The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-10-13

ations and safeguards, then the theory
of our government is false, and the
whole fabric unsafe.
For myself, do not believe that
all the patriotism and wisdom of the
country are found in national legisla-
ton and methods, and am willing to
trust the states as to bank circulation.
AS TO TARIFF LEGISLATION.
The house Of representatives, with
nearly one hundred democratic major
ity, sent the Wilson bill to the senate,
where there was no majority at all for
the tariff reform in which all true dem-
ocrats believe. There never was q
moment when the Wilson bill could
have passed the senate. Six demo-
cratic senators from the great manu-
featuring states of the northeast,
together with the senators from Louis
lana, were naturally pledged to its
defeat, and of course when known this
made all talk about the enactment of a
law absolutely idiotic.
Without knowing the existence of
this sentiment and agreement, Senator
Jones of Arkansas, Mills and myself,
as a subcommittee of the committee
on finance, to which the Wilson bill
was referred, carefully revised its pro-
visions and after cutting down its du-
ties about S15, ,000, 900, and putting in
many instances ad valorem for specific
duties, were prepared to make a report
to the full committee, when we dis.
covered for the first time that the
Louisiana senators had united with the
six senators from the northeast to de-
feat any such measure. In the bill We
framed, as in the house bill, sugar, raw
and refined, was placed on the free list
and we soon found that no such bill
could pass the senate.
After modifying the first bill, in some
respects, but without being able to
secure any, additional support, we
finally determined to report bill to
the finance committee, which placed
a speciiit duty of about one cent q
pound on sugar, without any differen-
tial duty to the trust.
On the morning we were to report, q
caucus of democratic senators was cal
led at the instance of those opposed to
the bill, and after three days acrimon-
ious discussion, the bill was sent back
to the finance committee with instruc.
tious that we should prepare meas
ure which would receive the votes OF
forty-three senators, that being a bare
majority of the senate. As Senator
Hill had declared his opposition to the
income tax in any form it left only
forty-three democratic senators count.
ing lrby of South Carolina.
When this action of the caucus was
taken had the alternative presented
to me Of either resigning from the
finance committee or acting with my
party. My opinions on the, tariff are
so well known that it is useless for m,
to even state them. II any difference
of opinion on that subject exists be
tween the president and myself, it il
that am more extreme In my view.
and have long since discarded the fal
lacy Of tariff for even incidental pro
lection. At one time IN my public lif,
was inclined to the tariff opinions o
Mr. ro'x anu .nrougn : tAliu cou,a y
.fa.neu ior ;resenue WIN 'nciuen'a' pro
.ec''on: experiences IN iIam'ug AM
vinced - that the whole system o.
taxation t.. protection Is utterly indie
fensible, and agree with Governor
Mckinley that the issue between tn,
Two grea. parties Ii Pro.ectioh OF rev
ehne. anere Is no m'ddie ground.
II inhuencea only oy my persona
cohVictiohs' OF ny tne unworthy motive
OF posing as petter tnan my co'ieasues
wou'd nave ie!usea 10 support an.
measure whicn did not meet my idea
OF tarin reform, ana what knew to o.
.ne just expectation Oh the democrat
'hroughout the west anu soutn.
IL seems 70 me- however, tnat IN
failure 10 pass some tarin Dill AM
allowing mckinley taxation to RENAL
on .he statute DOCK wooid proionI
ihaenn''eiy the depression IN Dusines
produced oy republican ieglsiation' an
would bring ridicule and disaster upo
the democratic party, Not Tor an in
slant did L conceal from myself tn
danger OF my position, nor the fact tina
l would be subjected to criticism an
calumny by reason OF my supportin
the Dill we were directed to prepare.
knew that the enemies made in Ion
career and the critics of the pres
would shout hosannas over the oppol
tunity for attack which my actlo
afforded.
In all the long and wearying confliG