The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-08-24
THE END or the FIGHT.


tariff bill by the house on Monday,
August Is, Mr. William l.. Wilson,
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee, spoke briefly upon the passage
Of the bill Us follows:
Mr. Speaker. l have made the motion which
have sent 20 the clerks desk. not on my own
responsibility or from my own volition. but as
the onicial organ OF the caucus Of my ascot
ates on this side Of the house and by their d.
rection shall say very little myself on this
occasion in advocacy Of the motion. and shall
be sincere and frank In what shall submit to
this house.
Il do not pretend that l am gratifed Vt the
outcome OF this prolonged controversy. l
don't pretend that up to the very last moment
had not cherished the hope and the faith that
we should reach another and better and
more satisfactory conclusion Of this conflict
between the two houses of the American
congress. / had hoped and believed until
there seemed to be no ground scarcely for
hope and belief that In such u contest
this house. backed by the American peo-
pie and enthusiastically sustained By tho
democratic party, would be able TO achieve
some honorable compromise between the two
houses which we could have accepted NOE from
a sense Of duty but with sense OF satisfac-
tion and q feeling that we had responded 70 the
mandates OF the American people.
But, Mr.. Speaker. we have simply realized
in this great night the fact SO well stated by
the great leader OF the tariff reform fight In
Great Britain-that when the people have
gained a victory VI the polls they must have .
further stand-up and knock-down night with
their own representatives. And we have real
ICED. II nothing else. the salutary lesson Of tho
.ntrenchment Of the protective system N this
country under thirty years OF class legislation
until the mere matter Of tariff schedules IL
matter OF iusignincsnce, and the great Ques-
tion presents itself. 10 this to be . government
by a self-taxing people or q government by
trusts and monopoliesf lApplsuse on the dem
ocratic side. II we have taken out Of this
fight no other lesson than that It has been to
us great. an inspiring and valuable lesson.
II we have not been able to get ali that the
mandates Of the people told US to get. MI that
the high enthusiasm OF the people expected US
to get, we have brought this dangerous fact
face to face with American freemen. aud We
have made some breach In the protective sys-
TEN through which the hosts OF American free
men will continue to march. Applause on the
democratic side.
My attention has necessarily been con-
constantly and so steadily directed TO their de-
merits that It would require some experience
10 learn what the merits are. Laughter md
applause. But whatever the measure Of short
coming OF this bill in its present form-what-
ever be its dement's In mere schedules-this
do know, that II is better than the Mckinley
| bill. Loud applause on the democratic side.
| This do know that In part Of II II does af-
! ford some relief to the taxpayers OF this coun-
try and does clip the wings OF the gigantic mo-
nopolies that are now expressing them and
blocking legislation
Take even those portions OF the bill over
which this contest between the two houses
has been waged; take iron ore and coal upon
| which we have confronted. and 10 certain ex-
ten; unsuccessfully confronted, the great rail-
road syndtcates OF the country yet we have re-
cuc.d them both nearly 80 per cent. below the
Mckinley bill. Applause. Take the sugar
| schedule. over which the greatest OF all the
| contests between the two houses has been
waseI Vicious as It may be. burdensome
TO the people Us It may be. favorable to the
trust as IL may. II Is less vicious. less favora-
BILE to the trust less burdensome to the people
than is the Mckinley law. under which this
trust has grown SO great Is to overshadow with
its power the American people. Applause.
II for no other reason. then, those who be-
licve that when they cannot take the full steI
which they desire, when they cannot DO that
which the people commissioned them TO DO
they must take the best they can and step u
fur as they can. may md some justification
Cor an undertaking choice between the tw'
bills"
Mr. Hudson (pop) OF kansas-I should like
TO ask the gentleman whether he mas investi
gated fully to be able TO state definitely
that this III es amended by the senate viii
furnish sulncient revenue to meet the entirs
expenses OF the government
Mr.. Wilson-That Is question. which az
man perhaps certainly not |, can answer II
de finite language. But I have no dim culty
whatever In saying tEat when the schedules O.
the bill with the senate amendments get ints
normal operation II will produce Sufficient ant
! more than SUFFICIENT revenue for the support 81
the government
Il should add to the answer that perhaps II
the beginning the bill will not produce 81
I ,,,,hv a.,aa NJ xz nj
under its ordinary working. because. am In
formed. whether II be true or not, dom
know that the sugar trust. In anticipation o
the passage OF the bill. has imported nbou
si00O0O.UOo worth. or, It has been said, even II
excess OF that quantity. Of raw sugar"
Mr. Hudson-will the passage OF this bill
in your Judgment. save the country from the
further issue OF bonds
Mr. wilson, think have already coveret
that question In my previous answer, II ma!
be In the first few months OF the operation o
the bill. because Of this great accumulation o
raw sugar TO which have Just referred tina
the revenue OF the government Will not be SUI
ficient TO meet the expenditures of the govern
! ment but il Is my belief. in view Of the large
amount OF imported goods In bond and also Il
view Of the fact that there will be larger i'm
portations when the tariff rates are dehnitel.
known and fixed. that IL the necessity does no
exist to-day II will not exist after the passag
of this billf
Mr. Dingley tMe.) VIII the gentleman par
don me just on that points l understand hin
70 say that the sugar trust has already import
ed 100000 900 worth Of sugar. IL so. inasrnucl
as only Si0f0)DoU worth OF sugar was Import
ed last year, will not all the revenue that "
yet from sugar under the operation Of this b
for the first year be mtssings
Mr. wilson, did not intend to give tn
figures that eioo. oo00oc Of raw sugar hac bee
imported. stated that l had been informe
the sugar trust had imported that amount. m
have e.-.. q. ard II stated that IL was In OK
cess OF that amount. 1t has been put AZ 49,
90 tons by gentlemen who pretend to know
Mr. Heard ,dem.) Of Missourt--Is It not tru
that whatever may be this bonus to the suga
! trust in view OF the passage Of this law. woul
not the trust reap . still larger bonus undo
the operation Of the Mckinley law II that wer
still left In forces
Mr. Wilson They would not do so immed
ately. but under tho operation OF that 10
from year TO year they would certainly reap
larger sum.
I Mr. Speaker. In answer 70 all OF these que'
tions have simply TO say that under the ru
Just adopted by the house Immediately follow
, Ing the passage Of this bill we propose to PR
sent and pass bill putting sugar on the FRI
list The question Is now raised Us TO wheths
! this is n government Of the American Peep
Q for the American people or government
, the sugar trust for the benefit OF the suH