Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-21

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nothing OF the commercial Interests
OF the country. He asserted that the
trainers OF the house bill and a large
proportion OF the Democratic party
were not tarlfr reformers; they were
free traders The president IN his let
ter accepting the nomination. had
favored not free, bu. freer raw ma
! terials. He proceeded to point out
| the reductions that the senate bin
made on coal, iron and lead ore and
| detailed at length the reduction on
other schedules. Then speaker touched
ON sugar, A majority OF eighty-three
| In the house had enabled that body,
he said, TO ride rough shod over the
! wishes of tho representatives or tho
sugar producing states In the face of
| the presidents protest. The chairman
of the ways and means committee pro-
posed to place sugar. raw and refined,
on the free list in separate bill He
| then devoted some time to an expose
| tion OF the situation with reference TO
sugar, raw and refined, contending
| TINT the proposed reduction In the
senate bill was one OF the biggest made
In any schedule. From statistics OBJ
tnlned at the treasury department he
maintained that the enactment OF the
| senate bill would reduce tarifT taxation
sl7i 100000 lie had voted for the bill,
| with the Income tax Incorporated with
| great reluctance and with the distinct
understanding that he was not wilt
! ing 70 vote for a bill by which single
! industry should be stricken down or
| the resumption OF single Industry
/ prevented. He had asked for far
| greater CONCESSIONS from his constlt-
| uonts than he had from the finance
| committee. 80 far as ! am concerned
and think | speak also for several
1 of my colleagues--there has not been
/ and VIII not be the slightest change
In my position" said MIR Smith.
II accepted the income tax in It's
| modified form from n sense OF duty
TO my party, but l did so with the
1 greatest reluctance, ana with the dis
| tinct declaration regarding other por-
! tions OF the measure, that | would
! not vote Tor any bill or any amend
ment making 1t impossible for n
single industry TO continue 10 resume
/ operations. / believe, sir, that TIE
/ committee on finance will bear me- cut
| In the assertion that have done every
/ thing In my power TO aid them in
/ their work 1t Is true that 1 have
! urged the necessity OF care and mod
/ GRAFTON In revising the schedule which
| directly concerns the industries Of my
/ state. But l believe they viii conoede
1 a disposition on my part to be fair
/ and reasonable and know that l have
demanded far greater concessions from
! my constituents than l have sought
| from the finance committee. II has
! been charged that we are not sincere
/ I'm our advocacy Of the senate bill that
we have made for trading purposes,
| and that those of us who oppose the
! Wilson bill would rush into line at
the first crack of the whip. did
/ ncrrsa 49, ,se that any person familiar
he .- character of this body would
inlsled By motion so puerile.
But II Is evident from the attitude OF
our colleagues in the house that el,her
they do not believe we mean what we
said, or they are willing to invite de-
| feat Of tariff legislation. OF the form
err l have only to say that they have
mistaken their men. OF the latter,
they must answer to the people for
the defeat of u bill which should and
i believe would satisfy all reasonable
expectations. l have tried, Mr.. prcsl-
dent to define the position OF myself
and my colleagues with the caEdur and
moderation betting "A member OF this
body. | have tried to speak dispas-
| sionately and In spirit of friendli-
ness, rather than of hostility. l have
tried to be flank and have serupuous-
ly avoided covert threats by infer
ence or innuendo. have not supposed
cases of whose existence | know moth
ing, have not said If this be true,
such and such must be done. But In
the circumstances and In view Of what
has been said, l should certainly fail
in my duty II / failed to speak with
the utmost plainness. Aud so. sir, |
say, I'm conclusion, In all friendliness to-
ward those who have aspersed our mo-
tives, that, so FAR as l am concerned
they need not expect further conces-
sions. | have labored earnestly and
honestly TO bring about a satisfactory
settlement of this question. But sir,
have reached the limit / have done
II would be unbecoming In me. Mr.
President, to suggest TO our conference
what 1t should do. They are wise,
and know what is best. But 1t is cer-
tainly lifting that they should under
stand the wishes Of their colleagues
And so | say, for myself, / know, and
for others l believe, that II | were n
member of that committee, l should
say 70 the conferees from the house.
IN answer to the defiance which has
been Hung in our faces, Gentlemen.
there is our bill II IL the result Of
great labor and infinite pains. It has
met with the approval both OF the
free trade and protection elements OF
our parry. IL is adapted to condi-
lions, not theories. 1t is not perfect,
but is as nearly perfect as we can hope
to make 1t at this session. In any
event. such as It is. there IL lies. You
are at liberty to take II or leave IT,"
That, sir. would be my position. /
would not recede from it so much 10 "A
mar Dithhln.T
When Mr.. Smith concluded Mr.. Hill |
Jumped to his feet. and being recog-
nized. launched his speech as fol-
lows:
"A theory ms well as a condition
now confronts us. The theory OF the |
Democratic party is that In the enact
ment of tarin legislation free raw |
materials should always be an essen |
tial and conspicuous element. II Is |
our creed that the materials which en- |
ter into our manufactures should be |
freed from the burden OF tarin tax
alton. The best interests OF the man
ufarturors As well as the customers
OF the land demand the recognition OF |
this wise discrimination, We are COM
mitted 10 this side Of the question |
and we cannot retreat and we cannot |
retract. We are honorably bound to |
redeem our professions and our prom
ises. Justice, good faith and decent
regard for public sentiment all require
this course. Until recently ] had sup
posed that there was no dispute upon
this question OF principle but that
every Democrat worthy OF the name
was willing 70 concede that II there
was one thing more than another to
which the Democratic party was com
mltted II was In favor Of the doctrine
OF absolutely free raw material. The /
true and honest construction OF every
Democratic national platform FOR