The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-24
GORNAN ON THE TARIFF.
The Maryland Senator Makes a Note
worthy Speech.

Kyle on the Hawaii Muddle-Sena-
tor German Denounoes the slander-
Gus Insinuations That Brides Had
an Influence in Shaping the Billie
Declares His Opposition to the
Income Tax, but Is Willing to Sub
NIT to the Majority and Give 1t a
Trial.
Washington, May 29.-There were not
over twenty senators present at the open
ing of the days session, but the proceed
ings were allowed TO 60 on without a roll
call.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. KYLE.
pop, of South Dakota, and went over till
tomorrow, declaring it as the sense of
the Senate that the government of the
United States shall not use force
for the purpose of restoring to
the throne the deposed queen of the
Sandwich Islands, or for the purpose of
destroying the existing government; that
the provisional government having been
duly recognized, the highest national in
terests are that it shall pursue its own
line of policy, and that Intervention in the
political affairs Of those islands by other
governments will be regarded as an act
unfriendly TO the government of the
United States.
At 10;9O clock the tariff bill was taken
up.
Paragraph III, "Railway bars, made of
iron or steel, and railway bars made in
part of steel, TT rails and punched iron
or steel fat rails" was the first item in
order. The House bill had made
the duty 20 per cent, ad valorem, the
finance committee had reported the rate
of 2219, and now Mr.. Jones, dem, of Ar
kansas, on behalf of the finance commit
tee, withdrew its amendment and moved
to make the rate 7-20th of a cent per
pound, which, he explained, would be
s7S4 ton. The rate under the present
law, he said, was 6-10th of a cent per
pound, or S13.44 per ton; 50 that the rate
now proposed was little over one-half of
the exist ing rate.
GoRMAN TAKES THE FLOOR.
Discussion of the amendment was taken
up by Mr.. Platt until IL O'Clock, when
Mr. German took the floor 1t had been
was his intention to speak to-day in de-
tense Of the democratic position, and the
attendance of senators on both sides and
OF spectators in the galleries was quite
large. AS, in measured slowness of de-
livery, and in solemn, vibrating tones,
he commenced his speech, a profound
hush spread over the chamber, and sen
ators and spectators settled down to give
to the Maryland senator the closest and
fttl tAav, Il l. i
speech from printed slips, with perfect
distinctness Of intonation and with great
earnestness of manner.
He said:
Mr., President We are nearing the end.
After twenty years OF political progress, Of
positive growth, OF constant development and
of universal enlightenment the Democratic
party and the American people are within
sight Of the promised land; emancipation is
at hand, emancipation from partisan oppres-
sion, from the greed Of classes, from eXtor-
tlOn, from willful eXtravagance, from financial
fantasy, from spoils from restrictions upon
individual liberty, from jingoism, from all
those evils, in brief, which the Democratic
party inherited as a hateful legacy from
three decades Of republican maladministra-
tion. He then touched upon the difficulties
which had confronted the Democratic party
on its return TO power after thirty years OF
opposition and the Vehemence of the demands
made upon them.
AN ORDER FtOM THE
We we're not only urged, he said. but or
dered peremptorlly to reform the tariff at
once. Why wait? Vote first Talk after
ward.
Mr. German asserted that time, and
plenty Of it. had always been considered
absolutely essential in reforming tariffs.
The Mills bill did not pass the House till
receive the signature Of President Harri-
son till the last day of September.
Speaking Of the House bill, he said:
In obedience to the obvious wish of the
country, the House of Representatives
passed a tarin bill early In the session Com
paratively little time was given to considera-
tton Of the various schedules and many
changes in the bill as reported, were made in
committee OF the whole without due regard
for their ultimate effect or for existing indus
trial conditions. The result was necessarily
an imperfect measure, which not only failed
to meet the requirements of the the treasury,
but actually increased the deficit created by
republican prohibitive duties. There was no
expectation that this bill would become a law
without change.
But no sooner did the finance committee
begin it's work than the cry for action" was
renewed with extraordinary vlgor. This i'm
perfect bill was upheld, not as a suitable
basis for tariff revision, but as a democratic
principle in itself We were informed that
any change whatsoever would be set down as
betrayal OF the party's promises" We were
told substantially that there was no room in
the Democratic party for honest difference
of opinion regarding even such
purely business matters as tariff
Schedules that the unforeseen change in in
dustrial conditions did not permit the slight
est Consideration, that every senator who
showed the least concern for the interest Of
his own state was traitor TO the union and
his party that the Senate itself had ceased
to be a coordinate branch of the government.
and that It's sole duty was TO ratify blindly
the decrees OF the House.
THEORY OF ITS CONSTRUCTION.
Then he added with significant en-
phasis:
Our friends on the other side seem very
anxious to learn upon what theory this bill
was constructed. 1 will tell them. 1t was
constructed upon the democratic theory OF a
tariff for revenue, with such incidental pro-
lection as can be given consistently to tho in
dustries OF the country II follows strictly
the course marked out by President Cleve-
land in his letter Of acceptance.
1t is not free trade measure, but 1t is
longer step for free trade than either the
Mills bill or the tarf Of 1883. II is not pro-
lection act for the sake OF protection, but IL
does discriminate between raw materials
and manufactured articles to the full extent
OF the difference between European and
American wages IL is not dehcit.creating
bill such as either the present law has
proven to be, or as the bill which
passed the House was certain 10 be
II enacted II is democratic, because
It reduces taxation 10 the actual require.
ments OF the government. II is just, because
1t eliminates the faYoritism OF the present
law and lessons the burdens upon the great
majority OF the people. II is wise, because II
makes possible the quick revival OF business
activity, sadly needed and universally de-
sired. It Is Dusiness-ltke. because II provides