Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-25

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That programme does not suit all
those who worked for McKinley's cleo
zion as the sound money" candidate.
n is especially Objectionable TO some
Republican politicians who talked tarih
in order 10 catch votes, but know that
Isgfsladne tariff viii lose more votes
than can be gained and to some gold
Democrats" who are bitterly opposed
20 any tariff with the slightest tinge
of protection. The former affect TO
consider the Dingley emergency tarin
sin a possibility and would postpone
general tarn revision indefinitely. The
latter want the Dingley bin dropped
for a short supplementary tariff bill on
strictly revenue lines.
Secretary Carlisle. IL is said. Will in
his forthcoming report. advocate levy
ing small duties on tea and coffee and
AN increased revenue tax on beer.
These. he thinks. viii add S400Oo.O0O
TO $50 100000 TO the governments in
come. While such a bin would re-
ceive the support Of many Democrats
i'm either branch of Congress. it is GER
tain that in neither could it command
a majority. if il were ever reported for
consideration.
AS To- the Dingley bin. Nr. Dingley
himself Who ought to know something
about it. remains of his recently eX-
pressed opinion that its passage in the
Senate is hopeless and that nothing
further in the way of tariff legislation
viii De attempted i'm the present House.
Senator Brice said: while some Of
the free silver Senators. who have here
tofore prevented the passage Of the
Dingley bin. with such amendments as
may make certain a sufficient revenue,
viii. iu view of the result of the cleo
tiou. probably vote with their RFpubli-
can brethren. it is immaterial whether
they do or not, as. in my opinion. a
sufficient number of sound money Dem
ocrauc Senators viii assist the Repub-
ucans TO pass the necessary tariff legis-
Iauon in The Fif-y-fourth Congress TO
supply the existing deficit in the reve-
nue.. Iatleas- shall so vote, and 1 un-
dersaud th. Senator German and
of others occupy the same posi-
ton.
Senator Germans own language
scarcely bears out Senator Brice's Un-
Outstanding Of his position. He says
he had proposed a substitute for the
DneIey lm- Ieyying a duty Of about
IS per cent on tea, coffee. spices. cocoa
and mating an of which articles are
now on The free list. These duties
would yield about S40.000000 per am
mum. lie sJu holds TO the views eX-
pressed in that Jiu but believes the
party which VIII so into power will not
be content with anything less than
general revision of the tariff
one Republican paper which has
been clamoriug for a revision of the
tarT ON protection lines. now wants
tarn agitation postponed for a time,
because il Injuries business. On the
other hand. the New York Tribune
ays biu1uy that those who talk that
way em 10 omit their practical
knowledge and bid farewell TO their
common sense" adding that cas- it is
now certain that there must be discus
sion of the subject until the revenue
laws have been SO altered as to give
the treasury enough money for neces-
saly expenses and TO give the industries
better protection against foreign COM
petition. il would seem obvious that
the sooner the matter can be taken mp
and settled the better for all business
interests
~Iu a multitude of counselors there
is confusion.