The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-23
WASHINGTON, July 81, 1916.
Revolution Graphic Statement Of A6ahs at

WASHINGTON, July 81, 1916.
Rcvolufion-G Graphic Statement of Affairs at
Acknowledgement
" Mihi nichi fortumas, 81 non concedifw reft y
What avais fortune, if we are not allowed to en-
Joy it! The fact is, we are in a most glorious
condition at this crsis-for it is crisis-a crisis
to the administrations crisis to the party-a
crisis to the country-and crisis Of life or death
to Pennsylvania, whggery or locofocosm, and
nothing less. The Executive schedule is too
heavy-the land graduation was swallowed by
the House with great deal of sugaring, and
great deal of modifcation--the warehousing bill
was accepted by the Senate not without an entire
emasculation--it was rendered into an eunuch
before it could be trusted. The sub-tTeasury lies
over-it is dubious sort OF customer Just now
1T lies over-in stotm quo-like an Old huik 70
curing repairs, il is laid up in ordinary.
But the tarif-the tarif-how stands the pros
pect of the bill OF reductions. That IL the
great question. You are right NO mis-
take. 1t just about is the great question:
is, par excellence, the question OF all questions
since the settlement OF the Oregon question.
We are somewhat fortunate by sort OF instinct
to anticipate the drift of the tide. We refer -
proof to the war with Mexico, and the line OF ".
Your readers will bear out the fidelity oil your cor
respondents prognostics. AT the hazard Oh our
reputation, as prophet, we now tell you That the
tariff bill from the House will not pass the Senate
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be by proviso extending the act OF lS42 IN us
operation TO the expiration OF the next session oil
Congress The administration is in great pertur-
baton. The President to-day is rally excited,
irritated, spirited and alarmed. He looks pale
he feels badly-hke man in the premontory
symptoms OF lever and ague. And why! On ac-
count fthe tariff. Several members OF the House
several Senatorial member OF the Cabinet-a
number of private citizens from the States, have
called to see the President to-day upon this sub
iect of the TIA itf-and an influential Senator has
Told him that the present bill OF rednconsis mex
pedient, unsafe, and dangerous. tdoes not yield
the revenue required-it diminishes the revenue,
when we are compelled to borrow money-h
adopted, it will drive you TO direct taxation
speedy repeal, and either would ce
very hazardous. In either case Pennsyivania
is lost-gone by the board and as goes the hey,,
stone so goes the Union. Mr.. Walker has asked
too much. His measure, designed Tor peace, 70
ducng The revenues to the standard Oh pence,
cannot be accommodated 10 the exuaoIoIhay
demands of a state of war. A programme maoS
out for the peace establishment, cannot be sppmeo
TO the tremendous acquisitions OF an lnvaohs
army i'm a remote country. And the piii now o1
fore the Senate, as II STANDS, canno' 20 f,,, IN
II must either be graduated, or secured rom I'm.
mediate mischief, by Mr.. Haywoods Prov,so .aa.
il shall not take effect until the close OF tne next
session OF Congress. Ii is SAID 100 ina, rlr'
the Vice President, has appealed 70 Mr: akei
20 :, va him from the disaster of the casting vote,
IN recommending mitigation OF the destructive
schedules oil the BILL especially the thirty per cent
schedule And the news tonight was that mere
,vere nscertaincd to be nearly hall a dozen Oh
democratic Senators, who are all anxi US Tor
g compromise, or an entire abandonment OF the
bill. as preferable to Its passage in its present
fern. Day by day the cloud has been th,cken-
ing, and tonight we hear the mntternR
of onnous thunder The cloud will pro-
badly break over the Senate tomorrow. Forty
eight hours may produce an entire revoluton.
Mr. Clay effected compromise IN ioz 70 '@sJ'
of the South; what would you think, At Mr. Cal
houn were TO be equally instrumental in com
promise to the salvation Of Pennsylvania on Ine
Bill of '4s-by gradual Of it, reductions yeeI