Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-06
THE WILSON TARIFF BILL
Republicans Are Working Hard
to Defeat II.
Rupored That q Great Fund Ii Being
Raised to Fight the Measure
Some Democratic Congress-
men Scared.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29--Many OF the
democratic members in the city are
amused over the reported efforts that
republicans are making to defeat the
Wilson tariff bill. The rumor that
great fund is TO be raised for this OBJ
ject is cited as an evidence that the
tariff discussion will contain even more
pected, and shrewd party men are fig
uring on WAYS and means for minimiz-
ing the effect of this campaign in their
ranks IL it should actually open.
The National Association of Wool
Manufacturers, representing over $780,
900, 900 in New England, will meet jan
uary 10, and it is said the main busi-
ness they will transact will be TO con-
slider means for a retention OF the duty
on woolen goods. Other influential or
CARNATIONS will take similar. action
and there is no doubt that the souls OF
congressman from manufacturing dis
tricts will be sorely tried.
Already congressman in the affected
districts are beginning to trim their
sails. They declare that their duty Is
to carry out the will of their constitu-
ents; that whatever is best for the
voters they will do. Notwithstanding
| they were elected on tariff reform dec
| larations they are ready to abandon
| these principles il the racket in the
| districts gets too high
One Of the most prominent men in
the councils OF the democratic party, in
commenting upon this, said: The
one thing the lukewarm democrats
and there Is no use trying TO persuade
ourselves that there are no lukewarm
ones on the tariff question-seem to
forget is that the democratic party is
an organized body of men sworn to
carry out the national platform on
which IL came into power. Thirty
years of work as a minority made the
democratic party little fitted to pull
the big party traces, but they have had
good training in the extra session. In
stead of considering what they will do
on question they now ask what the
party should do This was the spirit
that was responsible for much of the
success of the republicans. They
worked we'll together. 1t is now man.
testing itself TO degree never before
known among democrats. 1t Is as yet
an unknown quantity, but | believe
that when congress reassembles this
spirit will be 30 strong that this bolt
ing disposition of which we hear so
much will have TO GO down before 1t.
There is another element which has
not been emphasized. Men who are
ready TO go il alone whenever little
hubbub in their district makes IL To
their advantage to do SO, may make
their plans TO go it alone. They can
not como under the folds of the demo
cratic banner and do nothing TO hold
up the party organization. They might
as well set up as independents or re-
publicans You may be assured that
party leaders are keeping a little lis,
which will be revised and completed
while the tariff fight is on. Democrats
will have to be democrats or they will
be made to feel that the political tenn
perature in their neighborhood is very
low"
When the majority members Of the
committee on ways and means come
together again 1t is said that decision
will be reached as TO what kind OF al
income tax will be agreed upon. Prob
ably the other matters pending before
the committee and largely dependent
np4ss-.ha pspnosition y also be agreed
Upon, or at LEAST preparedSzs%s.'y ydjJdIss'f
ment The committee will have TO de
eide upon the two reports submitted
by the subcommittee on internal rev
enue, one by Mcssrs. Mcmillan ant
Bryan, in favor of q tax on all incomes
including individuals, and the other by
Mr.. Montgomery, in favor OF tax OF
corporate investments. Until this j.
decided there will be nothine
done about the rate of taxation
although It is proposed by the
McMillin-Bryan plan to make it pei
ceht, and upon incomes Of "a, 900 yeal
I upwards. yielding an estimated
he OF $50, 100000 There is ye
disagreement over the rate of Ia,
to be levied upon inheritances, but the
| differences are not such as cannot bt
easily adjusted.
The inheritance tax will be extended
only to personal property, rs it ha,
been found impracticable TO have re,a
estate included. A revenue of si0..
600, 600, il is estimated, will be derived
from this source. The tax of $3.50 pei
1000 on cigarettes and cents n pack
on playing cards, it is thought, will
yield $4,000, 600, or, in all. s45, 600, 600
which several members OF the commit
tee think is all that is 10 be provided
for by legislation at present