Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-02
THE TARIFF DEBATE.
S.nl,Or Voorhees, Opens The Discus.
sion In The Senate.
A VERY ELOQUENT rrronE
The Sugar Schedule. The Proposed
Income Tax.-1hc Wool GU
the Free List.


Senate from the finance committee the
wilson tarin bill, aud opening the
Senate debate on the same:
SENATOR Voorhees, spEEom
Mt PfrsidonG Great abuses In gov.
eminent have rarely, n ever In any
rgt, been promptly aud totally eradi.
Gated, except by f0fclbIe revolution
aud tloo ishod. Such Ia the concurrent
and unbrokcn testimony VI history.
The spirit Of political and practical 10.
form, on the other hand, IL reasoning
n1d progressive spirit, moving forward
tirp ny step, rather than by violent
aud wholesale assault.
The protective system Of tafifi taxa.
ton as developed ana fastened upon the
business ana labor Of tho American
people, especially during the third Of
century past, growing worse at every
stage, II n system Of lniisgfibahlc In.
Justice and oppression; aud yet who
will contend that all It, Vicious pfInci.
piea and workings eau be- annihilntcd
by single hlow2 For the bill now uu.
der consideration no such claim is
M de, but In ils behalf eau be truth
fully asserted that u accompanies a
vast world Of tarifi reform.
Sir, | challenge the attention ~ the
Senate gud the country 90 the great
and commanding fact that by the pro.
Visions Of this bill the seemingly pari.
uON u q reduction OF lakes and At the
mo time an increase OF public
revenues Will bB fucOnclltd when 10
becomrs law. / Will not stop 10 con.
slider at this point the vast Individual
fohbcrirs committed Ia protected mar
kuts, u IL enough Tor my present pur-
pose 10 cay that We have libenlizod
4 mofiCau markets, made them more
accessible 10 the traffic OF the world
anu while not establishing ffur trade
We have made trade ffuur and more
even handed between tho maniac.
tufUr nnd consumer ami over
aud above aud beyond THE, IL
viii be found from tho schedules OF
this bill that tarin taxes now Officially
Atctflnined anu paid under existing
laws, on the wants, necessities ana
daily consumption Of the lnboring
men, women and children Of the
United States have been reduced more
than uoventy.six millions Der hnuum.
The enactment u the Mckinley bill
was a gigantic crime, not only against
every laboribg man aud working
w0mun In the United States, but also
against every Individual manufacturer
aud against all mhnuiactufi ng Interests.
10 was not 90 designed by IL authors,
but such was It's real and Inevitable
character. IL declared policy No
nngitlOus In principle, no rotten ia
morality, and no ravunous In It, exac.
tiout ON the absolute wants OF life
that IL possible duration was only a
question OF time when the next tltc.
ton by the people should occur and
yet the vast manufacturing Interests Of
the county were tempted aud 6oduced
into accepting IT. deluaive bflbts, and
into an eager adjustment Of Themselves
10 10 alluflng though tvanoscent aul
short lived provisions. II the reward
OF labor had ever been Increased a. an
incident or consequence VI Increased
tariff duties on foreign impoftu, moth. !
lug would be q sior or more gracious 10 [
the advocates and benonuiarisH OF uro. !
lection than 10 show that fact. The
very reverse, however, IL true.
NOtrhtet defended thoad valorem |
tyttem as fgircr, honestrr ana more !
eafily understood than specific duilee. |
90 tue sui uct Of the sugar schedule he |
haidl
Absolute tres trade ia sugar IL M |
attractive theme, but no such thing has |
ever existed for a single hour since the |
organization Of the government. A |
duty has always uoeu i'm \
posed on sugar, aud II has always been |
a slaunch revenue support Of the gov /
ornment. II that great model Of the
Democratic tarifl ior revenue only-the
taul OF lsij-it was declared IN short |
and simple phrase that "suRar OF ali |
kinds" aud "syfup OF the sugarn were
subject 10 u duty laid tax Of % per |
rent al val0Tem. The fact that the
duty tax on sugar has Injured more TO |
the benefit Of the revenues OF the gov.
eminent and lees 10 tho profits Of
private parties than any other tax
known 10 the tari1 legisla lon, may bo
stated Rs tho main reason why the
Democratic party has never made an
Issue against II. Every dollar collected
from tarin tax On.sugnr anu paid Into
The treasury relieves some other article
NJ even higher necessity IN tho ocono-
lny " lilo from tho imposition OF tSTin
taxation.
La turning 10 another aubJsct on
which much ignorance anu much
iunleyolent criticism has been heard,
.hH task II easy. In secu iinga sufficient
revenue Tor the suppufg Of the govern
munt with as Hight tax ~ possible on
these nocussnries OF life, have nc all
lines earnestly favored an increased
lax on whisky. would be glad tod y
u The pending hill provided for tax
VI SLIGO per gallon instead OF Sl,l0 az
j. does. Revenue raised from distilled
.plrlts, the purchase and consumption
li which 10 never necessity OF lie
N genuine JOY to my mind. My
sincere regret IL that more money for
NE government was not obtained from
mat source.
Spsakingof the proposed Income tax,
winch he warmly upheld, Mr. Noor.
The proposition contained In the
.rhuing bill 10 levy tax Of . per
Ont on all Incomes Of corr oraiions anu
'i luulvluuals IN excess Of $4,000 per
'nnum Ia no lust and equitable towards
ho nara working laKpayefH OF mragHr
esuufces throughout gno entire cluu-
~ not a word Ia its defense or explain.
'tion would seem necessary here or
my where else, But the narrow and
'oIroding soltishnrss Of riches has been
aroused by this simple measure VI
hHllco into fierce resentmonts anu uon-
ontlons' For no earthly consideration
would paint an unjust or
picture Of tho dsngeroue