The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-06
rnAT TARIFr SCARE.
rhe Republican Game at "iioof" 10 Los
Ing Its interest.

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lust now all things are not working
together for the good Of the republic
EN- claim that this years business de-
preston was due TO apprehension Of a
revision of the republican tariff rather
than to the operation Of the republican
silver policy. In truth, nothing Is
working for the support Of that allega-
ton except the tongues OF the republic
an speakers and the pens OF the rcpub-
lican writers, howbcit the Sam repub-
liean speakers and writers as recently
as last spring ascribcd the business de-
pression 10 the Sherman act. and
sought to score a partisan point by at
lacking the democratic president for
not at once calling congress together
10 repeal that act
These brethren complaccntly ignore
the fact that IL the people so feared
tariff reform last spring and summer as
10 become panic-strickcn there Is even
more reason to-day why they should
fear It; and yet we arc already speak,
ing Of the panic as a thing Of the past.
Indeed. business is rapidly reviving and
every day the prospects grow brighter.
Money is coming out OF its hiding
places and seeking the banks and the
ordinary channels Of investment; sus-
pended banks are throwing open their
doors; while mills and factories, the
very industries which the republican
prophets Of evil declare have most To
lose from tariff reform, are rcsuming
operations on all hands-
Why is II, then. that IL the fear of
tariff reform wns so pc tent q few months
or a few weeks ago, it is not equally or
r.orr potent to-day. when tariff reform
is certainly closer ut hand? Since then
we have had n message from the prcsi-
dent rciterating his devotion to the
cause Of tariff reform and recmpha-
sizing the purpose Of the dominant par
~ TO redeem its pledges in this partic-
ular-ricdgcs which, at the very time
when the panic began. these republic
an oraclcs assured the country had
been rcpudiated by the president and
the democracy. Moreover, since then
the congress elected to reform the
tariff has met and the lower house, hav-
ing voted TO clear the way by repeal
of the Sherman act, has set to work
through its ways and means committee
upon its duty of reforming the tariff.
Certainly, therefore. IL will not be held
that tariff reform Is farthe: away or
less probable than IL was when it Is
alleged TO have plunged the country
into a panic. Indeed, who is there to-
day who has not better reason thar he
may have thought he had four months
age to believe that the administration
intends TO fulfill the tariff promises on
which il was intrusted with power?
and yet, as we nave said, the people,
Notwithstanding the fact that every day
brings them that much nearer To tariff
reform. are going about their business,
regaining their old-time confidence
and concerning themselves again not
50 much to hide money as to make
more money.
The partisan republicans understand
this as well as anybody. but there is
absolutely no other card left for them
TO play but this old tariff scare. They
base their only hopes upon the ignor-
ance or crcdulity of the masses There
has been a panic; every mar who will
accept the assertion that the tariff re-
formers are responsible for the panic is
a clear gain or the side Of the party
which now has nothing to lose. And
IA leaders OF that party have not en-.
.ircly lost confidence in the ignorance
anu credulity Of the masses. They sus-
tanned upon such a foundation the so
called protective system too long not
to trust much to it still. They yet hope
that there are enough people who
are capable Of believing hat a tariff
on American wheat can increase the
price OF that product, or capable Of be-
lieving that they can be made rich by
being robbed, To restore the party Of
protection to power.-Louisviiie
Courier-J Journal.