The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-23
A COMPLETE ROUT
0F MR. MonRlsoA,s FoALowRRs,
Ths Democratic Ta,ir Cinkors as Hlueh as
Admit that Their Cause lS LOSt-Ths Bold
Rsccaussr's Bill as Good As Bsatsn.
The Randall nIsn Feel JubliAut.

PHlLADELPHIA, March 22.-Mr. Robert
p Porter telegrsphs from Washington to
the Pre~ Rs follows; The Free.traders
have absolutely gone to pieces on their
Tariff bill. The pressure has been so
great upon them, especially from the
South, that learn from authentic quar-
ters tonight that Morrison has invited
Randall and his followers to conference,
atwhiCh an attempt will be made to agree
on . tarlt measure OF some sort, 1t Ia
even said that Morrison has offered to
leave the metal schedule untouched ii by
so doing he can unite the two wings Of his
party. The Randall men enjoy the
dilemma In which tho Free.tTaders
find themselves. They begin by re.
mindlng Mr.. Morrison that he had the
committee 80 constructed as to allow them
~ representation upon 1t, and they end
by informing him that they will consult
the laboring interests OF the country, and
then let him know what they propose to
DO, IL Is said that the pressure has been
70 great on all sides that II 1t were not for
Carlisle's recent New York interview 10
the effect that tariff bill OF some kind
must pass this session the committee
would abandon the entire bill and not
bring II into the House. Morrison suR.
gested TO Randall that perhaps bill put
ting lumber and wool on the
free list and leaving other
schedules as they are might meet his
views; This would not do, however, aud
would meet with US much opposition as
the proposed changes In the metal sChed.
ule' The free trade ma iority have become
go scared at the attitude Of the Knights Of
Labor, at the proposed monster mass
meetings in all the industrial centres OF
the country and by the protests from the
South that they would consent TO rev.
enue bill tit only reducsd the duty on
lead pencils and put strychnine on the
Tree list The fact Ia now apparent that
the Randall men have II all their own
way, and Morrison must agroe to whatever
they propose.
ANEW TARIFF PROPOSITION.
Rumor says that this rout OF the Free
Traders has strengthened tariff Democrats
and that they will make proposition that
will eleCtrify the Free Traders 1t may be
this:
|. No revision Of the tariff that does not
contemplate q reduction OF internal taxes,
2. No revision OF the tariff that does not
include change to specific duties Wher.
ever possible.
]. No revision Of the tariff that does not
Include thorough overhauling OF the ad.
branches Of 1t and the en-.
action Of laws to prevent underyaluation,
4. No revision Of the tariff that d mere.
ly reductive and does not contemplate the
advance oil tho rates ot duty on perhaps
ten Important articles which are now,
through Treasury deCisions and imperfect
sets, hearing less ratio Of duty than arti-
cles Of like character.
Mt. Morrison must not now be surprised
to find the men who now hold the key to
the situation (whom no is now seeking to
help him out Of political dilemma which
his own obstinaCy has place him) make
the above propositions to his committee
next week. They will urge In support OF
them that he Morrison) has utterly
ignored tariff Democrats in the preparation
Of bis absurd bill, which he and Hewitt
admitted Saturday could not pass the
House; that Carlisle utterly ignored
them In making up tho Ways
and Means Committee; that, further
more, Oarlisle has recently said tariff
bill must paes this session. This is i'm
possible without the consent Of the Pro.
lection Democrats, and II they stand by
the above proposition It will practically
block tariff legislation this session, unless
the free.traders consent to the above. The
coming week will bring most interesting
DEVELOPMENTS, and II the tariff Democrats
stand by their guns and stick to the four
propositions given above, as they now
say, they will, the Morrison tariff measure
will not even be "strychnine, lead pencils
and bill 10 reduce the revenue"