Evening star., 1894-02-17

~ ham nomina / :,
when many rumors
or combinations involving that nomination
and the tariff bill were in the air. Ever
since the last fight for silver began Mr.
Teller and his colleagues have been watch
ed by republicans with some anxiety for
fear that they would follow some other
Senators into the populist party. Any one
who knows Mr.. Teller Mr.. Wolcott at
all should know better than to expect any
such folly from them. The only question
on which they agree with the populists at
all is the question of free coinage And
Mr.. Teller has been too long identified
with the republican party to break out of it
because it did not agree with him on a
subject on which both parties are pretty
well divided.
MIR. Teller laughed when I spoke of the
report that he would vote for the Wilson
bill.
Worse Than the Present Law.
why should I vote for it?' he said. 1T
does nothing for my people. In fact, it is
a little worse than the present law. The
Wilson bill proposes to put wool and lead
on the free list. Colorado is interested in
both of those industries and both of them
would be injured. We are not so much in
terested in the tariff question we used
to be, because we have the feeling that
New England has been using US for a good
many years to protect her industries par
ticularly; and we were not at all satisfied
with the way the New England people act
ed toward silver. We are tired of being
used by others. And you can be sure none
OF US are going to be misled by the Quay
amendment either 1 told Quay today that
We were not going to abuse our democratic
ft... a1p rlA
to time by voting to put free silver clause
in the tariff bill as to kill it, The free
silver proposition is not offered in good
faith. 1t is put forward by men who would
vote against it if they had any idea that il
could become law
l asked the Senator If he had any hope
of silver legislation at this session of Con-
gress.
None at ALL" he said. 1--WE have moth
ing to expect of this Congress. Bat | am
going to take occasion soon to quote to
John Sherman the speech he made on silver
repeal ana ask him what has become Of
that business boom which was to come when
they stepped the purchase of silver. / SAID
then that we had not seen the end of ;hc
hard times by any means. We let the re-
peal bill SO through because we knew that
II il vas not passed silver would have TO
bear the burden of the suffering and want
could nave kept the bill in the Senate until
next summer if we had wished to do IL
but then everyone would have said that we
were responsible fer the hard times and
the staSnation of business.
fhc Rebound In the West
Il was surprised and delighted whe,, I
went out to Colorado in January" the Sen
ator continued, ITO find how quickly our
people had recovered from the effects of
the silver repeal. There is less suffering
there today than there is in the east though
we nave no one to thank for it. We are
indebted simply to the wonderful natural
resources OF our state. Our people have
termed to gold mining. The other day they
took Sl2s.0oO out of one mine in twelve
hours. Nothing like ii was ever known
IN the country before. Most of our people
Who are interested in silver had a little
money, and they turned to gold mining
coal mining and other industries. They are
even developing marble quarries And where
man had no money. he has had no trouble
getting stake. | think that our people are
the greatest people in the world for giving
credit Any man OF health and good char.
aeter can go into any camp in the state ana
get supplies to last him six months without
cent Yes. it did me good to see how our
people had taken hold. / never went TO
Colorado unwillingly in my life until last
November. l was heavy-hearted then. But
our people have met their trouble brayeIy
and conquered it. And as I said they are
better off than the people of New York.
But we owe the people of the east nothing
for it,"
Returning to the question of the tariff. /
asked the Senator if he believed the bill
would pass.
II VIII surely Pass
There is not the slightest doubt of IL"
said he. 1T will pass by a strict marty
vote. There is a great deal of talk about
this or that democratic Senator voting
against it. but 1 don't believe any of il
a man came to me the other day anl
naIned two democratic Senators who, he
said, were sure to vote against the hill
lie knew that they would. | saw one of
those Senator's oa the same day and ques-
tione1 him about it. He was not at all
satisfied with the bill. he said, not at all
'But you'n vote for it?' said l. Oh YES. ne
said. lie would try 10 nave 1t amended,
but he would vote for it anyway That
VIII be the way with all Of them. The
Louisiana Senators are talking great
deal about opposing it, but yCu will LnG
that the SeEare viii put a little duty On
sugar and little duty on coal ana SO Oh
just enough to let these people out-ana
all Of them viii vote for the bill. You don't
against it, do you? 1 don't see how they
can. If the income tax is attached to
it, ] believe that their state would stand
by them: but it would kill them in national
out of national politics yet"
l asked Mr.. Teller if he was in favor
of the income tax, That was the reason
given for the statement that he would
vote for the tariff bill.
Il am in favor of the income tax" he
said, though l do not like altogether the
machinery proposed in the House bill And
l think that the tax ought to be on all in
comes above $2,UU. / believe that l. for
one, do not pay my fair share of the ex-
penses of this government. / don't drink
any whisky or smoke any tobacco Per-
haps some of my clothing is made of i'm
ported cloth, but that does not pay much
duty. The income tax would give me an
opportunity to pay my share of the govern
ment's expenses. l would not tax the me-
chanic or the artisan. But suppose my in
come is SlO.OOU or $4,000. What Is 5000 a
year out of that? Why, you would lend
more or waste more than that amount"
But wouldn't you waste just as much
any way?" 1 asked.
perhaps you would" said Mr.. Teller
But then you must contribute something
to the government or you ought to-"
And the temptation to fraud and mis-
representation"
With Reference to Taxes.
ut would be an opportunity perhaps. but
mo-