Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-06-28
THE TARIFF AS A BRlBE.

country and is dependent upon them fol
financial and moral support in return
for tariff laws made for their benefit
When these laws are put through Con
gress the manufacturers are expected Il
show their gratitude by supporting the
high tariff makers for reelection and t(
contribute liberal supply of fat fol
campaign expenses. This is the theory
Of the celebrated ''fry-the-sat circular,
in which prominent Republican Sen
ator from Kansas or Vermont claimed
that the manufacturers got practically
the sole benefit of protection and tha
they should therefore come down liber
ally with their cash.
An interesting practical illustration o
all this is found in the case Of
Congressman Bayne, of Pittsburgh
Pa The other day he declined to rur
for Congress again, after having beer
renominated by tho convention of hi,
district.
Colonel Bayne gave as reason fol-
his declination the fact that he had
grown weary of public life and he had
intended for some time to quit it fol
| private life.
But why is he tired OF politics? One
reason given is the ingratitude of the
rich manufacturers of his district. Col
onel Bayne is the author of the metal
schedule in the Mckinley bill, and fol
| years he has done the tariff work fol-
the iron and steel men of his district,
many of whom are now millionaires.
He succeeded in getting the metal duties
through the House without amendmen,
-tin.plate duty and ALL
Notwithstanding all this the iron and
steel men of his district were seeking
the defeat of the very man who had
looked after their interests so carefully.
But the Tariff bill had in the meantime
gone over to the Senate, and the news
had gone forth that the Senators were
| going to butcher the metal schedule tc
such an extent that it would not
be recognized when it got back
into the House. Under the fear
of such calamity the Pittsburgh
iron and steel men decided -four
days before the primaries that they
would rally to the support of Bayne and
have him renominated. This was done
anu , Vn1 man, .naAol y. .,.. Iaa'-lron 'alihs was w
49, Iana,ies ~, t -, rpi''a'ion' ~ uu'
no u1o'-n'u' anu vio iiish piUceotiohis'
49, y. g. pa. W u - an "a ,'',Duis
sp' T 80 VI '"e
anaoo D. pnssD-e .,as ou'in.' anu ao'
80 s1se.ri ~" ""nVo' ~ anu III
d.. ...,,o ~ ~ ~ aJ,sa'aD,, M -",vn'
l. .,... p'V"'lo o"'in1''
n;ahaS eat :, s o"o ""s' ~ LUZ,
n,hat ."Lia not1 poo wy, ovD e,,
haon 60. - .hl .,i az "iuhs
ieais,ati '-'''V u 0i"''
Tho nro,oc+ivo ,or;e is tho boo. -.
onn,o n,o ho,,o 90 .h;s ,aor;.Ia.;o 7. :.
enacted into law for +ho honns. -. IS :
cl.ss os waS .orfossod hu ~ y rron,;.an, n -,
Ronub,ioon Sonaton uoiomoi ~ .l
1ooislotion Gov tho honoe. - L.
Of man clearly acts as bribo tor the
sunnort Of tboso nor To Inv. ua.o T.
everywhere among honest mon ,oo,,od
unon as corrunt and criminol Is !, anr
loss corrunt and crimin,l fon = 49,,
,,rtv ~ r,ss ,ous Gov 80 y,
n class of ci,izens IN ordor ,h.ttho,r ro
cain their votes and ala, tr, ~, e.,
from tbom for uso in ..h,ocis ot,sro'
examinations of direct br;borr9
Fnrtbermoro wo n.rolir ,oo,, rno,
the moor devils who aro ont of . ;ob and
to whom fow dollors rooon ~ ana
butter for week or two os tho mar
who aro r,ost suocon+i,,n 30 III
Evarvbod,, Who usos p,oror T., oIoo.;on,
annroacbos tho moor fo1lo1 n,ho ;s hon1
mn. noho1v will mol,o an o,,on,n. ~ .ho
rich wo,I.fod nan who dr;ros p, t % ,ho o
nolls in his carriago y W '''
ntis,it certain ,bo+bois,horo.,,.;u
br boo Is IL certain tb,t Connnosa u b. .
NOT rrt hin, irto ,.hloo,, - e., ~. ~.
election davp Took ho,ow tho srrfaoo oand oi
both these men have sold tbomsslyas
and arc therefore nouallv h,sa
Rut with tbo hr;ho-ni,ons ~ ..o :,
| digoront Whor nra,a, ..n;.se -.
letter from his nar,v,s haad,,ou.nn. 80 a.
rccting that the f,oators ho dir;doa ;n,c
"blocks Of 6ve. that is oaso - rnn, u
cravo corruntion-hut IL 10 tho oon,u,s
tion in the monaoement ~ A., nar,;onIa,
n,r,v orlr-wh,t on ~ -. -
sboli bo saia ~ ,h;s n,nt,, r. :. nN'
the law.m,lino nowar 81 tho cnuo.. s'
mont In srch nar S;'.i,I
| tbe manrf,c,urorS nto ..h,oo,.s - S..
for tho sunnort Of tbot nor.u. :.
not this a PROSTITUTION of tbo Gouorn
mont 10 tho bosest nar.u u,o.. ana
Is Il not corr,r,irr nf ,ho maa,,,a ~
tho mos, irs;d;ors ond a,n
nerp What shall he thonnh, 81 mar
who are elected 10 gn,rd the intonas,a 1 =,
tho wbo,o noor,o snd ~ ns.ah,;as ;''o W
ticc between man and NAV thrnnahpm, 'u'
tho whole land-what shall ha ,homoS,
of tbom wben tbav msa ,ha;n ,o.;s,a :; =,
functions for narty nurnoses NV norr,n,
inc n LARGO class ~ vo,prs ,h.o,,,h sIpo spS
cial laws IN thoir rriva,o in,anostso p
The nartv that does snnS ,.,,n.
knows only too vol, tho maan;,n 90 .,
actions ACCORDINGLY !, a,nssas ano, ~,
with olih words % na,r;o,,s, ,.os, .',o
full policv that II nnrsucs-stasls tha I;,.
erv of tho natriot to servo tho nar,r ~
Like tho cuttlo-6sh i, hI,oLans ~,
wafer around 4, 90 th,. 49, .ns,,.nt
course can NOT no followed After hn,,
inc nm tho mannf,cturers w;,h NJ,
protective duties which mako th. COS
ditions Of ,ifa harder Tor tha cro., | tanna wv,
ing nonn,a,;or ,hov ,rrn n.onna =