New-York tribune., 1893-12-28
FEELING ~ THE NORTH WEST
DEMOCRATS OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON
AERAYED AGAINST THE WILSON BILL.

IT THREATENS RUIN TO THE LUMBER AND
COAL INDUSTRIES ANGER OF THE WOOL
MEN-FBUIT GROWERS FILING PROTESTS.
Olympia. Wash. Dec. % (SpeciaD-On the North
Pacific Coast it is now rare thing find a DehS3'
crAt who has much love for his party. The
causes for this condition Of osfrangement are the
course Of the President I'm The Hawaiian affair
and the proposed discrimination against the re-
sources of this section offered I'm the Wilson Tariff
reduction bill Ciovc1nd's secret attempt 10 re-
store tho Hawaiian monarchy disgusted the Coast
Democracy. the principal Democratic papers not
even vcnturiag t. defend it. The dssatisfaction
with the Administration IN this respect was stn
active when the terms Of the new tariff measure
were made public and then party discomfort blazei
into outspokon Indignation. As long the ofense
was against patriotic sentiment simply. it was not
cried out against vehamently Out when Democrats,
who are lumbermen or fruit raisers or wOol-grow-
ers or coal-producers learned that their industries
were specially menaced, partisan preiudicos
restrained their voices and they have Joined their
Republican re.low-citzans in condemnation Of the
frec-trade policy
The Wilson bin has already been great educator
Democratic leaders who favor campaigns of tariff
education have opportunity here 70 see the effects
Of brief but rather thorough one chief result
Of which is that thousands Of Democrats have
learned that the party with which they have here
tof1re voted IS the enemy Of their particular busi-
ness interests. Could an election be he'd now'
with the Wilson bin square issue, II Is not
an cxaggeration to say that the Pacific Northwest
would vote agalrst the measure with practical
unanimlty.
II +, not any more strange that Puget Sound
lumber manufacturers and their operatives should
become hostile TO the promoters Of free trade in
lumber than it would be for them to fight an at
tempt to burn the sawmills that they own or in
which they are employed II the Wilson bill be-
mil me q the Sound Will be
compelled to share the trade that they have been
engaged in developing east Of the Rockies with
Canadian dealers. and even If prices are not low
cred such competition will curtau the output OK
this region There will be no compensation in
increased foreign trade, for then. as now. the
umbermcn Of British Columbia will have the ad-
vantage Of cheap Chinese labor 1t will be sharing
the home market with foreigners without reciprocal
consideration Of any worth
Again the proposition to put coal on the free
list is a threat close up several or the American
mines on the coast and 10 turn the California coal
trade as well as that Of the Sound cities and
Portland. - the mine-oH ners OF N;'i,-S0uNGr -
Island The coal men of Washington ana Or.soh
in case the Wilson bill passes lower the "agys
of their workinen 70 a level with the scale pau
ness The ultimate result would be TO increase
the trade and enlarge the profits u the vancouver
dealers without advantage 10 the CONSUMERS. -,
rbn natural conditions have justified oregon ana
Washington n times past IN the eNprCld.loh -. Ds
th. owners of sheep have watched win grave con-
cora the falling off of wool prices under me IN, IN,
policy of destroying their ocks has been engratted
into measure that is likely TO become a"i ,,e uo.
'..nuuct.i,n IF the party IN power j. most bitter.
mus o,i Democrats yearn tor an oportunlty %
all IN voting out the party that mas N'"e''o "e'u
The frui,-rrowing capabilities of this portion OK
the Union were in SOM measure Wus5ra'yu - sni
Hrei@n M & ana i Ia4S ~ the climate is made
a. ala. ik ]
T'r G,.,r Xbi t1 frat Industry. regardless of
IN r.,fas is alone capable of making these states
wealthy il may be said % be- as yet in comparative
inf1nry II is az a stage when those engaged In II
"rn as,e,iollv sensitive 10 Influences not supposed
- be- fa.1ortble ana therefore the discriminating
IF tba wilson bin have aligned them with
A,lminlstratofl tariff policy. regardless or past
party affiliations The intensity. OF feeling has been
formally made manifest already by official acton
taken by horticultural societies ana by e
forwarded to Congress by the state Horticuituratt
society of oregon. protesting against a reduction OF
the tarln prunes TINS society mas IN l4S ] ti,ein
bcrshp numerous prominent democrats. y y al i,.Sis
who have gone along from election 10 elecu9n Noli3
the Democratic ticket. ami ndorSns the tarit pslcy
such D. policy mieht have upon the.r interests, are
amazed % learn through the Object iesson oI
inc Wilson bill that they are ID oe inade sneela,
victims Of the reform knife of ine'r supposed
one effect Of the schedule proposed by the Demo.
cratic mcrnbcrs of the Ways and Means Committee
parties on The coast that IL is the plan of the Ad
ministration and its followers IN CongresS 70 sac.
This belief IS creatng q sentiment somewhat Sec
tonal In character and which insists on protection
1t is strange thing 70 hear od-tme Democrats
expressing the hope that the Republican minority
been lenouncng McKnleyi~m in the past would now
rejoice csuld they be- assured that the Republican
senator's would be able To- preserve the Mckinney
act intact the lailur Of ihg egSs'nGS % oI nIS t1s
l(,shington now. above ali other times, stands in
g.. q t.f Enunlher MhPrt