New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-20
DIES IRE.

II il NOT improbable that when Mr.. Mills, of Texas,
in the Democratic caucus the other night, expressed
his WILLINGNESS to stay in Washington till the Day
Of Judgment in behalf of fair tariff and Slr. Ew-
inc. of Ohio, expressed his determination to stay
there till the Day of Doom for financial relief refer
cncc was had under different names TO the same
coming event. Each of these statesmen bad III NINA,
no doubt the farthest possible date that could DC
conceived within the limits Of what we know as
Time and each intended to put on record his andy
ing purpose 10 stay in Congress till taxation Is
cauazed and financial relief is secured. Their
attitude is admirable. Nothing could be more so.
Under existing governments, and the present con-
stitution of society, it is not likely that taxation
will he equalized by legislation on the subject of
tariffs or direct taxes, at least for some years
to come There have always been, and still
are very wide differences of opinion on this ques-
ton, aud the chances are very remote Tor salts
factory solution of the problem. II Mr.. Mills pro-
poses to stay in Washington until tariff bill Is
passed which, in the opinion of the Whole public,
or even of q majority Of the public, adjusts the
whole burden Of taxation upon perfectly equit-
able basis he is quite right, we think In naming the
Day Of Judgment AS the limit of his term, for not
until then will il happen that men agree upon Il
system of taxation the details Of arlf legislation
And it is very fine to see any man. especially
member of the present Congress, so willing to hod
office till the millennium. None but sincere patriot
would commit himself so boldly to so unSeltSh "A
proposition. We set Mr.. Mills down willing TO
stay till the Day of Judgment
And Mr.. Ewng's attitude is no less 30 be admired.
When lie said he was willing to stay till the Day OF
Doom in order to furnish financial relief to the peO
ple who are looking for 1t from this Congress, he
clearly meant to be understood secng" Mills, If
these are two names for the same day, or going
hn one better" if the Day of Doom comes after the
DAY of Judgment And we think Mr.. Ewing, too,
shows an appreciation of the situation in assigning
the day when the methods he proposes viii bring
financial relief 10 the people vino are looking to
Congress for il. II is comfort to see man who
believes in anything as profoundly rs Mr.. Ewing
does in the theory Of printed money, willing to wait
till the Day of Doom for his theories to be put in
practice Meantime, it hardly seems necessary
to keep Congressthe present Congress, at any rate
in session until that time, 1t might be well Tor
the Government to buy an uninhabited island some
where for Mr.. Ewing and his relief-seeking friends
to coIonzc where they might start printing press
and try the experiment of furnishing financial relief
to each other on his plan. great many people in
this country are owing money they cannot pay.
They are looking TO Congress for relief, Mr.. Ewing
SAYS and he will STAY there till the Day of Doom to
get il for them That will be the day following the
adoption of his measures.
But long before the limit either of these gentle
men fix tothcir public service, Macaulay's Ncw-Zeal-
ander will have passed out of memory, and given
place 10 those two figures sitting, not on broken
arch Of London Bridge but in the ruins say of
the present Capitol perhaps in the crypt, answering
the aniiquarians cOnundrum Z" What do we here =
one with Waiting for a fair tariff the other with
WAITING for financial relief And it will be a
pleasing spectacle.