, 1890-07-03
wHAT HEY THINK ABOUT II.

How the Republican ConErcssnen Look
ut the Mckinley Bill.
The Philadelphia Press, the leading
Protectionist organ Of Protectionist Penn
sylvania, has taken the trouble to inter
view l59 Republican congressman on the
Mckinley bill. OF this number l4l de
clared themselves ready to vote with
Mr.. Mckinley for his bill in its present
form; lis believe that the bill will be
made satisfactory TO the Republican
party and passed, and : ara not sure
about this.
Mr.. Coleman, of Louisiana. who IS the
only Republican member from the Gulf
states, is very much disappointed over
the sugar schedule, and say he will vote
against the bill rs 1t stands II it should
be the last act Of his official life. The
California Republican members are also
opposed to the sugar schedule.
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts,, who
used TO have sound convictions on the
tariff, but whose convictions long ago
melted away under the necessity of
making himself solid with the party, will
v ote for the bill because h thinks 1t
suits the whole Republican party.
How easy and convenient to have ones
hllhi1 CDhNlCblOhH llIhtu ONtT 10 inc
party for safe keeping, or else to cast
them out at the window altogether II
they become unmanRgeable and hinder
ones political prospects,
Some of the noble band of high tariff
politicians find fault with this or that
feature Of the bill, and are evidently
afraid That they will injure themselves
at home by voting against the interests
of their states; but, in obedience to the
latest form OF the high tariff dogma, that
protection is "a broad, national policy"
which must be swallowed whole and
nothing said by states whose industries
are sacrificed, these discontented mem
bers will resolutely shut their eyes and
gulp down their physic. Senator Hig-
gins, of Delaware. for example, has
doubts" as to the wisdom of the vast in
crease on tin plates. Delaware Is n great
fruit growing state, and Is largely en-
gagged in the canning industry, which
would be seriously crippled by this tin
plate duty for the private enrichment OF
one or two prospective manufacturers at
Pittsburg. Delaware Is a low tariff
state, and that fact is evidently troubling
the senator's pence Of mind.
But Senator Moody. of South Dakota,
who is just now trying his prentice
and at national legislation, evidently
oyerlooks the broad, national chnrac-
ter" of protection. He would like to
have a duty put on tin for the protection
of the tin mines OF tho Black hills in his
state. But this fledgling senator nppar-
emily does not read the official organ OF
his party. The New York Press has re-
ported that these tin mines of South Da-
kota have been grabbed up by a British
syndicate for %, 800. 900, and 1t claims
furthermore hat tin can be mined In the
Black hills much more cheaply than
across the water. The broad, national
policy" would In this case, therefore, tax
the whole country In order to swell the
pile of British gold" Of this Black hills
syp1l ave not good protection
,ugnt us by all that is holy that
.tish gold" is a most wicked and Ian
.rous thing?
Senator Pierce. of North Dakota, also
showssigns hat he has not yet cut his sem
atoral eye teeth. How refreshingly child
like and innocent he must be to support
the Mckinley tariff bill because he
thinks 1t will protect his farmer constitu-
entsi'
But Representative Butterworth, of
Ohio, who sometimes mas CLEANS Of wis
dom on the tariff question, plainly init
mated his dissatisfaction with the Nc
Kinley measure. In view of this new
tangled revision" of the tariff, by piling
up high and higher duties, Mr.. Butter.
worth asserts the necessity for a revision
that means revision. Nothing short OF
that" he says, Twill suit the country"
But poor Mr.. Butterworth is like the
voice Of one crying in the wilderness; he
will not lead his party into "a revision
that means revision" Whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad"