Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-05-24
VIEW ON TARIFF.

The Richmond Times Washing
ton correspondent had an inter
view with Senator Daniel ycster-
day and quotes him as follows:
"ScnatOr Daniel who is watch
ing the tariff situation in the Sen.
ate, when asked his opinion Of the
status of affairs, said today:
"lt is favorable, in my opinion,
for the passage of the bill in June.
This is the outlook now, but of
course it may change. The IA
nous Walker tariff hill passed the
Senate July 2S, 1886; the McKin-
ley tariff bill passed the Senate
September 10, 1890, went into con.
ference, was agreed to by Cou-
gress September 30, and approved
10y the President October 1, 1890.
The Mills bill passed the House
July 81, 1888. 1t was debated on
through the summer and into the
autumn, and Congress adjourned
its session with the bill un,iispos.
ed of. The substitute adopted l,y
the Republicans passed the Sen
ate January %, 1889. These com
parisons show that at this date
the Democratic House and Senate
are well up i'll their work; that
they have made more rapid pro
gressssthan their predecessors, al
though with greater difficulties to
contend with, aud, if present signs
do not mislead, they will reach the
end with the best speed on record.n
ado you expect to speak on The
tariff"
"Not unless specific occasion
arise to cequire it. The country is
getting in the condition of thr man
who was talked 10 death. Gener-
al debate has been had on every
phase Of the subject for the last
ten years, and action is what is
needed. If one Democrat speaks
it proyokes dozen Republicans,
and gives pretcxt or their long
drawn disquisitions, and increase
the delay that we are anxious to
avoid. The tariff debate has be-
come like the dismal CRY of the
locusts, and the sooner ended the
better.
81 have prepared speech, but
[ believe the country will be bet.
ter off it "a brilliant flash of silence
be permitted to speed the course
to conclusion. Business is hun q
up awaiting it, and it is 81 crime
against the country and humanity
to delay action with long speeches.
81 got many letters urging me
to hasten the vote; but to all who
thus write L have to say that | am
doing that very thing, and hence
do not spend the time in speeches" )"
"What do you think of the bills'
"There are many things in it
do not like, bnt our party has de-
termined to follow the committee
by its common action; and | have
never separated from my party
when its caucus on convention de
termncd its course, and shall not
now. The amendments proposed
have heen approved by the Secrc-
tary of the Treasury, they were de.
viscd to harmouize differences of
opinion, and to satisfy the party,
and as it is the part Of patriotism
to stand by the measure.
"One thing about it we should
remember, that the bill will great
Is decrease the aggregate burden
of taxes; it is an immense improve
ment on the Mckinley bill, which
it will supcrccde, and is a wide
step of tariff reformation.
cit will not satisfy, but it will
alleviate; and with its passage
anticipate imprOvemdDt in bnsi.
ness and more ample employment
for labor. This country is so vast,
and its interests are so diversified
and scctiOnalized that compro
misses are hard to avoid and are
often wise. This bill is the result
of compromise, and while this
strips it of symmetry and tleoreti-
cal regnl; riiy, it VIII impart to it
acceptable y in son c sections.