The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26

f-~n ,he ses-sp1zrt OF the American ser
ssor cnarrrd with great interests. charges
wi.h dcsng that which the senate has
shs-r ftsels inccrnrefsnt 20 DO and no
bossv mere Incompetent tran the naea who
voss1 for the geld proposition of this al
rrlrlssratiow. charged 10 eTias 10 sh-s
c.evutrv prosperity. which has been denied
:, II under cur ieEislation row for tseaty
years. charged 20 devise soras system ihaf
stafs satisfy the peepie thar we can enter
upcn thai degree &C prosperity 10 which
we ars entitled by reason OF advantages
which exist IN this country.
i wish 10 enter my protest and TO say
that I am not TO be frightened by ne
sneers OF ire chairman OF the committee.
nor by the attacks OF the press SHAH
do What I think IL my duty 10 do here
REGARDLESS OF consequences. and II seems
70 ne that il would be in better taste and
more in accor1iaace with the dignity Of the
senate II we should hear less here and
elsewhere about our partisan duty
sherman OF Ohio followed Teller. and
said. Mr. President, as a member or
the committee on finance, I dlsclaitn all
partisan feeling in respect 10 the fiil
which the senator from Vermont moves 10
bring before the senate. That bill does
NOT belong 20 any party. il is rot the iep-
resentariye of any party The only merit
to the bin is that II proposes 10 furnish
S4a aao Of revenae ior the support OF the
government, enough TO meet the current
expenses OF the government. IL is also
prenarei for an Occasion not a political
one. | say now. MIR President, ! shall
vote for any tax whatever, which may he
proposed by nybody. whether DenocFauc,
Popeftst or Republican. which shall sup
plv sufncient revenue for the support OF
the government.
1T is a disgrace TO our civilization, IL
is a disgrace TO the country itself, that
We are now expending So,oc0,eo year
more than the receipts of the government,
and that the congress now in session, with
both houses fully armed with the power
to furnish the revenue, is idle and refuses
TO act / viii vote for a tax on tea. on
coffee, on anything, in order 10 meet this
deficiency, and l cay that IL the present
congress adjourns in the face of the dec
larations now made to us, OF the ofti1ial
reports sent 10 US. of the statements by
the president OF the United States and of
the secretary of the treasury. that We are
now going on day by day like a careless
spendthrift to involve the country in
debt selling bonds when IL is the duty Of
congress al once TO gupply the revenue"
Peffer-The president asserts that We do
not need any more revenue
Sherman do not care what the presi-
dent says.
ftNeF-i fhOuEHt SO.
Sherman continued: Every man within
the sound OF my voice knows that We need
more revenue. There is statement show
ing that since the FIRST day OF July and up
To the present month of February. 1895.
there has already been a deficiency in the
current revenue Of s9D.696.Vso. and that be-
fore the end of the fiscal year al the same
ratio the amount of the deficiency VIII Do
$50. 000o0. III such condition should oc-
-. r.tsrr
where they have a parliamentary law II
would dethrone any party in power. ana
an immediate effort would De made 10 In
crease the income tax or TO provide some
other form OF taxation TO meet the current
expenses. Yet now. aad every day. and
every hour. since the passage of the pres
ent law, and even before. in view OF its
passage. We have been running IN debt and
increasing our debts. There is no occa-
sion for il. A tax on tea and coffee would
be paid cheerfuily by the people of the
United States any tax whatever, the
most obnoxious that could be collected.
would be suppoTgsd BY the people OF the
United States askSsg than TO see the fund
ed debt Increased. Already s2s5. .0t0.0o0 of
bonds have been Issued during the present
administration. The issuance of the great
body OF these bonds was made necessary
by a deficiency of revenue. and. as for the
IEDldtEltIs II was t1tStA - ti+t RNNtN
whether, under this process of fnapcier
ing. We should be able to maintain the
standard of our money In this country.
Sir / have not enc word 70 say about
the Populists. ] have not one word to say
10 wound my friend the senator from
Colorado CTeller). or any one else; do
not wish 10 arraign any individual but
what do is TO appeal 10 the senate of the
United States. The other house having
Iaf nSf "a a IL
up. and. IL il is not right. let us make 1t
right and send IL back 10 the house and we
will have a ready concurrence. But for us
to adjourn with these deficiencies accru-
ing more and more is, as / say, not
manly action 10 be taken by either of the
great parties or by any party that is re-
sponsible for il. Any private citizen who
would pursue such a course In his ffnan-
cial affairs. however rich he might be.
would soon lose his credit and his reputa-
ton for solvency and good sense.
There is no poverty in this country. no
unwillingness TO pay taxes. no reason why
taxes should not be levied. and. II the
taxes proposed by the bill are not right.
let US. In the name OF heaven, provide 9TH
ers II Is sufficient for us 70 know that
our duty Is not yet performed. and II the
senator from Vermont does not. / viii al
the proper time and under the proper cir
EufnStAnEG&s move " IldhE UP a hlii uJsl
then see what the defects are. Every
senator here appreciates the necessity for
increasing revenue; every senator knows
that the hopes and expectations OF the
president and secretary of the treasury,
as made in their reports. have been erro-
neous, not from any willful design on their
part. but because they did not see the nat
ural tendency OF course of measures
which every day left the government more
and more in debt and every month the
necessity"
HarrIs-Why does not the senator from
Ohio advise the treasury department 10
coin the 81 90. coo OF seignicrage and the
balance OF the silver that lies in the
treasury idle and utilize IL TO answer the
purposes Of the treasury
sherman replied: THE senator from
Tennessee wishes 10 divert ne - the ques-
ton OF the free coinage Of silver. That
has been tried and tested. and II ever that
question met rs final solution II was IN
the house OF representatives freshly elect
81 by the people. where. by a majority or
almost two 70 one. the gentlemen Of the
house of representa- ives, the represents
tives OF the people. from equal and exact
districts throughout the country, pro-
nouneas their denunciation Of the most
foolish and dangerous policy OF departing
from the now lawful standard OF money in
The country.
.sSI~. it Is not enough for the senator 10
say ta me- that the senate should provide
remedy by providing for the free coinage
o. silver where the fact Is that ter states,
whose twenty senators voted for the free
coinage OF Sflyer. contain a less popula-
fton than two-thiris OF the state OF Ohio
The senate does not represent the people.
II represents the states, and righuully 20.
arI DO not complain about IL But IN the
house OF representatives. the people are
represented according 70 their numbers IN
every portion of the Cnitsd States Let
me p-ophesy 20 my honorable friend that