Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-21
THE DEMOCRATIC PLAN
rarIn Tinkcrcr- PUTTING Up Big Job on
the People.

TarIn IInItcrcr- rutting Up u Big Job on
the People.
with the Crisp-Springer faction In
the nsccndcncy in the house OF repre-
srutativcs, il is not probable that Il
general tariff bill will be passed MIR,
Springer, whom common report assigns
To the Craftsmanship OF the committee
on ways and means, favors the propo-
sitiun 10 pass separate bills for each
article II Is desired TO put on the free
list, thereby gaining favor in sections
where an increase OF good will toward
the democracy is desirable, and at the
same time avoiding the criticism which
general bill would inevitably pro-
woke.
Tho advantages of this course from
the democratic point Of view were out
! ned recently by a prominent demo.
crat 20 the Washington correspondent
Of the Chicago journal, thus;
II is prouo, "a TO put such articles on the free
list II possible as arc wanted by the great mass
If pc pie where those articles are needed. In
New ENGLAND, for instance they want free
wool for th1ir factories, free coal to run them
with and free iron ore. We wal offer them thia
IN the shape Of small bills tia, can be voted
on sopa ately. OF course the Nill pass the
| house and as the senate Is prcuy closely d.
led, the vo ties Of the republican senators
| from those New Eng and states II they were
| taken On tho republican side and transferred
| To- the thor co umn uld easily pass these
| hi Ia. Therefore. We are going 10 have them In
/ very unpleasant dilemma any way YOU M II.
| II they vote against the bills and thus defeat
| I en-, thcy will create intense Dissatisfaction
among their con ,ttucnts; n they vote for hom
| ana pass them wo get the credit Of having
| forced cductiOn IN these articles.
In order 10 capture the northwest,
| free salt. free binder Irvine and free
burbed wire will be proposed in sepa'
rate hills, and the democratic idea is
| that IL senator from any state In that
section votes against the propositions,
| he will not only have hard time get
ting back into the senate, but will
arouse such ind gnation that the state
will go democratic II they vote for
the bills they will pass.
In other words, It Is proposed TO at
tempt removal OF the duty from such
articles only as In the democratic opin-
ion are favored for the free list In the
republican states. In this way II IL ex-
p cited that an advance will be made
toward free trade, or the responsibility
for failure 10 do so will rest with the
rect representatives Of the sections
most Interested The scheme is a very
clever one, but It is not likely 20 sue
coed, for the reason that IL Is founded
upon a false assumption The people
OF the sections referred 10 are not as
eager 10 enjoy the alleged benefits OF
free trade as the tariff reformers" APP
pcar.to imagine, and they are not as
ready 20 swing into the democratic line
ar the plan assumes The republicans
will be content to abide by the resu
of such a policy on the part OF the
house majority.
That the democrats themselves boz
lie 'r their rchrme is one 10 deceive the
p,pple instead OF TO bring about re-
spanshe tariff reform Is shown by the
cVsuse thew are preparing TO give fol
rir failure to enDody their free trade
id.a IN q general tariff bill Several