Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-27
The Tariff QncstiOn.

In recent lcttcf MT. BbAND, OF 1llH
rouri. the Chairman of the Com mittee
On Coinage, Weights and Measures, il
flo House Of Representatives, COM
plains that, during the last Congress,
though de- did al he could to passa free
coiuag. h.ll in the House. the Senate
having already pissed it, his efforts were
fm.rcs5. "IAs tariff was the great Is
sic. We must reform the tariff.
"Hol $50 then passed a free coinage
Lil. toe question would have been
PMtIei Mr. BLAND goes on - say
Stat IN the present Congress tariff re-
form s DO longer talked OF, exc cpt with
ll..I b. attn The East proposes,
now ho SAYS 70 demonetiLo silver once
for lll, ana formulate "A tariff % hey
On the lines Of the Chicago platform
~ or finally reported to the Democratic
National Convention from the commit
- o. resolutions, and not in harmony
with the substitute finally adopted 10y
TIT convention.
tr. bland TINS declares that the
Tauo,raiic party is divided upon the
tuo most important questions which
now claim the attention Of the country.
IAe East Doe says, is for mOnomotallsm
had protection. The West and South
west ~ for hmataliism and O tariff
h.aa1 mon the theory that tho Govern
i1out tasno constitutional power to levy
customs duties Except for revenue
only" Iihc Is right, il lie time for the
l.sdars If the Democratic patty to be
forcc2stng the future Of that great
irrty.
There is no doubt that the elections
Ills year in Ohio viii turn upon the tar
s. ton in the form in which We
Lave Just stated it. Mr. MCKINLEY, the
Gu'tor of the Mckinley tariff, IS the Re-
rcJHcqn candidate for Governor. Mr..
trAf. the author OF the tariff theory set
forth in the platform OF the Democratic
National Convention is the Democratic
candidate for Governor. Tie issue is
ioiu,d. Tho result VIII appear in No
,cmbeL There can bc no two opin-
ions as TO what this result Will mean; for
Fhctler M,ErIEY be elected OF NEAL
n elected, the people Of Ohio will have
tkeu their stand upon a platform which
I'll become the national platform Of the
successful party.
Tie silver question may possibly be
brought forward in Ohio either by the
democrats or by the Republicans; but
1t viii lose is importance if the Sher-
anan bill b. repealed soon or any other
legislation be done by Congress, having
fhe effect Of ordering the silver problem
g. the rear
But let these surmises pass for what
shey may, the Democrats in Congress
must not postpone tue consideration OF
Abe question Of tariff reform one moment
5ongeI than they are compelled to post
poneit it. The Republicans were inglori-
ously defeated few years ago on the
strength OF tho McKINLEY bill. We will
not say that the Democrats will be in
gloriously defeated on the WILSON bill,
whatever this may be. but we will say
that il would be unwise, impolitic. I'M
advisable and indefensible in the Demo
Crat5 in Congress to pass tariff law
after the 4th of March, 1894, and 60 to
the country with it forthwith. They
might meet the fate which overlook
the Republicans, as above recited. The
voters must have an opportunity to
decide for themselves whether the Viii
son bill is or is not such bill as they
want. twill require the utmost efforts
OF united Democratic party to secure
the sor. of tariff reform which the people
expect and demand. A divided Demo
cratic party would be foredoomed to de-
feat We do not argue for the Neal
tariT, as opposed to what Mr.. BLAND ad-
Socates, but simply say that the Demo
Gratis must not go into the next Congress
fional campaign on IN issue upon which
the people have not had time to make up
thfic minds. At this session Of Congress
the tariff must be reformed, or not till
tAe next Congress.