The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-26
TARIFF VIEWS.

members of Congress are reported to
desire protective features in the new
tariff bill, need not be construed as
any evidence that the committee or
the Congress will depart from the
pledges of the party's platform. A
great principle is at stake and we can
not believe that it will be sacrificed to
subserve the interest or supposed in
terest of any individual or section.
We append a few comments of the
press on this matter, without endors-
ing what is said personally about in
dividuals:
1T is vitally important that the De-
mocrats lose no time in dealing with
the tariff" says the Boston Herald
Qnd) ITO avoid this error, they must
first act upon principle, and not be
swerved from that line by local
clamor. And then they must act
promptly
$50 far as Alabama is concerned"
says the Montgomery Advertiser
Dem), I'VE can speak, we hope with
some authority, for the Democracy
here. The Democracy of Alabama
does not believe in protection, and
Chairman Wilson can be assured that
the protection cry going up from Biz
mingham is not the cry of the Ala
bama Democracy"
The New Orleans Picayune is dis
posed to take the view that voting,
like jury duty and the payment of
taxes, should be made compulsory.
1.-THE greatest calamity that can befau
a country where a free constitutional
government prevails" it says, lis for
the better class of citizens to neglect
the duty of voting and leave every
thing of public nature to the profess
sional politicians"
Referring to the threats of Senator
Pugh and Representative Bland to
fight the tariff reform bill in Congress
if iron ore, coal, and wool are placed
on the free list, the Indianapolis News
Qnd) says: Neither of these gentle
men ought to have the least influence
with his party Both did their best to
ruin it, and came very near succeed
ing. And now when they come to the
front with threats to beat a measure
to which the Democratic party is
pledged, unless it protects industries
in which they are interested, it seems
to us that they should be treated with
very scant consideration
The Seattle Telegraph Dem.) says:
I'VE hope that when Congress meets
in December no time will be lost in
disposing of the tariff, so that bust
ness men may know what to expect
and the country may have as long a
trial as possible of the revised tariff
before being called upon to express
their opinion in regard to it at the
polls
Eve confess to being unable to see
the force of the Republican clamor
that the Democrats should let the
tariff alone" says the New Bedford
Mercury Rep.). 1.-THE Democratic
contention is now, as it has been, that
lit is for the interest of the people of
the country that the tariff should be
reduced. Now they have a chance to
prove it, and if they do not accept this
chance they ought never to have an
Other
Concerning the cause of the defec-
tons in the late election the New
York Post remarks:
In our opinion the most plausible
Explanation of all is that the people
We're angry with the Democrats, not
because they thought the Democrats
were going to reform the tariff, but
because they had not done it already
1t is upon the face of it absurd to
maintain that after such campaign
as that which closed a year ago the
people did not know that tariff reform
was the issue. There was little else
talked or written about, and that was
talked and written about great deal
The people were thoroughly instruct
led, and they deliberately declared that
they wanted the tariff reformed
The Buffalo Courier Dem). says:
The new tariff bill should be brought
before the House of Representatives
learly next month. 1t should be taken
up with reasonable promptness and
be pushed to a passage