The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-08-13
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WHAT OTHERS THINK.

against any increase in customs duties
which Mr.. Plumb has started in the Sem
ate is Il move i'm the right direction. In
deed. it should have been begun long
ago. While the Mckinley bill has some
good features, like the alteration i'm the
sugar schedules. it has several bad ones.
These bad ones, of course. do not alto
gether neutralize the good. but. as there
is no reason why there should be any
bad ones ut all. their existence is detri-
ment to the measure. an injustice to the
country and serious menace to the sta
bility and potency of the party. Against
these bad prOvisiOns-the raising of the
level of imposts in several schedules of
the bill-every consistent and public
spirited republican should vigorously
protest.
The attitude of the republicans of the
West toward the tariff may be outlined
in few words. Revision of the duties
to which the party pledged itself in 1888
they Interpreted to mean reduction.
This is the construction which has been
placed on the phrase IN this section.
Moreover. it is the only construction
which is in harmony with either logic or
propriety. Every republican stump
speaker who appeared in the West during
the canvass of 1888 and every represen-
tative republican newspaper of the West
understood and proclaimed that by re-
vision reduction was indicated. The
West insists that when duties are touched
they shall be lowered. They say leave
the rates rs at present in the eases in
which it may appear desirable to make
no notifications, but let every change
be change downward.
| SO far as we have ever been able to
learn from tolerably careful and con-
scientious study of the matter, there is
not the shadow of an excuse for single
increase of duty which is made by the
Mckinley bill. Not one argument has
ever been presented in defense of this
policy which is worthy of IA moments
serious consideration. The industries
affected have been running along under
the prevailing impOsts since 1883. and if
any of them have suffered by the ar
rangement in these seven years the fact
was carefully concealed from the cOun-
try until the framing of the new tariff
bill gave an opportunity to certain inter-
eSts to secure higher rates and make
greater profits. The time has come for
western republicans to openly and clear
ly define their position in this particular.
1t is unfortunate that the uprising in the
party against the policy which would
condemn it to destruction did not take
practical shape in the House. and mani
fest itself at the moment when the bill
first made its appearance. There is time
enough yet. however. to strike many of
the Objectionable features from the
measure. and this will be done if every
republican senator who is opposed to
them shall cOurageOusly and honestly be
guided by his convictions.
". 4. Press. Mr.. Plumb. of Kansas,
delivered some critical remarks i'm the
Senate on Friday, in opposition to the tar
iff bill. He is republican. Not only
his remarks hut his subsequent votes with
the democrats against his republican as
sociates in favor of reducing various
schedules. have given ''Our friends the en-
emy," occasion for considerable Joy and
comfort. 1t will be short lived. for SEN
ator Plumb himself predicted the pas
sage of the bill in due time. thus prac-
tically admitting that the speech was in
the nature of kicking against the
pricks." We apprehend that when the
final vote is taken the senator from Kan
sas will disappOint the democracy as
grieveusly as Ben Butterworth did in the |
House, when. after his expressions of
disfavor of the bill in certain particulars
he voted for its passage.
Mr.. Plumb. as we remarked before. is |
a republican. and very sturdy and cour-
ageous one. too. as was shown by this |
very speech, IN which he explains his !
differences of opinion with his republic |
can colleagues on this question. But.
being republican, he is not the kind of
a man to set himself mp as the twelfth
juryman. who forced a disagreement be-
cause he couldn't get the eleven other
jurymen to agree with him. Being per-
fectly aware that the bill is party meas
ure he will not cast his final vote on it
as democrat.
''JOhnstOwn. Pa. has $500 people
more, now that it has no dam. than il
had before the dam broke down. In
other words, JOhnstown is bigger than
it was by dam site. ''-Ecening Meas.
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