The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-30


that the Springer Committee of Ways
and Means decided yesterday to at
tack the Mckinley tariff by introdu-
cling various separate bills, and upon
this policy all the Democratic MEM
pers OF the committee agreed to act as
unit. This is what we have been
told would be the policy of the Demo-
Gratis ever since Congress met, and
this action has been made emphatic
by the election of Mr.. Crisp as speak
81. Had Mills been elected another
policy would have been adopted The
Mckinley tariff would have been attack
ed In its entirety and as whole by q
bill repeating it and substituting it
self In its stead.
But it matters little what policy the
Democrats pursue in the present CON
gress, they can effect nothing; indeed,
1t Is not expected to effect any. thing.
What Will be said and done will only
be so much campaign buncombe to
influence the Presiden ial election. The
effect OF Mr.. Springer and his Demo-
cratic colleagues will be in vain in the
lace OF the record the Mckinley tariff
has made during the short time it has
been In operation. 1t is very difficult
to see what Mr.. Springer's committee
can accomplish in the face OF the evil
dence OF such distinguished Democrats
as Governor Boies OF Iowa, himself
now an acknowledged Presidential
candidate.
In his inaugural address deli yered
the 18th of this month, after referring
to the duties he would be called upon
to perform as the Chief Executive OF
Iowa, he said: '1n discharging this
duty 1t Is my pleasant privilege to say
that at no time In the history of Iowa
have her people been blessed with
more general prosperity than they now
enjoy. In each of the years compos-
ing the last biennial period we haCe
been favored with abundelt crops.
With increased prices 10y tie products
OF our farms has cs'me a substantial
advance in the market value oil tho
agricultpFs1 lands of our State.
Unmarked impetus has been given to
our cities and towns. An era OF pros
perity has come to our manufacture
lug and mining industries. Our lines
of railway have felt the influence OF
better prices for the great staples W,
are able to send abroad, and whe revel
we turn, in every branch OF ind ustry
trade or profession In which our peo.
pie are engaged. are to be seen unmls-
taxable evidences of the general pros
pertty with which we are blessed"
Aud all this is from a emocratlC
Governor of a well defined agrlcultur
al State. Why does Mr. Springer wan
to attack the Mckinley tariff while
such general prosperity prevails unde
it2
But Governor Boies made q speech
at aDemocratie Reform Club Dime
just a little over two years before h
made his late inaugural that is worth,
OF note, especially the following para
graph
II have spoken of the condition {
agricultural indust ries IL my ow
State Iowa.) | have called aitrItiu
to the fact that for years these md
tries have been prOsec Lted ut lOs
Z instead OF profit. and l want now b.
say to the business men OF this natiol
and to the politicians as well thu
some plan must be devised to get TIL
industry on a different basis, or tn
nation must prepare for storm, II
consequence OF which, in both Il pulit
cal and economic sense no man "a
measure"
The change that Governor Boies sal
must come has come under the NJ
kinley tariff and tho Governor has ell
quently alluded to the great change
his inaugural less than three weei
ago.
Does Mr.. Springer and his COMM
tee want now TO make another cAant
by knocking the Mckinley tariff
pieces by number Of small battor1
rams In the shape of separate bill
and return to the time when Govern
Boies said that some plan would ha
to be devised to get this iudu5t
lagriculturaD on different ba sis
However, Mr.. Springer can do as
pleases, and II he knocks his party
pieces by butting against tile pila
of protection that the Mckinley tar
has set up, the Republicans need Z
care, 1t will not be thelt funeral.