The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-10

&c Popuiiat petnansl.

Ts Popuiist Demand.
Inquiring as to the source or the de-
mand he gaid that nothing was heard
IN its behalf on the part Of the two great
political parties in the campaign of
1922. Neither the Republican or Dema
ocratic platform proposed any such
nethed Of raising revenues. No prom
inent Democrat or Republican sug-
gested any such measure. It's approval
was limited to the platform OF the
newly formed Populist party and its ad-
vocacy was restricted to Populist ora
tore
He protested against the Democratic
party b ing made tail TO tho Populist
kite, and denied the right OF Demo-
cratic congress to make new principles
for the party not sanctioned by its rep
resentatives In national convention duly
assembled.
The substitution OF internal or direct
taxes for custom house taxation meant
the reduction of the wages OF American
workmen to the European standards.
Il meant the degradation OF labor; it
Ineant the deprivation to our workmen
Of the comforts and luxuries OF life 10
which they have been accustomed"
In outlining his position he said that
not one dollar of tariff taxation should
be imposed above what ID necessary for
the needs OF the government economi-
cally administered. but whatever those
needs are, the necessary revenues there
for should be supplied from
TariT Taxatlon aud That Alone,
save and except the taxes upon liquor,
Oleomargaline and tobacco, to which
the country has long been accustomed,
and, which for obvious reasons need
not be disturbed.
In conclusion he defined his position
In these earnest words:
stand ready to support any reason
able measure for tariff reform framed
within the lines and based upon the
principles which have here partially
indicated, and which were fully set
forth in my speech in opening the
political campaign in Brooklyn on Sept.
~. 1892. stand today where I stood
then. I have nothing to add and moth
| ing to retract.
IL will cheerfully vote for the Mills
bill and join with you in making any
material reductions of duties therein.
am ready TO waive all minor difference
Of details which do not involve ques-
ton of principle.
An Important Crisis.
Mr.. President this Is an important
crisis in the history of the Democratic
party The failure of the tariff revision
| means the defeat, the Decentralization, ii
not flse division and the annihilation 81
our party. Moreover it means. as we
believe. injury to the best interests OF
the country. Let those who insist upon
injecting into this bill this odious and
un-D Democratic feature Of an income tax
| IA relic OF war legislation-pause and
reflect upon the possible consequences
of their unwarrantable demands.
"They should realize that ii means
| the loss of the control Of this senate now
nearly equally divided between the two
great parties; it means the loss of the
next house of representatives; it means
the loss of the electoral votes of New
York. New Jersey, Connecticut and
| probably of every Northern state, and
finally il means the
Loss OF the Next Presidency
and all that it implies They should
recollect that the income tax feature ID
justly regarded in New York and many
other states as scheme OF spoliation
and ,unwarranted sectional attack upon
| their citizens or means.
They shonld consider whether there
is anything about an income tax sc
sacred, SO desirable. 10 popular, so Just
| and so defensible that its maintenance
is worth the risk which they are pre-.
cipitating. Let them remember 1856
and ultra demands then made npon the
Democratic party to which it could not
| honorably accede, demands which led
| to our division aud defeat; let them re.
member the trlumphs Of our opponents,
the civil war that followed, the devasta.
| ton, the suffering, thu humiliation
that followed, the militery and the car
pet bagger. which fourished, the force
Dills which threatened. and all the Incl.
dents OF the terrible years which dark.
ened our party's and our country's his.
tory from 1850 to 1884, when, through
wiser connsels, moderate action. concil.
iatory methois and restored confidence
we were intrusted with power again;
and, rejecting upon all these things, lei
them say whether it is the part or wis.
dom, by the insistence upon extreme
demands. TO imperil the success of our
party again and thereby tend to retard
the progress. diminish the glory, and
endan8er the best and highest interests
OF our common country"