New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-08
THE COTR1GE or CONGRESS.

TO anprctiatc hcrOi>m 4 man must nav"
something of the hero in himself. Their" i
nothing fine. thinks The Springfield E'p'ih-
lean" in passing the Tariff bill. because II Is
fighting against a majority. How pl'iul IT Is
thai the little spartan band at Thclmopylac
had no, the benefit of Springfield newspaper
to tell them the number of the PERSIAN most
The men count in this world VIII" II" ho'
shrink from duty because II involves Danger.
The Tariff bill was duty which II would have
been very easy 10 >i7t7H. There were some
Eru,hlican members Of the House who voted
far !, believing that their act OF duty. 10, APP
nrrcjatcd Lv constituents. would cost them
thoir political lives. The convictions OF SIN
coro Erpuh"ln pointed on" way: c"Wal''c"
pointcd the other. Had n iow of thrS" mon
climbed down to 1.-The Springfield R'p'h-
ican's" level oi hcroiSm III, Nation would have
lost prJspcriy for millions of workers. ana
caincd-a few cowald> Instead. the Hcpuh-
can> did their duty Ike men. voted for the
wclfar, Of tho U,ntry. and left the MINORITY
70 take care Of itself. Americans like pluck
and the chanrrS alc that maioii,loS Will take
care of the men who served the people without
nnchng or fear
l,nt it is not true tha, in cnacting the new
law Congress set itself against the declared
will of a majority. Only Il species OF intel
,pcimll ostrich is capable n this lat" day 81
quoting the iiumhrr "i votes cast ana r'n'h'"
for Presidential Electors in different states III
1850 AS proof of the will Of III" majority II
,borc i = Massachusetts boy ont of common
school who doe, net know ina. a glcat army 81
l,I1 1 az
he ought to he sent back to school. Tn" frauds
and crimes already exposed. for which prisons
either hold or wait for Democratic criminals. III
Jersey City and other Northern H'I'>. ca"
falsely f. Mr.. Cleveland NOR" than MS pre-
tended plurality. The H"puhIi,in voters lohh"d
Of their ri.ht of suffrage in citn' one OF >"Vora'
Su,,thcrn states were III number NOR" man
Mr.. Cl"volandS plurality. Br'~iu~" Democrats
know this they anl their Mugw'mp assistants
,.ry ont that IN Election law less >'il" than
,,,,, of No>.ochnsrtt, would mean Republican
victory in certain southern states ana '"!
rave and threaten over /, a # IN" yer! III" "l
Democracy would be taken away hy >:n"'t
honest election.
,r,nnctohic citizen Of Massachusetts had
hn.,cr leave t. indmaIcd Southern con>ci"ncr>
strength of southern r"iuln>. >ild li'hlH
W,ttcrson. Of "Thc Louisville Conrlcr-Jonr-
nol': IL should hc entitled T. 10 respect 81
,rdit if pr-tcndyl that there Is either IAN
poll or coun, Of the vast overflow "i hicK
voters in states whore thor" l. nrGl" ma
;orj;v." After that n Massachusetts man may
.on>idcr whether he j. entitled f. respect 81
.r"di, if he prot"nd> that d'."oo Tor ''o'
and and r.. GOO for lIani>"n reports IN"
,c,iIal chro Of the p"onI' III south 'ai"iIiia'
~" - 600 for Clovr!pui and ""."0" for liir-
rj>. IA in Nj ,i,-ipli OF III l"tl>iana, or p" l"",-
Gao for Cleveland ana i".""" tor Harrison
~ Gcorcja. or III 600 for Clcv"lAid ana
: 600 for Harrison" in Alabama. ln' 'Ii!'""'
urn know tina; ten years az" 'h"i" N'l" more
,han lO1 900 cp,olcd nal" a1ul'~ III Louisiana
5000 in south Carolina and Alh'"ia.
1870. 600 in Mississippi and t%.o"" III Georgia.
In those FIVE states aGD" thci" were tvs" wears
400 Al ont 500. 600 cOlolod voters, ana only
40 900 Republican votes returned, coior'h
and white He who is capable Of quoting such
return, As proof that a popular majority j.
ocain>t Protection i Just capable also oi De-
licylnc that British manufacturers arc wrath
ful because they are going I" gam az our ea-