New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-11
A DEMOCRATIC SCHEME.
To BREAK DOWN THE TARIFF GRADUALLY.
4 NEW PLAN OF CAMPA1GS-A TALK WITH MR.
BAYNI.

Washinlton Nov. 10 (spcciaD.-MeSSrs. CCckuell and
Vest United states Senators from MISSOURI nave
agreed upon a Democratic " Plan Of Campaign II the
ma Connrc., AGAINST the system Of protection t.
American industries. 1t is simple and easily under
stood. They would attack the system in detail and
,, n dcstrov If piecemcal Mr. CociIcn would take
Measure in voting for separate bills to place wool.
sal, lumber etc. on the free list. Whether this pro
rr.rnme would suit Colonel NILS and his followers
in the House i, rather doubtful inasmuch "a from tie
ont Set they have vOcfer1usN denounced tie law re
Gently enacted as irretcvably bad in many respects
Representative Bsyne, of Pennsylvania "ho' a.
leading member Of the Committee on Wsys and Means
was influential i'll shaping many important provision
Of the new law. appcaN TO scent danger in the Mis-
souri suggestion In an interview published here to
dav Colonel Baync is reported as saying:
aThore is no likelihood of the Republican party un
doing what IL has done in the way oi q cor 9i'iehV r
vision of the tariff simply because that revision ha
bcen misunderstood. The bill will stand. 80 far ~ tn
present Congress Is concerned In the next ConGrc-
the Democrat, will be tumb.lg over each other VIII
free trade propositions. The senate, with small Ec
pubjcsn majority, will be looked upon a. bulWaFA
against this sort legislation, yet IL may not answe
the purpose in every instance The vote oil CERTAIN
Western Republican Senators on the Nchlley oil
makes that fact clear | think that the creates
danger TO the present Tariff act lies in the suggestion
made by senator Vest. lie proposes that the act be
diSlO
and not by attempting systematic revision In one
bill embracing all the schedules. For instance bi
eould be passed repeating the duties on un-pIate Then
another bill providing for the repeal of the bindlnG
twinc duties An many of such bills could he pa'Scn a.
might he thought eXpcdicnt to send I" the Hchat' az
each particular one would appeal TO some interest
II carried ont it would be a Of breaking The bundle
Of sticks one stick at time
speaking Of the caues Of the rcverScs suffered by
.Tt.
Bayne said Tho political tidal wave Of last wee.
was the result Of a number Of causes. which combined
70 make the political reversal regards the House
~ marked. The chief cause bel eve t. have been
ono which invariably operate, in the Congressional
elections following change Of administration u
seems an nvariabc rule that g. publc ait'r clcctlns
President Will take issue with him AT the next e'c
ton. ~ u rc~hut. there Is Away an III A''' i"'
the party in power"
"Wbat effect did the Federal Election bl have :!
Il think it had an effect secondary only 90 mat OF
the cause lust stated. Many Republic an III Na""u'
rart, Of the country did not agree with ne pWpo-e
Of the ill as they understood it, The opposition P'"
claimed that it was force bill and ihc 'N va
taken up on all hands 1t i, not force bill any more
than any act in the Revised Statuic'' however Inc
rulIc wa, mi,cd by the tenn applied 10 IT, ana TIC
result was reflected in the recent elections
To what extent ID the Tariff at affect the cicc
tions'' ...
There is another instance where mi'r lr'-'h'''o
produced unfayorabc results in Republican oI>'i'''
| can recall but a few articles upon when thr price
sbould have been raised lccliima" I',ul. ~ !.
o" 20 ,hc Tariff hill Prices properly vcn' ~
on ci,,r~ aud certain fin" erad"> II IH, - = .>"
Of higher dutie, These were used A. lHu'tihu"u, y
lead The pubic to believe tudt IL" advance NON"
general on every article purchased fMhabN t
avaricr IT some dealers helped 4" Dear WN ',.' Iu
nrc.. ion The Democratic speaker di't'I'cu az
ni,rcprc.entcd the facts. PLAYING upon NC IN
Of thdir hearers In regard 10 the details ana cr.l .
40 Iii Thoy found enough believers mal"itiN v
hrln along The political tidal wave then euI'Ill E
A. a sample Of This systematic ml~cprc,' ntuIpn w
can take lin plate In certain districts u Wa allc-
,I,t tc urcr OF tin plate had been advanced l." al
appalling figure A. matter Of iaci me UT P,',,
ih.iulc does not c1 int elect for some inolh- N'I
,od I'm rlatc ha- not a.vanccd IN price since tn
passage OF the Mckinley BILL