New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-26
Mr. SIMPSON GIVES HIS VIEWS
ur FAvORS AN AVERAGE TARIFF RATE OF
90 PER CENT.
-,rr SILVER he THINKS WILL BE PASSED
BuT IT DOES NOT SATISFY HIM-TnE
Peoples PARTY IN KANSAS.
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[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


washington, Nov. 25.-It is not a compliment. some
..rsons think. to speak Of man who helps TO make
,,.rx as IAN average legislator; and yet it Is
s..,,ption which often fits. II there IS any In
As prsent Congress, in the next one 70 which he
.s been elected. who should not rcgard the appica
aor Of the phrase TO himself uncompmcntary, II
=, Mr. pcnGlctOn OF West Virginia. To 4 Tribune
4spondent to-day Mr.. pcndlelon said that II IS the
srrden duty Of the Democratic party TO revise the
,,rs within ninety days after the Inauguration OF
PRESIDENT Cleveland and he scented the idea Of post
roppc that duty until the regular meeting Of the
Ina Congress. Mr.. Pendleton thinks that the Mills
,,u n, the Lth Congress. with few notifications.
voll be- about the thing.
jeremiah simpson, OF Kansas whose ccntr If gravity
suddeny but not unexpectedly landed him in the
nemocratlc party jIst prior to his escape from as
s,sanalon has also returned to Washington. There
Was time not many months ago, when the arrival
a simpson at the National Capital would have pro
succd a mild sensation; not now. The rcappear-
,pce Of Mr. simpson tend, TO make one reminiscent.
Fut Mr. simpson does not seem to realize that he
v1u soon become q mere "reminiscences lie gave 70
q sympathetic reporter OF The STAR considerable
.ceount Of his views" from which the following IS
Al extract;
aThc Democratic victory" he said, means more
fran anything else that the people Of tLls country
want material reduction of the customs duties. The
should be uecp enough 10 leaNe an average u"'!
Of 10, more than 20 per cent. The country will not
BE- satisfied II this much IS not done. think Con
eyess should get at the work possible ana
mako IN honest revision Of the tariff rs believe they
will There is no anyhow in letting thirteen
months 60 by after Congress Is elected before
they can get together and DO anything Certainly where
there IS sweeping victory given a great and all
absorbing issue. in the present instance. the vic
torious party should lose tine In doing what the
have | believe
voters who gave the victory ~ the Democrats this
time cid SO for partisan reasons. The great mass OF
Independent: citizens want complete revision ana
decided cut Of the tariff They tired OF the pro-
teetve policy Of the Republican party and have de-
cidcd that il shall be uprootcd They voted for the
beuoc attic party this time because promises hsd been
gwen in line with the popular sentiment the tariff
question. II the Democrats fail to make the cut that
the people have a right TO expect, they viii get as
bad a licking when they 90 home az the Republicans
got tbs time
"Tlll this overshatow the money question: was
ssled.
I 60 not know. l hardly think WheE they
aye satisfied with the tariff there viii still be great
many p. ople who will insist that the money question
shall not be ignored think the Demo. ats will be
compelled 10 pass frecsilver hill we'll as tariff
BIZ. The people Of the South particularly clam
orous for morr money. During the campaign II
quietly whispered among them that the thing wonld
be all right; that II Cleveland were elected he
would sign a free-silver bin, II both houses OF
Congress passed It, have no idea that he would do
So but. If such bill does not become law. the
Democrats viii lose good many votes at the next
election. For my own part i do not think there IS
much good going 10 come out Of free coinage OF silver
] do not think 1t would amount u enough. l want
National paper currency not basad on silver or gold
clone, but on anything OF trust worthy value. do
not want any state bank currency. am opposed to
lo fDV m nfe IN
culation. have had 800 in MY pocket one day. and
had the same bills worth only 81 the next day
How will third party men in the senate vote
In the LLIId Cong'ess?7
"They will vote with the Democrats on the tariff
question They are elected by people who demand
radical cut in the tariff, ana they cannot act Win
the Republicans"
swilI they vote with the Democrats the or
gsnnton!7
Il think they viii. ] do not how they can do
othsrvlse. The war between the Peoples party ana
The Republican party Is more bitter than ever was
The war between the two old parties. The battle IN
thu West WAS between the Peoples porty and the Re
pubucans. The Democrats Of the West were rather
friendly toward Us. / Do not think that any Of cur
Senators could with the Kepubl cans and then 20
back among his people. l am sure Mr.. PETER cannot
ahogd 10 d. such d thing"
Who will come 10 the Senate from Kansas this
We have to catch the legislature before
tell There Is TO certainty about the Legislature yei
We have about SIX majority III the upper AoGst, ana
H. tie lower house there j. tie between the Eepib
tn Democrats on the other. Who Will have Ia
toYt dcpcnG, Oh chance Ia one II the leEis
IT,. and law provides that IN such Il case the
matter shall be determined by lot II We arc lucky
II Ia, Republicans get the best % n the draw
they Hl have majority Of ono In the lower house,
anI tEry will Immediately turn Ou' enough " our
tolls on contests give them majority OF the LeS
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