The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-20

primarily the wants of the public treas,
ury. and not the profits and schemes of
great private interests. applause on
the Democratic side.
"The bill which comes back
to us from the Senate has
not met the approval of the
great tariff reform sentiment of
this country
AS to Sugar.
1.-THE Senate voted down the propo--
sal of the committee on Ways and
Means for a gradual repeal of the
| bounty and a reduction by one-half on
! refined sugar The Senate has rein
| troduced into the proposed tariff bill a
sugar schedule. which whether truly or
not, has been accepted by the country,
| by the press, by the people as unduly
{; favorable to the great sugar trust. 1t
| proposes a duty of 40 per cent. al
valorem on all grades of sugar, diff
| ferential of &c. upon refined sugar, in
addition to a diffedential of / lilo
| cents on sugar imported from countries
that pay an export bounty upon their
sugar. There is reasonable ground for
| difference of opinion among Democrats
as to whether any duty upon sugar
Should be placed in our tariff bill or
not 1t has always been contended by
those who have been leaders in the
great tariff reform movements in this
country that of all the articles yielding
| large revenue, sugar was the one
article upon which an ideal Demo-
| cratic revenue tariff could be placed.
| There would be substantial agreement
] think, with that position today in the
! Democratic party, except for the fact
the trainers of the Mckinley bill, in
| their zeal cut off taxation, the larger
part of which went into the public
| treasury in order they might increase
| taXpE the Ia M ri of which
| into the pockets of their beneficiaries.
| Loud applause on the Democratic
side.).
eff the House conferees were pre-
pared to recede from the House posi-
ton for free sugar, and attempt to
| agree upon some revenue taxation for
| sugar, they could not without the man
| date of this house, accept such a pro-
vision as that which is offered in the
Senate bill.
IF it be true. as stated by the gen
tleman from Ohio (NTr Johnson)-I
have seen, myself, some combinations
| in the press-if it be true, the great
American Sugar Trust has grown so
strong and powerful that 1T says no
| tariff bill can be passed in the Ameri-
can Congress IN which its interests are
not adequately guarded-if, 1 say that
be true, [ hope this house will never
consent to an adjournment. Great
| S4ACCI ing OIl the IJSIlOGfdIlC SIDE.
L nope, whatever the fate of the
general bill is, that this house will not
consent to any adjournment until it
| has passed a single bill putting refined
sugar on the free list. Renewed
cheers on the Democratic side).
| Where We Are At
Mr., speaker, I shall not detain this
House with an argument on the other
points in dispute between the two Hou-
ses. L have. perhaps, almost gone be-
yond the limits of proper repetition.
| gone over from time to time Of the
arguments in favor of release of the
great marts of industry from tax
alton under any bill that may be pess-
ed by Congress. I will simply, there
! fore, In closing, call attention to the
position in which we find ourselves TO-
day with reference to tariff taxation.
RMS great question of tariff reform
mas been the burning dividing question
| OF American politics for the last three
campaigns. The American pee pie have
three times voted for the present &C.
cupant of the White House on tl1e
great issue of tariff reform. When, in
1883. we were defeated by q narrow
margin before the people of this coun-
try, there is not a Democrat in all this
land who did not feel, on me morning
| after the election. as enthusiastic and
| as determined to press forward N that
| fight as he did when the hope of VIC
| tory was with him the dey before
| applause on the Democratic side).
1t was because of that determine
ton. 1t was because of that growing
enthusiasm, it was because we felt the
spirit and the thrill of the spirit Of
the American liberty melting us. it
was because we felt the Indictment of
| q great moral purpose which multi
| plies men by ten, that we took I'D this
cause in 1883 and fought for it in 1890
and prevailed in 1892. applause on
the Democratic side.
The American people have given US
the responsibility, 1t remains to be
seen whether we also have the power
! to fulfill their mandate. The bill
which passed the House was not ONLY
! approved, prepared and voted for by
those who are the Immediately chosen
servants of the taxpayers of this coun-
try. put it has been Officially endorsed
| by the president, who was chosen bv
them to carry out this great reform Of
tariff. (Applause on the Democratic
side.
Thus, every part of the machinery
of the United States government TODAY
deriving the authority from the direct
vote of the American people, has en-
dorsed the scheme of tariff reform pro-
posed here and carried through this
house
mo man in this country has been
more interested in the progress of the
successful termination of this great
movement than the man whom the peo-
pie reelected to lead them in this ereae
campaign. (Applause.)
so far as it was within his power. I
believe he has never spoken an uncer-
tain word as to his position on this
question. While the necessity of his
| % inn Io- i
| OF courtesy to the two branches of con-
gress to remain perfectly quiet during
the pending of this bill, he has felt it
to be his duty to let the people of this
! country know exactly what his posi-
ton is today, and just as we were en-
| terlng upon the great work of confer
/ ring between the two houses. [ had the
honor to receive from him a long per-
sonal letter which, with his consent OBJ
tanned this morning, I will now send to
| the clerks desk to be given to the peo-
pie of this country" applause on the
| Democratic side)
| The reading of the letter, (which ap-
pears elsewhere1 which was frequently
interrupted by enthusiastic cheers and
hand-clapping on the Democratic side
AT the conclusion of the reading of
| the presidents letter, Mr.. Reed, the
| leader of the minority arose. For al
most minute the cheers and shouts of
his political colleagues rang out.
Reed Says 1t Is Singular.
'I take it for granted, Mr.. Speaker
| he began. that the gentleman to which
the letter is addressed, to whom 1 have
Just listened, has observed all the pro-
Drieties which gentlemen ordinarily OBJ
serve in regard TO their correspondence,
and that letter which is marked per-
sonal,' having been addressed to him, he