The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-24
STAND LIKE A STONE WALL.
Democracy Presents an UnbroIzen
Front to the Enemy.

OcInOCEaCE PRESENTS an InDFOken
Front to the Enemy.
Washington, May 23.-In the Senate
Teller moved to lay the tariff bill on
the table in order to see if the bill was
the one which the Democratic major
ity intended to pass.
HILL Irby and Kyle voted against
Teller's motion.
Teller's motion was defeated by a
strict party votes yeas, IS nays.
Kyle introduced a resolution calling
for non-intervention in Hawaiian af-
fairs, which went over until tomorrow.
Mr. Germans Nerve.
German spoke on the tariff bill. He
<clairned that action had not been I'M
usually delayed. The Wilson bill had
been reported before its effects upon
the existing industries could be prop
erly studied. It failed to meet the de-
nands Of the treasury department and
actually decreased the deficit created
by Republican prohibitive duties. The
Senate always perfected such bills.
Yet, no sooner did the finance commit
tee begin work than the Democratic
senators were informed that any
change would be set down as betrayal
of the party's promises" Said Cor
H.
mand for prompt action has seriously
impaired the efficiency of the finance
committees work; it ultimately be-
came so strong that the revision was
hastily completed and the bill reported
- -sae Senate l ventured the asser-
tion in the course of the silver debate
that nowhere was the truth of the old
adage, The greater haste, the less
speed better eXempliied than in legis-
-
Wholesale DeniaIs.
In answer to the Republicans, Cor
man asserted that the bill had been
constructed on the Democratic theory
of tariff for revenue with such Incl
dental protection as could be given
consistently to the industries of the
country 1t followed strictly the
course marked out by President Cleve-
land in the latter's acceptance. This
is not a free trade measure, but a
longer step for free trade than either
the Mills bill or tariff act of 1883. 1t
was Democratic because it reduced
taxation to the requirements of the
government; it was not perfect, but
il was most logical, most fair, the
broad est~ and most timely, and would
prove the most advantageous tariff leg
islation enacted since the Republican
party Sprang into existence.
German denied that any trust had
dictated any part Of any schedule.
Justice to Louisiana required the re-
tention of the sugar bounty That the
sugar trust had thriven under the Re-
publican tariff there could be no ques-
zion; whether it would prosper under
the new bill remained a be seen.
German deplored the fastening of the
income tax on the tariff bill, but said
he knew the majority of his Demo-
cratic colleagues differed from him
and he would vote for the bill.
German was applauded from the
galleries and senators gathered about
dis desk, congratulating him.
No Gap in the Democratic Line.
Teller said he was interested to learn
from German that a majority of the
Senate would support the compromise
bill He had known the party ha6
abandoned the Chicago platform as
far as silver WAS concerned, at Cleve-
lands dictation, but he now learned
that Cleveiand's utcerances took pre-.
cedence over the plank of the party
plstform on tariff. The MARYLAND sen
ator had not said that all the Demo
Gratis would support the D-4-. 1Aoa
%nany Populists We're counted on tC
make up a majority in the Senate
Were there any back-sliders among
the Democrats These were interest,
ing questions, and in order to make
every senator show his colors he would