The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-05-25
SENATOR GORMAN DEFINES HIS
POSITION.

fantasy, from spolls, from RESTRICTIONS
upon individual liberty, from jingoism
from all those evils, in brief, which
the Democratic party inherited as a
hateful legancy from three decades OF
Republican maladministration.
Senator German referred to the
political revolution in 1892, when the
Democratic hosts won a mighty vic
tory for tariff reform, but the magni-
tude of the undertaking and the dis
sensions in the Democratic party inter
posed difficulties which prevented the
speedy passage of tariff reform bill.
These are among the reasons which
Mr.. German assigns for delay in the
Senate-a delay, we may add, which
is paralyzing business and creating
encouragement and dissatisfaction
among the thousands of Democrats
who are not personally interested in
the maintenance of trusts or the per-
petuation of an Unfortunately high
tariff on the necessaries of life.
Mr.. German asserts that due consid-
Grafton was not given to the Wilson
bill in the House and that changes
were made without regard for their
| ultimate effects or for existing indus
trial conditions. The result, Mr.. Cor
man declares, was necessarily an i'm
perfect measure, which not only failed
to meet the requirements of the treas
ury but actually increased the deficit
created by Republican prohibitive
| duties. There has never been mo
ment, he said, when the original Will
son bill or the measure reported by
the finance committee could command
| q majority of the votes in the Senate.
The BILL as amended by the Senate,
he declared, will receive every Demo
cratic vote in the Senate, the endorse
ment of Democratic House, the sig
nature of Democratic President and
the approval of the Democratic party.
1t is to be hoped that this result will
follow While'we appreciate the diff
fculty of constructing "a tariff bill
which would satisfy the greed of mo-
nopolists and at the same time enure
to the welfare of the class which Presi-
dent Lincoln was pleased to denomi-
nate the plain people," the bone and
sinew of the land, we are frank to
confess that the best use does not APP
pear to have been made of the Demo
cratic opportunity to secure tariff in
full accord with Democratic policy
from the time of the organization of
the party.
Senator German, however, says the
bill is not free trade measure but is
longer step in that direction than
either the Mills bill or the tariff of
1888. He says it is Democratic be-
cause it reduces taxation 10 the actual
requirements of the government; that
| it eliminates the favoritism of the
present law and lessons the burdens
upon the great majority of the people.
| He says it will make possible the
quick revival of business activity, will
obviate the necessity of an issue of
| bonds and whatever of discrimination
it has is in favor of American citizens.
Mr.. German denounces as unquali-
fiedly false the assertion that any
trust or trusts have dictated any part
of the schedule of the Senate bill, and
asserts that while the necessity of
killing combinations was felt, they
were so hedged about by the bounty
and other devices of Republican states
men that it was possible only to cur
tail their privileges. The duty on
lead was reduced so per cent, on steel
rails So per cent. and on refined sugar
rs per cent. He justities the tariff on
sugar in the interest of Louisiana and
of the beet-sugar production in Ne
braska and California.
This rule of protection, he says, has
been applied to such agricultural i'm
pIements, petroleum, &C., as are i'm
ported from countries which tax those
products of our own.
Senator German does not approve
of the income tax, but will not let this
eature of the bill prevent him from
voting for it.
In conclusion Mr.. German exhorted
Democratic Senators to stand firm and
the people will soon understand the
true situation. He added:
The line that marks the difference in party
policies is no less distinct than when the people
| made their choice in 1892. The Republican
| party still stands for excessive taxation, for
| class privileges, for intimidation at the polls.
| for extravaganza, for restriction of personal
liberty for that misrule of every kind of which
the country has reaped the bitter fruits III the
| past year.
The Democratic party is still the party of the
| people, of enlightenment, of conscience, of
| reason, of individual liberty. of progress-lib-
eral always, radical when occasion requires,
but conservative when, as now, caution is es-
| sental to prosperity.
Only let the millions of patriotic citizens who
stood shoulder to shoulder in the great crusade
| against usurpation and wrong reflect that per-
Torrance is difficult in the same degree as crit
| icism is easy, and be at least tolerant on the
| eve of fuiillment, never forgetting that, while
opinions may honestly differ, the one underly-
| ing patriotic purpose still anmates all.
! Patience. Forbearance. Courage.
The shadow is not that of the horizon. Now,
of all times, the sun of Democracy is at the
meridian. Before the second year of response
bility shall have ended the cloud before it will
have rolled away and its radiance will rest
| upon Il land blessed with peace and plenty, and
| knowledge that, after 80 years in the wilder
ness, they have at last come unto their own.
| Upon the conc fusion of Senator
Germans speech, on Wednesday,
Senator Teller, in order to test the
sincerity of those Senators who have
declared they were in favor of tariff
reform while voting for protection,
moved to lay the tariff bill Oh the
| table The Democratic Senators,
however, presented an unbroken
front and defeated Mr.. Tellers mo-
ton. The Populists voted with them
but the Republicans cast solid vote
for the motion. Revenue REFORM"
says the Philadelphia Times, ''is
now assured and the clouds will soon
roll away"
Mr.. G. Ridgely Goodwin, the new
Surveyor of the Port of Baltimore.
died last Sunday afternoon, at his
home in Baltimore. He took charge
of his office on the Monday previous
and was at his desk again ON Tuesday
for the last time.
Report of the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury finished their labors ON