St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-07

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 6.-Hon. Law
renee I. Neal. defeated by Mckinley.
and the author of the plank in the Dem
eeratic platform to the effect that the
protective tariff is unconstitutional, has
been approached repeatedly since the
election TO say something about public
affairs. but only consented today to talk
about the Wilson tariff bill. He said:
Il have not examined in detail the
provisions Of The bill, but the bill as a
whole, with the exception Of thu pro-
vision relating to the bounty on sugar,
meets with my hearty approval. / feel
gratifed that the Democratic members
OF the ways and means committee had
the courage to prepare such bill. but
am sorry that they felt constrained to
make any concession whatever on the
sugar question, with the hope that the
BILL viii be speedily passed by
both houses of congress, but that
1t will be SO amended before its
passage as to repeal outright the pro-
visions OF the Mckinley law authoriZ-
Ing the payment of bounty of two
cents per pound Oh sugar. Payment of
such bounty Is
RADICALLY WRONG.
and l am not in favor of paIliating a
wrong, and am not in favor of recog-
nlZing it, even for a limited period of
time. Besides, free sugar viii save to
the people the $40. 0o0, 600 now annually
paid as bounty 10 the sugar producers
of the country.
Il especially commend the bill putting
coal, IRON ore, lumber and wool upon the
free liSt.n
DO You consider the bin in accord
with the tariff plank of the Chicago plat
form, written by yourself?-
L do, with the exception / have
named.
Il regard it as a step well taken in
fnlhllment of the pledge made to the
people by the Democratic party in that
platform.
a failure to enact this bill, or some.
Dill tending to reduce the tariff to a rev.
enue basis. into law in the near future,
Wlti, In my Judgment, impair the
strength OF the Democratic party and
endanger its prospects for retaining
control OF the government. MIR. Neal
SAID 1t was absurd to claim that Ohio at
the late election Endorsed the Mckinley
law. HE people were controlled III
their final action by
OTHER QUESTIONS.
Nlnety-hve per cent of all changes in
votes from the Democratic to the Re-
publican party can be charged to the
pension question. and for this the
administration at Washington was
directly responsible. The action of the
pension department. in the matter of
Suspenslo was utterly indefenSible.
Inc Democratic party, to regain the
confidence of the Old soldiers and pen
saonerS, must do that which ought to
nave been done years ago, pass service
pension law, giving a pension to every
honorably discharged Union soldier
Such a law Will forever take the pen
sion question out of politics. The
sooner it is passed the better.
The new order known as the AZ. A.
was the factor that most largely con-
trlbuted to the change in the votes of the
remaining 5 per cent of the Democrats
who voted the Republican ticket.
1 The principal cause of the large stay
party was the dissatisfaction and
disgust with the action of Pres
ident Cleveland and his subordi-
mates in retaining Republicans in Office
and Keeping Democrats out. Ninety
per cent Of Democrats who stayed at
home did SO, am satisfied, Oh this ae-
count.
Il he delay in the senate in acting on
the silver oil, the closing of factories
and depressed agricultural interests
and kindred causes Influenced the other
10 per cent of the Democratic Hon-
voters.
That the tariff was not the principal
factor is shown by the fact that /, as a
reported free trader. received 4,7oo or
4,S00 more votes than any other candi-
date on the Democratic ticket"