New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-11
MIR. MEDILL SAYS IGNORANCE DID IT.
TIE wORKINGMEN Nj UNDERSTOOD THE MKIN.
LEY BILL-wHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH
DEMOCRACY ~ POWER.

LEY BILL-wHAT WILL. HAPPEN WITH
DEMOCRACY ~ POWER
Chicago, Nov. 10 CSppcaD. Joseph Medih. Editor
OF The Chicago Tribune" and one Of the veteran ke
pubcans OF the West attributes the present defeat OF
the party to the Mckinley BIZ and the ignorance Of
the great OF the true condt Of affairs Which,
he asserts combined with tie statements made by the
Democratic press and leaders. served TO confuse the
minds of the voters. He said to-day "The great
masses Of the laborng people were dissatisfied ana
also ignorant of the true cnuseS Of their troubles
They blamed the Mckinley bill. and not thoroughly
understanding the measure, listened TO the Democratic
speakers, and believed what they said when they told
the laboring men that the Mckinley bill protected the
Already rich manufacturer and yet gave the poor
nan 10 relief The labOnng peOp.e be leved that III
Ome manner they had been rODoed, and coninulIly
,hc extra tax Of the Mckinley law was dnned into
heir ears The result shows how hey lave voted
20 YOU think the Mckinley law was n mis- axe =
al myself favored Il modified taN," answered MT
Medlll. al would have increased the free list ana
don't believe would have raised tie tax Oh dutable
articles think the Mckinley bill was n mistake
but men wi-cr than l and more In the councils OF our
party decided that this measure must ne passed
They passed 1t. and you the outcome mo
Republican party was Defeated OVERWHELMINGLY TWO
years ago. and reaction which set in was strpng
enough 10 be felt at This election, with the results
Shown. The hatred Of the people for that measure
seems 10 follow the Republican party like phantom
Nv idea was for milder tariff have said. and
set the Republican party in maintaining thiS measure
does Il I'm the belief that 1t Will prove benehchl 10
the great masses. Hut the Democrats are III
command and we will what vii be the result.
"The prospect is not bright one, and although IL
will take some time for the new machinery 10 DO
set in motion, there will be an almost immediate taste
OF hard times before the winter Is fairly upon us.
The Democrats according to their policy. are nclined
toward low tariff and larger free list This means
that the country Will bc flooded with imported goods
for which We Will have TO paw Certainly we cannot
In return send any more goods ont Of the country
The other nations using rs much Of our stun ms
they want Very WELL what is the RESULT The bal
nnce OF trade being disturbed and more goods coming
IN than we can pay for in goods going out. We must
scpd them the remainder in hard money. Then all
our hard money . gone and we send them our notes
Finally they too are gone credit Is gone. ana the
country IS in financial distress think the Repubii
cans will stand quietly by and watch the workings Oh
the new power Everything is now in the HANDS OF
the Democratic party. and We shall see how success
fp1 they will he That is TIE attitude which The
Chicago Tribune will take. I believe We have zone
all we could 10 aid the w0rkngman In selecting IN"
hest form OF government but here the majority rlios
and in America the minority must bow T. me supreme
viii and try later by moral suason to mod'iy any rsh
act OF the powers that be-"