Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-24

uouncement that Senator German would
speak to-day upon the tariff had the
effect Of bringing out larger attend
ance than usual. Senator Kyle intro
duced a resolution declaring for non
Intervention in Hawaiian affairs, which
went over until tomorrow, ana then
the tariff bill was taken up. Senators
Jones and Platt discussed the II" rail
amendment for time after which Sen
ator German, pale from his recent
Illness, took the floor. He spoke slowly
aud 10 low tone of voice. Mr.. German
rehearSed the difficulties that had con-
tronted the Democratic party in dealing
with the question of tariff reform.
These difficulties were not all in opposi-
lion, but in Internal dissention as 10
how the fruits of victory should be
secured. Withal, he claimed that
action by the present Congress had not
been unusually delayed. 10 was
the last Of September before the
President signed the Mckinley oil and
this is only May. The Wilson Dill, he
said, had been reported to the House
before its effect upOnexisting industries
could De proper y studied; al imperfect
measure that not only failed 20 meet
the treasury demands but actually in
creased the deficit created by the Re
publican prohibitive duties. There was
no expectation that il would become a
law unchanged. The Senate had al
ways perfected such bills. Yet no
sooner did the Finance Committee begin
It's work than the cry tor "actiOn" was
renewed with extraordinary vigOr, and
the Democratic Senators were informed
that any change would Do set down aS
"a betrayal Of the party's promises
and that every Senator WHO showed the
least concern for the Interests OF his
own State was q traitor 10 the Union
and his party; that the Senate was no
longe. a coordinate body, but its sole
duty was TO Tatify 6lindly
THE ACTION OF THE HOUSE.
at would be idle, Mr., President 10
dwell upon the manifest absurditles or
this outgrowth of petulance. But u
cannot be denied that the demand for
prompt action seriously impaired the
efficiency Of the Finance Commlttee's
work au6 ultimately became so strong
that revision was hastily completed and
the bill was reported 10 the Senate. l
ventured the assertion, In the course OF
the silver debate, that nowhere was
the truth Of the old adage, The greater
haste the less speed, better exempiihed
than in legislation. So it proved tnen
and so it was now.
Il do not propose to discuss the
merits or demeritS Of either the original
Wilson bill or the measure reported by
the Finance Committee. It's sufficient
10 saw that there has never been mo-
ment when either could command a ma
ioritv OF the votes In this chanOe
We might deplOre such condition and
others might and did rail against those
in measure responsible for it. But
the fact remained that we could not
mass the bill. Such was the situation
the Democratic members had 10 meet,
and they had met II by the introduc-
tion of a Democratic measure OF tariff
reform which merits, and l believe will
receive. every Democratic vote In this
body. the endorsement Of Democratic
House, the
SIGNATURE OF A DEMOCRATIC PRESI-
DENT
and the approval Of the Democratic
party"
In answer 70 the charges by the Re-
nubIicans, Mr.. German asserted that
the bill mad been constructed on the
Democratic theory Of tariff for rev.
epue. with such Incidental protection
81 could be given consistently TO the in
dustries OF the country. IL followed
strictly the course marked out oy Pres
idant cleveland In his letter Oi accept
ance. upon which be was reelected aud
the Democratic party entrusted with
full power. If there bad been the
slightest apprehension Ia the public
minds OF a iadical Oyerturning OF our
industrial affairs Mr.. Cleveland would
not have been reelected. This was
NOT free rade measure, but 10 was a
steD for frser trade than either the
Mills bill % the tariff act OF lSS3. Ii
was not protection Tor prOtectiOn's 5
sake but it aid discriminate be-
,Veen raw materials and maufac-
tured articles 10 the full
eTrent Of the difference between. Euro
paan and American wages, nor was it q
defcit-creating bill, sRch as the present
Isw was 5r the House bill would have
bean. II was Democratic because il re-
dpced taxation TO the requirements OF
the government IL was just; it was
,vise. IL was businesslike. Ii was pat
riotic and il was prudent because IL did
not attempt 20 ignOre facts 10 carrying
ont a theory. II was not perfect, but II
yas me most logical, most fair, most
broad. most timid and would prove TO
hs the most advantageous tariff legisla-
tion enacted since the Republican party
sprang into existence.
senator German denied
THAT ANY TRUST HAD DICTATED
anv part OF the schedule Of this bill.
Justile TO Louisisss had required the
retenlion OF the sugar bounty. That
tbs sTQar trust had thrived under the
pm lljcan tariff there had been no
oned bn: whether il would prosper un-
der te new tariff bill remains to be
ne the subject of the income tax
So n Gorman said: "In the matter
~ rnal revenue l may say that. per-
- am in full accord with The
ss, ents SO ably aRd 50 eloquenty ex-