St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-21
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for any legitimate purposes of the treas
ury. The president speaks OF the 'DpH-
ocratic principle and policy which led
to the taxation or sugar He asserts
that In the taxation of sugar we are in
no danger of running counter to Demo
cratic principle
II desire only 10 suggest that If it was
desirable that sugar should be taxed 'as
aiegitimate and logical article pf rev
enue taXation.' as he now says, it seems
strange that the president did not in his
last annual message make some intima-
tiOn, suggestion or recommendation to
that effect. He
INDoRSED THE WILSON BILL
explicitly in his message, although it
provided substantially for tree raw
Sugar. lie permitted the house to pass
THAT measure, without word OF pro-
test or advice or suggestion that there
Should be tax ON sugar. which has
come 10 be regarded as one of the neceS-
Saries OF life. Secretary Carlisle. the
trusted financial officer of the cabinet,
speaking unqupstionably ex catheira,
outlined with great care the essential
provisions Of the proposed tariff bill,
but made no recommendation whatever
for tax upon sugar. While free sugar
was being carried through the
Hoeoo e"o "uhiiiietiatioH leHiaileu
quiet and passive, but now, after
the house has acted and the
country has been led to expect free
sugar. The administration shows its hand
and declares for duty upon it.
L am not now aEtagoniZing its sug-
geStion. l am simply stating the facts
OF recent history. Under the existing
circumstances, with an income tax re-
tanned i'll this bill, voted for tree sugar
before and l shall do so again. In my
Judgment, the house cannot now honor
ably retreat from Its position in favor of
Tree sugar. The presidents suggestion
came too late. Tne senate must recede
from its ameDdments'
MIR. Hill, in closing his speech called
attention TO the fact that the president.
who had been so often quoted in the
tariff debate as favorlng the income tax,
mad at last on yesterday come out in nJ
uncertain tones against it. He trusted
that the presidents words would have
their effect. He (HilD wanted to per-
feet this bill. He knew it was claimed
that his wishes should not bs consulted
because he did not intend to vote for
this bill. He never should vote for it
as long as it contained the income "a
but he wanted TO see it made defensble.
While he was speaking of free coal
and free iron, MIR. Pugh created sell
sation by asking MIR. Hill who owned
the coal and iron ore which he (I1ilD
and the president desired should be
placed on the free list.
II do not KNOW" replied Mr.. Hill,
emphatically. Il know to what the
senator probably refers, and it may be
brought out in this debate. do not
know who owns the coal and iron
mines. whose coal will come in free. |
do not care 1t makes no difference"
A SLIGHT DEMONSTRATION
in the galleries greeted Nh. HIPS reply,
which was renewed when, with uplifted
and threatening hands, he declared that
unless the Democrats of the senate
yielded they would 20 to the wall, and
the president would go to the front.
Mr. Hill. after his declaration in favor
of free sugar, proceeded to say that the
free sugar clause i'll the tariff bill had
been universally indorsed by the Demo-
Gratis of the country. He read flOm a
dispatch from Evansville, Ind, which
stated that congressional convention
had denounced Hill. Brice and German
as the Benedict ArnoldS of the Demo-
cratic party for opposing free sugar.
MIR. Voorhees, arose and denied abso-
luteiy the truth of the dispatch OH the
strength of information given him by
Congressman Taylor. of Indiana, who
was on the floor. Sharp words between
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Voorhees, followed.
Mr. Vest took the floor when Mr.. Hill
sat down. After the speech from the
senator from New York. he began, it
was a subject of congratulation that he
and the president have at last found
platform on which both could stand.
The lion and the lamb had at last lain
/ down together, ana were led as little
VI yu.lu md
Tee. He left the others to decide which
was the lion aud which was the lamb.
The senator from New York had said
that free raw materials was a cardinal
principle OF Democracy. The president
went further 10 Say that failure to place
raw materials on the free list was Dem
Ocratic pertidy and diShonor. Why did
not the senator from New York vote for
free wool? lie asked.
Il did not vote on several motions
when the bill was in committee" re-
piled Mr.. Hill, ''but L distinctly voted
for free wool in the senate"
VEST GETS SARCASTIC.
''lf my very sou was thrilling and
pulsating for free raw Materials" re-
torted Mr.. Vest, Sarcastically, "at the
peril of my life should have been OIL
hand to vote at every roll call for the
cardinal principle of the Democracy"
Mr. Vest then proceeded to read the
letter of acceptance of President Cleye-
land i'll 1892. pronouncing in favor of
freer raw material. Yet now he de.
nounced freer raw materials as perfidy
tand dishonor! In scathing tones he ar
ralgned the president.
'He had been his FRIEND" he said in
thunderous tones: ''ile had defended
him on the floor Of the senate whsn his
friends could have been counted on the
fingers of oue's hand. Where did the
president get the right to dictate to con-
gress; to denounce one branch OF con-
gress to the other? Did he embody
in his single being all the Democracy,
all the tariff reform sentiment in this
country? MIR. Cleveland was a big
man, but the Democratic party was
greater than any one man. 1t has sur
vived j etferson, Madison, jackson: it
would survive Grover Cleveland. I'm
der what clause of the constitution did
Mr.. Cleveland get the right, after bill
had been sent to full and free confer
ence between the two houses. to make
an appeal to his party friends to stand
by his individual views. Mrs. Madison
had said in her memoirs that the capi-
toi had been placed al one end of the
avenue and the White house at the other
to prevent the president from exercising
an undue influence on the legislative
branch of the government. Ii the pres
dent could send word to his friends to
stand firm, he had the right to SEND his
cabinet ministers here to coerce men,
bers in congress; he had right to do as
he had done during the fight over the
repeal of the Sherman law, punish
recalcitrant members of his own party.
1t was mockery to talk of full and
free conference when one of the con-
ferees came to the committee room
with the orders of the president in his
pocket"
BITTER AGAINST GROVER.
Mr.. Vest spoke with bitterness of the
Presidents denunciation of the senate
bill, which had been passed after four
months of such toll and responsibility
as he should never assume again. Yet.
he said, those who were instrumental in
hai'moniZing the differences and bring