New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-10

According to this statement the b mas Jo'n la
C Carc oi the there has arisen an modeae surplus
one extreme has been succeeded by an0,ne r rdn
coal lead and other articles from the for Iee ax S
, no sgar estimated by official experts TO realize
ST. 500 62S 81. and an additional taI on sRI.bsand
which S0GO60 Is anticipated. YET. hot"i,lssa -
mo those large additions Of revenue sources 10
The hill the committee still retained the income ah'
Mr, gesst Tor themselves They demonstrate
that the only plausible ground upon WELT t,e n,
tpnt ~ vas actually needed to meet the necessl-
ties Of the Governmen,-has been Thoroughly en-
# Of these fasts bdn in t aS1 snes pe
56Fse which this tax naturally cngenders from
tho people of that great section OF tne couit on
hs o6r"a people as patriotic loyal as sener-
Gus and phanthropc as nose OF aIt oai'. ,,hich
ought surrey in common fairness to lead 10 IN, me
elimination Of this obnoxious feature OF nv, bo nm mn
it's retention shall st!ll be insisted upon ny e "I
wise and misguided and assumed champi3ns s,a III
tariff reform in this Congress 1anr ann fali
upon Tho heads Of those where IL properly pe'o'7''
4 Defence OF NETWORKS BUSINESS MEN
listened the other day with considerable ih'erest
70 the distinguished Senator from Indiana IN ms
6erco denuncations OF the people In this country
yho have been fortunate enough to accumulate
competence. He nearly exhausted the VOCABULARY
If abuse In the anathemas which he hurled against
them He rebuked their narrow ana ooiiTS n.,
sndshness their dangerous pretensions ana MO-
hln arrogance' he described their brutal die
,aainn he upbraded their unjust. relentless, un
spari1s ana ,h lnso nIeemate offspring of govern
mental paternalism' and eharae,er!!zefh he imnuted
to them an intention and ~i!hnSic cS the convict
perjury and other crimes for w me on nne pYnsh
ment' ana then having summariy adludgen "a mem In
y without corr for heyes orgers
and cut-throats. and not sausngn WIN them and
not uithsantIing his wellknown amlaPle anu lUs
giving disposition with one fell sw4op ne Prssi
gtfpR 4
dcn be- calmly and seriously said to u.s. ave- EVEN ",
loah these things re d neil ali Ees realized
knew VIII w IG wb %hat lack S Of eager
ness ne embraced the afforded oppori uh dnrrcia
President these violent and unseciniy i,nd "a
s"chmay answer for the hastings OF inaann oa
regret to hear them in the Senate OF the ! "'''
STSt"Stths,andne this terrible Arrangement o. the
men OF wealth to "1 fsw words in their defence.
speak more especially Of the men OF means 9eT tSoHe
81 Indianahey may be all that tney I are hnv
Iy The senior Senator from that STAT ny fcr hin,
,nd his statements that cannot safey contradiot
him The men Of wea Hr hest IN most o es,eemed ana
reputable citizens They are not me haye not
my nc,irod by Questionable means. Governnenta
f,v"rs sury nor cXtortion. some lnhe.l'ct ,tnoi
" h gortinate Investments; others by great bIsne,s
,biiity tremendous Industry, and remarkaue a.
Hest and glory Of the state. building up It's m
| ius,ries. augmenting its comm.e,rclai ~Te,f and
sustaining its finances and ASSISTING 'S 7'e'' ''''
VS Tbe lron and solid financial institutions which
49,. ~ o,,roH he great life and fire insurance CON,
,anies which they manage. the admirabe loan anu
Tres ~ railroads which they operate not on.y ~
New York but elsewhere. ule ~ ~ thousands
~ working men anl women are emp.oyed ~ hon -
labor the immonse shipping ii h1 and retail; es
tabshments Of trade which they malnt an - o
NUM-, Sbch tHev honoraby and successfully man
age are tho evidences or their aD'T ~ s,i,,tons
~ Leaning which they have founded OF when C2r Dr.
nell University. Nassar College Co2Prr IN inces:
the public brare; which they haye enIo% Sgd the
| Tiiden Library are notable examples To- H. 9ha
pltq,s which they have Instituted OF Will Wilt and
scores u others Throughout my Sta,s ms'e et,est
now occur 70 NIL taesH and dlsprove
he contemptlb.e charge Of their supreme se"'S"-
Whenever famine pestlence or fire has ntl,ict s
their counrymen in any locality or ewYopk al
ways speedily came TO the rescue ana th lie
spond.d IN grea; PoltSea d Jn5ed 70 be at stake
cven Indiana and some portions or the south ny
not ri 1s Whsn th HStons cred IN peril and
funds needed to meet nS " ron, its clt!zsns
,hre ei;e kept to the bankers o. New-forS dos
Your Secretary Of the Treasury t VIII" was IN danger
~, g ~" tate OF the Government hung trembling
in the balance when MONEY was sI to ibe Taon
scnrliics more quickly and cheerfuly Responded
in the hour Of emergency than the moheSen "''" %
have vet to learn that povery Is cardinal T,Ia
Ai classes have their rights. and one Class rh
not permitted to encroach upon ins nrei,dces
demagogue who seeks TO sur up 'aT fn ~ grati
and class resentments in order TO WIN the s'a ~
ude the appiauso OF the ms hs dune .n de-
serves only excavations at the hands of all right
minded rncn
ENEMIES OF TARIFF REFORM
M, TN
peril the passage OF this bill by arbitrarily INSIST
IT,. ,,no, The retention OF an Income tax therein.
They refuse 10 present n separate measure e'"-
br, cling this feature. They even decline 10 IN any
da,.. one Two thre" yearS-Wreh lhr i'l' o'.9 '
,"x ohau ceos. hut they seek To incorporate ana
establish il ~ permanent pohcy ol '"e "0'e'"'
Thev shut their eyes to the fact that believer
I'm tariff reform IS not necessarily oeieNTt g u, @
mater from an income tax. they are hel,ne ,,
Identical Homogeneous nor coms,y'es ,vctioncnot
terlG extinction nor direct nor internal taNat'Vn
These widely divergent metE y Sl1" noabIe ef-
lori for tariff reform since the war was enlpoi'
in the Morrison bill; but there was no S"sS's''o'
r hn came the famous tariff message Of PRES
a.r, r,evriand which simply invited a reduction
of tariff duties TO prevent further surplus put
there was no recommendation Tor the res,o'r rhr
followed the Mills bin. which passed Dem9cratC
House Of Representatives anu was nynnton Of
ISIS but nothing was heard of any income lax has
| IN, noy ri this tate day, AFTER thlIu pItt!
adopted II as shbboeth; we are toiq tnas me- -
The sine qua OF tariff reform anu uue ,n Dv
,nocracv I deny the right of any man. WHOM pi
he sanction of a National convention, to add th's
I new. tenet 10 the Democratic faith.
THE Duty or CONGRESS.
Mr. President. | do not need to be reminded tina
II il the duty Of the present Congress to revise tA
tariff appreciate that fact as keeniy as any sen
ator here We are pledged u that course tne eoun
FRY expects H. We are pledged 10 tailn ioI rev
enue. we are not pledged TO pass an income Etnn
, Ne are pledged TO pass tariff measure whlcn VII
. ,r,iuce sufficient revenue for the support OF I'M
! .ovarnment not one insufficient FOR that purpose
? We have no moral right to deliberately discard $40
{ co O,, ~ tariff revenue and thereby create he