Telegram-herald., 1890-08-10
LACK OF DISCIPLINE
Thar Is What Ais the Republicans
ia the senate
UiCERIAl5IY FATAL TO Trade
FHsss or Taria Uae~rsainty on Basinsss
Erans4efisas--s ssnss I.ri1 L@gis-
L4flsa sesssaFy-Ths Previous
Question


WAsHsoTos, aug. Alt Is 4 lament
able, Dat nevertheless only TOO appar-
ens act, that the Republican party IN
the senate is badly disciplined as com
pared with the Democratic. aud the
generalaA4p " the former il not 80 eff
eisnt as shat 0f the latter
l. tne last campa ga proved any
thing 70 sas that a revision OK the
tar.n vas absolutely necessary. and in-
penugely demanded BY the country.
me House promptly got 70 work on the
tarn question, framed bill anls.sent
70 over % the Senate. Like great
measures, % Is not perfect, and ia the
nature of thlags o can not be perfectly
satisfactory ~ every one. Various in-
terests clash. and are governed purely
by pecUna4ry consideration. What IS
good for one man IS bad for another. A
Fe-ult can only be- reached by spirit Of
mutual conCe-s. .ou and tOroearance-
Such a spirit WAs s0oHu and the bail
was passed. . b..l which iu main l be-
Ae4e % be- generally satisfactory.
ln the senate, however, Few men
have shown a disposition o. rule or
ru,u, The senate Finance Committee
brought n the bIi, amended ln some
respects from enc way ln which 70
pa-sed the House, and IN TINS shape 10
should pass the senate. Bat Repub-
lean senators have done as much as
-
they have voted With the Democrats
and against tneir party.
1 think this is a mistake. II no tarlh
b..l passed 40 .lis session OF Congress,
the responsibility VIII rest with the Re
publcans, ard not with the Democrats,
and tne result will bc severely felt by
Republicans in the coming election. It
ls very easy Ca see Wnv. bad tariff
blll would DC better, from political
standpoint, than. % leave the matter
open and unsettled. This may seem
ike q startling statement 10 make, and
yet 70 is easy Of demonstration.
Every business man, no matter what
hs politics, wants the tariff question
disposed Of as Democrat he wants
certain things, as Republican ne wants
others. but ABOVE all be wants 70 make
money and have good times" 30 long
"a there s uncertainty about the tariff
every line Of commerce is dlsarranged.
10 there IS a prospect of higher duties
men buy large stocks IN anticipation OF
saving the increase; and II there Is a
prospect Of duties being reduced, they
hesitate about buving. which of course
produces stagnauOn. No matter what
tne Ultimate result may Oe for the time
being there . uncertainty, aud nothing
IS 80 bad tor trade "a uncertainty.
But once let the question be settled
and business men vii banish the tariff
from their thoughts and only pray that
they NAV 40 more be troubled with u.
Republicans AMI Democrats alike will
do their utmost % leave the matter
where it - and nos 90 attempt TO re-
open 10, and / feel very safe IN saying
that hundreds and thousands OF busl-
ness men. VINO il state and local cleo
tons vote the Democratic ticket, will
vote Tor a Republican President rather
than elect Democrat and run the risk
Oi another business cOuvulslOu.
Why not2 Pohacs may DE and
doubtless are very interesting % them.
but more Interesting STILL is the state OF
their bank account. Just now there
are men VINO believe in free trade be.
cause they tuiaS t would be q finauca.
advantage t0 them, bot when they
knew they could not get what they
wanted they w0dd te content with
what they bad. aud MS I have before
stated. Tar more content with a Ger.
tlfutv than tne 0F,arrtug "a cut and uu-
certainty resulting from discussion and
agitation.
But there arc some Republican
Senators who do got seem t0 see ths
10 j. true there may be Things iu tha
bliI nos quite satisfactory to their ecu
stitucuts. and because of tbs they seem
O. oo wiling to sacrifice the entire
bill.
It must DC only too obvious that the
Democrats hope the fail elections ". 10
be ON us and the bii stt.l bong talked
over If thc Republicans, with large
mai0rihes u b0tn branches Of Con.
gress and q Republican President iu
tie White House. have not been aolt
o. pass tariff biil in eleven months. d
would socm To- s10w that they are not
the proper party % be entrusted with
tne conduct Of affairs. Tins - a charge
which 6 wil De- very hard 60 answer
III Will bc "a sn III ON ssi0n which wlt
not commeod itself t0 business meu
throughout the country. It Will be in-
drJGve ut 0d CIslou sud lack OF
executive ability Whatever errors
there may be n the bul can be easily
and speedily corrected when they are
SHOWN by ~ practical workings.
Vow a word about "the prevl0u.
question in the Senate. We are made
o. believe tnat IF the previous question
rule adopted. by one fell blow free
speech, free eg'siauon. and everything
else which free men hold most sacred
49, Pa abolished What nonsense.
lt h8s heen welI said that there IS nr
tyranny Ike that famnority. and fhs
smaller tle minority t1e greater tvraut.
thev neCCme. tnder the sunluated
rules 0f the senate, ,t - uossl bic for
three men. and pera3ps two. to block
81 business. to nUllfy tbe shes cf AL
tne rest 1f the Senate. ard 20 set the
House of RepfeserfGuTes atde6ance.
It IS very easiv done The ru.cs OF
the Senate permit senator to "a K a.
lorg as his phvsCa endurance vii per
TaUt h.w There s u0 limit "a 10 time. e
rs fnrc ssi bic 20 shut hin ot Ha zoe,
.cn Gal KING until ae = tired and be ear
a Vars -btln q rc.t rs sending 90 thg
.C.rrs tcsS ard having read long eV
rac- ari ctHer matter which ms ah-
.so.ftriv i0 bearing ou the case ard
~ ,rn IS only introduced - waste time
sEow e two or three Senators enter intf
r cor-uirtcv tc s-l a hil bv "A sing d
q ie4tn er nnf CO allow q vnfe to hs
TrcHrt urAi a certsiu tame they nav.
f..rrf nn fHnfr own Her ard r4n a.