New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-22
DISCUSSING THE TARIFF.
THE GENERAL DEBATE BEGUN IN THE
SENATE
"THE TALL SYCAMORE OF THE WABASH" DIS
PLAYS HIS oRAToRICAL POWER AND HIS
MARIoNETTEs-" TARIFF REFORM
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE THBUNE.1


Washington, July ol.-General debate on the IariH
bill began to-day the Senate almost as abruptly rs
did The long and wearsOme discussion OF the early
summer over the silver question. The FINANCE Com-
mittce did intend push the consideration OF the
Tariff bill until the Indian Appropriation Dill had Deeh
disposed Of and Mr. Aldrich. who had charge OF the
former measure was not his seat when, at O'Clock.
the "unfnished business Of last Saturday was laid
before the Senate. Mr.. Dawes, the member OF the
Authorizations Committee IN charge Of the Indian blu,
rose to ask that the Tariff bill be laid aside informally
for the afternoon, in accordance with the understand
ing among the Republican Senator's. But Mr.. Harris,
who was in the chair, had by this time recognized
Mr. voorhees,, of Indiana, on whose desk lay an
ominous pile Of manuscripts. and the Tall Sycamore
of the Wabash his feet, refused TO yield te
floor until he should fire the first gun in new crusade
against American industries. For two hours ne Repo
nm his rhetorical cannOnadng, and by that time tho
Senate glad TO adopt resolutions on the oeaIh VI
Representative Walker, Of Missouri, and adjourn
1t may seem strange that the debate on 50 I'M
portant measure should have been opened by
minority member Of the committee which reported te
bill But the Republican Senators, sensibly resting
their case in the elaborate analysis OF the Dill pre-
pared by the committee, ard on tho voluninous ana
exhaustive discussion of the Senate substitute OF 1908
and 1850, have decided to forego any further gen.
cral debate" in the hope of expedting public busi-
ness But the freetrade propagandiss seem still u-
able TO digest the Of 1885, and they will be Win
difficulty restrained from rushing TO the front WIN
stale repetition of the cheap sophlstHes anu eiPS
rh>tOtlc which failed Sgnally TO entap inc III
t>Iligence of voters two years ago. How long thc
minority will be permitted to delay business by sham
discussion will have TO be determined WITHIN lew
DAYS II is understood that such eminent economists
az Messrs Coke Reagan, Call, Daniel and vest are
anxious 70 infict upOn suffering pubic lheh 'ic"e
on curraot tariff legislation But the announcements
of so extreme and nconsidelate programme on INC
part of the minority may drive the majority to bring
urevious question rue without further prtlmHa les
Mr. Voorhees, is the senior Democratic member OF
the Senate Finance Committee, yet even his pest
friends must admit that his exact knowledge Oh inc
tariff and its relation to American industries "o"lu
no; fill large-szed volume The Indiana senator
indeed pretends 70 little skill in dealing WITH tic
tariff in its purely practical and economic aspects
Rut though neither scholar nor an expert Oh ouu0'
and their effect on trade and industry, Mr. voorhees,
is n practical and polished manipulation OF the plat
tlsles the familiar and pleasing catch-phIdses III VIM"
the modern Tariff Reformer" deals. 10 MN every
manufacturer who contributes his capital anu elle'
prise to the development of American INDUSTRY Is d
"Robber Baron' every workman, whether hepV ~
employment or not by the existence OF proNcteu
r,anufactures is the unhappy "slave," Of whom the
" Robber Baron" exacts unwilling tribute
To-day,s speech was the same OLD story Oh the
"bloated capitalist" and the "downtrodaeh anu no'n'
handed taxpayer Everything was de!Ghuuly vague
and allecorical The little puppetshow was DIousH'
ont and the Wattersonian marionetcs were set da'6
an the orators desk. The tariff prince ana tiIe
"taxridden farmer giant monopoly ana uie "O1 A''
with his lin pail the PTetoran GUARDS anu u'c
Roman Empire pat up at auction, all were sal'"'i
into temporary activity by the declahaloIS liui"i
And when the little performance was over al ''i'
nrnnets were swept back into the desk for some lu'c
occasion All will agree that the TAI sycamore "a
the Wabash" is an accOmpil'lc" e"o"
Watterson's mariOnettss. .--
AR voorhees, did not give Republican senators
chance to interrupt his eNmDiuoh' MI ~
yentured to suggest that the Indiana senator % 49,,
for pension and other measures WHICH, niA"o 80
taxes on imports necessary now as uuIIls NV w.
Iut Mr. VOORHEES, cyaded answer and when oenuVoI
rrcc If North Dakota rose to ask question: reiuseo
lin, tine privilege OF the floor enufeiI CG"mber
,rnlicau senators who remained N INC Cn' NIL
Pd IN re speech with evident amusement, wIie
H. Gftcn or twenty Democrats present sccIheu " tn
il almost as seriously as tATlh rcioTlh H''Vi Avn"
My WORRIES. in crtcising the details of the blu
spoke OF it a. an astonishing iaCt uv 80 made
yer, i'm the schedule relating 10 sugar anu .oiaron
which in the light Of the proposed bounty 10 SUR
rtn,s va NO reduction at all and IN the section
iIcating 10 wines spirits and other beNeIhJ IN
ty one of the twelve schedules the tarh taxes
nd benn Increased. In regard 70 woOHch locus
that increase amounted TO 81 'ol OoOO hct,I NJ
was no pretenson. he said. that that increase %as
We. ~, ,or lie soke of revenue lie then d>cuNsed INC
nronosed increase Of 10 per cent on TN plc' = g.
70 !,Tofect an infant industry us yet unborn ana i'
IDLE Il Would he far cheaper, he said for the eSon'y
ta nav % 900 idle men their average wages tlah 70
70 pay Cnare Of lin roof every dinner pail, teapot
and milk can simply to build up half dozen . mon 10
tcfion leaders and to found libraries from the say
n Is cent reduction S sS Of baS S T be rs 81 Ts
W. 10 on tho free list: and he would, at the proper
tine move put it there There was RG o nSec
VI ~ IL nrotoc.jon were right. II material IN
universal use common want with lab3rng PeoP PIE
Cd II 0nrht therefore 10 pay no tax. Night ne HOt
au nr"nriey in leaving the tin plate schedule, call
on all the mon and women who use Tin pans PAL pail
Guns strainerS, tcapots, coffee pots, WASH ptsi9'
Liking mans pie plates cans for fruits and vegetables
and tin for roofing their houses to Gn In doctTns
~ 50 brb nrotcctive tariff here he said carried 70
It's full limit and dspayed without iur fdT oy Rs
I've Relieved in the Justice Of God he believed IN inc
overthrow Of such system Of p 1Nerv Justice y
and eoualltv would be fght out IN every part OF l9
field but that at no point was victory NOR eeu '"i
than where foated the banner OF IariH hoio'"'