New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-28
! BIG CORRUPTION FUND.
HOW THE DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS HOPE 10
aAN THE NEXT CONGRESS-

HOW THE DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS HOPE 10
aAN THE NEXT CONGRESS
DISTRIBUTING - DOODLE IN CLOSE REpuBLr
CAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND DEMO.
CRATIC CAMPAIGN METHODS
CONTRACTED.
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waahineton. Oct q Chairman Brice and Chairman
Flower, Of the Democratic campaign committees sre
greatly disturbed that the has got out concern.
Ing their biz corruption fund.- Prom al parts OF the
country they arc being eagerly, and oten sne, oeses
BY the Democratic Congressional candidates ana ther
district managers for some Of the "swsg' Three
hundred thousand dollars IS indeed biz sum to b
used In buying votes. but three times tnreenunaTed
Thousand would not satisfy tho hunger OF these anxious
candidates The greater part Of the money has a.
ready been put out 1t well known to the Republican
managers whore the most Of 1t went. It was con-
sdered necessary TO forfy the big Democratic majority
Of 1000 in Major McKlnley's eerrymsndered district
and $4,000 went there. Five thousand were sent
into Governor Gears district, In Iowa 5000 into
Lacey's, and 5000 into rlck's. Tie Republican
majority in each OF these districts In 1888 WAS less
than oOO and the Democrats making desperate
effort to capture votes enough TO carry them. Five
thousand dollars also sent into each Of six dis
trcts In State and into each Of the four dis
trcts in West Virginia. These districts are all close
Mr.. Flower IL evidently not satisfied to depend npon
the purely intellectual efforts OF David A. Wells. and
IS 900 have been sent to back MP his logic In Con.
necticut Considerable have also been put into
the hands Of the Democratic local managers In New
Hampshire. in three California districts, In seven
Indiana districts, In four Illinois districts, and in
several districts In New-Jersey, Minnesota, Missouri
Nebraska and Wisconsin.
There is doubt to what Is going to be attempted
with this money Having failed to deceive the
farmer with their lies about high prices, the Demo
cratic managers now undertake to buy him. II was D
bad enough blunder to underrate his intelligence. 1t
Is far to underrate his morality. During the
last ten days Western sentiment Of loyalty to the Re-
publican party and Of favor tor the Mckinley bill
has spread srdenty in every Of tho Congressional
districts where at the beginning OF tho campaign the
Republican managers anticipated trouble Tho Demo
Gratis undoubtedly expected that their opponents would
run away from the tarn issue. would apologize for the
new law and would pursue the tmorous and week
kneed policy which some Republican Senators adopted
when the Tariff bill upder consideration. That
no thought OF such methods was entertained became
quickly apparent. The Republicans pitched right 10
and led the fighting from the first They knew that
such Western prejudice existed against the new arn
based upon a misapprehenson OF its provisions
that the Western people were Directing not to the
one fabricated by the Democratic newspapers. To
describe the new law to tell the principles upon which
It was constructed, and the reasons for Its various
schedules became the principal work OF the Republican
managers Upon this subject alone they printed and
circulated about Is 00O. 900 documents. They quoted
from early and recent price lists Of manufactured
goods clothing. hardware, machinery and everything
else required for daily in on ordinary houschtN
showing that under the protective tarn the people
were paying to-day an average 81 per cent less
than they paid for the same goods fifteen years ago
They showed that the policy adopted In the Mckinley
bill OF encouraging new Industries uy
tariff which would at least make mp the difference
between the price OF labor here and It's price abroad
In every instance resulted in bringing about such an
active competition among the American producers that
prices had fallen to sums often smaller than the
European prices for the same articles. And then
they showed, the other hand, that farm products
to tho extent OF 1886, 100000 had come into this
country during the year 1o80. These figures con
clusively prove that the present agricultural de-
preston not caused as the Democrats alcge. bS
the high prices that the farmer had to pay for his
supplies but by the low prices he received for his
wares.
In view OF the effort being made by the Democrats
In this campaign to the farmers vote In order
to renew their tariff nkcriDg 1t is interesting to con-
rast the different policies Of tho two parties In deal
ing with this agricultural problem. For 1t should
be understood here and now that vote for Demo
cratic candidate for Congress is vote in favor OF
another and immediate revision OF tariff on free
trade lines. The Democratic managers In procuring
their corruption fund from the Eastern importers have
made the distinct promise that they will bring In
another revenue bill They have professed that such
measure will unquestionably pass both houses OF
Congress- There six Republican Senator's they
argued, "who wond gladly have voted against the
Mckinley bill. Furnish the money with which
to carry the next Congress, and y0n need have no
fear Of our ability to get the bill through.
These six senators will be quick to accept the
election Of a Democratic House verdict Of the
people In favor Of free trade These were the rep
reservations upon which the 100000 were raised from
the fore ,gn importers.
What the Democrats mean to do for the farmer IS
best shown by glance at what they did do when they
had the House. They wiped out his wool industry at
single sweep Then they lowered the duties on scores
Of manufactured articles to such an extent as to pre-
vent their production here. throwing thousands OF peo
pe into agriculture a means Of livelihood who
should been employed In manufacturing pursuits
Then they lowered the duty on pretty nearly every
thing that the farmer produced. This their plan
relieving his disesses They found that 81 900
,orth Of wool heng imported annually, but instead
OF giving him the market for this demand they put
wool on the free list. They found that nearly
g., 800 900 worth Of cggs over 81 900 900 worth OF
flax and nearly al 900 900 worth OF beans were being
brought into this country, but instead Of enabling the
American farmer to obtain this money, they provided
for the taking away of that which he was then
receiving eggs, beans and fax transferred to
the free list. They allowed the duty barley to re-
main ct ten cents bushe. although the importation
of barley amounted to nearly 100000 annually.
They retained the duty on cheese at four cents q
pound, although 100000 worth Of cheese was
being brought the Canadian border every year.
They retained the duty on hops II eight cents
a pound although the American supply was far
below the American demand, and the hop Industry In
New-York, Ohio, Illinois and the Pacific Slope was
rapidly declining They retained the tobacco duty at
the old rate although the importaohs OF leaf totaccos
competing with our own amounted to over o00o 900
year. This the Democratic idea OF helping the
farmer out OF o difficulty brought about not by the
hgh price OF what he Ind to buy but by the low price
OF what he wanted to sell.