Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-07
PERMANENT PROTECTION.
What Mr.. Burrows Thinks Will BE the Re.
suit of the Recent Republican Defeat.

What Mr.. Burrows Thinks viii BE the Re-
suit of the Recent Republican Defeat.
Representative Burrows, who, with Mr..
Dingley, is the leader Of the protectionists in
the House, since the retirement OF Mr.. Nc
Kinley, is Of the opinion that the defeat Of the
republicans this fall will in the end
result in the permanent establishment
OF protection. The position taken by the
President in his message, he says, is the
position the party will occupy; it is the
final declaration Of principles before a tempo
rary retirement and will be remembered by the
people when they find how they have been de-
ceived by the democratic party. He says that
he contemplates the future with great COM
placency and confidence in the ultimate COM
plete triumph Of protection.
For more than fifteen years, he says, "the
democrats have been lying to the people. Their
demsgogues have been charging all the ills that
humanity ia heir to to the republican party
and have been promising the blessings of
the earth and almost the happiness o!
heaven to all who have not now all they want
of this life's comforts. They have worked for
years to make the common people discontented
that they might profit from their discomfort.
Finally they succeeded in getting the public
mind in such condition that it became neces-
sary that there should be temporary
revolution that the people might test
the honesty and wisdom of the men who told
them that their future happiness depended on
the success Of the democratic party. They are
now to be given the test. They are now placed in
position where they are called upon to bring
forth their boundless blessings and distribute
them among the discontented people. Are
these blessings at their disposal? If they are
not the party will be convicted of false pre-
lenses, Of lying and fraud, and an angry public
will drive them out in disgrace. Then will
come the lasting triumph Of the protective
ol}n -
do not expect to see long delayed. l believe
that we will come into power in the House
after the very next congressional election.
DUTY OF THE DEMOCRATS.
"As Mr.. Harrison points out in his message,
the democrats must act at once. They have a
duty to perform. They cannot delay it and re-
tain any reputation for honesty. 1t is matter
Of regret that this work must be delayed
for at least three months; that state
ment the President points out to the
democrats with the most whitening irony the
obligation before them-to get at it. They
should be impatient. If the people are being
after they have the power in their hands, and
see It done. If they do they will be accessory to
the crime. II they revise the tariff on the
lines indicated by their platform and their
speakers We shall elect the next House by
large majority; If they do not they will confess
10 tuelr Irduu. we can aHOrO 10 sthnO pat on
the Presidents message and wait for their
play
~ do not think there viii be any difficulty
about the democrats organizing the Senate. /
hope not. We do not want republican Senate
to stand between them and the RESPONSE
bility they have taken upon themselves.
Wherever there IL doubt as to the cleo
ton Of Senator and the democrats
have fair show for success we should let them
have it. If the Senate is republican when the
smoke has: Cleared away l hope that the good
Lord will interpose in some way to take the
majority from us"