The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-20
TARIFF TALK.
DEMOCRATS ON iR,pLANs.
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WASHINGTON, December l9.-.1n solicit
ing members Of the House to serve upon
the Ways and Means Committee It is said
that Mr.. Morrison has expressed himself as
being against very general disturbance oi
the present tariff laws. He was heard to
remark to day that he did not propose to
make fool OF himself, and that the Dem.
ocratie party would go only 30 far as was
reasonable and TO the best interests Of con.
sumers. He believes that the great masses
belong with the consumers, and not pro.
ducers. l.5E "a
Il Is said that much difficulty has been
encountered in securing men TO serve upon
this committee, for the reason that there is
general belief that there is to be q com.
plete turning over Of protective interests,
Il Is presumed that there have been prom.
ises Of moderation by Mr.. Morrison, and
that he has been taught that there are few
whoare 80 enthusiastic over tariff reform as
himself. a"i - $ " yy,ii
A meeting Of the Democratic members
OF the Committee on Ways and Means will
be held as soon as the Committee Is an.
nounced, and kind Of tariff campaign
will be carried on during the holiday re-.
cefs, 30 that the work will be laid out by
the time Congress conyenes in January.
IN AWE OF THE BUSINESS INTERESTS.
A Southern member eaid to-day, in conn
menting on the probable action that will
be taken on tsriff revision by the House
this winter: .4,y
? 1.-THE Democrats do not propose, as many
eral' 'teyision Of the tariff. No billwill be Of
fered that will 70 over the whole tariff sys-
tenn in anything like the manner that the
Republicans did lest winter The Repub-
licans could not do any other way than
they did, alter they sent ont q tariff com.
mission. We propose to revise the tariff
by sections and by peacemeal; but when
Congress adjourns next spring or summer
you will find that we have gone over the
ground pretty we'll"
"Would It not be better 10 just 60 over
the list with the present law 2" asked.
"No,n the Congressman replied, "for tAis
reason: To take up the whole List would
shake the business interests Of the country.
We propose to go at such things ps wooled
goods, iron manufactures, salt, lumber, etc.,
articles that are used every day by the
common people, and not 60 over hundreds
OF items that Il 10 not intended to disturb.
By this means the business interests will
move right along as now."
APEAcE,rEAL JOB.
"Then you will 20 at articlesbybills that
will single them out, and not 60 in bulk ?"
Exactly"
"Then how will the dealers know where
lightning to strike? Will they not be in
fear every day that o bill will be offered
attacking the protection on this or that
article, and will 1t not keep in jeopardy all
intereste?" IS
aNot at all. By the middle Of January
the people generally will know what tariff
interests are to be attacked. BY that time
ali, or very nearly all, the bills on the
tariff will be in. We will probably draw
the line In caucus, and the country will
not be kept in fear as it was two years ago.
why, the tariff interests were strung up
| from the spring Of 1881 to that Of 1882, and
dealers feared 10 move. We will settle the
matter, practically, in six weeks. We
propose to reduce the revenues on articles
Of most common use, and to do 1t in q
hurry. The corporations will be made TO
vince. You will find that this House will
mot consult the proprietors Of monopelistic
establishments. We will act regardless OF
them. We we will try to please the con:
sumers, not the producers Of manufactured
articles, which are to be assaulted most
vigorously. We already know what we
want We have consulted our constitu-
ents."