Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-20

taxes 70 consider chicuy and primarily
the wants OF the public treasury and
private interests. tAppiause on the
Democratic sidsD. The bill which
comes back to us from the senate has
not met the approval OF the great
tarin reform sentiment OF this coun-
try. II has not been accepted by those
who through defeat and victory have
followed this standard with so much
enthusiasm for ten years past, as the
fruiion or their effortH, as the per-
romance OF their pledge and as tho
run and substantial realization OF their
victory. II remains for me simply 10
add that the chief points In contro.
Nersy between the representatives OF
the dominant party IN the two houses
and thus between the conference COM
initteee OF the two houses, was nrst
the sugar schedule. not the duty upon
IRON ore and upon coal and the duty
upon silver. lead orca and some Of
the duties In the wooden schedule, and
especially 10 some OF the duties OF
the Iron and steel schedule. promi-
nenuN those upon pig iron. steel rails
and cutlery and structural iron. But
the great difficulty Va the pathway OF
an agreement hns been proper ad-
lnstment OF the sugar schedule. This
house voted for free sugar. raw and
refined loud applause from the Dom
ocrauc sdeD
''Itvoted down the proposal OF the
committee on ways and means for IA
gradual repeal OF the bounty and re-
ducuon by onc-hnlf on refined sugar.
The feuatc has reintroduced into the
proposed tarlff bill sugar schedule
which. whether truly or not has been
accepted by the country by the press.
by the people. as unduly Favorable 10
the great sugar trust, II pruposes a
duty Of 30 per cent nd vaiorein on all
al a 4I.l 10 o
cent upon refined sugar, In addition TO
n dinerential OF l-iO cent on sugar Inn
ported from countries that pcy an ex-
port bounty upon their sugar There
Is reasonable ground for difference OF
opinion among Democrats ns to wheth-
err any duty upon sugar should lie plnc-
ca IN our tarin bill or not. II has ni-
ways been contended by those who
have been leaders IN the tarin reform
movements in this country. that of all
the articles Yielding large revenue
sugar was the one article upon which
an ideal Democratic revenue tariff
could be placed. There would be sub
stantial agreement; / think with this
position today IN the Democratic party
except for the fact that the Trainers OF
the Mckinley bill. I'm their zeal to cast
of taxation. the larger part OF which
went into the public treasury, In order
that they might Increase taxes, the lnf-
of their benefciarics u.oud applause
on the Democratic side) placed sugar
upon the free list, gave 10 cent Cor clio
of cent In the case OF sugar imported
from bounty paying countries) protea-
tion on refined sugar and provided a
bounty to the producers OF sugar IN this
country. BY this action the people
have had taste OF untaXed sugar and
II IL difficult for us TO get uacl. to tho
position originally occupied by the
Democratic party daughter on tho
Republican side)
at is our hop, tina, we shall give them
II we succeed In passing any sort Of
wise and proper tariff reform tlli,
taste OF so many other UNI
taxed articles Cloud applause
on the Democratic side, that
protection can never raise itself In this
country. (Rcnewed appiduge on TIA
Democratic side) II IL not possible,
MIR. Speaker, for any on " state oc-
curntely on the proposed s,ignr schedule
of the senate what would be the amount
of duty upon refined sugar which would
Insure as protection to the great re-
filming company uf this country. Al
though | had not fully reached that
conclusion when the house bill was
prepared, / lave no doubt myself today
that the business Of sugar refining can
be carried on as cheaply IN the United
States as in any other country in the
world Cloud applause on the Democrat
ic side) and I have ut the slightest
doubt. although sincere taiim reform
ers differ with us on that point. that
any diffcrential whatever upon refined
sugar is simply so much bounty pro-
vided for the great monopoly OF reiln-
ing sugar in this country. loud APP
plausc on the Democratic sideD III,
therefore. the house conftgoes were pre-
pared 10 Tecede from the house position
80 f,-... go
upon some revenue taxation for sugar
they could not without the mandate OF
this house accept such Il provision as
that which is offered In the senate bill.
nsoud applause on the Democratic side1
II It be true. MS stated by the gentle
man from Ohio mir Johnson), OF which
have seen myself some ntiirmations
in the press. if II be true that the great
American sugar trust has grown so
strong and powerful that 1t says that
no tariff can he pasesd In the American
congress in which its interests are not
adequately guarded: n, l say, that be
true, / hope this house will never con-
sent to adjournment. Great cheering
on the Democratic side) hope. what-
ever the fate OF the general tariff bill
Is. that this house will not consent 10
an adjournment until II has passed a
single bin putting refined sugar on the
free list Renewed cheers on the DEM
"Mr. Speaker. shall not detain
this house with argument on the points
Of dispute between the two houses.
have perhaps almost gone beyond
the limits OF proper repetition, gone
over from time TO time the arguments
In favor OF release OF the great
materials OF industry from taxation |
under any bill that may be preferred |
by congress. / VIII simply. therefore,
IN closing. call attention to the post
tion in which we find ourselves to-day |
with reference 10 tariff taxation. This |
great question OF tariff reform has
been the burning dividing question OF |
American politics for the last three |
presidential campaigns. The American |
people have three times voted for the |
present occupant OF the white house
on the great issue of tariff reform.
When In 1888 we We're defeated by a
narrow margin before the people OF |
this country, there is not Democrat |
In all this land who did not feel on
the morning after the election as en-
thuslastic and as determined TO press
forward In that fight as he did when |
the hope Of victory was with him
the day before. applause on the |
Democratic side.) II was because OF |
that determination. Il was because OF |
that growing enthusiasm II was be- |
cause we felt the spirit OF American |
liberty incitinR us. II was because we |
felt the Indictment Of a Rreat moral |