matter Just as its
advertisers saw 1t.
THE Senator may quote as much as
he has a mind to those newspapers.
hut they are the same newspapers that
slurred. at and spoke in almost disgrace
So - n
Senator from North Carolina, and they
have not any more intelligence on this
subject of tariff bin or upon the
subject of the minority report now or
of the majority report than they then
had"
Mr. Simmons: THE Senator from
North Dakota was probably not in the
Chamber this morning when the Sen
ator from Connecticut tMr. McLean)
read an extract from THE NEW YORK
HERALD written the day after the mi
nority report was filed and critlcizing
that report in the terms which the SEN
ator from North Dakota has stated, but,
I thought. rather mildly criticizing the
report and characterizing me as poll
ticlan When the Senator from Con-
necticut read that editorial I took the
floor and stated, as | repeat now, that
think ii was very natural that this
great Republican newspaper. this great
champion of protection, should, before
1t understood the pending bill and be-
fore 1t understood the report when IL
thought the bill was a protection meas
Mre and framed upon the principles OF
the Republican party and in order TO
carry out the theory of protection OF
that party. have criticized the report. |
woaid expect that from a Republican
t,ut frnr
protectionist newspaper; but as soon as
THE NEW YORK HERALD understood
what the bill contained AS a result of
the discussion in the Senate 1t changed
Its attitude with reference to the bill
together and denounced the bill as not
being a protective measure at all, but
it went so far as TO characterize II as
/ now remember may be little mis-
taken about that--it went so far as to
characterize it as thievery.
Senator McCumber says that was
the result of the influence OF the inn
porters upon THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
Well. Mr.. President, have read in the
Senate from a score of Republican
newspapers that saw the light Just as
THE NEW YORK HERALD did; news
papers that at first thought the pend
mg bill was a protection document.
written according to the principles OF
the party but afterward saw that 1t
was profteer's tariff and not pro-
tective tariff. Then they opened upon
it just as THE NEW YORK HERALD has
opened upon It, and | got permission
this morning from the Senate 10 put
into the Record tomorrow another score
OF Republican editorials, likewise de-
nouncing this bin as soon as they dis
covered it's iniquity.
Changed by Light of Truth.
Il have had this editorial read to-day
because the Senator from Connecticut
this morning referred TO HERALD edi-
torial. L wanted TO show how the
HERALD. when the light Of truth dawned