Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
FOR MORE MONEY
How Additional Revenue Will Be
Provided by Congress.
PROBABLE REPUBLICAN POLICY
Will Rely on the Tariff to Meet
the Deficiency.
POLICY
NO GENERAL REVISION

sentiment is growing among repub-
licans in Congress that, in spite OF Mr..
Cleveland's failure to ask for more revenue
and of his argument that deficiency of
revenue was not what is disturbing the de-
partment, a measure must be adopted which
will bring more money into the treasury.
All the leading men are pretty we'll agreed
on this, though there has not yet been a
formal conference. After the committees
of the House have been appointed con-
ference will probably be held and a gen.
eral policy outlined. Mr.. Cleveland's pur-
pose appears obvious to the republicans.
They say that he wants to put them in an
embarrassing position, SO that they cannot
do anything, and then to try to shift to
them the responsibility for bond issues
which are sure to follow.
If they accept his statement that revenue
Is not the thing needed and, therefore. fail
to provide revenue remedy, they will be.
1t is argued. confronted with the necessity
Of providing another remedy. The fact that
Mr.. Cleveland does not agree with them as
to the seat of the trouble will not, they say,
Influence their action. Mr.. Cleveland con-
tends that the tariff legislation has nothing
to do with the condition of the treasury,
and did not compel the issue of bonds.
They contend that the trouble lies in the
deficiency of the revenue. For Cleveland to
have asked for more revenue would have
republicans was correct. That he avoided
doing this Is not surprising.
One Republicans Views.
For us to des:st from revenue legisia-
tion." saiG of the most prominent re-
pGtucars in the House today, would be to
accept his proposition and confess his view
of the case to be correct. Our views are
Numerically opposed. We could not ex-
pect him to recommend our remedy; nor
can We be expected to adopt his. We know
about what the condition of the treasury
is. While he avoids mentioning the de-
f1ciency in the treasury, he recites a GER
tain sta te Of facts which We contend re-
suits from a deficiency The books of the
department show that we are right We
are called upon for relief. 1t is our duty
to give 1t In the form we think will be the
most effective and to the best interest If
the country. We shall undoubtedly decide
to offer Mr.. Cleveland an increase of reve-
nue. through an increase of certain customs
Duties.
Probable Party Policy.
There is little doubt that this view of the
situation will be adopted. by :he party man.
ayers of the House. They 10 not propose
to have the responsibility for other bond
issues put upon them. Mr.. Cleveiand's fail
ure TO ask lor revenue slmpllneS matters Tor
them somewhat in this that had he pro-
posed some particular way Ct raising rev
enUe there would have been a disposition in
some quarters to accommodate bim as far
as possible, as temporary eXpedient
Quite a number of republicans have here
toforc held to the opinion that in providing
for the deficiency partisansnip should be
laid aside and an effort should be made to
devise such a measure the President
could sign. But since Mr.. Cleveland is, as
they think, disposed to play politics and
shows no disposition to accept their friend
ly assistance. practically all thought of
going to internal revenue for an increase
of income has been abandoned. There are
now very few. if any, republicans in Con-
greSS who favor any addition to tine in
ternal taxes.
VIII Rely on Tariff Alone.
They all feel free to rely en- tariff alone
for the necessary increase, leaving Mr.
Cleveland to do as he pleases about sign
ing such a measure as they may send to
him. There is no intention to make a gen.
erai revision of the tariff. In fact 1t is set
tied that there is to be no such attempt
at this session. There is fixed purpose
to select few items in the tariff schedule
through which just aboGt enough revenue
10 meet the present necessities can be
raised. No fear Is entertained of a general
scramble for protection resulting from this
move, for the reason that no one will eX-
pect the measure framed to become law
1t Is not thought, either, that any republi-
can will oppose a duty on wool or any like
duty, because the duty on some other arti-
Gle is not also increased. They will all
understand that whenever any tariff legis-
lation can ne made effective all interests
will be considered.