The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-30
CARLISLE ON TARIFF.
He Urges Speedy Passage Of the
Pending Measure.
REDEEM THE PARTY PLEDGES.

'Tf the Country Is to Wait for Tariff Re-
sentative Is Satisfied Our Promises
VIII Never be Kept."
WASHINGTON, April 3d. = Secretary of
the Treasury Carlisle has authorized the
following statement In reply to an in
quiry by an Associated Press reporter as
TO whether 1t were true that he had taken
part in the conferences which It had been
said were being held for the purpose of
agreeing upon certain amendments to the
pending tariff bill:
II have had no conference upon this
subject with anybody except the Demo-
cratic mem bers of the senate committee
on finance, and therefore cannot state of
my own personal knowledge what has oc-
Cured In any other conferences that may
have taken place. 1t is. true that an eff
fort Is being made to agree upon such
changes In the pending bill as will secure
for it the united and active support of all
the Democrats in the senate. The indt-
cations now are that this support can and
will be secured without making radical
changes in the rates Of duty or material
alterations in the form of structure Of the
tariff schedules as they were passed by the
house Of representatives. In fact | regard
most of the changes now under consider
alton as quite unimportant.
Il do not think we ought to permit diff
ference of opinion upon mere matters of
DETAIL or in regard TO small increases or
reductions of rates in the bill us it now
stands, to prevent the redemption of our
pledges to the people, and therefore l am
In favor of securing, II possible, without
any surrender Of principle and without
abandoning any part OF the Democratic
policy Of tariff reform, such mutual con-
cessions upon these points as will CONSOLE
date our strength and pass the measure at
the earliest possible date. so far as the
proposed amendments relate to duties
upon important articles of consumption
now subject to duty, the rates suggested
as the basis for adjustment are all lnuch
lower than in the present law, while there
are only a few instances in which they are
higher than in the bill reported by the
senate committee.
by far the most important single arti-
Gle upon which change of duty is now
proposed is sugar, raw and refined, and it
Is strenuously contende1 by persons inter
ested in the production of this article that
the specific rates already in the bill, as re-
ported by the senate committee, are higher
| than the I'D valorem rates which it is now
| proposed 10 luSGII. w npIUbr lDlS Is COZ
rect or not depends upon the price of sugar
| in the foreign markets from time to time,
and, therefore, IL is not possible to make
| an exactly accurate statement upon the
subject, but am satisfied that the differ
encs, IL any, between the specific rates
| heretofore proposed and the nd valorem
! rate now under consideration is so small
| as to be of no material consequence either
way.
"Thc repeal Of the Mckinley act and the
| substitution of more just and equitable
measure in its place are of vital import
ance to the prosperity of the country and
| the people have right 10 expect that all
| who are really in favor of reduction of
/ tariff taxation will make such reasonable
| concessions to each others views MS will
certainly accomplish these results. If
! the country is to wait for tariff reform
until measure is devised which is en-
tirely acceptable in all its parts to every
senator and representative whose vote is
necessary to pass il our promises will
never be kept"
"Are any changes proposed in that part
of the bill which relates to the income
| taXf was asked.
at is well known" snid the secretary,
"that there has been from the beginning
considerable opposition to the proposed
income tax, even among those who have
voted for and supported the bill with that
feature In it. Much of this opposition has
been based upon the provisions of the bill
which prescribe the methods Of ascertain
ing and collecting the tax, some of which
are alleged to be arbitrary and inquisito-
rial In my opinion many Of these objec-
tionable provisions ought to be and can
be safely omitted from the bill. There
are many patriotic citizens, too, who are
not satisfied that its adoption rs perIns-
nent part of our system Is justitiable in
time of peace, when nc great emergency
exists. This view of the subject could be
fairly met. l think, by limiting the opera
tion of the law to reasonable perod-say
Ave years-so that its effect upon the
country could be thoroughly tested leav-
ing the people to decide thereafter, In the
light of the experience thus acquired,
whether 1t shall be continued"