Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-03-09

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administration. This trucking viii
injure no one but the truckers. The
President has discredited his own poll
Icy by abandoning It.
Preparing 60 Hedge.
The signs multiply that the Demo-
cratic party is looking for defeat next
fall, and some Of the Democratic nex.os
papers which have been most active In
support of the administration's tariff
policy, are getting ready to claim that
the tariff had nothing to do with It.
For instance, the Boston Herald says:
II the Democratic party does sufler III
the elections OF the coming autumn, II will
indications, that the responsibility Tor this
Will be due to Its tariff policy. In view OF
Democratic action In New York, New Jer.
sey. Kentucky, and other States of the
Union. as we'll ~ on the bond question and
the coinage OF the seigniorage In Congress-.
and indications are that Che tariff wiii
have much heavier burden to carry In
the Democratic party than the Democratic
party has In the tariff
This Is interesting, not only as con-
fession that defeat Is probable, but az
an illustration of Democratic sensitive
ness over the failure of the party's
tariff policy. Tariff reform was made
the Democratic corn ~ stone when Mr..
Cleveland received his third nomina-
ton for the presidency, but the tladi-
tional capacity for laundering was
shown In the statement that the new
tariff must be for revenue only and
constitutional. The election was won
on false pretenses, and now the peoplS
fully understand that they can expect
very little in the way Of wise legislar
tion from the Democratic party. The
Springfield Unicn says it can sympa-
thize with the Herald in its nncer-
tainty as to whether the tariff has q,
heavier burden in the Democratic
party than the party has in the tariff;
but It looks as If both were pretty
heavily loaded.
He Got It.
Mr.. Willis asked President Dole for
Information, and the general opinion is
that he has got 1t. It was an lmperti-
nent query, under the circumstances.
A Minister who invites deposed mon
arch to secret conference, arranges
for her restoration, publicly requests
the de facto authorities to abdicate,
and then formally requires them to
state when and how his attitude has
been unfriendly. exhibits amazing Of
frontery. The good that comes out OF
1t Is the opportunity it offers to Presi-
dent Dole to make convincing resume
of the extraordinary circumstances con-
nected with the carrying out of Mr..
Cleveland's policy. Whatever may be
thought of Mr.. Stevens course, the In
fanny OF this administrations acts in
Hawaii, bearing peace and friendship
and honeyed words to its rulers. while
refusing them an answer to the most
courteous inquiries as to its intentions
and conspiring actively with their ene-
mics, is unequaled in the history Of
American diplomacy. The crushing
reply of Mr.. Dole and the occasion that
provoked it serve to emphasize once
more the fact that it is due to our self
respect, or as much of it as we have left,
to recall Mr.. Willis Immediately, and to
place our diplomatic relations with the
Hawaiian government on new and to-
tally different footing. Press.
Gov. McKinlsy's Questions.
Gov. Mckinley, in his address to the
Ohio Republicans on the anniversary
of Lincoln's birthday, prop0unded
these questions: What il gained by
reducing the revenue from tariff while
increasing the expenditure on an in-
terest-bearing debit" What sort Of
economy is it that reduces the tariff.
even If it be "a tax" by $5O, 900, { tO), and
at the same time adds to the other
forms of taxation the burden of $780,
COO, 900 principal and g., 5OAOO interest
of an increased public debt? What is
gained by foregoing 500, ,OUO, 900 of tariff
revenue, which is $50, ,0CO, 200 without
interest, and borrowing $5D, ,OOO, 600 at 5
Der cent. intarastS HOw ia II ,nOro
easy for the people to pay $52, 500, 900
by direct taxation than to pay $5O, ,OOO.-
QUO by indirect misunderstanding
tariff duties to be indirect taxes,
though in many instances they are not
taxes of any kind, or not taxes paid by
Americans?
The Governors questions are perth
nent. they will be considered by the
people, and will be answered by them
In November next.
The Case in Nutshell.
Senator Hawley puts the tariff ques-
tt0n as 1t must be viewed in this coun-
try In q nutshell when he says In Q let.
ter to the New York Press:
Great Britain stands as the typical free.
trade nation. and stands alone among such
nations OF Importance She must import
W per cent of her raw materials, while
the United States have about 90 per cent.
OF all needed raw material within their own
ltmita England was therefore. compelled
TO adopt FREQ trade. while our country II
resources
II England had our resources in the
way Of raw materials she would con.
slider protection q bonanza. England
would be very glad to get possession Of
our markets.. hOWAver and IL n h,,k