Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-26

Eoe fully reached that ooEelusion when tins
house bill was prepared. have ne doubt NY
self to-day that the business Of sugar refining
can be carried on as cheaply IN the United
States "a IN any other country IN the world
loud applause On the democratic s5dsl-and I
have not the slightest doubt. although sincere
tariff relormers diler with Us On that point
that any dinerential whatever upon refined SUI
gar Is simply so much bounty provided for the
great monopoly OF refining sugar II this coun-
Try loud applause the democratic side
II. therefore. the house conferreeS were pre-
pared to recede from the house position for
free sugar and attempt TO agree upon some
revenue taxation for sugar they could cot.
without the mandate of this house. acceps such
a provision as that which is offered in the sen
ate bill loud applause on the democratic
stde-l
No Surrender to Sugar Trust.
III 1t be true. stated by the gentleman
from Ohio-fAfr. JohnSon)-of which have
seen myself some afnrmaticns in the press-if
II be true that the great American sugar trust
has grown so strong and powerful that 1t says
that no tariff bill can be passed by the Amers-
can congress In which its interests are not ade-
Quately guarded: II. I say, that be true, hope
this house viii never consent to adjournment
tGreat cheering on the democratic s1de-l
hope, whatever the fate OF the general tarIr
bill Is, that this house viii not consent TO an
adjournment until 1t has passed single bill
putting refined sugar the free list RS
neved cheers the democratic side-l
Nj Speaker. shall not detzin this house
with any argument on the other points OF dis
pute between the two houses have. perhaps
almost beyond the limits OF proper repetition,
gone over from time to time the arguments in
favor OF a release of the great materials of in
dustry from taxation under any bill that may
he passed by congress, viii simply. there
fore in closing, cali attention to the position in
which we find ourselves to-day with reference
to tariff taxation.
This great question OF tariff reform has beer
the burning, dividing question OF American
politics for the last three presidential cam
paigns- The American people have three times
voted for the present occupant OF the white
house the great issue OF tariff reform.
margin before the people of this country. there
is not a democrat in all this land who did not
feel on the morning after election en-
thusiastic and as determined TO press forward
In that fight ss he did when the hope of victory
was with him the day before. Applause OF
the democratic side1. It was because of that
determination. IL was because OF that growing
enthusiasm, it was because We felt the spjri;
and the thrill Of the spirit Of American liberty
melting US, 1t was because we felt the incite-
ment Of a great moral purpose which multi
plies men by ten. that we took up this cause in
1888 and fought for it in 1890 and prevailed In
1892 Applause on the democratic sidel
The American people have given the re-
sponsibility. 1t remains to be seen whether
We also have the power to fulfill their man
date The bill which passed the house was
not only approved. prepared and voted for by
those who are the Immediately chosen servants
Of the taxpayers OF this country, but it has
been officially Endorsed by the president. who
was chosen by them TO carry out this great re-
form of the tariff Applause on the democrat
ic side.l Thus every part OF the machinery OF
the United states government to-day deriving
authority from the direct vote of the American
people has indorsed the scheme OF tariff re-
form proposed here and carried through thi: