The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-27
UNITED THEY STAND.
Democratic Senators Declare sThey
Will Pass The Tariff Bill With
in Three Weeks.

~ III IhS way VI SuuB SoolOuctl
news, comes in the shape of a tele-
graphic special from Washington
D. c.. stating that Senator Brice
had personally announced that the
tariff bill, as agreed upon by the
Democratic members of the Senate
would call to its support every
Democrat in the entire body.
There is no doubt that the Demo
Gratis have been putting in nearly
all their time while the debate has
been in progress in trying to get
together, and as the days have
passed the work in doing this has
been rendered less difficult because
of the fact that the feelings of the
country toward those who stood
out against the passage of a tariff
bill have both been irritable and en-
phatic.
When the bill first came to the
Senate there we're about a half
dozen Democratic Senators who
wanted special interests, in which
they personally or their constituent
were interested These gentlemen
made no concealment of their an
tagonism to the bill. Since then
the people throughout different
parts of the country have spoken
and the self-styled conservatives be-
came more and more conservative.
Whatever may be said about the
matter, the proclamation of the
Minnesota Democrats in arraign-
ing Senators German, Hill, Pugh,
Camden, Brice and Caffery had a
terrible effect
Senator Morgan was the first to
deny that he stood in the way Of
the passage of the tariff bill, Sen
ator German was the next to do
the same thing, though not on the
floor of the Senate, and is now
working hard to get the bill passed.
In fact every one of the men men
toned, except Senator Hill, has de-
MED his antagonism to the bill.
Senator Brice now exploits his
fealty to it, stating that it has
been shaped to suit all Democratic
elements in the Senate, though he
refuses to state how they are shap-
ed. Ohio people say Senator Brice
has Just begun to know how his
people stand; that his pretended
opposition to the measure all along
has been nothing but bluff to get
concessions, and whether or not he
got them he must vote for the
bill.
There is a rumor, very possible a
correct one, that the concession
has been made to those opposing
the income tax by a limitation of
the time for which it shall be levie d
from five to eight years. In the
Senate it developed that the income
tax is not to be levied on building
associations where such associations
are cooperative and intended to
build homes for the members Of the
association, 1t also developed that
the finance committee have about
thirty-nine amendments to be offer
ed to the bill, but it did not develop
whether or not they were Of such
character as would change items
materially or were in the line OF
perfecting the bill in the matter OF
it's administration That there are
to be some material changes is APP
parent but the Democrats stoutly
insist that the reduction contem
plated by the present bill will moi
be interfered with by amend
ments.
The announcement Of Mr.. Mills in
his speech that if he were the pre-
siding officer he would have the bill
passed in forty-eight hours, is most
significant, inasmuch as it is taker
as the feeling Of the Democrats
Vice President Stevenson wants tC
be the Democratic nominee for the
Presidency. This is known to ev
cry one. 1t is apparent that if
vote on this bill is postponed three
weeks longer the Democratic party
of the country will be in a rage. J.
he should step forward at the prop
er time and by simply refusing t
recognize some Republican protest
ing against a motion to vote on th'
bill, it would pass the bill, and HI
would get the credit for it. He ha
the nerve to do it.
He has thought of it, and th'
chances are a hundred to one tha
he will do this very thing, or some
thing else to bring on a vote, /
other methods fail within thre
weeks.
The Republicans appreciate this
They understand that their victor
les for the past month have ren