Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-04


WASHINGTON. q. G., oct- 2.-iSp.iall-
While tie silver hzil Is attracting the at
teaEl0n of the country 70 the senate end Of
TIE capitol and the debate over the elsc,
.,aTs bill Is firing The partisan heart n the
aa1se Of representatives, the ways and
means cuzzAistee. CT 81 least the Demo
erxric part Of Il. 5 hol9lG. daily sessions in
Eyrvp2ras5on Of the n-w tariff hill Your
esrrespugG.sz1t has made some inquiries
concerning TIE general policy of tie oorn-
azitses, and without gpaag into details is
able 10 announce on high authority that
the new Law as il eosnes from the cosa-
isistee will be a great disappointment 10
the exsrerae rAslT rsfarfssers q the DeEn-
ocrazie party and viii os much naore mod
crate A.zG eoz4-ery alive than the protection
wing q IkAI party has dared 10 hope In
slee iuf1-zn-xloa j. 70 the eject thai Char
mAn Wilson and his colleagues upon tbs
committee have decided 20 make tariff
changes 50 I4s.3erare ard cautious as to
s.zt lsfy the business Interests Raa EzaHafAe-
tarers that IL is no's The p~alicy Of the Dem
erratsc tzarsg 10 injare them ~. strike them
GhfAL " G1Er NlAffr = AzA22ls
schedules AID raost Of the changes wiil be
reancfiozss. the cut vii be al exceedingly
small one and VIII the erystes- care To
make rvz3Gctioas II .ats CALCULATED ID do
the lessst harm, aai - effect the smallest
E1sslbie disarranseaneat Of basiness plans
and property values
DlsAPpaiE' E'nsent IBsyiiAbie-
1t goes without saying that tariff bill
r.oc-acy OF the soufh and west As soaa
n :. eoHaes frsin the committee there viii
be Az eatburst of indignation frogn thcse
who favor radical tariff rsforua, and who
interpret the resait Of last years election |
To te that the coanrry demands deep eats |
all al0n. tie protection line On the other |
hAlssl. a I4osierats. and conservative bill viii
commend itself 10 the eastern wing Of the |
Democratic party, aid alse 70 Republicans |
and undergraduates. Chairman Wilson. il |
u distinctly uudersInod, works in entire |
sympathy wiki President Cleveland and |
ss-crvtaTy Carlisle. AID If The chairman |
las adopted the .s5liey Of caution il is be |
cause lie las ta-en advised thereto By the |
BressdeiiS and his secretary Of the Treasury. |
Il tie times had ise-=n norIaai. If there had |
been 10 financial distress or panic, IN |
Gouhssily Mr.. Cleveland woald have adj
Eisesi and used his influence 10 secure more |
radical zct ioa- Bat in view Of what has
occurred III the country during the past >ix |
snoulhs the president has h--sgss o5n
siucsd. il j. sad By those who aslyise with |
him, that this is an inoiporfune TINE "a |
effect radical tariG reform
Is Ny. Cleveland Opinion Changing:
FURTHERMORE. there are whisper. thai Mr.. |
ttf-
views upon the tariff question since be Wa |
i,efote IN he White House. Ia tie sossi |
which goes about the corridors Of the zap. |
itcl aI.d the lot5,ies Of The hotels we hear
thai Nj Cleveland has become eoo4i t.fssi. |
such a tariff reforiner a. TIE late -an.lIel |
J Randall was. In other words. Mr.. Cleve- |
land now believes III limited protection, ~ |
protection which doe upt encourage l2o |
nopoly OF cater to greed, but which sal /
protects. " ae,her this : trae or nOt. the /
fat n ylIzins lbat the WAYS and means com |
rn.ties--ap appointed ly Speaker Crs-p on a |
full understanding with tire president, thv /
president : faY0T3fe member Of TIE bos1>e- /
Mr Wilson, being made chairman Thereof |
&. Row al work evolving ball which viii /
b@ in principle as nlnch protective as va. /
the bill which Mr. Mckinley and his asso-
ciafss constructed two years ago.
Those Democrats who expect to ST the i
protective principle abandoned in the nev
bill and revenue tariff put IN its Piacs
are doeii,ed to experience bitter disappoini
rnegt TIE bill will contain nothing Of the /
sort.
A Compromise ON sugar.
Your correspondent bas the best Of rea
sans fo4 believing that the new bill viii bs |
TIE old Mckinley bill over again. with 4
Jew mere raw materials and small cs5> /
and shsdinzs here and there Throughout |
be schedules II VIII be bin nore re
u.arkai1ie for what il does Rot do than for /
Hhat il dos do. II T,reseat information |
: trust arthr, the committee has decided |
..r j. about 10 decide, taAt II will c9uIpEN-
mise un the Troublesome sugar qneetlon-
that = TO say, 1t viii not abolish the w h0le |
bounty y hieh has teen SO vigorously de
nounce,l In Democratic platforms and |
speeches, but will retain about one hsali /
the bounty and make up the other half By |
imposing small duty upon imported sag
ar If the committee does this. il wall b. /
sure to have row 90 is hands a. soo8 a.
the tiIl reaches the bodse. for in the hog3~-
the feeling ia favor Of absolute abolition of
bounty is Fery strong II the oommitfet
briugs in such a bill. il Is NOT unlikely thai
the Democratic majority will take issue
with the committee aud defeat IT,
Chance For Young Americans.
The leaders ot the bonse hope To take H. |
.orne important legislation as soon As the
election Law contest is disposed o. Among |
.fie praiaea orfhy plans bow aEdss essasid-
ration Is one which j. to create a commits
ycn to iaxssti gate the personnel of the |
.avy. For years there has I,een complaint
-bal under cur naval system no encourage
-gleut Is found for young Americans to tn
l.st as apprentices in the navy. II AIRY |
essiutYY in the world should be able 10 pr
3ace large number cf fine sailors. il IL
America We have the boys. asa the lso5s l
Of spirit and au3hatiun, and no end n c1asf
and lake waters near their homes to rouse
the seafaring aspiration. Ard ye. It +
q izc7li5 to md men to man tie sbips q |
Cur new navy. The reason is easily ex-
alaiue7i Oar sailors have no opportunity |
Ter promotion. the discipline Is quite a.
yere as that PREVAILING in any foreign isvy, |
and he young men who 20 in a. apprer-
5ees 1-et vevy poor pay and are treated a
sEiez.s5s ar servants. This toe proud Amer
can spirit sziil not endure. and hence en-
li-tuseI.ss are few and far between, and /
.ar.-e proportion Of CIR sailors aFe from for \
ptezl ia1saz X i believed q commission /
create, by COT gress coald PFtsent a plan By |
which all rh.s coHld te changed and /
ravaI carer o.e;atsi ~ for thousands Of oar
American t,oys- The naval committee a /
the ho.a~e. under the leadership Of Arlo-
Cummings, y heartily in favor Of this idea-