Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-05
Prospects Of a Bitter Fight In the Com.
nlittec on Resolutions.

Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
ST. LOUIS, June 5.-As the hour for the assemb-
ling OF the convention approaches, the tariff con-
troversy grows more animated. The tariff REFORM
ers who are contending for the approval OF the
democratic action in Congress are doing most of
the talking. They are openly declaring that un-
less position ana unequvOcal stand for tariff re-
form is taken the party will Inevitably be beaten
at the polls and many OF them go so far as to say
the party Will deserve defeat II IL fails to take up
this one issue. Bitter language Is being employed
to denounce the men who want to indorse the
platform OF 1884. They are called trimmers half
breeds, traitors and other ugly names 1t is boldly
asserted by the refOrmerS that the effort to simply
indorse the platform Of 1884 is an organized move
ment against President Cleveland to get him out
OF the way, as he would not stultify himself by
running on doubtful sort OF a platform. Those
who are cOntending for what they term cOnserva-
tism on the tarn doing little talking. but they
are working. Unless some basis OF compromise
can be reached by the time the platform commit
tee is organized,the contest on this question prom
1ses TO equal In stubb0rness that Of four ago.
parsy parry in his section Of New YORK are ready adj TOR I
square tariff fight and will not be satisfied with
anything short OF an Affirmative and aggressive
stand Oh that subject.
senator Beck ON the Tariff Question.
The STAR correspondent has had an interesting
and significant interview with Senator Beck In
regard to the tarin plank in the platform. He
said: 81 don't think there will be any Tight In the
committee on resolutions about the tariff. There
will be q little squabbung as to phrases and
words to emphasize, but all will be agreed as to
the principle and the convention viii indOrse the
platform OF 1884 and the Presidents message as
interpreting 1t, and that is ALL It's sheer nonsense
to talk OF indorsing the Mills bull Why, what is
that billa Nobody can tell There is q bill in the
House, but it may be torn all to pieces or never
passed at all, and we can't night on any
thing as uncertain as that am
but have talked to them all. and give you the
substance OF what they say to me- want to make
the platform broad enough for all TO stand on.
That is what say. Let the thing be broad. We
can't AFFORD 70 crowd anybody on"
senator Beck says Thurman ought to be nomi-
mated by reclamation. senator Beck'S EXPRESSION
OF the tariff illustrates the marked change of
The STAR correspondent yesterday. Beck STANDS
in the 'front.' rank Of tariff ref0rmers, but he does
not want TO read Randall or anybody else out OF
the party.
Senator-Elect Barbour's View.
Senator's elect Barbour. OF Virginia, agrees with
Senator Beck as to the tarin declarations.
Speaking OF the moderation evinced here in con-
trast with that hitherto expressed by the party
leaders In Washington, Mr.. Barbour said: 'This
is the real representation OF democratic sentiment
It Is the assembled wisdom and Judgment OF the
party, and the convention will not destroy demo-
cratic prospects by any wild declarations do
noL think there win be any struggle in the reso-
that the platform will not offend any element OF
the party"
senator Beck and Mr. Barbour ought to know
the prevailing sentiment, as they have both been
consulted freely on the subject But they perhaps
underrate the tenacity and determination Of the
free-trade element. There are some OF the latter
their views. but ali the Indications are thar tSe
moderate men viii prevail