The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-09
Revenue.

Iwould begin at the top Of the first column
with sugar, Then the duty-say l cent a
pound. Ihen the estimated reVenue-say S35-
0J00OU. Then l would abolish the sugar
bounty, making difference OF Si5 900 in
the revenue. L would follow with tea and
coffee. l would continue. giving precedence
as far as possible TO revenue yielding com
modttieS not produced in this country, down
through the largest revenue yielding do
nestle products-without the least regard to
protection, incidental or otherwise--and
when 1 got $500 coo 90 would stop Then |
would take another bit of white paper and |
would frame an internal revenue act raising
el15,UOJOOO on spirits and tobacco-making
S375,OUO,OOO in all-and the rest $50 900 600 or
&I5,OOO0O0, as the estimates might require [
would raise on an income tax, first on inheri-
fences and dividends, and then, If need re-
quired, on big incomes
Then would call the committee-the DEM
ocrattc members Of the committee, l mean
and when any one OF them proposed to con
fuse the simplicity OF this perfectly plain tar
ihfor revenue only act 10y the old cant about
the danger OF being too precipitate and ex-
IRENE, would knock him out-not down-by
saying: Read the national Democratic
platform" And, If another should try to be-
fog the issue, TO juggle the return. as It were
by an effort to revive the old misleading sys-
tenn Of schedules and classidcations | would
take him-not by the collar. but by the button
and lead him over to the republican side OF
the table and say to him: The Mckinley bill
is burnt up"
Finally, 1 would say to them all: Gentle
men, am democrat. In accordance with
the democratic mandate, have prepared
here tarinfOr evenue-only act. 1t Is so
simple child may understand It. 1t is so plain
and honest that no advantage can be taken of
II. am going to report this bill to the House.
Vote against It II YOU dare" This is what l
would do II / were chairman -supposing |
say, that were chairman-of the ways and
means committee.
THE EDWARDS REFUGE.
Well, and what would happen? WHY. all
the big towards and the little towards in the
II nfI mil ho1h Hfr. ~.
hands in holy horror. Some would call me a
lumatic, and others fool. The rOhher barons
would rear back on their launches and howl
u would look, for while as though hell had
broke loose for certain. That would not phas Q
me particle. l have heard the wind whistle
through the rigging many time. and lived to
tell The tale on dry land and in dry garments
would stand by my guns and fight for my
faith and, IN the end, 1 would get more votes
for my bill than fear can be got for the VIII
son bill, as originally reported II passed we
should have something worth having and il
I should fail, as II probably would. we could
go to the people with a square issue-a plain
issue--an issue separating the lambs from
the kids, sending the towards to the rear and
the wolves in sleeps clothing back into the
Republican party where they belong
bringing the whole question TO the tnalitv
whether we are to live under the protective
or revenue system.
/ believe in the integrity and courage of
Grover Cleveland l believe in the patriot.
could put the two into one, Jackson would
live again. l am giving the administration
the most earnest and disinterested support
because believe it is trying TO do right and
because in the main, my judgment approves
the fruits OF its intention. My Judgment does
not approve the Wilson bill. either in
method or in detail: but If il is the best that
can he got out of congress, so be it. l shall
say nothing do nothing, TO make its transit
harder 1T is, at least, some degrees better
than the Mckinley bill. since it proceeds
upon the lower and not GA the higher scale
and faces in the right direction
But 1t is far, very far, from a measure that
can De truthfully described as embodylng the
IDEA Of 'tarn or-reyenue-only." ltis merely
Detter than the Mckinley bill in degree not
IN KIND. and If protectionism is ever to be dis
lodged: doubt the Troian-horse strategy to
which II seems to incline. We live in the
age Of the Carnegles and the Goulds, not in
that Of Prlam and Hneas.
The rob- er barons know their business
They never 90 TO sleep They relinquish
nothing Their rapaclty is Unsuitable. 1t
was the history OF the old slave power that
the more IL got the more 1t demanded. II
might have had emancipation, and its grad
ual and peaceful elimination from the body
corporate. 1t refused this, 10 end in blood