The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-20

| We heara good deal about the actlVe prop
| uganda carried on by the free traders and the
| tariff smashers but somehow or other 1t Is
| hard to put your hand on any concrete re-
| suits Of their efforts. Tariff reform pie is
consumed in large quantities. and tariff re-
form lemonade Is drunk in It's season ut
many picnics. especially In Missouri. We
are not sure that the rising generation Is
not getting filled with tariff reform peanuts;
and there certainly Is an abundance OF free
trade taffy for everybody and most OF all for
the downtrodden farmer. The so-called Re-
form Club Of this town keeps what 1t calls
tariff school, whose sessions are attended by
q few members Of tho club, but as they are
already pledged to the cause, the lessons
given to them must be regarded as extras.
The mail bags in the districts along tho
southern Mississippi were kept dry all
through the recent foundations by the tariff
reform documents, upon the postage or
which the hopeful reformers are spending
what would be handsome campaign fund
for Mugwump ticket in 1892. Cheerful an
nouncements that 1.-THE tide is rising"
that 1.-The farmers are awaking," meet
the eve OF the reader OF tariff-smashing
newspapers. But with all the teaching and
full absence OF scholars and converts. The
heralds are vociferous but the people are
deaf or too busy getting in the spring crops.
When, therefore, we hear OF any good news
for our patient, perspiring friends the tariff
smashers and the free traders, we make
haste to cry it aloud and spare not. Such a
piece OF good news for them is printed,
curiously enough, by our esteemed and very
able protectionist neighbor, the Tribune.
That journal has been taking a census Of
the opinions of the members Of the senior
class in number Of American colleges AS
to protection, tariff reform, and free trade.
This census shows two notable results. The
seniors OF the Smith College for young
women at Northampton are against protec-
ton, or at least against the present tariff,
by vote OF 16 to /. At Vassar the vote
was to /. Here are the exact figures:
Protection Tartc Reform. Free Trade
Smith,. 36 IL
hassar. 10
These figures, as is the habit Of figures,
speak for themselves. They show that tariff
reform and free trade have a strong hold on
two Of the most important colleges for
women. 1t is true that no immediate In
crease in the tariff reform and free trade
vote can be expected as result OF the tariff
reform and free trade movement in the
girls colleges. 1t is true that many Of
the charming senior sophisters OF dear old
Vassar and dear young Smith may marry
bigoted protectionsts in the sweet Pretty
Soon, and so backslide into protection, and
disappoint the hopes OF Texas and Mis-
souri,. But at present the seniors OF Vassar
aud Smith, almost to girl, are fascinated |
by the Star-eyed Goddess and are gazing |
with rapt wonder and worship upon her |
pop-eyed loneliness. This is great 1t is
glorious. 1t is immense. We congratulate
the Hon. J. S. MOORE, Parsee. None but
the brave deserve the fair.
Will the victory be followed up? Will the
joyous news from Northampton and Pough-
keepsie arouse the enemies OF the robber
tariff and the money power to the necessity
of taking census Of Wellesley College
and the Harvard Annex? And II the fig
ures obtained by that census are favorable
to the gentlemen who loathe protection. will
they take the bold step of coming out for
woman suffrage? Let the conquest OF Smith
and Vassar be but the first step in grand
free trade walk-around!