The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
FRYE TAKES UP THE CRY.
r,PrFF REFORM DECLARED SYN
ONYMOUS WITH RUIN.


IN Line as a Party.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23--ln the Senate to-
dor Mr.. FRYE called up the motion to refer
- tba Committee on Finance the President
.,n,,al message and proceeded to discuss the
.,assage. in which, he said, the President
Nod clearly thrown down the gauntlet of
f,,o trade. There was an attempt, he ad-
,,i,ted at disguise, but so feeble that it
o,cbt not to deceive any one. England, he
soid heard the President of the United
states declare in his annual message
chat the tariff the only obstacle to En-
rlsb possession of the American market
was vicious, illogical, inequitable; and what
wonder that the English people deafened
American ears with their cries of Hear,
Hear" They saw him adopt as the slogan
oftbe Democratic party for the Presidential
hattie of 1888 the old fundamental doctrine
of free trade. that duty is a tax paid by
the consumer What wonder that they
hailed President Cleveland as their cham
MON They saw him promise to open to
them participation in the American market,
and thev that knowparticipation would start
their halting looms and feed their hungry,
unemployed men and women. What Won
der that their approval Of the Presidents
message went ringing over the world!
ATTITUDE OF THE DEMOCRACY.
But the attitude of the Democratic party
was of more Importance, practically, than
tbe attitude # Great Britain. Would the
Democratic party of the United States, he
asked indcrse their new chief! He was
strongly inclined. to think that it would
He knew that the members of that party
had been masquerading for years as reform
ers. favoring tariff for revenue only, with
incidental protection or tariff for rev.
eme exclusively and that in the manu-
featuring districts of New Jersey and
elsewhere, they masqueraded as mild
hammered protectionists. In the South
they had had more boldness and less diver
stv of industry; but even there. within the
last year or two, blinded probably by the
smoke of newly built furnaces or disturbed
BY the hum of looms, there was to be found
here and there a friend of protection. The
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Vest had de-
4 cared the other day that he indOrsed every
( line, word and letter in the Presidents
message,
INDoRsED BY MR.. VEST.
The Senator from Indiana (Mr. Voorhees,
had II din eaborately prepared speech, in
| perfect cOolneSs with no excitement what
ever, declared that the doctrines enuncla-
1 ted by the President in his recent message
had been the doctrines of the Democratic
| party for eighty-seven years, and that he in
iorsed them. The Senator from Ten
neSSee (Mr Harris) had also, in
a speech made elsewhere, declared
| that his voice or his vote would never
be for protection or the encouragement of
any American industry. So that he (Mr
| Frye was inclined to think
that the Democratic party really
shared in the Presidents convictions, and
really believed that the tariff was vicious,
Illogical and inequitable, and that duty
was tax paid by the consumer. And why
should not the party so think! The controll-
ing element of the Democratic party had
been always in the South, and the Southern
wing of the Democratic party controlled it
Today as powerfully and completely as it
1d before the rebellion, when it compelled
'he party into the championship of slavery.
NO DOUBT OF THE SOUTH.
There was not the slightest doubt as to
me attitude Of the South on this question
" len the South went into the rebellion it
declared IN the Confederate constitution
mat no bounty should ever be granted
rom the Treasury nor any law be evaded,
o loSter or encOurange any branch of in
duStry whatever. That had Ieen the solemn
uelaratlon OF the Southern Democrats, and
IIney believe now as they had believed then
lne'e Southern gentlemen learned very
So"iy and forgot as slowly, and they We're
olnd to-day to the marvels which were
oehg wrought in their midst under the
prO'ecuve tariff. The Democratic party
INTO
enIatlveS IN the Forty fourth Congress and
had held the power in that House ever since,
Except IN the Forty-seventh Congress, and
mad illustrated its promotion to power by
emahdlng that the tariff be revised and
turbed
CITING THE CHAIRMEN.
Inc Democratic chairmen of the Com
llVIee OF Ways and Means since then had
el fernando Wood, with Randolph
lcAer as an assistant, and William r.
SoiTlson, all three of them out and out
91e@oretical free traders, and to-day Mr..
unS' OF Texas, was chairman of that COM
h'tee' and Mr.. Mills was even a crank in
~ 81 IueVotlon to the principles of free trade,
H. H. Ligiorsed ~ the message of the President.
fe distinguished Speaker of the House
g., "hom he had profound
S.eeln! in his devotion to
principles of free trade had dared, in
I@V congress, to arrogate to himself
l. I.ev Lfv uespotlc powers and TO declare from
ieh place that he would recognize no
'moer OF the House to make any motion
vut uoWn the surplus unless it was first
IoniVted to the Democratic caucus The
~ ';3CIatic ;"atic Secretary of the Treasury had
nv Jolned IN the song of the free traders,
lUIenuy, ~ y with all his heart. In fine, he
aIlShed that all the Democratic
.. ~ agreed with the President, except
honesty.
rt WHAT HE is AFRAID Of
er+ ", however, by cheating the people in the
-. electlon as to their position they could
Eol - Jew w lease of power, and obtain con
sonio e O9e United States Senate, then the
nro.L TrS might bid farewell TO every principle
rasiJos,,on. FtJ.ecglon. The Republicans took up the
esSrel HentS gauntlet of free trade with great
fats suie "a ana Joined issue with the Demo
eaJ os me republicans declared that in
bd IN Ul tne tariff being vicious, illogical
equitable, it increased marvelously
at Piosperlty of this country; and,
EiS instead of duty being tax
nnJ Uhe consumer, no instance could be
tba ~ winch the duty had not decreased
MOI consumer the cost of the article con-
Fatic r j. a to the surplus, it was Demo-
hd no,. capacity. he said, which caused it (;
st ~" ~" one country had TO look out to see
nister;sSam ynv same Democratic incapacity, in ad
bison al THE medicine, did not give
'''" and kill the patient.
u. NOT AFRAID OF A SURPLUS.
pras;9 "a9 as much against the surplus as
Il 4I'leht 4 was, but he was not frightened
dedc;t ne would rather have a surplus than
ret =. IL there was an honest purpose