New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-06
NOT LIKELY TO AGREE.
DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS HAVE DIFFERING
IDEAS on THE TARIFF.
A PARTY CAUCUS NEEDED, 1T is SAID. TO GET
TIE REFORMERS TOGETiEI-THE QUESTION
SEEMS TO Pc LOCAL ONE.
Try TELEGRAPH 10 TIE TRIDrxrl


[BY TELEGRAPH TIE TRlErSr1
Washington. Nov. Sin conversation with a IT'D
une correspondent yesterday a Democratic Repre-
sentative said: There Is a very good reason why
no Tariff bill will be published by the ways ana
Means Committee until after the beginning oil me
regular session. That measure VIII never see DAY
light in my opinion. until after 1t shall have been
submitted to and approved by Democratic eau
Gus We cannot afford go into II discussion OF
the tariff question the bank question with any
such division in ranks existed in the as
cussion of the Silver Repeal bill. That night IN
our own ranks has seriously injured the Demo-
cratic party in several States. and something must
be done to restore harmony"
do you think there is any danger Of party dis-
cord over the tariff and bank questions asked
the correspondent.
Certainly / do. and it be averted only by
caucus action and the enforcement Of party disci-
pne. Why, / have excellent reason 10 believe
that there radical differences of opinion in re-
gard to important details of the tariff and Internal
revenue. even among the members of the majority
of the Ways and Means Committee. and 1t Is
doubtful If these differences be rccOncllcd eX-
cept by the action Of party caucus. Among Dem
ocratic members OF the House who are not mem
bers of the Ways and Means Committee there Is
strong opposition to some things which II l. gen
orally believed majority OF the Democratic mem,
bers Of the committee propose 10 recommend ana
show itself in the House as ii already has IN The
Committee.
caucus Our dliilcultv is that have too many
tariff reformers In the House whose opinions are
warped and Influenced by the clamor raised IN
their respective districts against any change of the
tariff which would or might uniavorably affect local
Industries.
There is Mr. Ikcrt. oc Ohio. for example. who
elected TO Congress on tarin-for revenue-only
reduction OF the duties on pottery as the Demo
cratic party is pledged 10 make There is Gov
ernor AicCorkle. OF West Virginia. also who
elected the sort Of platform. In the course
of his argument before the Ways and Means Com
mittee in favor of the retention OF the duty
coal he declared that he did not know ~ single
product of his STATE The duty which. II imported
from foreign country. should b. reduced 1t Is
that Governor MccOrke has vote In Con-
gress. but we know that his opinions in regard 10
the duty coal shared by considerable
number. probably majority. OF the Congressman
and Senators. not only from Yves, Virginia but
from Maryland and Virginia also. and every man
OF them Is a Democrat. And yet the Democratic
party Is pledged TO remove the duties from all raw
materials. including coal. No. We can do nothing
whatever In the House Of Representatives so
far the tariff Is concerned. unless adopt and
enforce caucus resolution. fear that II will
be difficult to pass n tariff bill through
the Senate than IL viii be in the House"
do you regard the refusal Of the Senate TO allow
a reduction of 20 cent in the duties foreign
having any particular signhcancc?'
Well. ] think that the action Of Of the
Democratic members Of the Finance Committee
have been influenced to extent by that
consideration. The chief reason however. have
been informed bv one OF the Democratic cOnfcrrccs
was that the proposition was opposed by the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury. the ground that the
Treasury could not afford to lose the which
1t proposed 10 cut off by the remission Of ~
per cent of the duties"