The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-27
1t Has Been Decided to Present q
Substitute for the Mills Bill.
The Northwest Insists Upon Tariff
Reform and 1t Goes.
This Compromises Every Representative
Who Spoke Against Tariff Reform
and They Are Complaining
What Mr.. Beck Will Do.
srccinl nIsnnich to The Anrcnl.

was not conclusive, yet points To the bring
ing in of tariff bill and the continuation
of the session until the LIST of September
at least. Men like Mr.. Quay, of Pennsyl-
vania; Gen. Sherman, Of Ohio; Mr.. lloar,
of Massachusetts, and Mr.. Plumb, OF Kan.
sas, took the ground that the appeal should
be made TO the country on the Mills bill.
Their States being reliably Republican,
they felt that il was necessary to in.
sure Republican success 10 take the
stump and invcigh against free trade and
the Mills bill and enlarge upon the bless.
ings OF protection. But men like Mr.. Al
lison, OF Iowa, and Mr.. Davis, of Mime
sofa; Mr.. Spooner, of Wisconsin. and Mr.
Palmer, OF Michigan, representing the
northwest, and Messrs. llawley and Platt,
representing the east, insisted tina. their
sections had been promised u revision Of
the tariff that the Republican senate must
show itself able 10 ut least give n definite
expression rs to the parly's position on tn,
subject. The party, they argued. with
one branch Of the national legislature
under its control, could not afford TO 60
before the country upon the mere record
Of criticism Of the Mills hill.
tally emphatic on this point. The farmers
Of the northwest, he said, were not only
expecting, but demanding n revision OF
the tariff and while they would consent
that il should be done with protection
kept always in view, the Republican SEN
ate must show some regard Tor their inter
est and lower the duties ON many articles
coniesscdly now too high.
frl, nItn g.pat,p .utnn Ia tbn t,,nntipfy
firmly OF the opinion that il would be n
blundcr for his party 10 present any hill at
this time. lie stood out for his views for
some time, but finally confessed that from
the standpoint OF political expedicncy at
least Mr.. Allison's views were entitled 10
prevail. Ohio, he said, would 90 Rcpub.
lican. tariff bill or no tariff bill but II the
situation for the party in the northwest OF
elsewhere could be improved, in the opin-
ion OF the local representative, by the for
mutation and passage Of tariff bill, he
would not raisc further objection.
The Republican difficulty, however, has
Just begun. II is one thing TO decide that
a hill shall be presented, II is quite another
thing 10 give Il shape. The three leading
features Of any tariff bill proposed by the
Republicans are free tobacco. free spirits
used in the arts, a reduction OF at least 30
per cent in sugar. This last production is
| the one that gives them pain. The Pacific
slope, which IL rendered uncertain for
them by Gen. llauison's Chinese
record, will receive another shock
II the duty ON sugar is lowered.
California aud Kansas are developing
both sugar and sorghum industries, and
profess 20 have great hopes for them.
| They insist, too, that IL will be poor policy
aud worse logic for n party which PROGRESSES
To be- u champion Of protection TO signal.
izo It's opportunity 20 change the tariff
schedule by administering n crushing
blow 10 an important home industry.
Mr.. Plumb, of Kansas, presents this
view Of the situation with good deal Of
| force. II may be-, however, that for cX.
pcdicncy's sake, the full Republican
/ strength in tile Senate can bc mustered i0r
some sort Of a compromlse measure. The
question Of remaining here all summer
/ does not enter into the matter on either
| side. The Democrats are resolved tO see
/ the game out no matter At what personal
/ inconvenience to themselves. As spcci-
men OF this spirit Mr.. Beck, Of Kentucky,
| declared that when the Republican bill
comes up Tor action lac will oilcr each
| item Of the Mills bill as an amendment "a
/ the Republican measure In order tO tcsl
the sincerity Of certain Republican scna
/ tons who have said that II given an opp0r
/ tunity to vote on certain measures Of the
Mills bill separately they would iavoI
them.
There will probably be a Republican
caucus on this question within the next
few days, and should the present delcrmi
nation of the senate 10 pass bill bc car
ricd out another hot tariff debate will b'
inaugumtcd. The most serious opposition
to this proposed policyoi the senate come
from the Republican leaders Of the HOUSE
Il extends ~ well 10 the lesser lights or
that side, all Of whom give their yoic,
against the passage Of any tariff bill.
With regard to the declaration OF th'
senators that Republican tarin bill vii
bo needed in the close districts In ordc
81 prevent the charge Of cowarlico bcinl
played against them by the Domocuii,
speakers and writer's Mr.. Owens, Of In
diana, whose district Is a close one, sai,
today that he would not only have to 1T
tack the Mills bill, but II Republican hil
was presented in the senate hc would hay,
10 explain and defend that ~ we'll. 1h,
members oi the House Who are tO seek NJ
election this fall would therefore have 4
do double duty.
Mr. Baync, Of Pennsylvania, was ais
emphatic Ia his opposition Ia the prcscnin
ton Of q Republican bill. "ltsccmsto me,
said hc, "that we should have gone q
the country on the Mills bill issue am
meanwhile 81 have had the senate fnnnc
committee NJ work taking testimony an'
preparing bill during the recess. The wOr
oi man with his nme attached b. Il ha
weight. Greater value still is attached q
his word delivered with hand upliitcd an
a solemn oath upon him. All the vii
ncsses before the committee could hay
been sworn and the testimony could hay
, been printed and distributed through ih
country and would have formed the yer
best kiud Of campaign literature. How
ever, I b,licye now that there will bo
hin passed by the Senate. II will !
pushcd here, However, very late, whic
will be iucunycnicnt 10 some of u.s.