Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-10
A VERY RAGY INTERVIEW.
crLBERsoN on THE TRIALS AND
rRIDuLArioSs on DEMOCRACY.
How the senate witI Treat the TAR
Ia Biii-cIeyeinnd ON silver Not
Understood - what Coxey's
Army Teaches the People.

iF-louT hours ltit Tor nome last hibhis
Before his departure he was inter
viewed at the Windsor by News re-
porter. who started on by intimating
to him that his visit to Dallas was cal
culated 10 arouse politicians. Col. Gull
berson replied.
ut need not. am here looking after
business matter purely. l have seen
It stated In some papers that my re-
turn to Texas was doubtless Inspired
BY desire to look over the political
situation. That IL speculation only.
] am in Texas ON account OF the III
health OF my wife She will go to
VIII return to Washington during the
week"
what do you think win be the
result OF tnrlf leglslation2'
at Is evident now that the house
bill VIII not become law. The amend
mrnts Of the senate VIII change the en-
tire character OF the measure ana the
house VIII accept It rather than ad-
iourn without doing anything for tariff
reform. I do not mean, Of course, that
the senate will not Improve upon the
Mckinley law. Doubtless the rates Will
generally be reduced, but the senate
VIII refuse 10 follow the house In It's
long stride toward tariff Tor revenue
only, Tho Democratic majority In the
senate rs very narrow, and. Of course,
a few Democratic senators can shape
the bill as they desire or defeat all
legislation on the subject"
what seems TO be the real contro-
veray between the Democrats In the
senate over the Wilson or house bill2'
THE house bin has ugar ON the free
list, where N was placed by the Nc
klnley law. and repeats the bounty on
sugar production, amounting 10 Sl2 ,000,-
900 annually The house bill also placed
wool and many other things on the free
list, aud reduces the rate ns fixed by
the Mckinley law on other articles.
The house bin also attached 10 the
tariff hill an income tax bill which
IT IN supposed would gather 10000, 900
annually TO supply the deficiencies con-
temputcd over the reductions proposed
IN the tariu schedules IL seems that
the Democratic senators could not ugrcc
either On rates Ia many instances pro-
posed by the house or upon the free
liHi or the income tax annex. For in
stance, the LpulFlgnu senators opposed
the PROVISIONS ~ relation to sugar
Senators representing the coal fields on.
posed free coal, Some senators repre-
Heniiug wealthy states oppose the IN
come tax, and thus compromise be-
came necessary or the bill would be
lost I am Inclined 10 think that the
senate win finally amend the bin by
increasing the import duties on many
articles over the rates prescribed by
the house bill and win also take from
the free list sugar, coal and possibly
wool and some other articles OF minor
Importance"
what do you think OF the PROPOSE
ton ip again put sugar on the dutiable
llst no. ls now Indicated by the senate
nmcudmcntH|'
III ! vote FOR It at an I shall do SO
as u matter OF absolute necessity. |
think u VIII be a great msltultc II
does seem 10 me that the people ought
not be compelled 10 pay $50. 900 600 or
moro annually as Il tax upon an article
OF food In order that a few sugar SYM
dieateT IN Louisiana may Increase the
profits OF their productions Indeed. Il
does not sccm 10 me Ia be necessary
IN order tn provide revenue that sugar
nhnuld be again placed on the tax roll b"
what Is your opinion about the In
come tax and It's necessity2"
~ have always believed that the In
come tnN was fair and ust way to
collect revenue, but don't think II ought
to he rcsortcd To unless II Ia absolutely
necessary. Such tax II inqulsitorinl
IN lta nature and harasslng IN it's ten
dcncics, and IL regarded by great
many people No ban to thrift and In
dustry, II we could adopt a tarln for
revenue only putting ON the free list
the necessities OF life we would have no
reason, no excuse to resort 20 tax
ON Incomes. The laws passed now by
congress ON economic subjects are COM
pronlsrs, pure and simple our Inter
csts are so varied and extensive that
Il cannot be otherwise"
Col. Culb"rsou here proceeded TO talk
about the free coinage NJ silver. SAYING:
THOSE Of us who have favored the
free eolunge Of silver AS OF gold must
fH.aF NN4aUH .N.H
say that those OF us who believe TINT
the volume OF our metal money should
lie enlarged by the free coinage OF all
yer have been disappointed The free
coinage Of silver az any ratio from IG
to 20 TO l OF gold was defeated by N
combination Of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, The free silver Democrats Of
tprod to compromises They were Will
Ing to take the Biand-Allisou net. which
would have Increased the volume OF
currency about $50 900 coo annually. We
cndeaVorod to add SlS1, 900. 900 more sill
Yer 20 our volume by the passage OF the
Ho-c0lled eeigpiorngc bnl. Tint blil
was vetoed by Mr.. Cleveland. An idea
prevails In the country that the meas
urc only proposed an addition
TO our circulation OF $685.
uOoO0O' the amount Of the selgnlorago
in. the ,rcasury. This, however. Is a
mistake The bill further proposed 10
coin an the balance Of the bullion in
the treasury and to substitute the DOL
lars so coined for the sherman legal
tender notes, The bullion IN the treae-
urN would have amounted 10 SlSi. OOO. COO.
and while II is true that the volume Of
circulation would only have been In
creased by $4,000, 00N yet the balance
OF the SiSi, 100000 would have taken tho
place OF the paper money issued In
the purchase OF silver. with this re-
cord feel that the question as 10 the
fate OF silver becomes very serious
Year after year In the house OF repre-
sontatlves the Democratic party was
defeated In Its Efforts. Those failures
were brought about by combination
ot Democrats and Republicans. There
was much bitterness. much contention
and the genuineness Of Democrats OF
the respective wings was seriously nm
grily questioned These nttpeks ala
not break w the party. The ilrht went
on inside OF Its ranks and now thr
Democratic party on the tatlff question
from the president down. H. opponcd
TO the doctrine OF protection. We dlffar
on rates, hut We stand solidly on prln.
eiple against protection The results Of
the discussion OF 10, tariff ought 10
encourage us to hope that the Demo-
cretic party may Yet present a solid
irout on the question OF silver. Tho
uluerence In the party over the question
OF free silver ought not 10 disrupt n
We ought to tght Il out as wc fought
70 finish our diffcronces on Tho tarirf
question. i think fhnt Nh .sf... 49,