New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-22
A VICTORY FOR FREE TRADE.
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY PASSES THE
DARK-LANTERN" BILL


DARK-LANTERN" BILL
HOW VARIOUS "INFLUNCEs, AFFECTED THE
voTE-MR. RANDALL LEFT IN THE LURcH-
FOUR DEMOCRATS VOTE IN THE MEGA.
TIVE THE "PRTMIER' PRO.
TESTS THAT 1T isn't FREQ
TRADE UNSATISFACTORY
SIS OF TIE VOTE
rnY TELEGRAPH TO THE Tribunal!
Washington, July 21.-The frec-trade Demo
cratic majority in the House drove the last nail
in its coffin to-day but the funeral will not take
place until the first Tuesday in November. The
vote by which the Dark Lantern bill passed
the House was ! 81 10 l49-exactly the Demo-
cratic majority, including Speaker Carlisle, who
asked to have his vote recorded, although the
Democrats aided by the votes Of three Re-
pubcans-Fitch, of New-York, Brewer, Of North
Carolina, and Nelson, of Minnesota, and that Of
Anderson, of Iowa, who has the assurance TO
call himself an Independent Republican,
Smith of the Milwaukee, Wis, district, and
Hopkins Of Virginia, who deceived the Republican
voters of his district by representing himself as
strong protectonist. II is understood that
be, as well Brewer, Of North Carolina, voted
for the bill because it repeats a part Of the in
ternal taxes on tobacco Both of them would
vote to repeal all. The conversion Of Mr.. Mel
son seems to have taken place at the eleventh
hour and it was evident that the change was
an agreeable surprise TO the Democrats, for wild
and repeated cheers mingled with the Rebel
yell' as the record was made. The
vote of Mr.. Fitch for tie bill was not unexpected
He had distributed in the morning printed copies
of letter signed by some $500 men who voted
for him two years ago. approving his attitude
toward the bill.
Four Democrats, Bliss, Merriman and Green
man, of New York, and Sowden, Of Pennsylvania.
voted in the negative, and Foran, of Ohio who
made a speech against the bill lodged Mr..
Randalls letter TO Mr. Sowden was read, soying
that illness would prevent his being present to
vote, and desiring that he be paired against the
measure In conclusion, he stated that he desired
it to be distinctly understood and announced that
he would vote against. the bill if able to be pres
emit The reading Of this letter was followed by
prolonged and hearty cheers on tho Republican
side. Premier Mills and other fir e-trade lead
ers tried to prevent Mr. Randall from being paired
with Democrat. II is understood that Mr.. Sow
denis efforts in that direction were frultless until
this morning. One of his colleagues said that
Randall had given orders that he be carried TO the
House to vote unless O pair could be arranged
The same man, who owes Randall large political
debt, afterward voted for the bill. Finally Mr..
Hogg of West Virginia, consented to be paired
with Mr. Randall 1t is said that when the " Pre-
mier7 learned of the fact he attempted TO admins
ter severe rebuke, which Hogg resented, saying
in substance: i've voted for every amendment
to your bill and favor it, but want 1t understood
that my vote is my own, 10 be disposed OF as
see fit, so that it counts for the bill on the final
passage Whether the malevolent determination
L.. fr~fv oto1 viii
Baron" Scott or in higher quarter is not known.
DEMOCRATS WHO DESERTED RANDALL
Mr. Randars letter would have been more in
teresting if he had appended to it list OF the
Democratic Representatives who give him assur-
ances Of sympathy, and in more or less SPECIFIC
terms privately expressed their determination
some two months ago to vote with him against the
bill That list included besides the Democrats
above named, the names Of Bourke Cochran,
Stahlnecker, F. Spinola and T. j. Campbell, Of
New-York, William McAdoo-who was most out
spoken in his opposition-and J. y. Pidcock Of
New-Jersey; Vance, Of Connecticut the distin-
guished wood screw protectionist' T. l.. Thomp-
son and Marion Briggs, of California" whose
constituents would never stand free WOOL Frank
LAWYER Of Chicago-after whose name a note of
interrogation is always placed until his vote is
recorded; Wilkinson, Logan. Gay and Robertson
sugar prOtectOnlsts,' Of Louisiana, who Will try
and struggle along under duty of s. per cent on
raw sugar; Tim 1arsney, of the Saginaw Dis
trict of Michigan, who has become an advocate of
free salt and free lumber: 1illman, Of South Caro-
lima; Seney, Campbell and wilkins, Of
Ohio. who declared that free WOOL
would bring disaster upon the party as well as
upon the farmers and wool-growers Of the West,
and who are of the same opinion to-day, despite
the fact that they voted for il; Lynch and Hall,
Of Pennsy lvania. and Hopkins and Wise, Of Vir-
ginia Some other Democrats were on the |
fence at that time. Among them were Snyder,
r-,,,f, Xa10r af
Of Pennsylvania Cummings and Felix Camp |
bell, of New-York. All OF these men voted for !
the Dark Lantern frec-trade bill to-day,
some because special industries in their dis
tricts are spared for the present and others be-
cause Of promises of political reward from the |
Administration, which has worked with sleep |
less and unceasing energy to procure an approval
of Cleveland's free-trade message from the |
Democratic majority of the House. In both |
men, McAdoo and Pdcock. Governor Albeit
and other prominent Democrats came over here |
and had india-rubber goods and fabrics and some
other articles restored to the old rates, and |
kaolin stricken from the new free list, while |
McAdoo, in addition. received assurances that |
that none but Cleveland men, backed by the |
Congressman, would be eligible. |
OF course the Louisiana Democrats threw of |
the fiimsy Protection disguise which they always |
assume in the face of proposition TO revise the |
tariff, and discard as soon as sugar and rice are
out of danger Vance. Of COnnecticut-well.
everybody knows how he was fixed. Navy-Yard |
influences, the power Of the Administration and the
arguments of the Sugar Trust may we'll account
for some Of the Ncw-YOrlS and Brooklyn votes for
the bill Wise, of Virginia, did not get all in the
bill that he wanted, nor did some of the Maryland
and North Carolina Democrats, but then there
IS 10 be a large increase Of the working force ut
the Norfolk Navy Yard and iron ore and coal
have been spared for the present The latter
considerations made the West Virginia Democrats
solid for the bill
The changed attitudes Of Hall. Lynch and
Ermentrout, of Pennsylvania. and wilkins, Seney
ampbell and YOder of Ohio is TO be ascribed
wholly 10 the influence Of the Standard Oil-Scott-
Administration combination Three of the Ohio
men swallowed their convictions with very WHY
aces wilkins, " had received instructions and
must vote for the bill" he said. Seney is said
o have remarked that these Southern Democrats
.re lying down on us now, but they will learn
lext November how il feels TO have people lie
lown on them Every Democrat from the Solid
SOUTH voted for the bill or was paired in favor