St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-16
HOW TARIFFS ARE MADE.

If any ofour readers had the PATIENCE
to read through in Yesterdays paper the
account of the proceedings of the senate
while considering the "Gorman- Brice'ff
bill. they added considerably to their
stock of information as to how tariffs
are made. Congressman Hall in the
last session described In onec of
his speeches how the Mckinley bill was
made. ana we know that Republican
bill is framed by Its beneficiariesss 1T
remained for Senator Jones, who seems
to have charge of the several hundred
amendments which the conservatives"
have forced. to give US another glimpse
at this constructive process. 80 AZ
In the schedule of chemicals the item
of alcoholic perfumery. including toilet
waters, was reached. on which the house
had imposed mixed duty of s. a gallon
as compensatory tax aud 25 per cent
additional ad valorem. The caucus
amendment increased this ad valorem
duty TO so per cent. The press report
of what followed says that Senator
Jones withdrew the increase because it
was needless. Senator Aldrich insisted
that it was needed. Then Jones said
he would consent to the increase il the
Republican senators wouldn't debate
the item. This aroused the chanticleer
from New hampshire, who thought that
liberty of speech was being betrayed
with bride. but he made no opposition,
and 1.-THE so per cent was agreed to with
out DIVISION" ~ Is
Trihing seems to be experimenting
treachery in making up the specific
terms of the surrender of the Democ-
racy to the paternalists. The quantity
OF the tax is of no moment; it makes no
difference whether 1t be % per cent or
SO; the additional rs per cent is taken
off because it is needless increase one
moment. and the next put OH again il
only the Republicans will cease their
twaddle. That it is a tax; that Ameri-
cans will have it to pay; that the propo-
sition thus lightly banded about was
doubled; that levying taxes is matter
for serious consideration. was evidently
thought by these senators to be matter
OF less moment than the securing of a
few moments surcease of Republican
talk.
Good God! what travesty it all is.
Pass in review the struggle of the seven
past years. RECALL the earnest appeals
OF Democratic papers and speakers.
Listen to their eloquent denunciations
of protection by taxation. See that
body of assembled representatives of
the party in the great pit of the audi
forum in Chicago; catch again their
spirit as they wrenched the miserable,
meaningless piatitude about the tariff
from the report of the platform commit
tee and wrote in it their terse denuacia.
ton of protection as fraud and rob-
berry. Go again over the magnificent
campaign that followed and the unparE
alleled victory that resulted; and then
turn aud look i'll on this senate, con-
trolied by Democrats elected to re-
deem the pledge given and accepted !;
see them puttering over the items aud
struggling 10 get a little more projections
into each; one: offering to give the pro-
tectionists double OH the tax proposed
il they will only hold their tongues !!
Was ever a more pitiful spectacle pre-
sented to any people? Did ever great
cause fall for execution into hands SO
pitifully weak? Was there ever 50 i'm
potent conclusion to SO heroic a strug-,
gle? f So isfacs1 : IT * =