The Van Buren press., 1894-02-10
The Tariff NH Passes tho Hease By Z
Vote Of aO4 10 14e.

The Tariff MI Passes tho Hosse By
Vote Of a04 10 14~. j
Amid q tumultuous demonstra-
ton on the Democratic side, and
after memorable speeches by ex-
Speaker Reed, Speaker Crisp and
Chairman Wilson, the Wilson tarih
bill including the income tax feat
ure, was passed by the House q
few minutes before 6 o'clock on
Thursday evening Of last week by
a vote of 2O4 to lao.
Seventeen Democrats voted with
the Republicans against the bill.
Messrs. Bartlett, Campbell, Gov
ert, Cummings, Haines, Hendrix,
Schermerhorn, and Sickles, OF
New York; Cadmus, of New Jer-
sey; Geary, OF California; Sperry,
of Connecticut; Page, Of Rhode
Island; Sibley, OF Pennsylvania,
and Dsvey, Meyer, Price, aud
Robertson, of Louisiana.
Mr.. Crisp made an earnest argu
ment for the income tax and closed
with an earnest appeal to his
Democratic colleagues, as follows:
ave have all q great deal at
stake in this matter. We must
help each other. 1t will not do
for q man to say, simply because
there are things in this bill which
he does not approve, that there
fore he will not support it. Let
him examine carefully and see
what the things are that he dlsap-
proves and the things are which
be approves. Let him weigh the
one against the other; aud, my
word for it, he will find when he
10 done that, in the interest of the
plain common people Of the United
States, he will be constrained to
waive any objections that he may
have had to the bill and stand with
the great body of his party IN pass
ing this substantial measure of re-
lief. Applause on the Democratic
side.)
"We have not done in this bill
all that We should. There may be,
and doubtless are, errors in it; but
it is y step in the right direction ;
and, II we are not mistaken, when
this step is taken, before the next
step is proposed, some of these
Eastern manufacturers who are
now standing boldly in the way
of reform, will be found in the fore
front of those who want 70 do
something to enlarge and extend
the commerce and production of
the United States. (Applause.)
"Let us stand together; let us
pass this bill; let us redeem this
pledge as we will redeem every
other pledge that we have made
to the people. (Applsuse.) And
if, my friends, we can crystalline
this bill into q law, whilst there
may be here and there some mon
opolists or gentlemen of large
wealth who will criticise and con.
denim the Democratic party, yet
all over the country, on the hill
aide, in the homes of the farmers,
the homes of the wage earners,
the homes of the men employed
on railroads and street cars, and
in every industry Of the United
States, there will be rejoicing that
they are able to buy with their
earnings more of that which il
necessary to sustain life; that they
have been relieved of some bur-
dens which unjust taxation has
placed upon them. And you will
also have the comfort and conso.
lstion of knowing that in passing
this bill you encourage agricul.
ture, you aid manufactures, you
revive commerce, and you promote
the general welfare and the pros.
perity Of all classes of our people,"
Enthusiastic and prolonged ap-
plause.)
As chairman Of the committee,
Mr.. Wilson closed the debate ON
the bill. He finished with the fol.
lowing perOrati0n and eloquen,
appeal to Democrats:
"Iagree with the gentleman fro m
Maine (Mr. Reed that the question
Of general welfare and the ques.
ton of wages Of the working men
are after all the vital questions OF
this controversy. We are trying
an experiment whether in Gods
name we can establish Q country
where every man born into it will
be born with the possibility that
he can raise himself to q degree
of ease and comfort and not be
compelled to live u life of degrad.
ing toll for the mere necessities OF
existence. That is the feeling
which animates all who, through
danger and defeat, have steadily
labOred for tariff reform. We wish
to make this country where no
man shall be taxed for the private
benefit of another man, but where
oil the blessings of free govern.
ment, of education, of the influ.
ences Of the church, and of the
school, shall be the common, un.
taxed heritage Of all the people,
adding to the comfort of all, add.
ing TO the culture of all, and add.