Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-06-30
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Income Tax Debate Shows up the
POpulists-A Republican Congress
man TO be unseated-The Tariff
Bill May Pass This Week.

WASHINGTON, ID. &. June 10Th "a.
That Senator Chandler knew what .
he was talking about when he stated
his belief, few days ago, that the
Whitney syndicate, in which 1t Is
known that Ex-Governor Russell, oil
Mass. who was lately guest OF the
White House, Is Interested, and be-
lieved by many that Sec. Dan. La
mont is also Interested, had an IN
Outstanding with somebody by J
which free coal was to be secured In
the tariff bill from the House and
Senate conference committee, Is now
apparent TO everybody who Is famll-
lar with the under-cur sents OF demo-
cratic waters. And the understand
log is with no less a parsonage than
MIR. Clev Gland himself, and it In
cludes free iron ore, which syndi-
cate headed by Andrew CARNEGIE
wishes to profit by, the idea being to
establish a great steel making plant
somewhere on tide water. probably
In Maryland, which will be supplied
With Nova Scotia coal by the Whit |
ney syndicate, and Cuban iron ore
by another syndicate, thus taking
bread from the mouths OF thousands
of Americans engaged in the produc
an understanding be carried out?
That 1t is contemplated Is shown by
the declination of Senators Jones aud
Vest, who are certain to be members
of the conference committee, to
promise the Alabama and West Vir-
pInia Senators when asked to DO so
that they would stand out to the
last against putting coal and iron
on the free list. The House IL, of
course READY to vote for free coal
and iron, as 1t did in passing the
original Wilson bill, and unless the
democratic Senators from the states
interested shall positively refuse
their votes for the bill agreed upon
by the conference committee, If coal
and iron are put upon the free list, 1t
looks as though the understanding
might materializs into a solid fact,
the democratic party in Congress be-
ing SO largely dominated by trusts
and syndicates.
The spirited debate In the Senate
on the income tax, while 1t did not
change the foreordained result, die
one thing for which the country
should be grateful. 1t removed thu
mask and exposed the populists
showing them TO all men as the,
have long been known to few, a
socialists. The ~populist Senator
stated In plain words that they Oh
not favor the income tax because @
the revenue It would raise, but be
cause they regarded 1t as the FIRE
atep towards the erection ~ the mf
chinery which snail eventually Abrin
about the distribution and the redi
tribution of wealth, heskey-stone {
the socialist arch, II an ism whic
teaches TO tear down everything an
to build up nothing can be said
have an arch.
Ex-paramount Commission
Blount is IN Washington 1t is pr
sumed that he came TO say to b
great and good friend Grover tn
the people of his state having show
no disposition to appreciate
paramount abilities by electing hi
to an office he had come to the CO
clusion that a seat at the federal !
counter would be thankfully acceK
ed. But, horrible to relate, 1t
said that his great and good frie
Grover declined to see him and tt
he had to content himself with pc
ing his tale of woe into the ears
private secretary Thurber. whose
tipathy towards applicants for
counter seats Is as well known
Washington as the native Georgii
love for the Juicy watermelon, w
il Ia red and ripe. Mr.. Paramcl
will not be In danger of getting
summer complaint this season
mixing watermelon with 9th
pie.
The decision of the House 81
tions committee to unseat RepreI
tatives Funston, of Kan, and |
Moore. the democratic contests
was not made on the merits OF
case. but arbitrarily for the sole
pose of iniuring the interests OF
Fur-ton in this years Congressi'
campaign.
Senator Hill, did not succeed e
er in defeating or getting any
mendment modifying the income
adopted, but he had lots of fun
the democrats and the popul
He tainted Senator Harris unit
old gentleman was wild with
and he held Senator Allen, of Ne
ka. and the populists up to rid
I'm a manner that will not soOl
forgotten by the pops.
Hill did get one amendment &C
ed. and that vas suggested sart
cally-to exempt the salary {
President of the United States
the income tax.
The case of Havemeyer AMI
les, of the sugar trust, have bee
lv certified to the Grand Jury #
dictment for returning to tell tn
ate Investigating committee I
the trusts political contribu
although the democratic Ser
on that committee voted aga
and tried to get the Senate t
vent 1t. There isn't the eli
danger, however, that either o
will be punished; they stand tC
with the powers that be.
Well, the tariff bill is Ill
reach a final vote in the Sena
week and to pass, sugar trust
ule and all.
What will be done with the
schedule in conference is a me
some doubt, but the "pull''
sugar trust is strong enoug
the democrats to make the {
In it's favor.