Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-12-12
WILL RENEW THE FIGHT.
Mil Will Do All in His Power to Defeat the In
come Tax.

WAsHIyGroN, Dec 11.--While the ap-
preparation to carry out the provisions OF
the income tax will be strongly antag-
onized in the house and efforts made to re-
peal the law, there is very little chance OF
anything being done in that body to COM
pass its Gef1at.
There is still very large majority on
the Democratic side in favor of enforcing
this tax, but when it reaches the senate
there IS likely to be some interesting ac-
rimonious contention. senator Hill, who
bitterly anragonized this tax at every
stage Of its progress, is understood TO DE
arranging his plans for another onslaught
when it conner before the senate.
Tie has Thus far refused TO disclose what
that plan Is, but he is confident that, with
cooperation of Republicans, he will be
able to defeat an appropriation to carry 1t
out Secretary Carlisle and friends OF the
administration, however, do not appear to
.irc themselves any concern in regard to
/ Inc matter, and are going ahead making
! their arrangements for carrying out and
rltforciay lis collection. The secretary
has been assured by members of the
( finance aad appropriation committees in
The senate that AN appropriation will be
passed la ample time TO enforce the tax.
Voorhees, Silver.
Senator voorhees,, chairman of the
conuittec on finance, furnished an inter
view yesterday which in some degree con-
/ lirmed the report which has been current
about the Capitol since the beginning of
the ses,i N that he would seek to secure
legislation favorable to silver before the
final adjournment of the Fifty third con-
gress lie SAID:
Il nave no change of views to express.
Silver is the money of the constitution,
ind SO specified in that great instrument
end should be coined on the same terms
| hat gold is coined, without discrimination
| against either metal and without charge
for mintagc.'
II voted against the passage of the ia
nous sherman act, and labored to secure
its repeal because it was the enemy of sill
yer coinage. The free coinage of gold
means the free coinage of silver, to my
mind. The plain working people have
been benefited in the last hundred years
more by silver money than by gold money!
and the whlng can't of sordid avarice
which we now hear, that gold is sound
money and silver is not, has the profound
VI tNcly man VIII INC
history and the developments of his coun-
try.
las to the parity of the two metals
when coined, even the small children of
finance know that the purchasing power
of n dollar is not fixed by the quality or
quantity of the material which composcs
1t, but by the law which makes it a legal
tender in the payment of debts. When
silver is coined therefore, at the ratio of 10
to in gold, or at any other ratio. and
clothed with the authority of law, it has
never failed to be on par with gold i'll it's
purchasing and its debt-paying power.
''The coinage act of 1887 proved itself a
wise and safe measure, and believe that
It's re-enactment now would be an excellent
thing. care but little for the attitude of
foreign nations on this subject. We are
not subject to their dictation, and for their
disapproval we may compensate ourselves
with the approval Of our own people"
Senator Voorhees, also announced him
self in favor of the amendment of the
rules of the senate so ms to provide for
cloture and against further effort at tariff
legislation at the present time.