The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-14

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sEArTLE. "WEDNESDAY. FEB. ~.
THE SENATE AND THE TARIFR BILL
The Wilson tariff bill. from present
appearances, win probably pass the senate
substantially a. ii came from the house,
unless Is be In the matter Of taking sugar
on the srce list. Under the Chicago plat
form the party was pledged to tax sugar.
Sea and coffee, bat IL was afraid 10 do that,
~ tar on sugar Of q cents q pound, yield
ing E000D. coo, would como out OF the
pockets Of the working people. A heavy
tax on beer or whisky was dangerous
legislation for party that exists by its
alliance with the liquor saloons Of the
North, 90 the income tar was resorted TO,
because II appealed TO that property hating
and communistic spirit which the Democ-
racy have always fostered when they
warred against bondholders. against
protected industries. and howled for fiat
money in 1874 and free silver from 1877 70
1905 So the house. which is under the
control Of Southern sectional Bonrbons
and Western Popuiist wolves in Demo-
cratic sheeps clothing, threw up their
hats for the income tax The South said
the North aad East will have to pay it,.
and the Democratic Western Populists
were delighted to enforce class legislation
against the well-to-do capitalists and
workers OF the country.
The senate IL not likely to change the
tariff unless the South for the sake of
Louisiana insists on taking sugar OF the
free list. There are few Democratic SEN
stors, like Murphy. Hill, Smith. German.
Brice and Mcpherson, who really detest
the Wilson tariff bill. but they will vote
for II Just rs Bourke Cochran In the
house after making powerful argument
against tho income tax, voted for the bill
~ party measure: that Is. Is q statesman
he dcplored the income tax, but as Dem
ocratic politician he was ready TO swallow
any measure supported by his party. The
income tax will not hurt but will rather
help the tariff bill in the senate, for the
senate contains more Democrats filled
with financial and Popuiist heresies
than the house. Ia the contes,
over the repeal of the silver
purchase act of 1890 the South were by q
large majority inilationist, or .fres silver"
men, and Mills of Texas who vigorously
favored the repeal of the silver purchase
act, 10 strong advocate OF the income tax.
Senator Mcpherson. OF New Jersey, per.
sonaily does not believe in the income tar
or In the Wilson tariff bill. but declares hs
will vote for 1t as party measure.
The truth is that the Democratic party
IL controlled in the senate even more, il
possible, than IL IL in the house by
Southern men who know nothing OF
finance: and neither know nor care any
thing about Northern industries or com
rrehend the temper of the people in the
great commercial and manufacturing
states. The Northern Democrats. who dc
comprehend the situation. are just what
Northern Democrats wero in slavery
times. mere tools OF the South, that sits In
the saddle, cracks the whip and orders tn,
obsequioos Northern grooms and iackeys &
give the horse hts head. Bourka Cochran
Is nothing but a brilliant North
ern doughiace, as ohseqaioas and ohedieni
at the sound of the Southern whip a,
Caleb Cushing. Pierce, buchanan. Voor
hees. Hendricks. Holman aud Thurman
were in their political youth. Southern
seetionalism ard prejudice gives the hanC
20 the Democratic Popuiism Of the West
and the Northern Democrats, like Bourk,
Cochran and Hartsr, who know bette,
speak like statesmen and then vote lik,
craven pariisans. They are as anoms iou,
and eccentric as Goldsmith, ''who wrot,
most divineiy and talked like poor Pol.
oaiy seventeen Democrats la the house
voted against the Wilson bill. and of thes,
seventeen dissenters nearly all vote,
against the income tax. aud did not IRE
tend ,has their opposition 10 the bill VA
based on iss destruction Of industries. th,
closing of mines and workshops and ih,
surrender Of our vast home marke. to tn,
xsSveignsr. Ii il quito probable that IN,
Wilson tAriff bill, with its free raw
materials. its odioas income tax. will pas.
the senate and become law. II any i'm
porssnt change is made IL viii be made In
the matter of taxing sugar of the FIRE.
list, in obedience io the pressure O
Louisiana and the perception Of the Demo
cratic senators that even with the incom,
tax Aud the increased whisky tax Their
will still hs > deficit There are seye,
Democrats in the senate who, IL i. re
ported, are bitterly opposed 20 free sugar
coal and iron ere. bat net one of these xiI
say that he will finally vote agalns. II,
bill. The income tax rather helps ,hA,
hurts the wilson alll IN the senate. IL m,
e.ll is radically changed i viii be In th
free lFon ore. coal and sugar schedules. 10,
the South, thai really rules the Demo
cratic party in congress. is nog a,tosrGAe
satisfied with these features Of the bgll
The Popalisss Will al vote for The Ineom
tax. and nothing huf the removal Of ire,
ore. eoAl and sugar from the free lis, wII
AFFORD any chance Of killing she snconat
tax. which Is popular With the Southern
Bourbon ssesloaa!isss and Western Demo
cratic fopuASts.
Merkingnen and employers NAV as wel
make ap their minds shai The Wilson tav!i