New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-06

NOW, let us compare DtfpId pTVWiocS "''
Democratic performances.
The "odousr tariff OF 1890 was to be repealed and
n bill for q new 0ne-"a tariff for revenue Only'-vas
be passed the House q! Representatives With IFS
FIVE trade majority OF nearly three 10 Even
before the Ways and Means Committee was organized
It had become evident that this promise was not 20 Dc
redeemed but that a "poPgun" policy world be
adopted that the Democratic majority OF the com
mttee realized its incapaci and inability to deal with
the question as whole In Nh intelligent coherent
maDner Under the childish plea that the Senate
would not consider pass bill for general re-
vision Of the tariff the majority resolved tO resort
TO the still Objectionable method OF " hoh
punching well knowing that II would not be approved
or coun.nanced by the coordinate branch OF Congress
Accordingly what WINS styled free w'0l md wool
lens bill was framed and passed bill which. II II
should ever BE- cractrd into law. would inevitably DE-
sroy the wool growing Industry Of the United states IN
which hundreds OF thousands Of farmers are Engaged
and give foreign wOOlGrnwers and woollen manniact-
absolute control OF The American market Under fe
false and deceptive plea mat II would De'rhi 'ne
cotton planter, OF the south bill was also brought In
and passed which placed the FREQ liSt cotton tie,
cotton gins and tagging for cotton, together with
machinery for the manufacture OF tagging. This
measure passed in response to demand when wis
purely sectional. would paTTllyze II NOT destroy
important domestic Iron and steel industries without
I'm the least benetng the cotton planters. bill WIS
It was an act Of pure. unadulteratcd dcmagogy. done
In the hope OF catching few thousand votes;
measure moreover which was dsridrd and denounced
by Intelligent Free Traders heih''lNes as nat vio-
| lation Of the theories Of "tanh reform.'
After these three bills had been passed and three
others framed and reported 10 the House. tbere was
a period Of profound repose In the Ways and Means
Committee although there were runlors, from time 10
time that bills for free salt free lumber, free
sugar free coal. free Iron ore, etc. were 10 an
all Of them Would i" Brought forward at an early
dny. Early In July the majority realized mat },
bills In orderly manner ana after MIR discussion
and mature considerations ahd provision was aToru
Insly made for IN ~shra Sspen'44hh oa Psn,icon
minority p0wcrlcss and these bills we're passed
without dib"ration and virtually without aSc ,i,"is
repeal OF the duty on Tin plate va, threat rganst
a %cw in hp Si a H% PREPARATION p nod
begun IN establish II, and which yielded more thnn
mS0. gSS nd' nn of o n's .os i" and GF x SEsT
promises within the next three years to suppl!
domestic consumers with all the TN plate hey ned o.
prices tlnn demanded by foreign MANUFACTURE.
upon them for their supply. Another bill which was
rushed through under e sag rne %"S , one 70 ' pro-
lead ores. a measure which. II il should become
law, would speedily deprive 10000 American miners
mines in which they have lecn working since the
enactment Of the present tanf law. and to 40 M
without any Dcilent 10 the SUleI'lnE nuuNlIl VI
United states. but with actual derimcn TO domestic
CONSUMERS NJ lead In its various forms
TIiF FREE COINAGE PROJECT
Another measure TO which the Democratic majority
wns pledged n bill for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. Early In the session the Committee
on Coinage. by vote Of TO .. reported bill which
was claimed to BE- fIce-coinase measure. This bill
vas brought before the House March % and II
occupied the attention of that body during two days
A motion Offered By Mr.. Burrows, a Republican
leader to lay the bill on the table was lost by lie
vote-Speaker Crisp voting III the negative III oN~
10 produce the tie Ont Of d total menemhip Oh
245 the Democrats and assistant Demo"ras cas- 81
for the motion and liS against H. being De"io
cratic majority OF 81 In favor OF the bill of the >!
noT than 40 were oppo~cd TO free and UNLIMITED
coinage Of silver the others were men who irs'i we
account aiofa voted they did. 1t thus came to pass
e ln. me %nmsrrHs 10 in House With 300 members
present and yons Isphlae or T,.1td '" eae eo1or
solemn nSss cd 0 tnc pledge in July after
,w.r M6rnn bil had been syosb Ert tR oT IN
refused So and with greater emphasis even thsn
they did in March The motion TO consider min Inc i ~
Demo rai> and assistant Democrats voted FOR con
sheraton. while the number Of Democrats wl2 da,c
not for free coinage IN me race Oh me uei."
contest had Increases, from Al r. 80. making me tot;
Democnc vote asHinSi Go,d%' H.! nj ned in avor
II FREE coinage second time within PERIOD OF less
than four months
THE TITLE OF THE PLAY WAS ECONOMY
r,r cha dov ~ thc npol adjournment Of the Lit
rum W. T ,i,t,, ,h l,s, few weeks the country
CohErr,,, "nsn "i.in lions or IN. Wild tx
rang WIN brl"' ',, ,i,.,ii,v -, tho .Ililion
rhN"sah'c anu n'.n,o ,.,, "a uugwnnn news
ar L., ond It,lc burI.d upon the subject day
p rP rh r.ck afer week In season and ont Il
s',.np in preS< and Of n, Democratic orator.
-, t.; ol,ou.,t terms uron le ure vors burdens that
dwell IN eloquent lcIls n.y.. f ~ 80 MAD load
had been hcnpcd upon me pope II Nhh hu"' " T.
ne issue In every state and local cairlRn "a 'clr
and Democratic statesmen wrote ana lunhShei ~
hau.tivc and hborlOuS about II IN lie rrVcws
u horr - sp.clcatlonS weep, In r,,gari The
W. '''l' - T.. trt.-n,I iunro'nnpnts and one or
PROVISION H"u' nr 'T, ,,"' ,rr, h., and A.
twr other na'''is, p"i"ul",S ', ,,'.r n,
win on" voice J"tlWN ''tr'"'1.''' NV ,,'n, oo,
the met that the Democratic party lhI oniah'H con
trD OF the purse strings Of The Nation ana thCN
,nrmnlv pledged themselves and the Dcmocrnuc ma
iry M the House 81 Representatives 10 an "normon,
@ @ ~, "pn rh ias ,ha, 80 nnra conservative
Tlo"v',h W., WI .,,a ere. ,n while others demanded