The sun., 1894-04-28
PRICE TWO CENTS.
Mr.. CLEVELAND BACKS DOWN
WILLING AND EVEN ANXIOUS TO
sTRIKE OUT the INCOME TAX


The Ind--tr,si situa,,ou rrd IN. a pp-o.es
OF the Cos~y Arm,e- Has 40 Al.rm-a
the Washington Omeini- that They Az.
UrsirG the Necessity OF Settling the
TsrIE our-tIon at Once In some way.
WASHINGTON. April 27.-one thing at least 10
true about the tariff situation in Washington
to-day. This is that the officials Of the Ad-
ministration from President Cleveland down
and the leaders In Congress- in both parties
are becoming very nervous and anxious over
the unsettled and excited condition OF the un-
employed throughout the United States.
and tho recent talk OF necessity for
settling the tariff question at once has
grown almost entirely out OF the fear
of Coxeyism. President Cleveland was him-
self the first person to take alarm at the ap-
proach OF Coxey and his crowd and the other
Industrial armies in their march toward WASH
inRton, and II 10 said that he has communi-
Gated his fears to the N members Of his Cabinet
and bis party friends In Congress. For
more than two weeks the President
has been In daily and nightly oonsul-
tation with the leaders OF the party. includ-
ing some who are not at all friendly TO
the Administration, and has impressed upon
them the necessity Of taking same decisive
step at once on the tariff question In order to
relieve the suspense and break the effect Of
the concentration Of the army Of the unem-
ployed" Of the country upon the capital. All
perfunctory offlcial denials to the contrary
Notwithstanding. President Cleveland was
the instigator Of the proclamation issued last
Monday hy the Commissioners Of the Dis
triot Of Columbia and published a. . warning
to the approaching armies OF the Oommonweal.
and before II was issued IL had been the sub
iect OF consultation By members Of the Cab
met and Dem mocrats Of influence. That proc
lamation was issued through fear Of Coxey.
Ism. and through fear Of the same impendins
danger President Cleveland has weak snsd on
tha income tar. and Ia willing and even anx-
ious to have that feature OF the Wilson Tariff
bill emasculated In order that the Dem ocratio
Senate may be able to pass the bill
As Senator Hill so shrewdly pointed out In
bis able speech. which is ret the talk OF WASH
ington. the President in his message to Con-
gress called the attention OF the public to the
fact that the Wilson bill then still In course Of
preparation by the Committee on WAYS
and Means. would provide . small tax
upon incomes derived from corporate
Investments. Afterward the committee
went far beyond this and provided also
for q tax upon individual incomes. Now
President Cleveland ts attempting to drive the
Democrats back to whore he says they stood
when he sent his annual message to Congress.
This is what all the talk OF tho past two or
three days about q new tariff bill means. In
order to perfect bill that can receive tho
votes OF the forty -four Democrats In the United
States Senate. tho odious income tar feature 10
to be practically smashed. II Il can be smash
cd. and to accomplish this President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle are now employing
every means In their power.
But II 10 not at all certain that the Adminis-
tration will be able so to amend the bill that It
will receive Democratic support aud their
work must for time at least be carried ON
entirely outside OF the members OF the Com
mittee on Finance. That this 10 so is shown
by the fae- that the Senators who now
say that . new bill IL being framed
are confronted By tho statements In
open Senate OF Senators Vest. Voorhees,
Jones OF Arkansas. and McPherson. the
Democratic members OF the Finance Commit
tee. that so far as they know the staten ents OF
Mr.. BrIce and others are entirely without
foundation. One statement has been made in
connection with the alleged amended bill that
has not been denied and will probably not be.
This is that the Finance Committee has de-
cided to change the sugar duty from specific
to ad valorem. the result Of which Il said to
be q substantial concession to tho sugar ro-
hners. as It gives them an increased differ
ential rate OF duty. The sugar sehed-
ule. however. is not By any means the
only one that will be tampered with. and
nothing Is more certain than that II the Tariff
bill 10 eventually amended 30 that it can bs
supported by the Democratic Senators who
are now its opponents. Il will contain other
important changes than tho emAsculation Of
the income-tax proposition. the increased
rates OF the sugar schedule. and like amend
ments. that It 10 stated By Senators have al
ready been agreed upon