Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-04-12

l follow Jefferson in regarding even the
species of indirect taxation on home
products 10y internal revenue war
taxes as not good to I've extended and
the first 10 be rid Of when their nc>d
is past, Ii Mrkiuleyim is socialism
for the benefit OF the rich and the in
come tax is socialism for the benefit
of the poor un true American democrat
will look to the hair Of the dog To cure
his bite. Americans will reject social
ism of both kinds Ii my counsels
We're needed would surprise and sat
iSfy the country 10y the conservatism
in our progress in revenue reform, The
Mckinley hill lost the country to our
opponents by its cNtreme features in
one direction and We should avoid the
opposite extreme"
He quoted from the speech of Sena-
tor Voorhees, that the passage OF the
bill would produce Il surplus, and said
that according To this statement. the
bin has Jumped out of the frying pan
into the fire" From deficiency there
has arisen an immodcratc surplus.
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other, Tho committee made many
changes. taking sugar, iron, coal, lead
and other articles from the free list
and making them dutiahlc, and proNid-
ing for Il tax upon sugar estimated
by official experts To realize SAL So
623.Gl, and an additional tax from
spirits from which $1,000, OOO is ante
ipated Yet Notwithstanding these
large additions of revenue sources to
the bill the committee still retained
the income tax.
In conclusion he defined his position
in these words:
Il stand ready to support amy reason
able measure for tariff reform framed
within the lines and based upon the
principles which have here Indicated,
and which fully set forth III my
speech in opening the political cam
paign in Brooklyn, Sept, ~, 1892. |
stand today where | stood then |
lave nothing to add and nothing to
rctract.
Il will chrertully vote for the Mills
! bin and join with YOU in making any
/ material reduction of duties therein.
am ready to waive all minor differ
! ence on details which do not involve Il
question of principle.
Having spoken today principally
upon the income tax feature of this
| bill, reserve the expression of my
views upon its other features until
near the close of the discussion.
MIR. President, this is an impor.
tant crisis in the history of the demo
cratic party The failure of the tar
! if revision means the defeat. the de
moralization. if not the division and
humiliation. of our party. Moreover,
it means. as we believe, injury to the
best interests of the country. Those
who insist upon injecting into this bill
the uademoGatic feature Of an income
taxa relic of war legislation pause
and reflect upon the possible ronse.
ducnces of their understandable d.
mandS.
"rhey would realize that 1t mean
the loss of the control of this senate
now nearly equally divided between
the two great parties; 1t means the loss
of the next house of representatives
it means the loss of tie electoral
votes of New York, New Jersey, Con
Eccticut and probably every northern
state; and finally, it meaus the loss OF
the next presidency and all that II
implies
They should recollect that the In
come tax feature is justly regarded IN
New York and many other states as a
scheme of spoliation and an unwar'
ranted and sectional attack upon their
citizens of means.
'"rhey should consider whether there
! Is anything about an income tax SO
sacred, so desirable, so popular, SO
! lust and so defensible that it's main.
tenance is worth the risk which they
are precipitating. Let them remember
! 1860 and the ultra demands then made
upon the democratic party, to which II
could not honorably accede, demands
which led to our division and defeat;
| let them remember the triumphs of
our opponents the civil war that fol.
! lowed, the devastation, the suffering,
] UIlt "i'' c'N
/ carpet-bagger, which florlrished. the
/ force bill war which threatened and all
the incidents of the terrible years
which darkened our party's and our
eountry's history from 1860 to 1884
when. through wiser counsels, moder-
ate action, conciliatory methods, and
/ confidence, we were intrusted with
/ power again: and, rejecting upon all
these things, let them say whether
/ It Is the part Of wisdom, by the IN
sistence upon extreme demands, to I'm.
peril the success Of our party again,
and thereby tend 10 retard the prog
ress, diminish the glory and endanger
the best and highest interests OF our
common country"
At 20 p. m. Mr.. Hill concluded and
was greeted by burst of applause
which was quickly checked by the
vicepresid"nt.
The republicans kept mp continuous
filibuster on several motions after
wards. Mr.. Harr1ss moved at 615
n m. that the senate adjourn. The