The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-10

cOWIllltteN OF ITO mouse, anu Huil tHW
"in these latiOr days the distinctions be.
tween the functions and preroantiycs OF
tho executive department OH the QUO
hand and tho legislative department on
the other Ito not seem to b. always oh.
served. The truth Il that tho first IN.
formation which COngrosa hnd OF tho
alleged detnilI Of tho proposed bill was
IN the message Itself.
Bnt Tho strangest part OF this unprc.
ccden'ed proceeding was that in fact Mt
tho very date OF tho message, TO wit,
December i. 1893, neither tho full com.
Initioe OF ways and means nor tho
Democratic membOr0 thereof had
agreed unon anysincome tax or upon
other Internal taxation.
Tho senior senator from Indiana,
Mr. Voorhees,, calls this allegation
noisy aud rOsounding charge Lot mo
toll him 1t is not half 80 noisy US tho
constant vituporations which We hear
on every hand from blatant doinn-
goguos who are abroad In tho land
loudly invcighing against tho wealth OF
the country aud impudon,ly demanding
It's conliscatlon through every means
which their devilish ingenuity eau in.
vent.
Tho public should not DO mislcd into
tho belief that only those whose In
comes exceed $1,000 are affected by this
bill. That Is u mistaken idca.
I'm the first place all those having in
comes loss than $1,000 and over $500
arc put to the annoyance OF making
sworn returns, and they neglect 1t at
their peril.
I'm tho second place it may roasona-
bly, DO npprehendcd that some portion
OF the tax paid will reimburse itself by
MI incroaqo OF rents, whore tho income
was derived from That sourcs.
$50 poor tenants may DO affected in
GONE degree, rs well as rich landlords.
The bill seriously affects tho rights and
interests OF building and loan associa-
tons throughout the country incorpor-
a:Cd under state laws. Tho senate
amendments DO not euro the defects
complained Of.
A sTRoSG PROTEST.
lnquiring Ms 10 the source OF the dc.
mand no said: THAT nothing was
heard in its behalf on the part OF either
OF the two great political parties in the
campaign Of 1892. Neither tho Repub-
lIcan nor Democratic platform proposed
any such methods OF raising revenues.
No prominent Democrat or Republican
suggested any such measures. Its up.
proval was limited TO tho platform Of
the newly formed Populist party and its
advocacy WIS restricted TO Populists
orators" lie protested against tho
Democratic party being made tail to
the Populist kite and denied the right
OF Democratic Congress to mako new
principles for the party not sanctioned
by its representatives in national cou.
vention duly assembled.
"rne substitution OF internal or direct
taxes for custom house taxation, meant
tho reduction OF the wages OF American
workmen to tho European standards.
1t meant the degradation OF labor; it
meant the deprivation TO our workmen
OF tho comforts and luxuries Of life to
WHICH they have been accustomed"
"for my own part, as Democrat"
he said, 81 prefer indirect taxation and
tariff reform above direct taxes, and
tariH extinction. l prefer tnxin: for
cign products rather than taxing homo
products. follow Jefferson in regard
ing even the species OF indirect tax
alton on home products by, internal
revenue war taxes as not good to be cx-
tended and tho first 10 be rid OF when
their need is past.
"lf McKinleyism is socialism for the
~ Il, Al,
is socialism for the benefit OF the poor,
no true American Democrat will look
to the hair OF the dog to cure his bite.
American Democrats will reject social
ism OF both kinda. il my counsels
were needed would surprise and sat
isfy the country by the conservatism OF
our progress in revenue reform. The
Mckinley bill lost the country to our
opponents by its extreme features in
one direction, aud We should avoid the
opposite extreme.
lie quoted from the speech OF Senator
voorhees, tina! the passage OF the bill
would produce surplus, and said that
according TO this statement the bill has
Jumped out OF tho frying pan into the
fire" From deficiency thcre has
arisen an immoderatc surplus. Ono cx-
treme has been succeeded by another.
The committee made many changes,
taking sugar, iron, coal, lead and other
articles from the free list and making
them dutiable, and providing for tax
upon sugar estimated by official experts
10 realize Sll, So. 263 81, aud IN add.
tionGl tax on spirits from which Sl0,-
100000 is anticipated. Yet, notwi,h.
standing these largo additions OF rove
nue. sources to the bill, the committee
still retained the income tax.
In conclusion he defined his position
in these earnest words:
II stand ready TO support any rea.
sonable measure for tariff reform framed
within tho lines and based upon the
principles which | have here partially
indicated and which were fully eet
forth in my speech in opening the
political campaign in Brooklyn on Sep.
tember 10, 1892. l stand to-day where
l stood then. l have nothing TO add
and nothing to retract.
II will cheerfuily vote for tho Mills
bill and join with you in making many
material reductions OF duties thereon.
l am ready to waive all minor difference
or details which do not involve ques-
ton OF principle.
Having spoken to-day and especially
upon the income feature OF this bill l
reserve tho expression OF my views
upon its other features until near tho
close OF the discussion.
Mr.. President this is an important
crisis in this history OF the Democratic
party. The failure OF the ,aril revision
means tho defeat, tue decentralization,
il not the division and the annihila,ion
of our party. Moreover, it means, rs
Mn bnlicYn. injury TO the hnst intnrnstn