New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-13
NOT FOCUSED" ON THE TARIFF.
THE ISSUE SEEMS RATHER TO BIZ TEbbsCoPtp
IN TIE HOUSE JUST At PRESENT.

THE ISSUE SEEMS RATHER TO BIZ TFLEsCoPfD
IN TIE HOUSE JUST At PRESENT.
Washington May IL (Spccian.-In an in.9 rv'ew pup
llshcd yesterday Representative lloar, OF N'NS"
chnsetts IN depreca'ng the attempt to TS"Sc''',.
the Bland bill. remarked that II would b. p''y II
the attempt should succeed when the attention VI
the country Is getting focused exactly "hcrc '"'
Democrats want ton the tariff.
n one nav Judge by the present condition 81 tha'
question IN the House Of Representatives, Mt. io'r
Use u the word focused" In relation 10 tie e''
wa, mwaTaned. "Telescoped' Is better "o" !"
describe the condition OF arif reform IN 'he 'o''e
and there is not the slightest reason to beh"V' 'ni'
the attention Of the country Is "focusSed upon !.
any more than II Is upN Grover Cleveiho'
an Issue frittered away this one mas pr"'
aid a Democratic Representative yesterday "
OF years and experience more mature an np" - an"
who is even more prominent and Influential man ne
The fact t. that the majority OF the Ways and Means
Committee has lost whatever virlity II p0 Sc'su ~
the outset and II is rapidly earning the contempt
even Of pieccm,~,l tariff reformers" In the lionS'
bv It's cowarfcc and incapacity. Everybody now
understands why Chairman springer ana MS 'pn'"t"N
made no attempt 10 frame u general tail" oi'' IVY
were wise enough to know that N" Ia" VII" va
heyond their ability They now rs'Iihc 'ha' 'ne oo''
assaults which they have made upon the protective
system have aroused no enthusiasm among Tue raw"
ard file Of their party and have resulted only IN eA-
,,tinp tho alarm and renewed hostility o the lhdsHN
which hive been threatened Alarm may seem 100
strong n word 10 Use I'm this relation; ana IL "o"d
b. but for the fict ha, the Ways and Means ''h'''
has gone far enough roughly to Indicate wha' "o""
"a. done hy n committee CO mpOod 81 able courageous
Democrats backed by a party majority Hs 'he WIZ
and Wp,llens bll + even worSe than the ""D' "'"
v,ro,ens scb.due OF the Mills bill. 80 are IN" designs
,nd nurpo..s Of the Democratic party OF lss2 wor''
and rnor, inimcal 81 American labor mld dn''i'S
than tho-c Of the Democratic party Of lN'-. IL Is 's
70 he hoped or e>peccd that II the next Hons" shan
,e Democratic H. Committee on Ways nLd Means Wi"
la ~ weak and Incapable the present cite. N'i'"c'
Will n b, .ettercd 10 dcsire to ho"h"mH Tue N"''
until after II Presidential election.
Neither Is It to be expected ina 'h' ma
ior,tv Of the next House u D'h'N'""' VIM
rcfrnn from the passag" NJ If'c's"' '
II The hopes of the Democratic party rs ""''o "
focuss,dr on anything II is on tie frye ana "'"'',
colnagc Of deprecated silver ioa'S ~ y ''"' - ~
Massachusetts, but It is In nearly every D"n'ci''c
.,,, In conversation with Tribune correspondent
,ocou,,v nm influential Democratic RcprN nom
an. NJ ,bc border states which Is supposed 10 DO
friendly 10 Cleveland said
~ MFR Cleveland should b. nominated the p''no
cratic majority In my stat" would be sira'p "
/, NOT wiped ont altogether or c"ur-" W. NJ So
,,rn reformcrs Int ihc plain truth u 'h"' wv ~
, e., ,,vor ~ currency reform Il much stronger M"
more active than 1t i In m'" "' '"',' ''' -,
40 hcconso our people believe that they c"l cNp''
moro pe.dy relief from the former Tran if'" '''
,,,r. and I. belief will inlurc The D"mncrl'ie l',,S
In nv stat. esp .cinlly If tlcv"Eih u1 "n' SS"' ~
nnunci.d anti silver man Shall b' honnn'' ,,,.rtc
JlLs R.pr,.scnia.ivr halls from u -iWil P'.t', M
.,.Ic and nc unqucstionaby Irh'cs the Hl,'' ..'o
81 The Democrats Of hat STATE" ana an ~ u,'.
r,,io,ity of the Democratic members :" ih' """,i -,
''y g, nat lruncriincni add that = g"Il u''' :"
,,,,I.n com, to Ae " f,cus,ed' on thr llN'r 49,
I,ri,r i which the Tou'e In.sed three o''' NV