Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-26

Two weeks ago to morrow, knowing
The anxiety OF my friends TO learn the
facts in regard to it, asked Col. Mills, |
y member of the ways and means COM
mittee, If the Democrats would take it !
up, and his reply was that it
would he taken up and passed. 1
also saw Mr.. Blackburn, one of our
and ablest ariil.for-revenue !
men. and asked him If they would be
able to take the bill up. His reply was
IN the affirmative, and he added that
in the house they were running no
risk in urging the measure; they knew
what they were doing.p
For my part,n continued Gen.
MaNey, II am satisfied the bill will
pass the house, for the reason that the
Democrats who opposed its considera-
ton are those who had an idea that it
was necessary to squeloh all tariff dis.
custom until after the presidential
struggle was over and then take 1t up,
but these are fast becoming convinced
that 1t Is question that will not down;
IL is beyond the power of mortal man
be stopped. One hundred millions
revenue more than Is necessary to car
ry on the government Is being collect
to minimum is what the people
want and expect. They cannot hope
for il from "a high tariff Republican
party, and naturally they turn to the
Democrats and look to them for relief.
If the Democrats are true to their
pledges and promises they will ut least
make the needed effort at reform in
the house where they have "a major
ity.n
us the 90 per cent. reduction asked
for in the Morrison bill sufficient to
bring taxation down TO the Demo-
cratic idea of a tariff for revenue?"
mo, but it is step in the right d.
rection; it is the entering wedge after
which other reforms will follow.
When this first step is taken and 1t is
made NANTES. to the country, and
the fact developed and demonstrated
that our factories will not be destroyed
in consequence but will prosper more
and more, 1t will be easy to take the
next step, and the next, until we sue
coed in bringing it down and reducing
it to purely revenue basis. This is
what was stated by Mr.. Morrison, the
originator of the bill, in his able pres
entation of it TO the house,
"Since there is SO little hope Of the
bill passing the senate or, l should
say, since il is almost certain to be
killed in the senate, there are many
who would like to know what benefit
will be derived from driving ii to its
doom thereY
at is this. The Democratic party is
under solemn pledges TO the country
10 reduce the tariff 10 a revenue basis.
If Democracy means anything it
means that; it vas 50 taught by Thos.
jefferson; aud, as all revenue bills
must originate in the house, its pess-
age there by the Democrats would east
the burden of its defeat upon the Re
publicans in the senate, and whether
carried or not it would put the Demo
cratic party on record "a desiring tc
comply with the demands of the coun-
try. Besides we have this additional
reason to urge a reduction OF the tariff
the Republican president recon-
mended it in his message, aud if the
Republican senate votes against it thc
issue is between them and the presi
. dent; it is right, therefore, both on
, principle and policy, TO take it up IN
J the house, wise to take it up and dis
cuss 1T; as your paper, THE GAZETTE
J truly says, the more people know abOu
, Ii the better.n
| you think, then, that tariff reform
will be the issue in the next nationa
campaign?n
s II do; the Democrats must meet The
5 issue squarely; the people intend t.
= discuss it; they will force public mel
: ont on the question, and ought to, anG
a party must be purblind that fails t.
see 1t, 1t is the issue-the vital issue
. and you will find il permanent plank
, in the platform at the Chicago conven
. ton. If the Democrats have not tht
, courage to stand unilinchingly anC
+ meet this issue they will be beaten"
Gen. Maxey also expressed the opin
. ion that should the Democrats lose
= victory within their grasp by want o
a harmony and a disloyalty to principle
. they would suffer q total disintsgra
; fion and new party springing VI
: with tariff reform for their war.crS
would be the ruling power because Tia,
people demand 1t.
Changing the subject to the two
thirds rule, Gen. Alaxey stated tina
;. his opposition TO the same was wei
a known. In the Dallas congressiona
! convention as far back as 1872, he OBJ
posed and advocated the majority rule
I which had been cast aside by the Dem.
a crats, and the two-thirds rule adopted
J IN 1874, for the protection Of the insti
/ tuition OF slavery, which they had beer
taught to believe was right. To thi.
r o'thirds rule Polk owed his election
, and Van Buren, his defeat in 1911. A,
present our institutions are homorene.
Gus, and the reason for the rule has
passed away, and with it should pass
i the rule. ut Is discount on talent
ana premium on mediocre
e ~" said Gen. MaSey, 'and te
!. II Is due the introduction of the dark
hoise in our politics. The Democrats
o iaith has been settled long ago, and
/ that says, the will of the majority fairly
4 expressed must govern. Facts mus,
!. control theories; we departed from the
/ rule for special reason and that nc
\ longer existing, neither should It's su.
;, perstucture.u ~
. Gen. Maxey wished to SOS
I the question submitted to the Demo
!. Gratis In every county where the whole
. party could he heard, and the will ot
the majority be ascertained and M.
|, copied as the will of all, before the
= ton. 'oi'oh'
q Have you any objections TO discnss.
!. asked. was mex
None whatever, save that INV
whole time has been devoted 10 ~
|. business intrusted to me, and 7 can
n say nothing ON the subject which
oouiu not 10 better said by geutlemen