New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-28
THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE.
INA oUANDARY ABOUT THE TARIFF.
A PARTY ORGAN SAYS THE BUSINESS INTERESTS
WILL BE CONSULTED.

PARTY ORGAN SAYS THE BUSINESS INTERESTS
WILL BE CONSULTED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The Washington organ
of the Democratic party shows earnest desire to
hold lamp to the feet of everybody who is CROP
ing in the dark maze of obscure and contradictory
and confusing statements and declarations, with
the faint hope of finding out what sort of n tariff
bill is likely to be brought before the House by
Chairman Morrison and his colleagues. The Post
of to-day gives its leading editorial space to this
subject. Its readers informed that Colonel
Morrison desires to incorporate " in one bill" all
the proposed I" tariff reform legislation needed; !;
that such course will receive general appreciation"
and enable the various items of reduction and
propositions of reform to he grouped ntellgently =
that to report multitude of bills" would cause
unwise and unnecessary complications. ms Is
quite plain but hardly original. The Post continues:
What particular the general bill will bear cannot
he stated, but the Democratic newspapers hat are
captOus, tmid vaclating the subjectof revenue
reform and predicting that the Democratic party Il about
to take step that Will insure It's defeat Tor anOther
quarter of century need have fear that it will pro-
vide for absolute aud immediate establishment OF free
trade or the absolute and immediate abolition OF the
arh. The members OF the committee are not fools or
gnoramuses There is abundant reason 10 believe that
they know what they are a6out; that they VIII propose
only such changes seem first and most needed ana IN
making such changes will be governed by what Is ascer
aincd to be the dominant sentiment Of the business IN
tercsts 20 he affected by them.
This paragraph seems rather obscure, but Re
publican Congressman suggests that "a bill to
paralyze American industries and cut down the
wages of American workngmcn' would be fair
title for the proposed measure.
Yet The Post promises, apparently by authority,
that in preparing the new and unnamed measure
the committee will be governed in making changes
by I" the dominant sentiment of the business in
tcrcsts to be- affected by them' Possibly this
means for example, that the new bill Will restore
the former duty on ,;Oo 1t is only seven months
since the Ohio Democrats denounced tic reduction
as nquitous legislation, which ought not 10 have
been carried and 10 is only fortnight since a
prominent Ohio Democrat Representative offered
bill which Is now ON the calendar OF Colonel
MorrisOns committee to restore the old rates OF
duty on imp"r "ricl wool.
FIGHTING >HY OF TIE TARIFF.
II is q noticeable fact that in the food of bills
which have inundated tho House there are few
which propose any changes n the tariff
Shortly before the Assembling of Congress Rep
rcseuiativc Iurd went all the way TO Detroit to
assist Congressman Maylury in drawug mp a bill
iu place salt lumber. and perhaps some thcr man
nlictur,d articles ou The ncr list. TIL, bill was
prepared beforehand in order tLat no time might be
iu,j lbs Mr. Naybury after tLc session had begun.
On December II b. introduced cgLt bills. bat his
tariff bill was not among thr.l. This circumstance
seem, tn indicate tlat m, Pot is correct 900 utmat-
iur that the view, of this aud that member upon
one or more tonic, a,c NOT desired m the shape of
bills bv tLc WAY. and Mean, Committee which prob
ably expects To- deserve and receive igI credit Tor
It's tdT.ii Ic.Oim l.-l>Ifl"u.'