The morning call., 1895-01-15

enough revenue is being raised from Gus
toms to pay the pensions. The
bulk OF taxation is now being levied within
our own borders The customs revenue
would be many millions short of the $140,-
000,000 required for pensions. Can we re-
duce the expenditures? l answer no. In
1892 the pension budget reached S180,000,-
600 its highest point. 1t IS now down to
SAC, O00, 900, and will diminish as the old
soldiers die 1t will average SIPS 200, 900
for the next ten years. The expenditures
for postal service, the navy, rivers and har-
bors must 60 on. The Senator from Penn
sylvania QUAY has said that the Demo-
cratic party has been rebuked and turned
ont of power. | think the Senator from
Colorado (Teller) stated the case on
Saturday last when addressing his Repub-
lican colleagues, he warned them that the
Republicans were swept into power last fall
not because the people had overconfdence
in that party, but because in their present
distress they would have removed from
power any party.
"You will come into power on March 4
next, said Senator German passionately,
"under circumstances more favorable than
we did We have removed many of the.
distractions from your path. You will
have in the House big majority as we
have now, and in the Senate a majority as
big as ours-for ours hangs but by thread.
| say now to the Senator from Pennsyl-
vania when he and his colleagues meet the
question that confrontS US now | will treat
him and his friends in a spirit different
from that which he has manifested toward
US. l will say to him when any question
affecting the finances of the Government
arises, any proposition to prevent the
bankruptcy of the Government or to give
the country sound currency, 4 will help
you through in the hour of peril, although
you refused to aid us"
Aldrich said: Gas the Senator from
Maryland says. the responsibility will be
on the Republican side of the chamber
after March 4. Let me ask him if we will
have the President with us after that
date?"
German paused for moment, and then
in eloquent terms declared that the Presi-
dent of the United States could be de-
pended upon to meet any emergency pre-
sented to him with a patriotism uninfu-
enced by party feeling.
''Let me suggest, y said Hale, ''that while
the Senator from Maryland places the re-
sponsibility on this side of the chamber
after March 4, yet the administrative
branch of the Government remains with
the Democrats. Now. when the Senator
says the President will periodically Join
Us in preparing a remedy, does he mean to
say that the President will approve such
bill for raising revenue as this side of the
chamber may prepare? We have our own
idea as to how this revenue should be
raised. 1t is part of the Republican policy
of protection. Now, is the Senator author
lied to say the President will help US in
passing this measure?"
German diSclaimed any AUTHORITY to
speak for the President or. to indicate his
course, but if the Republican Congress
after March meets this grave response
bility with patriotism unswerved by party
feeling he felt confident that every man
from the President down to the humblest
man in the party would help in securing
that end.
Aldrich then suggested that German had
pointed out that the Government needed
more revenue. "And now, what remedy
uOtS Iilt CeIdlOT propose asked Aidrlch.
The first thing to do is to pass the APP
preparation for collecting the income tax"
said German. "For one am convinced
that the masses ofthe people who comprise
the Drawn and sinew of the land, who love
justice aud honest dealings, the people
whom Mr.. Lincoln said could not be fooled
all the time, will come back and render
verdict in favor of those who knew when
their party was in the minority that there
was deficiency, and who had the courage,
when III the majority, to insist on trying
to make the receipts meet the expendi-
lures. They will give due credit, and to
the great statesmen whom they have
treated unjustly."
''Why not pass some bill now to increase
the revenue?" asked Aldrich.
1--WE have no power to do so"
"There are some measures on the calen-
dar," abiding to the bills to place iron and
coal on the free list and to abolish the diff
ferential on refined sugar.
"But they decrease the revenue" replied
German.
eve could alter their character" said
Aldrich.
"Will you aid US to take them up?"
asked Vest.
"If you will change their character yes"
replied Aldrich
Certainly" observed Vest with a smile,
eff we will substitute the Mckinley act.
In concluding, Mr.. German said: at
would be good policy and good politics for
the Republicans to join us; sink party diff
ferences, meet the emergency and not let
this question be made a football any long
er"
Hill and Allison were instantly on their
feet asking recognition, and the latter was
recognized. Allison complimented the
Maryland Senator for clearly and for the
first time making it clear from the Demo-
cratic standpoint that the country was now
face to face with a great deficit. The SEN
ator had not mentioned the currency cues
ton. He had gone to the really great
emergency-the Government grave emer-
gency in lacking revenue now, and threat
ened with a still greater lack of revenue.
And yet, with the situation before us. in
two months Congress separates not to con-
vene again for nearly year from the pres
ent time.
But there is remedy at hand. There
are bills here-sent from the House-to
E. H.