Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-08-01
The Tariff Debate.

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tariff debate in the senate with = speech
full of material thought. 1t was, to
use the expression of another senator,
"full of meat 1t need hardly be
said that this sncalled tariff bill gave
full play to the Indiana senators
spIendie P"sers-The day, however,
when rhetoric or logical argument can
affect national Legislation has gone by
Senators Of the republican faith now
look with as much Difference to the
senatorial caucus as the members Of
the house do to Tom Reed and his
steering committee. While speeches
>uch as Voorhees, has just made can
not be expected To have any particular
influence on she action of the republic
ar majority N TIL senate; it will make
mighty iatercsrr.. -eading for the peo-
pie.
The r-l african. Of the senate have
started "ur u maxi the tariff fight a
still hunt. or in other words, the pro-
gram is 10 b, IS stu as mice, while the
democrats d. al tie talking. 1t won't
work Though, as it Is against the sena-
turial habit t.. keep the mouth shut
Besides. the democratic senators will
fire some piercing, heavy shot which
will MAKE their opponents SO uneasy
that they cannot keep still. There is
20 doubt that in the senate, as in the
house. the majority side shrinks from
any full discussion of the Mckinley
tariff bill. 1t is recognized the meas
ure e oaly intended to pay the debt of
the republican party to wealthy manu-
featuring irtc-f5:a far services render
ed ard uor.y furnished during the Har
rison presidential campaign. The pure
and t.u. interests of the people ta7e
been sacrificed in order that tbs set
tlement might be made, and the prio-
ciple of Shylock of a pound Of flesh
for pound Of gold. 1t is not won
derful. therefore, that they want 6 lin
tied discussion Of the measure. The
democratic senators, while unable to
defeat the iniquitous measure, Will ex-
pose its hideous deformity as piece
of economic legislation, so that the
people to whom the appeal must be
finally made, viii B.. so familiar with
its many 'niqu les As To recognize its
ghost even after It is dead and buried.
The republicans are beginning to
realize that they a'e in a pretty kettle
of fish. Things are gong wrong with
them IN ever erection The leaders
have aim, It rcsurt,u To arms, and the
rank and file are beginning 10 show
signs of iasuh 'rd.n,,ticn Tie tact Is,
they are aimrst "a the run, and, az es-
erybody knows, wael ;ody Of mn
&c; into that c"Gaition every fellow
looks out for himself. Members Of
the republican faith have all along
bowed down before speaker Reed as
Mahcmfnrta DO I've ere lie shrine of
ne prophet, ~, thew must now meet
TIER constituents wn0 tor the time be
ing lave mote pcten. qualities than
e7ea Speake, Reds gavel. Aud, too,
if .heir Ia 4 is any Indication. they are
not gniug to the ,eopir with any great
confidence 81 gaming their Favor or ap
prevail uf the acts of this congress.
Privately, republican ngressmen
admit that they are in difficulties. but
attempt TO excuse it N tn, plea Of un
fair elections in tn, south But all
excuses and evasions aside, Speaker
Reed and his adjutants saw no way to
control the next congress, unless, un-
der the protection Of bayonets, a full
car, ct bag delegation could be marched
up from, the south Hence the passage
of the icrce ,ili rae response Of the
people u q. l. sl-s:ive outrage hss
10 hee; sd pronounced as expected.
and the anate comnit,ec is changing
IT'S note. ~ that II ..n re made t. p.ay
another t,ine---, asi IA air, in fact.
a. its new Provisions will give the pro-
posed law general application to the
Whole country. A republican senator
says IN this connec,,"n that caution is
the word. Tor while they are doing this
care must he taken that such a univer
sal election act will not lose the re
puolicaus maf.y more congressman in
the north thar they can possibly gain
in the south even with musket barrels
for ballot boxes.
While Blaine and Harrison have
been hanging on to the tail of the
British Linr in the hope Of getting
gruwl nut If nm. tie officers of the
army and oavy have been telling sen
ate COMMITTEE just how sickly We ana
in military point OF view, and how
little offense We could really give if il
was decided to conduct an offensive
war. Our relative condition can best
be appreciated in its entire naval as
pect by comparison Of the swo reve-
nue. cutters We have in Alaska waters
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