The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-30
CARLISLE ON TARIFF.
He UrgeASpeedy Passage % the
Pending MeaspfeT VUI
REDEEM THE PARTY PLEDGES,
''If the Country ~ 10 Watt for Tarinf re
-foru, UsHi gEvety senator and Rsprs-
sontstive J, sStlsned our Prombss
wni, kstes be Heps..I b ne 8iE ~

10 whether IL werf true rnpt Nehadt taken
part in the opfeAeHnss Which p had Eeeh
said were being Held for the purpose OF
RErdetngIupOn certain amendments to the
PsRP!SRS Pggf ssER Rad Oi1t no sD,.sbJsHB8FAS,
sHpjspt WITH anyhdab etRaIsAt ttet Demo
cratic members of the senate committee
on anhhce ,5attdC third Yddmo6 state 6ffi
my own personal knowledge what has oc-.
Cured in 'difyf f5Itter t6nhfgrSndes Il That nay
have taken place. IL is true that an eff
fort IS being made to- sgtegg 0ponn nsIGh
phangss in Me pehdipg bill az Will secure
fSr it the united and active supportof all
the, Demoe9ta in the senate q The indi-l
cations now'arS that this support can. and
will be sed6reh without making radical
changss-iR--thb rates of duty9or material
alterations in the form of structure of the
tariff scheduTes as they werep passed by the
house 0f REPRESENTATIVES.. In fact regard
most of the changes now under consider
alton as quite unimpOrtantH is'd hnA 'y2H,
II dquYt Think we ought TO permit dif-
ferenceof opinion upon mere matters of
detail, or in regard to small increases or
reductions of rates in the bill as it now
stands, TO prevent the redemption of our
pledges 10 the people, and therefore ! am
/ In favor of securing; if possible, without
any surrender of principle band without
Abandoning any part of the Democratic
policy u tariff reform, such mutual con-
Cessions. .upon-these points as wilfNo0nsoli-
date our strength and pass the measure at
the earliest DOS ssiblelinte,oaSodf far zastt the
propoself Amehdmeptsl relate to- duties
upon important articles, Iof conspmPtion
now subject toIdntyI the rates suggested
as the hsSiFfor Adjustment IRE all much
| l9wert han(1n MISREPRESENTATION while there
are only y lev. Instances in which. theyiR ARE
| higher than in the bill reported by the
ssffHre cor1mfryeaii lis 10 9mua91 si,iqmo9 4
by ffF tHe most I'M p6ft,sSIit sing 70 artii-,
Gle upon which q chang ,.ofl duty isappw,
pfoPosed is su9aV, raw and refiuett, gndit
| Il strep qeu9iy Sohtendeds BY persons intst-
| estedfh thepr9d9ctipn Of this ARTICLE that
1 the speciic rats a1reHdy'iubhe billy asireE
| ported by the senate committee, are higher
| than the ad valoreni IGIteb which itis NOW
| pfoposed TO insertd Whether Ithis IS cor
| fSct2SlSbt dapsnds Apbn the price pf sugar
| 10 the foreign markets from tineto time,
| hhdy therefore, t is not possible TO- make
| up se&scEylaceurats st ate Mt upon the
| subject, -but amsatisfied that tbs differ
| ehOey-if-aRyy--betwe the SPECIFIC rates
| heretofore proposed and the ad valorem
as to be of no material consequehce Either
t;N6FA NT0NY pAWH
" 'Ihk tebea1.of the MoBidley aet and the
substitution of more just and equitable
measure in its,place are of vital import
anee tothe prosperity Of theHcountry, and
| the people haze q right to expect that all
who are really In favor of reduction of
| tariff taxation will make such reasonable
] concessions to each others views as will
| certainly accomplish these results. p If
| the country is to wait for tariff reform
until measureN is devised which is en-
tirely, acceptable in, all it, parts to every
| senator and representative whose vote Ia
| necessary to pass it our promises will
! never be kept" .aa5ru.b.qoy 4ugsT
1 Are any changes proposed in that part
of the bill which 6felates to the income
tax" was asked, al. ,-s.r,.. -. t,,...,,.,,
| ut is Veil Known" said the iseqrstary,
"that there has been from the beginning
! considerable opposition to the aBrepesed
| income tax, even among those who have
voted for and sdPporGed tiielbill with that
kfeature In it., Much, of this Qpposition has
been based upon the provisiaps 9fy the bill
which prescribe the methods of ascertain-
ing and collecting the taYT seme ~ (which
are alleged to be arbitrary and inquisito-
rial. In my opNa6D nahyiof hthese objec-
II tiqnaRle sBrqyisiiaRsa ought todbs and can
Il be safely omitted from theJ biAg ldRhere
4 are many patriotic citizens, too, who are
not satisfied that its adbPH sR AZ aspefhid.
nent part of our system il iustitiable in
time of peace When no great emergency
existsa nIhisupieWsaf thesubjeotocoulttt bd
fairly met, think, by limiting the opera
ton OF the law to a reasonable period-say
flve yeats7l755' that its leffecS UPON . 'tie tiH
dountry oouldgbst sth0yopghlg tssted, leav.
I ing the people to decide thereafter, in the
ligAe Of BHgq e4pefiehce9 thus acquitted
4 whether it shall be continued 7-''