The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-14
spouded to the mandates Of tho Amer.

"But, Mr.. Speaker, we havo simply
realized in this great fight tho fact 90
well stated by tho great leader Of the
tariff reform fight in Great britain
that when the people have gained q
victory 4. the polls they must have a
further stand.up and knock.down light
with their own representatives. And
We have realized, II nothing else, the
salutary lesson OF the intrenchment Of
the protective system in this country
under thirty years OF clasa legislation.
until tho more matter Of tariff schedules
is q matter OF insigni6canco, and the
great question presents itself: Il this
10 be a government by selt-taxinR
people, or a,Goyernment Of taxation by
trusts and mouOPoli!aI [APpIause on
the Democratic side.
"a shall not say to tho people Of this
country, shall not say to my colleagues
here from whom, even ut the expense
OF what may SOON Ill-taste on this occa'
sion, cannot withhold tho expression
OF my unspeakable gratitude for thcir
personal friendship and their loyal and
enthusiastic supoort-I shall not say to
them that white Ia black, or that talso
Is true. or that protection is q Just, and
honest system Of taxation. Applause
on Democratic eide.
SENATE DILL CANNOT LAST.
Nothing which is not done right over
lasts, No work that is not thorough
over romans undisturbed. You can
sottle no question like tho great qucs-
ton OF taxation permanently and sately
except upon tho otornal basis Of right
and Of liberty. fApptauso.
"I shall not attempt, as said at tho
| outset, 10 explain tho merits or to
dwoll upon tho demOritS Of tho 600 odd
amondments. to this bill, which this
house 10 about, Of necessity, to con.
cur In.
"My attention has necessarily been
so constantly and so steadily directed to
their dement's that 1t would require
somo experience to learn what the
merits arc. Laughter and applause
But whatever the measure OF short
coming OF this bill in its present form
whatever be Its demerits in mere sched.
ules-this do know, that 1t is bettar
than tho Mckinley bill. Loud ap-
plauso on the Democratic side. This !
do know, that in part Of it 1t does
afford some relief to tho Taxpayers OF
this country, and does clip the wings Of
the gigantic monopolics that arc now
depressing them and blocking lcgisla-
| tion, TApplause on the Democratic
side; derisivc cries on the Republican
sido.
WOULD HAVE had FREE COAL
"Tako even those portions OF the bill
over which this,contost between the two
houses has beon waSed. Take iron orc
and coal, upon which We have been con-
fronted and to a certain extent unsuc-
cessfully confronted, tho great railroad
syndicates OF tho country; yot we have
reduced them both nearly fifty per cent
below thoMcKinlcy bill. Applause.
| Take tho sugar schedule, over which tho
greatest OF all tho contests between the
two houses has been wagcd. Vicious as
It may be, burdensome to tho people as
1t may bo, favorable to tho trust as 1t
NAV DO, 1t is loss vicious, less favorable
to the trust, less burdensomo to tho
people than Ia tho Mckinley law undcr
| which this trust has grown so great as
to oyershadow with It's power tho Amer
ican people," [Applause.1 -.
az should like to ask tho gentleman" !"
interrupted Mr.. Hudson Pop, Kas
"whether ho has investigated fully so
az to DO ablo TO state definitely that
this bill Us Amonded by the senate will
furnish sufficient revenue to mcct the
entire expenses OF the governmentP
"That il question" replied Mr..
Wilson, (which no man perhaps-cer-
tainlv not I-cau answer In definite Ian
cuage. But I have no difficulty what.
eycr in saying that whom the schedules
| OF tho bill with tho seuate amendments
got into normal operation it will pro-
duce sufficient aud more than sufficient
revenue for tho support Of the govern
mont.
~ should add to tho nnswor that per.
haps in tho beginning tho bill will not
produce as much revenue as will result
| from 1t Inter on under its ordinary work.
ing, because am informed, whether it
be true or not do not know, that tho
sugar trust, in anticipation oil tho pass.
age Of tho bill, has imported about ono
hundred million dollars worth, or, il
has boon said, even in exccss Of that
quantity, OF raw sugar"
PERTINENT QUESTION.
"Will tho gentleman pardon mo just
on that point ?" asked Mr.. DinRley tRop,
Maine). ~ understood him to say that
the sugar trust had already imported
SlOO, ,OOO, 900 worth OF sugar. II SO, mas
much as only Sl0O.OO0.0OO worth of su.
gar was imported last year, will not oil
Of tho rovcnuc that we get from sugar
under the operation Of this bill Tor tho
first year be missing2'
~ did not intend to givo tho figures
TINT ono hundred millions OF raw sugar
| lfad been importod," " rcpiied Mr. Wilson.
~ stated that had boon informed that
the sugar trust had imported about
that amount, and l havo oven heard it
stated that it was in excess Of TINT
amount It has boon put at 44S,000
tons by Gentlomon who pEetcnd to
know"
HIs 1t not true" asked Mr.. Hoard
lDem., Missouri), "that whatever may
bo this bonus to tho sugar trust, in
Wow of tho passage Of this law, would
not tho trust reap still lnrgor bonus
under tho operation of tho Mckinley
law il that wcro still loft in forcc2"
"Thoy would not do so Immediately,
but under tho operation oil that law
from year to Ynnr thoy would certainly
reap n larger sum. .
"Mr. Speaker, in Rnswor to all oE
those questions, l havo simply to say
that under tho rulo just adopted by tho
house Immediately following tho pas