New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-19
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The Republicans in Congress continue to
merit the confidence Of the country In their
sound sense and fidelity They rcfu'" very
properly TO help individual Democrats in their
struggle To save something for themselves ont
Of the wreck which their party is preparing by
its new tariff BILL and inform those members
that they can have Republican help rs soon rs
they want in defeating The Wilson bill rs Il
whole Either those Democrats are willing TO
b. responsible for that bill as Democratic
measure in the form which Democrats please
To give IT, or they are not willing If they are
not. they can join the Republicans In voting
against the bill as Il whole, leaving the Me
Kinlcy act In force.
The Republicans stand on the present tarln.
which has given The country greater prosperity,
better employment and better wages for labor
than have ever been known under any other
enactment. They believe In the principles on
which that measure was framed. and demand
that II changes In its details are desirable they
should be- made by men in sympathy with the
principles and objects Of the measure. and not
10y its foes. The Republicans do not believe in
the principles on which the Wilson bill was
framed. and have no desire whatever to attempt
details of the bill They rightly insist that The
Democratic party. which intrIstcd with
power and which deliberately refused To Re
publican members of the Committee of Ways
and Means any hearing whatever in the shaping
Of the bill. shall be- solely responsible for every
line ~ 1t. Then the people will Judge whether
they like the Democratic tariff better than the
one they now have.
The people themselves have the right 10 ask
that the issue shall be- thus definitely made.
They wanted 10 know what sort of tariff the
Democratic party would frame If intrlstrd
with full power. and elected Democratic Con
grcss for that purpose The subsequent verdict
Of the people would be deprived of much of its
proper meaning and force if the bill passed by
a Democratic Congress should be altered in
this or that particular by the aid of Republican
votes. and should thus come 10 be measure
for which neither party was responsible. II it
is 10 be- altered in any respect II should be by
Democratic votes. and in accordance with the
principles upon which the measure was framed.
and Republicans gladly conccde To The party in
power the entire responsibility for The meas
,lrc. in general and in detail.
II Is no part OF the business of Republicans
10 try 10 fix up this Democratic measure 50
that il shall please Protcctionist voters. Let
the Democrats face like men. If they can. the
entire responsibility which they have asked AMI
obtained from the people. II is their business
10 frame a bill In accordance with the prin-
ciplcs they had advocated before the elec-
ton Here and there individual members,
false 10 the Ideas of their party want the all
Of Republican votes in order to fin the bill SO
that they personally may have II better chance
of election, though the measure will in such
particulars he false to Democratic ideas. II is
not the part Of Republicans 10 give them any
such assistance Let the Democrats frame their
own bill decide upon its details themselves.
and show how much practical faculty they pos
scsS for the work Of raising the Necessary r"vc-
nucs Then the people will be- able 10 judge
their work by It's fruits. The whole duty of
Republicans will be performed when they have
made an OPEN honest and fair opposition to the
measure rs a whole, and TO The principles on
which II Is constructed. and have recorded their
votes against II.