New-York tribune., 1894-04-04
TOEUTNIST'S BILL.

1 (ONWTNIS BlII.
rho Son,tn Tariff bill and the debate thereon
ill h,, of ,,rcot value 10 the American people
,,h,,,ho,. ,h, hill succeeds or fails. II is pity
,,,., ,r., ,osson shoud he needed. and its fright
ful cost If the bill passes. may far "u'Weish '''
benefits Of the lesson. But it is nev"r'h'i'SS
real and lasting gain 10 have the t'hu'h'! """
nurnosc Of the Democratic party drnhi''N H'
forth. Heretofore that party mas pee" "P''''
bv multitutcs because they did hot hh"" ""''
il wanted or whittier II tended Now !" '"''
suppor it they must deliberately choose '"'''
muuistic policy. which hates ana ilah'S ""'
upon property gained by savings OF Won ~
,ntcrprisc and upon trained ana shli'" i'"''
and its wages The Senate blli Is lr'ii'" y"
nurDosc 10 strike down Industries VIII" INV
policy Of the Nation for thrty-thr'' years "''N
encouraged and promoted. ana !" piuh"'' '"'H
ncrsons who have been Stcc"SSfui OF l"''"""'
cnough to acquire property. Bht Inc 'n'N''""'
ncnaltv follows Dcpriving th" cohii'r! oi I'''"'
millions of revenue from duties phid m"'hi' ~
foreigners the Democratic party i iol''" ~
nut additional taxes IN III" laporlhG P'"P'
nven when their wages are Savagcly r'duc'N y!
increased foreign competition
senator Voorhees, talks as II there were SOM"
thing astonishing and highly credi'abie III pun
ting on new taxes in place of those 'ah'" W"
He challenges attention 10 the claim '""' Wv
hill will M once rc-uc" taxes ana increase P""''
revcnue OF course the claim ~ apsuril! i'''''
for thr sugar duty and the whiSk"y ana 'n'"''
,o,.g added ara. even more truly taxes than III"
duties which the ill reduces There iN h"'hlnT
astonishing or highly mcrtorlouS III 'h' us
coycrv that every poor family when consumes
.,,,,or ,-,r IL. forced to pay the rcvrnu" now
1.i..d fr,,n consumer. Of import" cloths
LAGOS silks and kid gloves. The W"rld A''N
| ,,,, ia. thin., could br done before Democrats
of tbr Senate tried their prentice hands p"'
,,o.t civilized nations have not ih"lSht II "
,,,d thing tn increase the burdens "t me poor
| 1 u,,b,cn the taxes Of the luxury LOVING A'
,ir., f., thc official statement now nad'
nuhlr the reduction Of prot"cily" duties VIII
/ u, on S7GG1o OOO Of the revenue derived ES'
! vcar In place il is proposed I" Adh >fI"'''''
! ,.v.. ou sugar S2OOOO00O to the tax on Spirl'S'
and thr S3OOOOOO tax on payingFardS' "'
ohnut ST. Oo0OOO Of which the hborinS peoPh
will have 10 pay by far the greater par'. i"'"
/ t,.ro l. added the S,O.WO.,Wn tax on ih'olh'>'
of which The Ncw-York Times admits; rom
,hc very best data available. and from ne Ju'I
mont Of expert inquircrs. "" should SLY 'n"
the Government would he very f"r'uai" II It
/ got , net revenue Of One-half ID" amount 'S''-
mated" or this tax "1'hc Ncw-lork Herald
says:
,rb. main object OF the income tax fanatics Is
No, 10 raise revenue. but TO carry out the roP"'S'
| purpose Of exactng tribute from 'asS'
T, -Ie arc onposcd TO IT, and popular sentiment
10 AGAINST H. because 1t Is UNANIMOUSLY nquisltorla'
and monarchical. because II begets iraud anu p
! Jury because IL is cornmunistlc ana sochhS''.' "
cause II is contrary to American principles OF gov
nd
is because Of these iniquitous qualities that 'ne
people rich and poor. business men ana "orhns
men protest against II and VIII not tolerate IT, MI
/ u,ul the great mass Of the voters OF the country
,o, or forgive the party which forces the infamy
/ upon them.
\ot more than S15OOOOOO can be- gained by
This offensive tax. against the Si6.Do'"o taken
from thc sums now paid by the luxury -i"V'hg
class or bv foreign manufacturers ahd 'h'ir "i
porting agents The remaining SGl'""'"" Is
to bc taken from those who coilSlm" S'igar III"
vhiskcy. Thus the party which started "u' III
strike down industries and plundcr accnmhla'"'
nropcrty finds itself forced TO add about - i"'
cvcrv inhabitant 10 the taxes Of the wngeearn
Ing millions
.noloeists for the Senate bill claim that III
ootting cheaper clothing and silks. roofing pi''e'
and lin cans. plate glass and decorated emma
from abroad the working class viii gain more
than il will lose by the taxes on sugar ano
whiskev The claim is absurd. but the diner
oncc in wages is steadily ignored. Already th'
mere expectation Of this bill has caused gen
oral reduction Of wages which II Is probably
within thc mark 10 estimate at ~ per cent FOL
those thus far reached by H. II a quarter o
the working families have already lost SlW
yearly. amounting TO Sj0OOO0O~ Mr. VOORHEES,
would have them believe that the reduction II
cost Of imported goods will make up To then
this enormous loss and in addition enable then
to pay their part of SCI 100000 new taxes oi
sugar and whiskcy.
The people have needed just this object lessor
70 tcach them what the Democratic party rcall!
wants If the pending bill should be bcatel
they will vet have learned something Of value
Had they known in October. 1892 what the!
know now. they might have saved the S1OOOOo
900 loss in wages. and vast sums besides whicl
the prostration Of Industries has caused. Bu
If the bill becomes a law. the education will b
more severe more costly and more thorough
The Herald" is undoubtedly right in sayn
that IL the Democrats should succeed in fOrcn
the infamous imposition through this Congress
t they would be simply buried under an ava
? lanche OF Republican votes at the Con
gressional election next November" Blu