The Washington times., 1894-04-19
MORRILL, MENTIONS TARIFF
Also Cameron, Also Quay, in a More
or Less Interested Senate.
TURPIE SUPPORTS THE BILL
The Destruction Of Silver Regretted-Is the
Tariff to Follow! Mr.. Cameron inquiries.
The People Feel the Situation for Them
selvss-Lucky the Party that Sees the Way.

Ine proceedings IN the senate yesterday
were void of any incidents Of special interest.
Good progress was made in the discussion Of
the tariff bill, speeches being made against
it by Senators Morrill,, Cameron, and Quay,
and for 1t by Senator Turpie.
The Senator from Vermont expressed his
regret that the financial and industrial crisis
had to be continued by vainglorious and
clumsy attempt to carry out the Democratic
platform. He made some rather biting refer
ences to the troubles in which the Democrats
found themselves over the bill. and pointed
out some Of the items in which he thought
they had compromised with their principles
and provided for protective tariff on such
articles as would win votes for the bill.
"Concefning the rates Of duties reported in the
tari bill, he said, lit Is no violation OF confiden
tial relations of the Senate Committee on FL
nance to state now that they were all fixed and
determined without the votes OF the Republican
members, and against even the votes of any hes
itating or divergent minority of the Democratic
members. Thus many of the most important
questions may have been determined by the
smallest fraction of three or four of committee
of eleven, but while the process of evolution was
great novelty, IL Will not be controverted that
all the rates OF duty are of the purest Demo-
cratic origin. The increase of our manufacture
ing products from s. 900 600 900 in 1880 to s9GD0
0O0.0UO in 1880 eclipses any progressive growth Of
this or any other country in all the worlds his
tory"
The Senator stated in some detail his objec-
tions to the income tax. He said:
An income tax, like the one here proposed
which fixes the tax at one rate in its application
to all persons, Is manifestly unjust That derived
from rent of houses, always needing annual
repairs, should be less than thst on land; that
derived from labor less than that upon real
property; that from silver mines less than that
from more stable coal mines; and that from pro-
fesslonal men, wholly dependent upon their
health, less than upon brewers and distiliers.
To make things equal some discrimination must
be made.
In closing Senator Morrill, said:
The policy of some rugged partisans is to
hold as their enemies all corporations, however
beneficent, as the FeIee Islanders once held
Christian people and though these fanatical
partisans may love and forgive them, they
really love them best roasted.
The Democratic party cry for years has been
against all internal revenue taxes, except those
on malt and spirituous liquors. The revolution
now proposed is TO give the lead of these taxes,
heretofore mathematical, and so minimize GUS
toms revenue that even incidental protection
shall be impossible.
Should the bill, aided by the concurrent
action Of the Senate, ever reach the dignity of a
law enacted by Congress, l should profoundly
regret it,
Senator Turpie Dem, Ind) spoke in support
OF the tariff bill and in his preface rehearsed the
history of the tariff action of the founders of the
republic The first tariff act was that of July 4,
1889 drawn by Madison and signed by Washing
ton, the highest duty imposed being Is per
cent, on coaches and carriages-a tax on wealth.
They had never contemplated the imposition of
tariff taxes which they did not expect 10 collect
taxes so high that no articles could be imported
Were these men the friends and supporters of
British industries and pOlicy?' asked Mr. Turpie.
lie discussed the effect of high tariff on the
agricultural interests, introducing the topic by
the assertion that agriculture was Americas
natural monopoly from the cheapness of the land,
and il was from those engaged in agriculture
that the demand for the repeal OF the existing
law was ioudest In many respects the House
and Senate bills were one; they both put revenue
at the front and kept there; they both enlarged
the free list and revised taxation; both discarded
the dogma and principle of prohibitive protec-
ton. Neither Of them paid n bounty 10 the
charine subsidy league. Passing then TO the
consideration of the income tax he warmly ad-
yocated IL.
Mr.. Cameron, who followed. dwelt at some
length on the influence of the London money
market on the policy of the United States.
1--WE are bold" said Mr. Cameron, "io destroy
silver, because IL was mark of our independ-
ence, and we did so for no other reason than 10
remain in the moneyed system of England. And
now that tariff, which has been the chief object
Of antipathy TO the British moneyed interests, is
also TO be overthrown. We have sacrificed our
whole country west Of the Mississippi on the sill
yer issue; we are now going TO sacrifice the whole
country east of the Mississippi in the tariff in
order TO open new markets for foreign capital in
foreign industries
'Nfhe situation of the world to-day is more
critical than ever before in our time. The peo-
pie will see it, and act as soon can reach
them. They are neither money lenders
mugwumps. They feel their interests more
truly than all the newspapers and lecturers in
the world can teach They will not be afraid to
cut wholly loose from Europe. They will be glad
and proud TO restore silver, 10 place the United
States at the head of the silver using countries
OF the world Such policy would satisfy their
true instincts. With all America at their side
and all Asia at their back, they could then iso-
late Europe, and force England TO follow or to
fail To such policy tariff could offer OBJ
stacle. The barrier OF gold would be more fatal
than any barrier of a custom house The bond
of silver would be stronger than any bond of
free trade.
Whatever party first comes TO this political
platform will win victory, and il is easier for
the Republicans to take this ground than for
their opponents, who have destroyed silver and
are pledged to hostility against American
policy, whether in industry or trade. Standing
on these as supports the United States may hope
10 extend their influence over the world, but so
long they narrow their ambition TO becoming
a larger England or q more German Germany
they can become nothing worth their trouble and
can win no markets worth having, not even their
own"
Following Senator Cameron his colleague
Senator Quay. continued his speech begun
last Saturday, discussing the production of
iron.