Evening journal., 1890-05-22
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The Mckinley bill has passed the
House, contrary to the expectations and
to the predictions Of many shrewd poll
ticians. who did not comprehend the
foolishnsss and recklessness to which
the majority might go.
The bill has been passed, but only after
objections, criticisms and denunciations
from its friends, which can be used in
the next campaign against the party
which passed It,
The arguments OF the Republicans,
Butterworth, Henderson, McKenna and
others were not answered and they can
not be answered. The truth Of their
structures on the sham, iniquity and in
justice of the bill carried conviction.
These truths are neither killed nor
obscured by the passage OF the bill II
is beyond the reasonable anticipations
Of sensible man to hope that MeKenna's
speech will be forgot. He said;
The Chicago platform enumerated the
ways and means Of reducing the revenue,
and declaring that the internal revenue
system should be destroyed rather than
that any part of the protective system
should be surrendered. The sugar in
dustry was part Of the protective sys-
tom. 1t was surrended by this bill The
sugar schedule pointed as directly as
ever free trader pointed to the benefit Of
buying In the cheapest market Demo.
cratic applause Wool was not produced
to the extent Of our wants. and no one
could predict hen 1t would be. Demo
cratic applause 1t was to-day declin,
ing industry Democratic applause and
had received an increased protec
tion in this bill because II
was declining industry; anC
yet II was called the keystone Of the arch
Of protection. If the committee was
right in the position taken by it in its
report, the duty on wool was a charge e
the consumer. Democratic applause
The Republican party could not make
sugar the scapegoRt of the surplus with
out involving the protective system
itself. Things were changing
somewhat, and In this debate England'i
example Was set before the House anc
Englands cheapness was displayed by
voices which used to be eloqusnt In de-
nunciation Of England and the Cobder
Club. The bill made sugar contrabant
in the protective system. It made tn,
sugar industry parasite on the Treas
ury by the granting of bounty
If the bounty principle
were correct, why not apply it to othsi
thingsf Democratic applause. VIII,
not apply II to tin plate laughter anl
save at once Qf the committee was riRh
-he was only repeating it's reasons, no
endorsing them) 81, 100000 in revsnu,
and taxatlonf Then we would havt
cheap tin to 60 with cheap sugar VIII,
not apply 1t TO linen goods, which we dis
not produce, and give the people cheal
linen TO 60 with cheap tin and cheal
sugar. Laughter Why not apply /
TO wool until that article was produce,
in this country TO the extent OF the peo-
pies wantsi Democratic laughter 4
bounty would appear as benedcent il
those Industries az in the sugar industry
Think of the splendid political sffec
upon ths Republican party when il wa
enabled to point with pride las all partie
pointed) TO the workingman and far.
mer sitting down to cheap breakfast il
q cheap suit Of clothes Laughter. II
II win be impossible to hold party /
q measure which brings forth such com
ments as those from It's own members
The position Of Mr.. McKenna, or Of an
other Republican, In defending msasur
against such attacks from its friends
an unenviable one. It is embarrassin
and untsnAble. 1t shows that the Hous
is divided against itself and must inev
tably fall.
The Republicans are not happy eve
after the passage Of their tariff bill
4 They are all at ses and they do not kno
whittier to turn for somfort and II
votes The bill traverses the theory {
their platform and is practical abandon
ment Of all their dearest fallacies.
They are facing two ways and dare NJ
proceed on either. They have forced
caucus-bound vote; they have not Il
voters approval of the Mckinley bill.
Why is thisi Is it buncombe or
dishonest bill7 How can Butterwortl
Henderson, McKenna and others vote f
a bill which they condemn