The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-07-07
AN ELOQUENT PROTEST,

Senator Germans compromise tar
if bill passed the Senate on Tuesday
night by vote Of thirty nine in the
affirmative to thirty four in the neg
alive, among the latter being Sen
ator Hill, of New York, who profess
ted finally, fercely and fruitlessly
against the passage of this mongrel
measure.
The Senator said:
The majority Of the Democratic senators
Of this body (which thirty one are from the
South allied with the PopuIists and with six
Republicans, have insisted upon the retention Of
an income tax in the pending measure.
have earnestly appealed to my party friends
to eliminate this Objectionable feature but my
appeals have been in vain. l have warned
then Of the dangers to which, in my judgment
they were unnecessarily subiecting the Demo-
cratic party, but they have chosen to disregard
them, as was their privilege. They have
preferred the retention Of an obvious income tax
in ia ri bill, regardless OF what the couse-
quences may be.
NJ. President the course which has thus been
marked out Is unwise, inexcusabIe and I'M
necessary. II resembles the greater folly of
thirty three years ago. when the Democratic
party was rent in twain and Republicanism
triumphed for twenty four years thereafter In
my opinion, it imperils the possibility of per
manent Democratic success in any Northern
state for many years to come.
You array against US in almost solid from. the
entire business men of the county.
Mr.. President as between 4 populistic income
tax on the one hand and a Republican tariff law
on the, other, choose the latter as the least OF
two evils.
AS between pernicious class legislation iraught
with dangerous consequences to the country on
the one hand, and simply high tariff taxation on
the other, prefer to endure the latter, at least
Tor brief period, if l compelled to chcose
betweeen them. | do this not without some
reluctance, because l always regret to differ
with party friends, but the consciousness ofrglt
and my own selfrespect forbid any other COURSE
Besides, you have made my path of duty an easy
one.
The Senate bll-the q orman Compromise bill
as it is now generally known in the press and
throughout the country-I mean the bill in its
present shape, is neither salts factory to the
Democratic party FOR to the country. There is
10 mistakirg public sentiment upon this
point.
giving them a stone. We promised them free
raw materials and we are giving them taxed
coal, taxed iron ore, taxed coke, taxed lead ore
and other taxed raw materials.
They expected free sugar, but are taxing
not only that article, but other necessaries of
lie.
We do not need both sugar tax and an income
tax, but it seems that considerations other than
those Of revenue to the Treasury have dictated
and retained both. Numerous senators around
the Democratic side of this chamber must feel as
though Democratic principles have been
rendered or bartered away to secure the triumph
OF this botch ed compromise measure, which is
really acceptable to no one. The issue of tarid
reform had better be postponed and preserved
intact rather than erasculated disfgured, and
-IeS poiIed in the manner now proposed.
sink or swim, live or de, survive or perish"
cannot and will not SUPP ort this bill in its
present shape.