Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-29
Watterson Slaughter House.

One of the bright, epigrammatic sayings
Of which Presidential campaign is usually
productive was Mr.. Henry watterson's
remark early last year that "the Demo
cratic party ia marching through
slaughter house to an open grave" The re-
suit Of that csmpain did not seem to ap-
prove Mr.. Watterson's prophetic ability,
but the events OF this year prove that he
saw good ways further down the politi-
cal lane than those who derided him. At
all events he does not propose to let his
prophecy prove false II he can help 1t.
He tells in the following extract how he
thinks the Ways and Means Committee
should have gone to work to construct a
tariff that would carry out tho pledge of
the Democratic party
It was to kick the whole ships crew of
rogues and rascals out of the Ways and
Means Committee-rO0m, TO close the win
dows and bar the doors, and TO make q
tariff for revenue only, in consenance with
the pledges of the party and the expects-
tion Of the voters, ignoring alike the claim
and pretenses Of the robher barons. and
placing the duties wherever they would
yield most revenue, regardless of pro
lection. Then, with such blll-a. bill 80
simple child might understand it--nO
schedule--no classifications-no free list
but a simple bill embracing items enough
TO yield tIe needful amount to be got
through the custom house-as far as pos
sible commodities not produced in the
United States-tea, coffee and sugar as
matter of course-theD, we soy, Mr.. Will
sor could have turned to the Democrats 81
the House and exclaimed: "Vote against
this bill at your own peril"
The courage Of the man who stood in
the water up to his chin aud exclaimed to
Noah as the Ark came sailing by: go On
with your olG scow, this storm will soon
blow over was nothing to the courage
Mr.. Watterson displays. Factories may
shut down by the hundred. business firms
may 20 into bankruptcy and hundreds of
thousands of men who have always earned
m honest Lying may bs begging for bread
on account Of Democratic interference with
the tariff, but Mr.. watterson looks on
calmly with no scruples as to the justness
Of the policy that has caused all this dis
tresr. Henry Ward Beecher once said of
the Puritsns that "they were always look.
ing up, and never looked down unless it
was to find money or find fault" So Nr.
Watterson goes on looking mp ct the vision
of free trade, entirely ignorant of mundane
things, ard never looking down unless it
10 to find fault L,caLSe the Democratic
party don't make free trade enough or bring
It onquick enough
But If Mr.. Watterson will withdraw him
self for moment from the contemplation
of his idiosyncrasy and look at things as
they are for moment he may find cause
for reflection 10 the following extract IRON
the New York Post, an advocate of the
same sort of tariG he wishes TO establish
That newspaper said the other day: 1--WE
must to-day do what ws have never had
occasion to do before. call attention to tho
appalling distress which prevails among
the unemployed poor Of this city. Thous-
ands on thousands Of persons who have
always hitherto earned decent livelihood
are sinking down into blank desiiiution,
from which recovery, with broken health
and spirits, will be difficult" Comment
on such a picture Is unnecessary. Its
gloom IL deep enough to penetrate even
the free trade bigotry of Mr.. Watterson
and those like him and compel them to
stop and contemplate the ruin they have
wrought. The Democratic party il egi-
IDENTIFY passing through slaughter house
and IL IL dragging an unwilling country
along with II t.--PbiIadelphia Press.