The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-19
TARIFF Thinkers ALARMED.
THET FEAR THAT THEIR M<KEsHIFT
BILL ~ DOOMED TO DEFEAE

The Speeches OF Senators Hn s-s Saith
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Eh-pe-seuator vosrhses'. speech q.
| Repudistes by the Aaniui.trstic-.
WASHINGTON. April 1S.-The friends OF the
Wilson Tariff bill In the Senate have become
very much alarmed at the growing dissatis-
faction with that m easure and the indications
OF mutiny In the Democratic camp. The able
and convincing speeches Of Senators Hill and
Smith. while confined to the one subject OF the
proposed income tax. are nevertheless under
stood to be In the nature Of an announceme emit
| that unless the tariff schedules are changed
the bill cannot pass. Indeed, the New York
and New Jersey Senators said as much ~ this.
| and their threatening attitude IL very dis
pleasing to the friends Of the bill 1t had
been arranged to allow the leaders OF the free
trade element to rsmain In the background
during the pending general debate but It is
now thought that some Of them will be put to
| the front during the remainder OF the week to
attempt to answer the logical arguments
already made on the Democratic side In oppo-
| sition to the proposed income tax.
| The gossip concerning the unhappy state OF
mind OF those in charge Of the I'm Democratic
| tariff measure has brought to the surface the
fact that Senator Voorhees,. the Chairman OF
the Finance Committee. is no longer on
terms OF friendship and intimacy with the Ad-
ministrstion. In other words. the President
and Secretary Of the Treasury we're 80 as
founded with the tone OF Mr.. Voorhees,
speech in opening the tariff debate. and ss-
pecially his crinRing to the Populistic element
OF the country. that they have repudiated him
as an Administration leader A member OF
the Cabinet Is known to have said that. In the
opinion Of President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle. Senator Voorhees, speech has done
more to iniure the cause OF the Wilson bill
than anything that had happened to
It UP to the time that Senator Hill made his
speech. Had the Administration known that
Senator Voorhees, would mako such an abject
surrender OF Democratic principles his speech
would have been revised. or he would not have
been allowed to mako II. Senator Voorhees,
appreciates the fact that his speech has re-
ccived a very cold welcome among Democr
and having staked everything on securing the
good will OF tho Administration. By making
his Populistic harangue. he 10 very much dis
appointed.
Another man who 10 sad and weary at the
present situation Is Senator Mcpherson OF New
Jersey. He is . member OF the Finance Com
mittee and having announced In the Senate
that the Wilson bill would have been reported
long before 1t was. but that he held IL back in
order to have certain amendments made he
feels personal responsibility for the meas
ure Moreover. he had an opportunity in
the committee to kill tho income tax pro-
position. but instead OF doing so cast
the deciding vote In Its favor. saying By way
OF explanation that he did not think it fair to
defeat the proposition In the committee. but
would vote against II In tho Senate Senator
Mcpherson 10 reputed to be something OF q
tariff expert. and in 1890 was tho spokesman
OF the perfunctory opposition to the passage OF
the Mckinley bill in the Senate. 1t IL very up-
pleasant. therefore. for him 10 eco his young
colleague walk on with the honors OF
the debate so far az tho New Jersey
Senators are CONCERNED. Senator Smiths
last weel' Created deem imppessIon and h aba
New York Senator's scathing attack upon Som
Ator Voorhees, for the heresies in his opening
speech makes tho Administration and the
friends OF the Wilson bill In Congress- all the
moro angry at the Chairman OF the Finance
Committee The situation OF the Wilson Tariff
bill, all things considered. is n desperate one,
and no Senator has the hardihood to deny il.