The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-12-09
SOLID FOR THE BILL.
Democratic Members Of the House Accept
the Tariff Measure.

the arm Measure.
WAsHINGToN, y. G.. Dec. 5.-The
gathering of the members Of Congress
oilers an opportunity to arrive at the
real sentiment of the Democratic mem
bers on the new tariff bill which has
been presented by the majority Of the
committee on ways and means. There
are Of course members of the IiCuS,.
who are not satisfied with the
bill and who Will no doubt vote
for some changes, yet II il apparent
from the way they talk if the bill should
come to a vote in it's present form, it
would pass with few dissenting mem
bers among the Democrats. II the Re-
publicans have any hope that there is
sufficient dissatisfaction in the House To
defeat the bill, they have made a mis-
take, for the Democrats seem only
anxious To have the bill through as soon
as it can possibly be passed
1t seems to he not SO much the ques-
/ ton OF the rates as the settlement of
the whole question that the Democratic
members are most Interested in A
member Of the Democratic majority of
the committee voiced this sentiment Of
4 number of Democrats when he said
the bill would not need much
discussion in the House, but what
was wanted was to get the bill
over to the Senate at as early day as
possible. He indicated that even if it
should be necessary to apply the coture
rule that it wa very likely that the
Democrats would put the bin through
without very much debate. 1t would
OF course be necessary for the
Democrats to have behind them a
good working majority, or at least a
quorum of the House in favor of the
bill. 1t now looks as if there would not
be much difficulty in securing such a
quorum if the talk indulgcd in by the
Democrats that have thus far arrived is
any indication otthe sentiment of those
who have said nothing.
In all the number of Democrats who
may be heard talking on the subject,
none 90 so far even in private conYcrsa-
ton az to say unless some notifications
are made that they viii oppose the
Wilson bill. OF course all this is not
sentiment among the Democrats There
are plenty of them who say they
will make an effort to get some
thing for their own particular
district, but failing in that
they will support the bill as
party measure. The President IN hIS
message points out method that they
may adopt when he says that it Is not To
be expected that all can be satisfied, but
that in the great issues and upon
great question some sacrifice must be
made for the benefit Of the great
principle involved.
The Presidents approval Of the Viii
son tariff bill viii 90 a long way toward
uniting the party if there had been any
differences OF opinion of any remarka-
bic degree. What is most often heard
in connection with the tariff bill is the
statement that the members of the ways
and means committee were charged with
the work of preparing bill and that
they made a study of it and ought
to know what was best for
the party Those who did not pre-
tend to know So much about it must bc
content with what the party has done
through its committee. for it i prob
able that the committee has made a
most thorough and careful inycstiga-
ton and that it is better able 10 Judge
what Is wanted than those who have
not given tn" matter any consideration.