Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-28
POLITICAL PUZZLE
Letters Prom Democratic Congressman On the
Tariff.
THEIR POSITIONS ON THE QUESTION
Most of Them Favor Revision Of the
Tax.
EXTRACTS FROM THEIR LETTERS.

BOsTON, November 27.-Some weeks
ago, the Globe sent letters of inquiry to
leading Democratic congressman asking
what action Congress should take on the
tariff question in the coming session.
Nearly all the replies favor q revision OF
the present laws though they differ rs to
the means by which it should be accom-
plished. Following is anabstract of the
replies which the Globe will print tO-mOr'
row:
Congressman Collins says: "The attitude
OF the majority should be to press some
scheme of reduction to q vote under the
operations ofthe previous question if pos
sible."
Congressman Bragg, of Wisconsin, says
believing myself that a reduction of the
tariff is essential to prosperity in business
to the country at large, am in favor Of
keeping it constantly to the front until
success attends the effort, and a reasOna-
BILE measure of commercial freedom is OBJ
| tanned"
Congressman Lowering Washington says
''Some measure of
RELIEF FROM ONEROUS TAXES.
by revision of the tariff should be given
to the country at the coming session oi
Congress. But with majority of II in
the present House (as shown by its vote
last spring. against any consideration of
the subject, am not much encouraged to
look for any measure of practical relief on
this important question by the present
Congress. Nor can see much to encOur-
aye belief that the 50th Congress will do
any better and | will venture the
prediction that if any attempt by
| it is made to reduce
the surplus revenues it will be rather by
aboliShing the Internal Revenue tax on
whisky and tobacco, than by reducing the
tax on those articles of prime necessity
entering into every day consumption OF
the masses of the people"
COLONEL MORRISON,
of Illinois, saws: 1.-THE attitude of the
majority party in the House this winter
towards the tariff question should be that
attitude which willbe best, and Secure'such
reduction that the tariff will yield the
revenue we need and no more without re-
moving the Internal Revenue tax on to-
bOcco and liquors"
K. +. Mills, OF Texas, says: 1.-The Dem
ocratic party ought to- and will, push the
fight this winter for the reduction of the
tariff. The people engaged in the fight
are enlisted for the war"
CLEvELAND'S POLICY.
II. Hyatt, of Charlottesville, Ind, says:
IL Saw,soon after the inauguration of Prcsi-
dent Cleveland that his policy WAS going
to run in the same channel with the Re
publican policy. They are identical on
the finance, on the tariff and on the land
question. Cleveland's policy is in opera
tiOn to n regulation of railroad freightS
and in word, is 4 simple sub-letting OF
Republicanism under Democratic colors.
With such policy the great
mass of people have become
disgustcd and thousands of Democrats to
my knowledge, have voted the Republican
ticket, to manifest their disapprobation OF
ClevelandS suicidal policy"
Martin Is. FOran, Ohio believes in {
''ust, fair and reasonable revision and
modification of the tariff, keeping always
in view incidental protection as well as
revenue"
4. J. Warner expresses similar views.