New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-14


tently for utterance.
THE WILSON BILL.
That free-trade tariff might. could. or would
be the order OF the day, with protection wholly
eliminated, grimy proclaimed by the refusal
of the majority OF the Ways and Means Commit
tee to allow the minority any participation or
knowledge as to It's construction, presumably Tor
the reason that the minority of five would have
outvoted the majority of twelve, or that contact
with them In the committee room might introduce
some dangerous germs Of protection. now supposed
to be unusually contagious. to which no Demo-
crat should be pitilessy exposed. And yet the
incubating majority. like other biddes that nide
away while In labor. gave notice by loud cackling
when they added an egg to the revenue only
nest. . + $1,000
As their formulated bnd-man' s-buff work comes
to light. robust forgetfuness Is exhibited by the
exclusion OF all the wise precedentS OF tne past.
but will they forget the resonant admonltioh OF
the n OF u l. re % s6ped in he words
of old Sam Johnson. They will remember VINO
The advantages of a protective tariff are not
claimed on account OF its production and difuson
its educational and civilizing influence its distribr-
ton OF the comforts of life among the men VINO VINO
work, and the strongest arm OF national nde-
pendence.
PROTECTION FOR THE SOUTH.
The favored portion of our country with the
longest summer days now wants protection on rice
and sugar, and how long will II be before 1t may
be wanted against Egyptian cotton? 1t has the
option through it's control OF the party now dom-
nant Of main tanning the political economy or tarift
protection and thereby OF making progress In
the front OF all rivals with the full indus
trial force Of its entire population, or OF ac-
ceptng free-trade economics, faith without
works and thereby forever lag in the rear
by leaving the larger and superior half OF Its
population excluded from many available ana re,
munerative employments. and The other untraancd
half, with nope of anything better. sesfeSatcd
In precarous workhelds by day and IN hostile
political camps AT night. ~
he
magnificent states of the great West TO the
tariff with so much OF protection as viii encourage
the introduction OF manufactures and the use 9i
the slumbertng giant power now dormant IN tneir
Astounding coal NEEDS. Even the highest authority
free trade declared:
Whatever besides tends to diminish In any
country number OF aricers and manufacturers
tends TO diminish the home marked. the most I'M
portant all markets Tor the rude products OK
land and thereby discourage agriculture ,, 4,
The only regular foreign marKet tor wheat IS
limited to Two or three countries of europe trng-
land and Belgium and the sharp eompesit'9n 81
and cheaper labor. mas already made TINS market
nearly worthless TO American producers OF wheat.
the cost OF production The nome market Is reaily
the only one that can ever be made iar7er OF r Oh
for wheat only when have none to export ana
good for nothing when we have.
THE GOOD Or HE UNION.
am loath to believe that country VIII CON
sent TO have thoroughly tested revenue system
permanently superseded by an experimental change
So revolutionary that even the convention made
index OF its reckless character served 10 suspend
or PROSTATE a fearful number Of important amer
can Industries. our farmers. VINO. next 70 wage
earners are bear the brunt OF such "A disastrous
change. having their products on the free list as
raw materials, and the consumers becoming pro-
ducers will not fail to that the swap OF pro-
lection for trade, In accord with the britlSn
pattern Is the surrender ana shlpwteck on ue
hon. market twenty times more valuable, Tor t',e
foreign. without the remoest chance OF any eA'eh-
slou Of tn, latter. Nage-carncrs also WI! NOT "b
In 10
alias OF IA tarn tor revenue only rs not chliu y
boxy but "A real juggernaut under whose "iice'S
they VIII be thc earliest victims called Tor sacrince
Farmers and learners, win tne large pouy Vi
business men from every point OF the COMPASS,
know mat the change proposen - sla. am nv
"A deus.on, Will right early assume the cohtiol Vi
the nish destiny OF II people fool 10 hu,i,oer
round hundred million. and Iully capable OF protsc
inp All me interests OF a common country. The
great question ". Shall we have an f.9siisn OF an
snerican tariff President Grant used 10 insist
that the Democratic party always went wrong at
'' The pollcy OF our Republic when only in the
gristIe OF It's predcstnated growth. ns Wen as III
later years has been tnat OF absolute hjepencehr'e
politically ana industriaily. Recently II, was Ia
pea cegul anu uncXamped prosperity, anu III u"i
dreaIns the foremost among me greater nations /
in wealth business and general intelligence oil tne
people but. WIN the adv nt 90 new AHnins',a-
don and the pomp OF power our visions nave Getn
suddenly dimmcd by the cloud OF u'r" lal'isa |
measures which now soreiy threaten the prosperity
and general welfare OF our people.
"A thousand years scarce serve TO form state
An hour may lay IT IN the aust
The excellence and grandeur OF the great Ameri- |
example Of tan 3rytgSIo no ncw Of nIustry
everywhere rcvaring labor with the hlShest blow
wages rendering near market iCr al aBilcul,uI.'
products, contributing largely 10 the Wuel cuuSa,
,ionaI character OF our country anu 10 the rspd /
EXTINCTION OF the public debt fully comprehended
and or reope do not want the further sinister eVi-
drnce of It's exalted national merits. which con
trast with IA tariff for revenue ohly no" P~,-
tends by a wretched exhibition OF It's present monu-