The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-06-06
sherman and Tariff.

In a speech on the Tariff bill, Thursday,
Senator Sherman alluded 10 the differences
in the Democratic ranks on tariff questions,
and contrasted Mr.. Cleyeland's letter Of ac-
oeptanoe with the Democratic platform of
1892. He then gave numerous other in
stances of Democratic dissension. he
charged that the sugar schedule had been
drawn BY the refners, and contradicted the
statement made BY Senator German that the
protection offered the sugar trust had been
/ reduced, asserting that the statement was a
/ palpable misrepresentation. He denounced
| the protection given the sugar trust and de-
clared that it was ive-eights Of one per cent,
or equal to the entire cost of refining sugar,
including the wear and tear of machinery.
He characterized free wool as the "culmi-
mating atrocity of the bill.
! He reviewed the platforms Of the Demo-
cratic party and the utteranoes Of the Demo-
cratic leaders from Jefferson to Buchanan,
TO support his statement that all the plat
forms and all the leaders of that party
down to 1860 bad been in favor of protec-
ton. Even from 1850 to 1892 the platforms
Of the party had admitted in a milk and
water way" the doctrine Of tariff for Teve-
nue. with incidental protection; and the
platform Of 1892 proelaiming a tariff for
protection unconstitutional and a robbery
had been repudiated by Mr.. Cleveland, who
was too shrewd to step into that pitfall. The
author Of the Chicago tariff plank, Law
renee 7. Neal, had been defeated by Govern
or Mckinley on the direct issue by 5000
plurality. the most overwhelming defeat ev-
er administered to any political candidate in
Ohio.
Referring to Senator Germans recent
speech, M Sherman said Finally the
pending bill was brought in. and the Sena-
tor from Maryland. with a blare Of trum-
pets, announced il had back of it a solid
Democratic majority. This in the fact OF
CONSTANT evidences that it had the honest
support of neither faction, and that many
ef its provisions were resented as un-Demo.
cratic"
He believed the Dill would create great
reaction in the country; that distress must
follow a reduction Of duties and that a re-
duction Ct wages must come if, indeed, in
dustries were not driven entirely 10 the wall.
Widespread discomfort would result. The
people Of this country were not like those
Of other lands The fact that some of our
people were walking the streets and follow
ing an ignis fatuus did not necessarily argue
a critical condition of affairs, but where
there was a well grounded feeling Of discon-
tent in the minds of the American people
they would find their remedy. The bless
ing Of protective tariff was becoming ap
parent in the South, and the country wa
indebted to the Southern Senator's for some
ameliorations. He mentioned in this con.
neciion coal and iron ore. The South had
demanded the duty on sugar and rice. Thes'
duties were not levied for revenue. The Nc
Kinley bill had been persistently misrepre
sented as bill to increase revenue, when, al
a matter Of fact, it decreased revenue $50,
600 600 a year Mr.. Sherman then attacked
the income tax feature Of the bill, declaring
such a tax had never been proposed exeep
as war tax; that there was no necessity
for such a tax; and that If there was,
should be left to the States it was an act Q
: agrarianism and injustice. The idea of tax
ing the profits of savings banks and build
ing corporations was enough, he said, +
make his blood boil.