The Washington critic., 1890-04-16
pERpLEx1TIEs OF PROJECTION.

PERPLENITIEs OF PROTECTION.
The Republican leaders and organs
are becoming worried for fear that
1.-The representatives, of the Republican
party in Washington" will not get to-
getber. The New York Press whose
proud boast il is that it has the largest
circulation of any Republican paper In
the United States, is very anxious on
this score. Itduotes "the ringing sen
tenccs from the platform presented at
Chicago by Major Mckinley and
adopted without dissenting voice, "
TO wit:
We accept the issue and confidently APP
peal to the people for their Judgment. The
protective system must be maintained. Its
abandonment has always been followed by
general disaster TO all interests except those
of the usurer and the sheriff.
That glittering generality is all well
enough in a party platform or cam
paign document, but it doesn't throw
any light on the problem of free or
taxed hides.
The Press admits that in the party
there are contrary opinions as to how
10 apply the protective principle so as
to give the greatest benefit TO the
greatest number, which is the prime
object of popular government But
there is no difference upon the great
principle itself"
In oh mi IN pir,ln fc al
right. The trouble is in the applica-
ton. Shall Republican Congressman
whose constituents are clamoriug for
free hides vote to make them dutiable?
Shall Kansas Congressman, whose con
stituents are building up a sorghum su-
gar industry. vote to reduce the duty on
sugar because the Louisiana planters
persist in voting the Democratic ticket?
Are farmers compensated for the duty
on salt by having their eighty-cent
wheat protected? OF what benefit Is
protected coal to the farmer who has to
use his corn as fuel2
These queries simply illustrate few
of the obstacles TO be overcome before
Republican Congressman can get to-
gether. To say that personal amhi-
tions must be thrust aside" when that
means the retirement from public life
OF the "thrnster," is cold and heart
less mockery.
WICKED CHICAGO.
The Chicago Necs says that "vice
rules the city" 1t specifies as follows
Chicago in the hands of gamblers
thieves, confidence men and crooks,
and "tbe police force manipulated and
directed solely TO protect the gam
blers."
These are some of the headlines of
an article covering more than page
in the Chicago Neaos of the 10th in
stant. The article itself begins with
the positive and startling statements
that Chicago is on the moral dowr
grade. The Mayor shuts his eyes
stops his ears, stands mute, dumb
motionless."
Other city officials at the head of the
police force are described forcefully as
follows: "A dress. parade chief of police,
who has the physical stature of man.
hood, says nothing, thinks. nothing,
does nothing but draw his salary. A
fatwitted inspector, beggar on horse
back, morally obtuse, saturnine, non
chalsnt, defiant, blinks his dull eyes
and says Chicago is in good polio,
condition.
Truly, Chicago's sins are finding he
out.
THE INTEREST is RECIPROCAL.
Ex.Congressman w. A. Russell o.
Massachuetts says that President Harri
sen 'is especially anxious about legisla
tom that che appears more anxious
than members of Congress and is some
What critical about the slOwness with
which business is progressing on thu
hill, and Mr.. Russell adds; "Ilii
anxiety is not without reason, either,
No doubt his interest in what is gpinl
ON at the House on the Hill is fully
reciprocated by the members thereof
who wonder what the deuce the Man a
the other end of the Avenue is doing o.
not doing. The situation is q touc chinl
one.
REPREsENTATIvE CARTER of Mon
tana says that the election at Butte th,
other day was essentially Republican
victory, inasmuch as the Democratic
majority was cut down from $40 at Tho
last municipal election to $50 But hi
says nothing about Helena, where
former Republican majority was wipe(
out entirely and replaced by handsom,
Democratic majority. and that, too, il
face of Prince Russell's appeals in hi
paper,
THE GRAND ARMY or THE RI
PUBLIC has got tired of waiting for
grateful and appreciative Congress I
act, so it proposes to set up in tn
old hall of Representatives at the CAP
itol statue Of General Ulysses S
Grant. A joint resolution to that eifec
has been introduced in the House b.
Major Mckinley. There should b
neither hesitation nor delay in its pas
sage.
TIE STATE convention of coloreC
men now being held at Richmond, Va.
has drawn the oolored line clearly an
sharply. Perhaps being colored the
could not draw any other kind of