Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-07
THE AMERICAN SPIRIT.
Congressman Savers and Grain Re-
ceiVe Warm Compliments for their
EXPRESSIONS on Tariff Reform.
Randal's Proposed Tariff Bill is Based
on Declaration of the Last Demo-
cratic National Platform.
The State Departments will Make a Thor
ouRh Investigation OF the Mexican
Outrage at Eagle Pass.

A COMPLIMENT TO TEXAS CONGRESSMAN.
Special to the Gazette.
WAsBIN eToN, March II New York
World to-day in an editorial pays the
following compliment TO Messrs. Ssyers
and Grain for their outspoken views on
the tariff bill: Two members of Congress
have been found and we have no doubt
there are others like them who view the
question Of tariff reduction from
patriotic and sensible standpoint. Repre-
sentative SAyers OF Texas thinks thst the
reductions might be more Q emily dis
triou.ed than they are in the Mills bill
and says th3t the woolgrower's Of his
state are called upon to bear more than
their share Of the cut. "But," he adds,
az shall vote for IT 10 matter how 1t may
be left. l sm 8 revenue reformer and /
propose 10 stand by the Democratic party
whether my personal interests suffer or
not" Here is q man who recognizes the
principle Of the greatest aood to the
greslest number as Just guide in legis-
tion and whose ideas OF Psrty feslty and
Democratic methods lead him to acqui-
escence in the rule Of the msi5rity. Rep
resentatiTe Grain Of the same stste de-
clines to plsy the part Of "cry baby" as
the beuehcisIies of nearly every protected
Industry do when IL is proposed
TO abste by ever so little the war tariff.
"TeXss can grow wool against the
world" he declares. This q the true
American spirit. 1t is Illuminating to see
| the millionaire representatives of crest
industries going about crying they Will be
4 to-
| people 5000 miles away under anything
less protective than AZ per cent. tariff;
and II is 8 lie besides. Messrs. Ssyers
and Q ain are good examples to men Of
both parties in Congress.
RANDALL's PROPOSED BILL.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 6-Mr. Rindslps
tariff bill will probably be offered in the
House tomorrow. Unlike Mr.. Mills
DILL 1t will be complete tariff bill. II
will include the internal tax and will
make provision for the administration of
the customs service. The underlying
PRINCIPLES Of the measure is BASED on the
declaration Of the last National Demo-
cratic platform that Unnecessary reduction
in location can and must be effected with
out depriving labor Of ability 10 success
fully compete with foreign labor and
without imposing lower rates OF duty
than will be ample to cover the increased
cost of production which may exist ia
coDsl qu6nce Of rate Of wages paying in this
country" There are Only two points in
which there sre differences, and these sre
on the cotton and wool schedules. All
othe differences are easily Teconcilable.
Mr.. Randall desires to have his bill so
framed that It will be acceptable
TO TIE GREAT MAJORITY
Of those who are most Interested. The
wool men adhere in the main to the pro-
gramme adopted by the conferences of
wool growers, dealers and msnnfsc urers
that assembled here few months ago,
out the objection urged to this pro-
gramme Is that it's adoption would in
crease the present revenue from this
source. Briefly stated the bill wipes out
the tax on all kinds of tobacco
aud retsilers' license tax; takes of the
duty on pure brandies, leaving the duty
on Installations, and of mixed fruit and
gram; reduces the whisky tax from 80 to
80 cents per gallon; takes CT the tax on
Alcohol used IN the arts and on beers in
which less than q per cent. Of alcohol is
used reduces the duty on steel rails from
SlI 10 Sl4; MAKES the duty on COLOR Ties
l cent. TIE bill was mainly prepared by
JOSEPH WEEKS
Of Pittsburg, who has spent several days
in Mr.. RsUdsil's sub committee room.
Mr.. Weeks hss meanwhile been to
New York sDd Pittsburg fIr the purpose
Of submitting the draft OF the measure to
the special interests affected by it. While
il VIII be known IS the Randall DILL 1t can
with much more propEiely be called the
Weeks bill and contains many
suggestions Of B. F Jones,
president CT the National Republican
committee. Whatever relations this bill
will bear to the general question of re-
ducing the tax, there can De ne reason to
doubt that the Industrial interest of Penn
sylvania will be cared for, as they have
voice in drawing the measure. Mr..
Weeks has been here since January, and
mas been constantly working on It.
WILL BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Special TO the Gazette
WASHINGTON, March 6,-United States
Consul Allen at Eigle Pass, has tele-