Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-28


 complication. So the tax went. through deal said about the determination of Mir. Aldrich and some other gentlemen here to put that tax back to 70 cents toD, as it was under the Mckinley bill. That is all pretext. It is not that part of the Ial par of hi s tbs a x a ss S G t6ss what has hurt them. Applause So we need not have any masquerading about this thing; let us understand 1t, and If these gentlemen want to follow after the republi- can party because we would not enact such legislation as suited their particular ideas, and if they are out of the democratic party now, say let them go. Loud applause: e:l They will get tired of it as soon as we will, if not sooner. have done all that could do to keep peace i'm the family and keep everybody satisfied, and do not intend to make sacrifice of principle, and especially as to that on the income tax. for any man in the world. udapplause.
 Now, l will drop the tariff business, although it is an exceedingly interesting subject and would like to go further with it, but cannot afford to do so tonight.
 What we have accomplished in regard to these things, we had promised the people to do, but we have not accomplished all that experience may teach is necessary for us to do; and, as experience may develop to us the path of duty, you may rely upon it, the Democrats in the United States sen ate and also in the houseof representatives from the state of Alabama will follow that path straight to the end. Loud applause. ] 1 recognize the doctrine. It was h the platform at the time Mr.. Cleveland was nominated the second time. recognize 1t fully that in the reformation of the tariff we must be careful not to destroy existing industries, to harm existing enterprises, to break up men who have invested money upon the face of it. We have been very aarefuI We have baan t0O carpful accord ing to the estimates of good many people, but would rather stand inside of the line of caution and care than to transgress 1t, being supported only by my individual judgment as to how far might be able to go. believe in human experience and In the value of the aggregated opinions of men. I believe that ali the men in this hall are great deal wiser than am, and if they should express au opinion about my views here tonight upon any particu- minds after due deliberation, would ac- knowledge that was in error and had test give 1t up, after full discussion.
 F, Now in our action in the congress of the United States, acting under the express Opinion of all the three conventions that have voted in succession for Mir. Cleve- land, and also of the convention that voted for MT. Tildeu, and also of the. convention that voted for MT. Hancock, and also of the convention that voted for MT. Sey. mour-acting under the instructions or all fhese conventions we have, in overturning this ,l
 TERRIBLE SCHEME OF rUNCoNsTITUTIoNAL .1 TAXATION, ,As, '
 called the Mckinley bill, not att tempted an entire revolution in tariff taxa tion, but we have attempted a reformation. Now there is great deal of difference be- tween putting dynamite under house to blow it into pieces and building new one s..s sto ov,lo foly yipar ont a n and patching it up and making 1t over. One is destruction, the other the method of renovation. We have not areyolutionized tariff taxation entirely. We started in to reform tue tariff bill, not to revolutlonizs it. We intended to cut it down wherever we could without destruction of the in- terests of the men who were engaged In enterprises and industries, and who had expended their money 1n good ialth we only intended to reduce It until we got it within the means of the people to pay 1t, without harm to the in dividual, and until we got 1t to that point where the capitalists concentrated in great enterprises, in certain portions of the coun- try, could not use the power of the law which we had enacted for the purpose Of gathering money into their own pockets. So, take the liberty, fellow citizens, again of saying that that tariff, as it is adjusted today, as it is upon the statute booKs of the country, is freer from the possibilities of fraud and corruption and combinations than any other tariff bill enacted by the congress of the United States. It is better tariff than the Walker tariff, and as 1t has the income feature, it is therefore 1n- finitely better than the Walker tariff. Now, if it had not been successful work, there are two things you would not nave seen. You would not have seen this quiet, but steady, gentle and strong flow of prosperity getting into the business Of the people, and the next thing you would not have seen would be MT. Aldrich candidate for the United States congress. But he does not like to give it upI know. No republican wants to give up the Mckinley bill. It was pet measure of the republican party, and because we have torn 1t down, of course, he wants you to vote for him. lie wants your suffrage that he may go to the congress of the United States and assist in the re. enactment of the Mckinley tariff.
 The man who claims to be democrat to- day and aids in sending au agent to the congress of the United States to reinstate the Mckinley tariff ought to take his let ter from the democratic, circle. from the church, and place it in the hands and in the bosoms of a new congregation. lGreat applause He had better change his coun- sells than try to wear the lions skin over the same old long -eared. fellow---the fellow the fable speaks of. Loud applause and
 Now, will some gentlemen in his own mind, or by speech to me, Indicate to me what other purpose there is in the minds, or in the profession, oithe republican party of the United States today except to undo what we have done on the election bill, the Mckinley, bill, the civil rights bili and the repeal of the bankruptcy bill. Now, what is it they have on hand? What .is it the republican majority propose to anactf They do not propose to do any ,thing, or enact anything, except to repeal what we did in the last congress. And yet they say we have not done. anything. Laughter They have been at this work tfdf thirty vears bling up these Yicious