The herald., 1894-08-26
and the like OF which ought never to be
a part of the history Of any country.
HATCHED IN THE DARK,

Huu tHe lihe oI which Oubub uoVoT W W
a part of the history OF any country.
HATCHED IN THE DARK.
"For the first time in the history OF
the country. the conference committee
never met for the transaction OF its
legitimate business. The Republicans
OF the committee on conference wore
excluded from all discussion and con-
siderstion of the question.
"What discussion took place among
the people representing the Democratic
party have no knowledge. Everyone
knows that this bill. which, according
to the Democratic party, contained
party perfidy and party diahonor. was
passed by the house, and that they
violated every rule Of parliamentary law
in order to enable them to pass it. Now
what is that bill? 1 am sorry to cay
that, although l was on the committee
of reference. l was deprived OF an op.
portunity to examine the items and to
discuss the reasons for them. That
bill must be tested like any other bill.
by the tsas of time and experience.
Thoss who know best about 1t believe
the results to the country will be dis
sstrous, but fortunately not ss dis
astrous "a the original bill, to which
MIR. Wilson's name Was only attached.
NOT FINALITY.
But there is only one thing from
which we must free our minds, and that
is the idea that this bill, however bad 1t
may be, is the basis upon which the
business OF the country may adjust It.
eelf upon a lower plane OF wages, with
safety, end proceed with whatever is
left to us OF the industries Of the ooun.
try. That idea We must dismiss abso.
lutely from our minds. The fact 10 the
bill 10 not fnslity. Let it be uuder-
stood that l do not say this under my
own authority, l desire to keep the
opinions OF the Democratic leaders
themselves upon that subject"
Reed then quoted from the remarks Of
Mr.. Wilson in the house and Mills in the
senate to show that the tariff bill passed,
10 one step in the march toward free
trade.
Reed continuing said: "How many
errors, how many mistakes and blunders
there may be in the bill as it finally
reached the president, and not yet dis.
covered, can only bo conjectured as yet.
THE SUGAR SCANDAL.
'I have not permitted myself to COM
ment upon the scandalous stories or
even the visible scandal connected with
the passing Of the tax upon sugar. But
it ia due to the country that the aspects
OF it which are commented upon should
be carefully and fairly dealt with. The
house OF representatives undertook to
not only abolish the sugar bounty, but
also to take off the duty connected
with the sugar tariff. When the bill ar
rived in the senate IL WAS engaged
in the task of passing bill
which diminished the revenues OF the
government $75,000,000. Itthen became
necessary in the opinion OF all intelligent
people to put tax upon sugar, II this
bill was to be persisted in. Thereupon a
tax was proposed upon sugar OF 40 per
cent, with diffsrentiel of "a cent per
pound for the sugar refners, and still
another differential to protect against
the export sugar countries which paid
an export premium.
This was the bill which passed the
house. Anticipating, in fact knowing,
that the bill would be unpopular in
every possible way, they endeavored to
relieve themselves from the burden Of
vots which they had just given, and
therefore availed themselves of the ex-
traordinsry powers which resided in the
house, and by course OF action en-
tirely unprecedented. they provided that
bill might be introduced into the
house giving free sugar, which bill could
not be amended, should not be debated
over half an hour, and might then be
passed, and accordingly this was done.
OF course this was pure farce every
body knew it, no matter how they voted
upon this subject.
suTha aan oforo yotoI fa mt -, h. ~ IN
an amendment authorizing the contin-
uance of the bounty which had already
been granted under the Mckinley act,
and which was promised to the people
of the country for a period OF 10 years.
This the Democrats refused to adopt; 30
their 'popgun' bill and all the rest of
the popgun bills slept the sleep in which
they would rest.
THE only valid action which the
house performed with regard to the
sugar trust has been to furnish them
with almost infinite wealth, for Mr..
Wilson himself on the floor OF the house
gave the figures which showed that in
all probability the bill for which be was
voting, and for which he was demanding
votes, and which he finally carried, gave
to the sugar trust 10,0C0,000 every year
outside Of the protection to refners.
FALSE ECONOMY.
81 desire ID point out to you the fact
thatat time when the revenues OF the
country are decreasing, when it has been
already necessary to put out $4,000, 600
of interest-bearing bonds, the expendi-
lures OF the fret session of the ffty.third
congress, with both houses under Demo-
cratic rule, have exceeded the expendi-
lures OF the first session of the fifty-hrat
congress by $4,000. The chairman of
the committee on appropriations has
endeavored to make figures which would
indicate that the first session of the
fifty-frst congress. W hioh was Democratic
was $29, 200, QUO more economic than the
session of the fifty-second congress, the
house of which was Democratic alone.
But comparison of figures will chow that
the pensions for that session OF the
fifty second congress were $lS0.000 900,
while those of the filty.third congress
were $l5l 900, 900, which makes exactly
this difference of $4,000. 900. In other
words they have deprived the pension
ers of $29,000,000, the exact amount
claimed by the economy"
J. T. Dolliver of ColorRdo followed Mr..
Reed. He discussed the money ques-
tion, and eloqusntly referred 70 the past
history OF the Republican party.