Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-01-18
Senator Germans Speech.


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tention Of the country was made some time
ago. His friends gathered yesterday in the
galleries Of the Senate chamber expecting a
splendid effort. Marylanders who are his
opponents politically, and those who, while
democrats, differ with him as 10 his course,
hoped at least that he would say something
to relieve their State from the discredit he
has brought upon it before the democrats OF
the country. All were doomed 10 disap-
pointment The speech in which Mr.. Cor
man had assaulted the President had been re.
garded by some as at least bold. When
Mr. German had made the final speech up
on the tariff bill as it was about To pass, in
which he declared it would yield ample
revenue, when he enjoined patience, for
bearance and virtue, and spoke Of the rising
sun, oil brighter day and democratic vic
tory at the November election his tone was
triumphant and confident Those who had
high expectations of this speech were, as we
have said, disappointed. AS justification
before the people it was such justification
as the New York police captains got in the
Lexow witness chair. AS special plea it
was hating and contradictory. 1t was the
solemn announcement that there is def
cheney in the public revenues, a fact with
which the people have been familiar for
more than year; it was declaration that
his bill, which was to furnish abundant rev.
enue, is failure.
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tariff bill, Mr.. German declared that he
would never follow leader who will in
time OF peace increase the national debt to
pay the current expenses OF the government.
When Nr. German said this he probably
forgot that he was one of the leaders in the
Maryland Senate in 1873, when, in time of
the most profound peace, the public debt
was increased to pay the current expenses
of government and that he voted to create
that loan and he voted for every apprOpria-
ton which went to form the deficit which
made the loan necessary
I'VE are now raising more taxes from our
own people," said Mr.. German, than from
customs. The bulk of taxation is now being
levied within our own borders" Is this
language to ceme from a man who even
PROCESSES to be democrat? Pray, are not
customs duties levied within our own Dor
ders and upon our own people? Is Mr.. Cor
man giving US the doctrine that the for
egner pays the customs duties, a doctrine
which the republicans have abandoned for
very shame?
But is the condition of the treasury as bad
as Mr.. German would have us believe? As
he admits, the Mckinley bill produced de.
felt which was steadily and rapidly increas
ing. Then, in the midst of a great business
depression, produced mainly by the Sherman
Reed Congress- the House Of Representa-
tives passed the Wilson bill. That bill re
manned in the Senate for months, and while
1t was there business came to a standstill
Importation stopped pending reduction of
duties, all except sugar, and that poured in
free OF duty in anticipation Of a tax The
delay in the Senate gave the Sugar Trust
the opportunity to import stock sufficient
TO last for months, and that stock is not yet
exhausted and SO the government up to this
ii ne has received but little revenue from the
sugar tax. From now on it is anticipated
that sugar will yield a revenue of over three
millions month.
The wooden schedule did not go into effect
until the first OF the present month, and up
to that time the revenue from this source
was almost nothing From now on this tax
will be coming in and the increased tax on
whisky will produce results as soon as the
stock accumulated under the lower tax shall
be exhausted In spite of Mr.. Germans
predictions competent authorities are conf :
dent that after April the revenues will be
sufficient even with raw materials on the
free list
The House passed such bill as the demo.
ocratic party promised and the people de
manded. 1t went to the Senate and Mr..
| German said it was not a revenue bill. The
responsibility of making it a revenue bill
was placed upon the shoulders o: the Sen.
ate, said Mr. German. How did they meet
| itS did We shape that bill until it raised
revenues essential to the existence of the
government ~ He declares that they did
not "Did we yield to popular clamor ~
No, indeed. did we proceed to keep plat
form pledges instead of performing that rst
| duty ofleglsating for the country" Neither.
MIR. German admits this and he is right
The people believed and still believe that
the representatives of the democratic party
failed to carry out the pledges and that the
representatives of the trusts pr reverted them
from doing so.
The people, as of old, gathered to see the
mountain bring forth some great prodigy
and saw it produce ridiculous, squeaking
mouse