St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-15
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 10 give the coun-
try sound currency, l will help you
through in the hour of peril although
you refused to aid u.s."
hr. Aldrich said: LAS the senator
from Maryland says. the responsibility
will be on the Republican side OF the
chamber after March f. Let me ask
him if we will have the president with
us after that timer"
Mr. German paused for moment,
and then in eloquent terms declared
that the president OF the United States
could be depended upon to meet any
emergency presented to him with a
patriotism unint1uenced by party feel
lug.
Let me suggest" said Mr.. Hale.
that while the senator from Maryland
places the responsibility on this side OF
the chamber after March 4, yet the adj
ministrative branch Of the government
remains with the Democratic party.
Now, when the senator says the pfesl-
dent will patriotically join US III prepar-
ing 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 sena-
tor authorized to say that the president
will help us i'll cnacIing this measure. }"
Mr.. German diSclaimed any right or
authority to speak for the president or
to indicate his course, but if the Re-
publican congress after March met
this grave responsibility with patriotism
unsweryed by party feeling. he felt
confident every man from the president
to the humbleSt man iii the Democratic
party would aid i'll securing that end.
Mr.. Aldrich again suggested that Nil
German had poi nied out that the gov.
ernment
Needed More Revenue,
"and now what remedy does the senator
propose?" asked Mr.. Aldrich.
"rhe first thing TO do is to pass the aD-
preparation for collecting the income
tax" said MI German. For One." he
SAID, II am convinced that the masses
OF the people, who comprise the. bIawn
aud Sinew of the land, who loyUJustlce
and honest dealing, 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 III the minority
that there was deficiency, and who
had the courage when III the majority to
insist on trying to make the receipts
meet tine expenditures. They Will give
due credit to the great statesman whom
they had treated unjuStly."
"Why not pass some bill now to in
crease the reYenues?" asked MIR. Aid
rich.
I'VE have no power to do so.
There are some measures OIL the
calendar (alluding to the bills to place
iron and coal on the free list. and to
abolish the ditferentlal Oh refined sugar,
but they decrease the revenue" replied
4Mr. German.
1--WE could alter their character" said
MIR. Aldrich.
Will you aid us to take them up?"
inquired Mr.. Vest.
'iIf you will change their character,
yes" replied Mr.. Aldrich.
Certainly" observed Mr.. Vest, with
a smile, "if we will substitute the Nc
kinleY act"
In concluding, Mr.. German said:
sit would be good policy and good pol
itics for the Republicans to join US,
sink party differences, meet the emer-
gency. and not let this question be made
a football any longer"
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Allison were
Instantly on Their Feet.
asking recognition. The latter was
recGgniZed.
Mr.. Allison complimented the Mary
land senator for making it for first time
clear from the Democratic standpoint
that the country was now face to face
with q great deficit. The senator had
not mentioned the currency question.
He had gone 10 the really great emer-
geucy, the governments grave emer-
gpncy in lacking revenue now, and
threatened with still greater lack of
revenue. And yet, with the situation
before us, in two months congress sep
arates, not to convene again for nearly
a year from the present time.
But there is remedy at hand.
There are bills here-sent from the
houSe-t to further reduce the reye nueS
from coal and iron. The duty of the
hour is to take these bills, and, in
stead of passing them to further reduce
revenue. to so frame them as to yield
fifty millions additional to our reve-
nues."
Mr.. Allison expressed amaZement
that the president and secretary of the
treasury should remain passive with no
suggestion to congress as to the imper-
ative necessity of increasing the reVe-
nues of the government. With tre-
mendous Democratic majority in con-
gress it was plain duty that they
should be reminded i'll unmiStakable
language from the executive branch of
the government that the revenues must
be increased at once to point suffi-
cient to
Sustain the Credit
of the government. This WAS the pre-
ent pressing duty, instead of vain con-
ference over currency bill. or the re-
form of greeDbacks, Or the many flna n
cial plans under discussion. lie urged
that the statistics be presented. show
ing that the Mckinley law would have
yielded ample revenue. But from the
outset the normal action Of that law
was interrupted by the threat Of revis-
ing and nullifying it. Mr.. Allison
closed with vigorous appeal to those
III authority, the president, the Secre-
tary of the treasury, the administration
and congress to meet the emergency
here and now, instead of waiting for
full year.
Mr.. Hill Dem, n. Y y said: eff the
senator from Maryland desires to vindi-
cate himself. l see no reason why he
should not have the opportunity, "but IN
urging this yindicatiOn the senator from
Maryland should not seek to impeach
those who supported the Wilson bill.
that senator (Mr. GormanJ was among
those who voted for that bill. He (HilD
was not among those who voted for it.
1t was peculiar situation to find SEN
ators who had voted against bill crit
icised for lis existence by those who
voted for it. As to the income tax. he
understood the senator from Maryland
to be opposed to it. but after time.
presto change, the senator was found to
favor that tax for period of five years.
Mr. Hill defined his position, which
was to repeal the tax. If 1t was to
stand he would
Offer No Opposition
to the appropriation for carrying 1t into
effect :