Evening journal., 1890-04-09


A NUMBER of papers which assisted in
the election Of Harrison and Pretec-
tionismp have repented. They are now
dissatisfied with the result of their
work. The Mckinley bill, in the Ian
guage Of the Philadelphia Telegraph, Is
plan for returning the fat to the
protectionists The Telegraph says:
II the Mckinley bill should become
law, there is not poor devil of citizen
from one end Of the country TO the other
who will not be put into the pan and
placed over the Goals in order that he may
contribute his item of fat to the great
quantity which is to be returned to those
who supplied the campaign grease Of
1888. The most disinterested and fair
minded man, Republican or Democrat,
may 20 up and down the Mckinley list
and find thereon not a single thing added
to or taken from the present tariff
schedule. which has not been added to
or taken from it, for the benefit and
behoof of representatives of special
interests.
1t is difficult to feel and more difficult
to offer any sympathy to those who ad.
vocated the election of Harrison on the
Mckinley platform. II they could read
they knew what the platform meant. As
the campaign went on there was no mis-
taking the ideas Of Quay, of Dudley and
the work of Wanamaker The Tele-
graph saw all Of the indications Of what
has followed, heard the promises to the
G. A. X. beggars which resulted In Tan
nerism and still continued it's advocacy Of
Harrison and Protection" Now we
have Harrison and his running mate is
coming rapidly. Those people who would
not submit to an honest tariff bill
should take their medicine now without
SO much growing and SO many wry
faces. They have what they voted for.
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| NoTwITHsTANDING the facts that the
Republicans gained victory for the
thieving tariff, that they have possession
Of all departments of the government,
that they have the majority in both
houses, that they have a President and
Cabinet in perfect accord and Speaker Of
the House who wields absolute authority
over all legislative action, the ma
iority Is almost two months be-
hind the last House in bringing
in tariff bill. That shows they are in a
state Of perplexity, 1t is not the per
plexity of craftsmanship but the per-
plexity Of satisfying the business inter
-ests CT the country-the manufacturers
Of New England, and Pennsylvania. II
is not the perplexity OF political economy,
but the perpexity of bribing the good
will of the monied classes. 1t is not a
perplexity OF taxation, for the revenues
are greater than the needs of the
government. 1t is simply the prediea
ment of dividing ill-gotten gains The
majority have full, complete and absc-
lutely unquestioned authority and power
to levy tariff duties, TO make or break any
industry or any class Of artists or artisans
in the country. They have gone into
power with the avowed intention of
protecting, BY general Federal taxa
tion, certain specified interests
at the expense Of all other
interests. This policy has killed
our commerce, driven our ships from the
seas and crippled agriculture. Still the
the party stands pledged to prctec-
tionism, to liberal pensions and to sub
sides The party is Perplexed to know
how to keep those bad promises how to
perform this dangerous and disastrous
political harakiri.