Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-10
The New Tariff Bill.

,r,,o r-cceodines of the House Of Rep
,osaptotives on Thursday indicate, as we
,r,ernret them that though the tarit
bil sent TO that body from the 9eiia'0
may be Objectionable TO good mahy
democrats in the former body' yet III
the end these dissatisfied gentlemen VIII
agree TO accent IL as the best mat cou'u
Nc obtained The senators from LOUIS
lana finally voted under protest for the
bin as It was sent to the House. al
though its provisions were by them IT,
yardad as unjust TO the sugar interests
of the country. and OF that state par
sichllarlv. Mr.. Smith, New Jersey
senator. also recorded his vote IN favor
Of the Senate bill-not because lie was
friendly TO TIL. incOrne-taX, but because
he was a Democrat, and as such ieit
il 10 be his duty 10 stand with MS
Democratic brethren in support OF what-
ever financial policy they as body might
ADOPT as the policy Of that party. MI
Hill. we will state once more, was 'he
only Democratic senator who voted with
the Republicans against the bill.
Mr.. Turner. Of Georgia, one Of the
most influential men in that State, and
a prominent candidate for United states
senator. made a short explanatory speech
in the House Of Representatives on Thurs-
dav. in which he said that he had been
Incorrectly reported as having declared
In his recent Atlanta spe, that the
Senate bill was practically the same as
the Wilson bill He had, he added,
stated lust the opposite" But the reader
must not infer from this explanation that
Mr.. Turner will vote against the senate
hill when 1t comes up for final action
"a half loaf is better than no bread
and in his Atlanta speech above referred
TO- Mr.. Turner though he did not come
out for the Senate bill, made remark
concerning II which we understand as
committing him to its support when ne
finds that majority of his Democratic
associates in the House OF Representa-
lives have agreed to make 1t a party
measure. This speech was made Saturuay
week. and contained the remark 'iia'
not since 1857 have the American people
ever had proposed to them such star'
4, the direction of free and unfettered
commerce as the Democrats would give
them. Mr.. Turner, in the same speech'
mentioned the Senate bill as containing
some material amendments made ior the
purpose of peace and unity In the oeh-
ate" These are his own WORDS anu
signify that he will not make factious
opposition to the Senate bill.
Nevertheless, the tariff fight Is not yet
ended. Efforts will be made in the House
Of Representatives to strike out the in
come-tax feature of the Senate bill, but
these win assuredly fail, seeing that the
income-tax grows daily in popularity.
Similar efforts will be made to put coal.
iron-ore, and other articles on the free
list. The sugar duties will also be made
an object OF attack. Indeed. there Is no
doubt that the Republicans In both the
Senate and the House will make
desperate attempt to kill the Senate Dill
and perpetuate the existence Of the Nc
Kinley law. But the Democratic majority
IN the House of Representatives Is so
large that there ought to be no difficulty
under the House rules in passing the
Senate bill on any day that may be
agreed upon for its final disposition. The
vote will be closer In the Senate.
What we have written 10 based upon
the assumption that the Senate and the
House will act together in this mat
ter. and be backed up by the President.
H. as the Washington Post intimates
rather than states. the President has de-
clared that he is opposed to the Senate
bill and win favor return to the Wilson
bill then the situation win be different
But, we repeat. as We understand it.
the President and Secretary Carlisle have
expressed their willingness to accept the
Senate bilk
In fact. as the matter presents itself to
US. the Senate bill or q new bill must.
at every risk. be made the law OF the
land The Democrats OF the House Of
Representatives dare not 60 before the
people with empty hands They must 60
carrying a new measure ~ tariff reform
for the people To paas UPON They must
have something 70 show for the tins and
money expended during the current Con.
grsss. They must not be afraid to trust
the voters 10 judge them fairly and i'm
partially. The country y ripe for a
Democratic harvest NotAing stands in
the wsy Of : Democratic triumph In No