The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-06-03
THE TARIFF BILL UP.


Senate on Tuesday afternoon at 2:05,
and the debate was opened for the Re.
publicans by Senator Aldrich, Of Rhode
Island. Mr.. Aldrich was persistent in
his claim that protection has not been
abandoned and shows why the House
bill would not answer. From the Sen.
ator's remarks it is evident they want
no more McKinleyism. He said;
The rates suggested by the committees
amendments are considerably below
those imposed by the House bill, and in
most instances below those contained in |
the act of 1890. Industrial conditions In
this country, with very few exceptions,
do not demand return to the rates i'm
posed by the act of 1890. The bitter
contest which is going on among the
leading nations of the world for indus.
trial supremacy has brought about i'm
provements in the methods and econo'
mics in production to an extent which
was not thought possible a few years ago.
These new conditions must be taken into
account in considering the rates to be
imposed,
Mr.. Aldrich gave in detail the revenue
claimed by the trainers Of the House
bill and also the revenue estimated by
the Senate committee to be derived
from their bill. He also explained the
change in the sugar schedule, and said
the committee will prepare an amend
ment to the Hawaiian treaty, saying, if
this treaty admitting their sugar free
we're continued, it would give bount,
of SIS, ,00O, 900 per annum to the Hawaiian
sugar producers. Mr.. Aldrich spoke a
little over an hour.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, Democratic
member of the finance committe, was
recognized and said:
We know the desperate condition of
the country, the ruined homes, the
blasted hearths. If prosperity can come
from any source, even from our advers'
aries, we will bless the moment.
1t had been said, Mr.. Vest proceeded,
that adversely came with the advent OF
the Democratic party and prosperity
with the Republican party. But that ad'
versily did not come with the advent OF
the Democratic party. Mr.. Vest said he
would summon as a witness no less an
authority than William Mckinley. The
Senator read from a report made by Mr.,
Mckinley on April /, 1890, setting forth
the distress which the farmers of the
country were suffering. How was it ex'
pected, the Senator asked, that by in.
creasing the burden of tariff taxes the
farmers would be helped to buy more
goods?
Why was it, Mr.. Vest asked, that the
Republican party was about to abandon
its record and urge tariff tor the amount
of revenue it will produce? Why doei
it abandon its record and propose ta1
on tea? The Senator said there was a
this time an available balance in tht
treasury of 1929 1850, $50 Deducting the
gold reserve of one hundred millions
: the available balance was Sl29, 1850. $50.
Mr.. Vest pronounced it crime for thu
Government to hoard money unneces
, sarily. He said taxing tea and increas
I ing internal revenue taxes was al
abandonment of the protective policy
b Mr.. Vest made an effective speech, show
ing up the iniquity in the sugar schedule
and other points, and warned Republi
o can Senators that hides would go bacl
on the free list. In concluding Mr.. Yes
said there was no disposition to della!
and there would be no factious opposi
tions.
Democrats want this cure-all measur,
i passed as soon as possible that the peo
pie may judge for themselves, This fal
there will be some voting and more next
Senator Aldrich's speech was sever
criticism of the Dingley bill. The bill i
at last up tor discussion, having beel
about five months in Republican
Il hands incuha TING