The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-14
Men with Money to Invest. as Well as Import
ers, Will Not Risk Capital with the Pres
ent Uncertainty About the Tariff
Last Session of the Fifty-Second Con.
gress May Be Very Interesting.
Little Doubt that Senator Sherman Will Re-
tire-Captain DinsmOre's Is the Four
teenth Death i'm the White Hou Sc Circle.
DEMOCRATS ALARMED.
business Men Will Hesitate Until the New
Tariff BE Outlined.

Business Men Will Hesitate Until the New
Tariff BE Outlined.
Special to the Indianapolis ournaL
WAsHINGToN. Nov. 13.-Democratic Con-
eressnen have inst begun to realize that
upon them and their party rests great
commercial responsibility. The regular
commercial centers during the past forty
eight hours have brought to Washington
the announcements of orders for goods
that have been countermanded and of fac
tories that will soon be shut down in antic-
ipation of legislation by the new Congress
which. it is expected. will be injurious to
certain interests. Democrats realize that
whatever depressioniin trade occurs. it can
be charged only to them by reason of the
son all prominent Democrats here are
Fastening to be interviewed for the pur-
pose of assuring the country that, In spite
of their platform and their campaign state
ments. no radical changes are contemplated
by them. either in the tariff or In financial
affairs or in the present system OF banking.
So Impressed are Democrats with the
necessity of quieting tho fears OF business
mentall over the country that it has been
proposed by MIR. Outhw ate, of Ohio. to or
game q committee which shall be COM
posed of the most prominent members of
the present House aud Senate, who will
servo in the Fifty-thlrd Congress. for the
PURPOSE of outlining to tho public st the
earliest possible date what will be the es-
sential features of the new Democratic
rariA and financial policies in the next
Congress. They realize that importers and
dealers In domestic goods Will be slow to
piy9 orders unfil they know hat chanQea
will be made in the existing tariff duties,
and that capitalists will be unwilling to
invest money In che building of new fscto-
ries or the improvements OF existing ones
until they be Informed whether the new
tariff will enable them TO live and COM
pete with foreigners. 1t is believed
that the proposed joint committee of rep
resentative Democrats can canvass their
party IN Congress and their managers
throuRhout the count-y and get the views
of the President-elect. and promulgate an
outline of their future policy before the
Many of the party leaders are also urging
President-elect Clevelsud to embrace the
opportunity which will be furnished him
by the Tariff Reform Club dinner
be his policy and his Intentions whom be
and hjs party sssnme the entire control of
the SOlernnent. This speech will be his
first pnbl1c utterance since the election,
and If sufficiently explicit may serve In q
large measure to dispel the present fears.
and hope from the prevailing sentiment to
here in well-informed circles both Demo-
cratic and Republican,. that nothing radi-
caily destructive will be done by the Fifty
third Congress. The great e8gerness of
leading Democrat Legislators to inspire pub
lie confidence should be sufficient assurance
tcqniet all grave apprehensions in CONNER
ciaI circles.