The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-21

These are strong words, which the
president of the United States would
not use towards a measure which he
ever expected afterwards to approve.
This letter, unsual and unprece-
dented IN its character and method of
PRONUNCIATION though it may be, never
the,ess clearly foreshadows the veto OF
the Senate bill, even if the House
should finally concur in our amend
ments- What person could expect the
president to approve the Senate bill
AFTER It's vigorous and scathing denun-
citation contained in his letter?
You would think less of him for his
glaring inconsistency.
Mean War to the Knife.
No, this letter is significant. 1t is a
Ipold and vigorous, even if imprudent,
letter. 1t means war to the knife
against the Senate bill; it justifies much
mat has been said against the Senate
Dill during all the last three months.
1t means that it can never receive the
executive approval It means that the
Senate cannot be permitted to abandon
or surrender the great underlying prin-
c1ples for which we fought and lost in
1883, and fought and Won in 1892 The
president is right; there is no middle
ground which we can occupy No bill
Wmch does not provide for free raw
materials can be permitted to become
a law. 1t is unnecessary to enter into
any argument TO define or designate
what articles constitute raw materials.
Every Democrat knows what they are.
Any article may be considered raw ma
terial when it is in the lowest or crude
state. The definition is ample and suffi-
cient and will redeem our pledges if it
is honestly applied.
THE party platfrom was for free, not
freer raw materials, as is now ingeni-
ously commended. If the president in his
wisdom had seen fit, while the debate
was progressing in the Senate, to have
aided my efforts to secure adhesion to
the principle, by expressing his views
in favor thereof in some proper and
Legitimate way, we should have been
gratified, and it unquestionably would
have been of practical benefit to the
cause. [ rejoice that he has expressed
them, even now, although I am not re-
quired to defend the manner of their
presentation, even if they so required,
which I do not assume.
As 30 Sugar.
ST respectfully differ from the pres
ident in his assumption that tax
upon sugar is necessary at this time,
conceding that an income tax is to be
retained. Clearly, both are not needed
for any legitimate purpose of the
treasury. The president speaks of
Democratic principles and policy
which led to the taxation on sugar. -
and he asserts that in taxation of SUI
gar we are in no danger of running
counter to Democratic principles I
desire only to suggest that if it was
desirable that sugar should be taxed.
as legitimate and logical article OF
revenue taxation" as he now says, it
SENS strange that the president did
not, in his last annual message, make
some intimation, suggestion or recon-
mendation to that effect
He endorsed the Wilson bill ex-
provided substantially for free raw
sugar. He permitted the House to
pass that measure without a word of
protest, suggestion or advice, that
there should be any tax upon sugar,
/ which has become to be largely re-
] garded as one of the necessaries of
Secretary Carlisle, the trusted fnan-
! cial officer of his cabinet, speaking on
/ the question eX-cathedra, outlined with
great care the essential provisions of
J the proposed tariff reform bill, but
made no recommendation whatever
for tax upon sugar. While free su-
gar was being carried through the
! House, the administration remained
quiet and passive. But now. after the
House has acted and the country has
been led to expect free sugar, the ad-
mlnistration shows it's hand and de-
clares for duty upon it.
L am not antagonizing it's sugges-
ton; l am simply stating the facts of
recent history. Under the existing cir
cumstanceS-with an income tax re-
tanned in this bill voted for free su-
gar before and shall do so again. In
my judgment the House cannot now
honorably retreat from it's position in
FAVOR OF free sugar. The presidents
suggestion came TOO late. the Senate
must recede from its amendments.
1t Was Lively.
Mr.. Hill, in closing his speech. called
attention to the fact that the president.
who had been so often quoted in the
tariff debate s favoring the income tax.
mad at last come out in no uncertain
tones against it. He trusted the presi-
! dents words would have their effect
He Child wanted to perfect this bill
He knew it was claimed his wishes
should not be consulted, because he did
not intend to vote for the bill He never
should vote for it as long as it contain
ed the income tax, but he wanted to see
it made defensible
While he was speaking for free coal
and free iron. Mr. Pugh created a SEN
the coal and iron ore which he Child
and the president desired should be
placed on the free list
Il do not know" replied Mr. Hill en-
/ phatically. Il know to what the SEN
ator probably refers, and it may be
in this debate. / do not know who owns
the coal and iron mines whose coal and
iron would come in free. 1 do not care
1t makes no difference"
A Slight demonstration in the galleries
greeted Mr.. Hills speech, which was re-
lnewed when, with uplifted and threat
ening and, he declared that unless the
Democrats of the Senate yielded, they
would go to the wall and the president
would go to the front
Mr.. Hill. after his declarat ton in favor
OF free sugar, proceeded to say the free
sugar clause in the tariff bill had been
universally indorsed by the Democrats
of the country. He read from a dis
patch from Evansville, Ind, which sta
ted congressional convention had de-
nounced Hill, Brice and German as the
Benedict Arnolds of the Democratic
party" for opposing free sugar.
Mr.. Voorhees, arose and denied abso-
lutely the truth of the dispatch on the
strength of information given him by
Congressman Taylor, of Indiana, who
was on the floor.
Sharp words between Mr. Hill and
Mr.. Voorhees, followed.
Mr.. Gray moved the Senate insist up
on its amendment and consent to fur
Their conference.
Mr.. HIPS motion, however, will, I'M
der the rules, take precedence.
There was nothing, said Mr.. Cray. in
speaking to his motion, that had oc-
icurred to make unusual action upon the
part of the Senate necessary. He did
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