The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-20
Congressman Will Not BE Permitted 10
Prepare Reyenue-0nly Tariff Bill.
IL VIII Be Framed by the Coming President
and His Secretary Of the Treasury. and the
Peoples Representatives Must Pass II.
Report and Recommendations of the
Interstate-C commerce Commissioners.
Changes in the Act Necessary II 1t Isto Be En-
forced-Chief-Justic Fuller to Determine
the yacdalis-C., II. & D-Iyes Case.


How Cleveland Proposes TO Secure the
Adoption of hi. Ideas
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Mr. Cleveland
has given more evidence that be intends to
run things to suit himself after the Atm of
March next. and that the. men who for
years have been regarded as leaders of the
Democratic party will have no voice In
party management or Legislation. There
was q great deal of quiet indignation
among Democrats at the Capitol, to-day,
over the authorized announcement that
Mr.. Cleveland would not call an extra ses-
sion of the Fifty.third Congress till Octo-
Der. and that. in the meantime, he would
have prepared at the Treasury Department
IAN administration tariff BILL" which
would be handed into Congress for adop-
ton. Democratic leaders IN the two houses
of Congress. man , of whom have for years
snd some of them years before Mr.. Cleve-
land came into public notice. made a spe-
cIsl study OF the tariff question, asked
themselves and then each other where they
would come IN under the new regime. 1t
has become quite evident to them that Mr.
Cleveland bss regard for neither their in
dividusl ability nor their party leadership.
They were not particularly surprised to
learn that they we're 20 be overlooked and
DOT consulted in the preparation Of q tariff
bill. for they AVE about made up their
minds that the new President will 90 as he
pleases in all things. but they were hardly
prepared to receive the announcement that
their constituencies were also TO
have no opportunity to be heard
when it comes TO changing the
tariff law. They had hoped that the ems
tom of hearing those most directly inter-
estsd would prevail, and even though the
men who must pass the bill are driven like
so MANI sheep 10 the fodder-trough TO eat
hav or husks, as the chief executive elect.
the men whose busllees interest might DO
affected would be given - voice. They were
made 10 gasp when they learned that no
Democratic Congressman would DO per-
mitted To take care of his home interests,
either In tho preparation OF the tarlff Dill
or It's consideration before either body OF
Congress- but would be given TO under
stand that the bill. as it will be prepared
under the direction Of President Cleveland,
must be passed.
Such men as Springer. Crisp. McMIllin
and Bynum In the House. and Carlisle.
Mills and German in the Senate are very
indignant. but they ere cautious IN ex-
pressing themselves upon the subject. They
regard the determination OF the PRESIDENT
elect TO pass over the heads of the party in
Congress. and prepare his own tariff bill.
aud then hand IL over with q command 10
pass &c as it is. rs an affront OF the most i'm
pertinent order. 1t Is accepted as direct
announcement that President Cleveland
Will take immediate charge OF his party.
and as notice that his party men In Con-
gress are not only not competent TO prepare
q tariff bin. but SO selfish IN local interests
as TO be unable to deal with the country as
n whole with fairness. much less with
political wisdom. Democrats IN Congress
who regard themselves expert in the tariff
question say the action Of Mr.. Cleveland
means that party men in Congress are
TO be mere auromatons who are 70 sneeZe
when Mr.. Cleveland takes snuff. and de-
lare that black is white If they are COM
manded TO do so from the White House. A
tariff bill prepared under the direction of
President Cleveland at the Treasury De-
pertinent would be. Western Democrats
declare. q Wall-street measure. directed by
New York importers and others who helped
70 change tns political situation of various
Republican States. and from this time for
ward thew will feel no interest whatever in
the tariff REFORM which was promised in
the Chicago platform They havejust begun
To realize that after the 4th of March they
are Congressman In name only, and states
men only by reputation