The herald., 1894-04-28
.ALDRICH'S BOLD BLUFF
He Proposed a Vote on tn
Tariff Bill.
Harris Promptly Accepted the
Challenge.
The Buffer Hedged and Refused t.
Go on With the Play.
Cur Steve Uhipped I'm HRd Showed That
He savVied the 9Ams-A Very Iu-
teresting Chapter in the
Tariff Debate.
By the Associated Press

WASHINGTON, April 27.-It was not
until II minutes past IL O'Clock {, day
that enough senators were in their seats
to make up a quorum. Allen endeavCr-
cd to call up his Coxey resolution ss un
finished business, but Harris objected,
stating there wac no such thing SIS un
finished business. The chair so ruled.
Harris motion to take up the tariff
5ill was agreed to, 25 to IS.
Doph yielded to Lindsay his right to
the floor. The Kentucky senator thsn
spoke in support of the tariff bill.
SENATOR LINDsAY's SPEECH.
Lindsay said the country expected
opposition TO the Democratic revision of
the tariff from Republicans, but could
not have anticipated that members of
the party that won the last presidential
election on their pledge of reducing the
tariff to the needs of revenue only would
oppose it. The justice of the extrRor-
dinary and uniounded claim that the
industrial panic was caused by the feax
ON the part of the people that their ex-
pressed will would be carried ont had
received implied recognition in Demo-
cratic quarters.
Ths Wilson bill was not what such a
measure should be, but it was infinitely
better than the existing law. Tariff re-
form, which should be effected at once,
would hasten the return OF better times,
upon an enduring and constitutional
basis. He would have preferred tariff
bill pure and simple, unvexed and un-
embarrassed by questions concerning
a m
and if enacted it would be a great step
in the direction of reform. Senators who
served notice on the Democratic majority
| that adhesion to the income tax feature
| of the pending bill might defeat tariff
l-r1rOrm, anu pOtuJou vuT the RPpntifnE
consequences to the Democratic party OF
such defeat, must take their warnings
to themselves, and reflect whether in
case they decline to act in concert with
their Democratic brethren, and by SO
doing keep upon the statute books the
Mckinley tariff laws, the country will
| hold them guiltless of all offanse. The
income tax had been declared cOnstitu-
tional by the supreme court.
Continuing Lindsay said: "Ihsve no
sympathy with those who attempt to
excite prejudice against the rich. 1
know it to be q fact that as a general
most reputable and patriotic citizens,
and that to a very largo degree their
riches are the results of their enterprise.
industry and business capacity, but it
is equally true thRtin the race for wealth
the unequal and discriminating tariff
laws under which we have lived for 80
years have been found ready and eff
cient instrumentality in the hands of
men of fortune and enterprise to make
unhealthy and abnormal additions to
their wealth within the lines OF the
law and consistent with the highest per-
aonal integrity. The time has certainly
come when this convenient and efficient
instrumentality should be dispensed
with, and the time has also come when
the great income which tariff has helped
to create, out of common fairness
to contribute to a moderate
degree TO the relief of strug-
Cling poverty against the enhanced
pricsH OF the neeessaries of ile result
ing from discriminating and indefensiblO
custom house taxation. 1t is idle TO say
that an income tax cannot be collected.
Experience will soon make known the
loophcles of escape and they will be
cloeed, just as have been closed the loop.
holes through which in the early days
who were willing to commit perjury or
fraud, or both, escaped the payment of
internal taxes. 1t is a waste of time to
combat those charges that the pending
bill is sectional, or was so intended to
be- and need only refer to the fact to
answer the statement of the senior mem-
Der from Maine, that whore the inter-
ests of the eastern states are being dis
regarded, Kentucky ID to be taken
care of.
Kentucky raises practically all the
hemp product in the United States.
Hemp goes on the free list. Kentucky
is as deeply interested in the lumber in
dustry as is Maine, and lumber goes on
the free list. Kentucky has Just COM
menced the work of developing her ex-
tensive coal fields. The house bill puts
coal on the free list, and the senate
amendment, if adopted, will reduce the
present duty from 70 cents per ton to
40 cents per ton. Kentucky produces
more tobacco than any other state, yet
every man who deals in tobRcoS or man
uiactures it for any purpose is taxed un-
der the internal revenue laws.
The tax on Kentucky whisky ia now
450 per cent upon the ordinary coat Of
production. The pending bill will ia
crease GnaI Va1 10 O0O par cent. heL-
tucky has asked no fsvors and has re-
ceived none. Her people believe that
tariff taxation should be levied for reye-
nue. only, and are ready and willing to
submit to such an internal revenue tax
alton as may be necessary to enable the
federal government to return to consti
ulional methods of imposing customs
cties."
SPICY CoLLoQUY.
In the course of Lindssy's speech q
colloquy occurred in which Sherman
drew attention to the fact that the Me-
Kinley law, instead of raising the duty
on iron, steel and ether metals, except
tinPlate, had reduced the dnty, and
therefore it was said. whather right ok
EsSng, bheA Asr~&a asoesBaEy to instisakS