Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-09

how little, toward the expenses of the gov
eminent, whether he owns property not,
fortifies his right to the elective franchise
and augments his claim for political prefer
ment. He should regard 1t as a privilege
conferred upon him. shield against po-
litical ostracism; it increases his dignity
and influence, and he naturally takes
keener interest in public affairs The true
welfare of the community Is subserved by
this system of indirect taxation, which
reaches all, but Expresses none"
An Income Tax Not Needed.
He maintained that the necessities Of the
government did not require an income tax,
and quoted from the report of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury in support of his as
sertion. He quoted from the speech Of Sem
ator voorhees, that the passage of the bill
would produce surplus and said that, ac-
cordlng to this statement the bill has
Jumped out Of the frying pan into the
fire." From a deficiency there has arisen
an immoderate surplus. One extreme has
been succeeded by another. The committee
made many changes, taking sugar iron,
coal, lead and other articles from the free
list and making them dutiable and pro-
viding for tax upon sugar, estimated by
official experts to realize SAL S22 623. 81 and
s sn o additional nn tax on spirits from which
standing these large additions of revenue
sources to the bill. the committee still re-
tained the income tax
He criticised the recent speech of Senator
voorhees, for his fierce denunciations of the
people or the country who have been for
tunate enough to acquire a competence and
defended the men Of New York whom Mr..
voorhees, had mathematical He became
sarcastic in referring to Mr.. Voorhees,, I'M
Willingness to make such serious charges
against the money men of New York as
asserting that they were "fit associates for
thleves. housebreakers, forgers and cut
throats" "
He summed up by asserting that the enc
hies or tariff reform were those who imper-
iied the passage OF this bill by arbitrarily
insisting upon the retention Of an Income
tax therein. They refused to present a SEN
arate measure embracing this feature. They
even declined to fix any date-one two or
onree years,when the income tax should
cease but they sought to incorporate and
government p-' VI '''
In conclusion he defined his position in
'hese earnest words:
His Position Defined.
1 stand ready to support any reasonable
measure for tariff reform within the lines
and based upon the principles which
nave here partially IL dictated, and which
were fully set forth in my speech in onen-
Ing the political campaign In BROOKLYN on
september 10, 1892. stand today where I
$1,000 then. L have nothing to add and
nothing to retract
VIII cheerfully vote for the Mills bill,
ana join with you in making many material
reductions of duties therein l am ready to
waive all minor differences of details which
90 not involve question of principle
Havins spoken today especially upon the
income tax feature of this bill, l reserve
the expression of my views upon its other
cussion. ~
l., MI PRESIDENT, this is an important crisis
IN the history of the democratic party.
Inc failure of tariff revision at this time
means the defeat, the decentralization, IL
not the division and humiliation Of our
~
injury to the best interests Of the country
Let those who insist upon injecting into
this bill this odious and undemocratic
feature OF an income taxa relic Of war
leg1slation-pause and reflect upon the DOS.
demands
They should realize that it means the
less OF the control Of this Senate. now
great parties: 1t means the loss Of the next
House of Representatives. it means the loss
OF the electoral votes of New York, New
Jersey Connecticut and probably every
northern state; and finally 1t means the
loss of the next presidency, and all that It
implies. They should recollect that this
income tax feature is justly regarded in
New York and many other northern states
as a scheme of spoliation, an unwarranted
means.
They should consider whether there is
anything about an income tax so sacred.
so desirable. 80 popular, so just and so de-
fensible that it's maintenance is worth the
risk which they are precipitating. Let them
remember 1850 and the ultra demands then
n ade upon the democratic party, to which It
could not honorably accede; demands which
led to our division and defeat; let them re-
member the triumphs of our opponents the
civil war. that followed, the military and
carpet bag governments which hourished
the force bills which threatened. and ali
the incidents of the terrible years which
darkened our party's and our countrv's
history from 1860 to 1884 when, through
wiser counsels, moderate action, concillia-
tory methods and restored confidence we
were Entrusted with power again; and re-
fecting upon all these things. let them
say whether 1t is the part of wisdom by
the insistence upon extreme demands to
imperil the success Of our party again. and
endanger the best and highest interests of
our common country"