Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-30
ON THE TARIFF QUESTION.

What Some OF tho Democratic Editors
Say About the Wilson Bill-One
Democratic Editor Disapproves OF
the Wilson Bill-Not OF 1.-THE Old Jack. /
son, Van Buren, standard.
The editors of representative democratic |
of the state yesterday Furnished
the Connecticut Associated Press with their
opinions and those of the papers they rep
resent, on the Wilson bill and collateral
tariff issues. The opinion of W. o. Burr
of the Hartford Times was a. follows:
Mr.. Wilson has been trying to get .
revenue bill; In fact, this distinguished and
capable member of congress started out to
make tariff bill for 'srevenue only" In
this particular 1t Is . failure, according to
Mr.. Wilson's very frank statement. A
shortage Of $65. 600. 600 or perhaps $780,
600, 900 year in a revenue bill would be
embarrassing. The weakness having been
found the remedy must be applied.
The idea ia that 1t is better to tax our
own productions than to levy duties upon
| foreign goods. The Times was schooled in
| the Jackson, Van Buren,, Polk and Bu-
ohanan standards of democracy, and 1t
cannot clearly see that the tax on home
productions is the best. We want tho best,
but cannot say We approve of what we BE-
L lieve to be the Worst. Il would be very
hard work for the Times to falsify its con-
victions and we must be excused for say
ing frankly that too much internal taxation
and too little customs taxation would be .
I very bad mistake.
r. j. Vance of the New Britain Herald
II lro1 ru fha In hal
the democratic party is pledged to policy,
1t Ia bound to stick to the text. He thinks
it will bs disastrous to the democratic par
ty not to pass the Wilson bill, but thinks
the bill needs tinkeriug. It should be
tinkered and then passed promptly so that
the business world may know what IL be-
fore it. The next thing to do, he says, is to
pass law regulating and restricting emil
grafton.
Mr.. Chaplin of the Waterbury American
INDUCES in a little SARCASM and playfuliy,
but mesningly, submits that the bill be
handed over to every one having interest
ests and then when that ia done to do what
John Adj (rep.) of this city suggested
throw the bill away. Then becoming real
~ serious he submits the suggestion viz
Put small duty on sugar in place of &c
income tax; be sure that this law will raist
sufficient revenue and then pass 1t In time
| to get the credit for the revival of bushes,
which is almost at hand. If amendment
can be justified on broad grounds let then
be made. If the democratic party with it,
big majority and the country at large be
bind 1t, cannot pass euch bill it has los
Its reason for existence. That is all 1t wa
elected for"
Floyd Tucker of the Bridgeport Farmel
believes in the Wilson bill and the incom,
tax and that both measures should b
passed quickly.
| Lew Allen Of the Meriden Journal, for
msrly of this city, says, no doub6 yer,
truly: "The sentiment of Meriden can b.
reliably reported as being in fear of tn,
Wilson bill in It's present form.
But more killing than anything is tho wait
ing for the passage of the Wilson or an,
other kind of tariff bill" Lewis is abou
| right in these remarks. He works in a lit
tie Democratic taffy as he says: "Meridsn'
| ms GRITTY votes with opsn eyes and cleal
understanding for Cleveland and Pigott.
Colonel Osborn of the New Haven Reg
lister favors the Wilson bill as lin it's gen
erai principles the best tariff measure the
country has seen for long period, )" and IL
| order to raise more revenue than the vii
son bill will bring, the coloneps opinion II
that the articles from which we nov
principally derive our internal revenue
should be still further taxed, and that
more than that, a slight tax should be lai'
upon such necesssries of life as tea, sugar
.. | coffee and molasses, just as we now Ia:
/ oleomargsrine."