The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07

was five -eighths of 1 cent, or equa
to the entire cost OF refining Hugar
including the wear and tear o
machinery. He characterized fre,
wool as the eliminating atrocit,
of the BILL" Before closing Mr.
Sherman devoted some time Il
the discussion of the income tax
An income tax, he said, was indie.
fensible unless it was levied agains
all incomes alike. To single out 1
class was communism. II Legislation
is this spirit obtained, the founda.
ton of the republic would disappear
COMMENT ON REEDS PLAN.
Representative Thomas B. Reeds
interview in the Fortnightiy Repieu
of London, advocating a freer use
of silver, has attracted much at
tention in congressional circles. The
plan suggested by him for an ar
rangement among nations to use
silver and to fix discriminating tariff
rates against countries not using
silver has been especially open to
comment.
"What, Reed for free silver?n
said Representative Bland, of Mis-
souri,, the silver leader, when told
of Mr.. Reeds Fortnightly article.
Then he laughed heartily and after
reading the article went on. "Mr.
Reed comedies our arguments, but
he offers us remedy which we
will not have. The great agricultural
classes who are behind silver will
never consent to a tariff war which
will close the markets of Europe
to our agricultural products. That
would be the effect of Mr.. Reeds
proposition. There is no need of
uniting the tariff and silver ques-
tions. They are wholly independent.
If the United States will coin silver
it will force England and other
foreign countries to recognize silver
without threatening with discrimi-
ing tariff duties. They must call
us their goods, and if we insist
on Offering them silver it will
soon become their interest to make
silver valuable. We must accomplish
the end at home, and not adopt
Mr.. Reeds plan of going abroad
and securing free silver by threats
of higher tariff. 1t is probable that
his main desire is not 80 much to
Pi9 sltYssE tfe hit to rr5Bhsr
countries" Mr.. Bland was asked
if the silver element of the west
and northwest would accept Mr..
Reeds views as gain to the silver
cause. "They will not" he replied.
eve are not asking Mr.. Reed to
admit our arguments, but to admit
our solution. Instead of that he
admits all we have claimed as to
the imperative need of larger
use of silver and yet he manufactures
silver tariff solution we will
never accept"
Representative Burrows (rep.)
! "a PAnlia article 10
timely. There has been much misre-
prest ntation as to the attitude of the
republican party on silver. They
are not for gold alone nor fol
silver alone, but for both gold
and silver. The only question il
how to secure the free use o.
both metals. If it can be accom-
plshed by mutual co cooperation
against non silver using nations
that may be the best solution" MIR
Burrows was asked if such tariff
reciprocity among silver using coun
tries would be surrender of TIL,
protective doctrine. "By no means,
said he. "a fair measure of pro
, lection to American industries coul,
, be maintained even with thos
countries using silver and ther
would be added protection agains
, non silver using countries. No on
, would sug gest reciprocity equivalen
3 to free trade"
Representative Tracey, of NeN
, York, the democratic anti -silve
9 leader, voiced the views of tina
element: "Mr. Reeds plan is who'll
impracticable," said he. ether
is no economic connection betwee
: tariff and silver. If England doe
not want silver she cannot b
i made to want it by threatenin
4 her with discriminating tariff rates
h Mr.. Reed might as well have pro
o posed to force England to us
C silver by sending rioters anon
d her people. His plan amounts
r threat of giving England troub
C il she does not accept silver. Th
IS proposition is a novelty, but nothin
more"
,, Representative G. w. Stone,
o Pennsylvania, leading republics
Is ,..tt unlRS
70 the caution prevailing among mar
n republicans as to accepting the ne
II departure suggested by Mr., Rec
% He said that there would be lit
1T division on his side as to M
70 Reeds proposition of uniting Il
10 nations for a freer use OF silve
ID but he was not ready TO adm
lS that auch N uninn was worth layi]