The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-13

tlonal and pernicious In principle and oper-
alton. Thus the WILSON bill defies the de-
cision rendered latter the fullest and most
thorough debate ever given by any people
TO their fiscal policy"
That is language which the people OF the
| Fifteenth Congress district understand
| thoroughly. II does not need explanation
| 10 them any more than the language OF the
| Chicago platform. which they confirmed In
| 1897 by a great majority. needed eluclda-
tlon go that IL might be brought within
| their comprehension. Neither should there
| be any doubt as TO the exact meaning Of the
words OF Mr. sTRAUs.
At the election for Congress In 1899 the
| Democratic voters Of the Fifteenth district
numbered 27,7Il, and IL had only 1882
Republicans. There is no reason to be-
lleve that the sentiment OF the district has
undergone any change since that time. UNI
less II has grown more Democratic stlll.
There ls no reason to believe that the great
majority Of the people are not as much de-
voted TO Democratic principle now as
they we're then. Then. they understood
exactly what they wero voting for In
voting for Mr.. AsHBEL Z. FGToH as their
Representative In Congress. They were
voting to destroy protection. as unconstitu-
tlonhl In principle and unjust and runous
in practice. They did not vote for tariff
which should take 1.-The MCKINLEY bill az a
model" but for q tariff for revenue only,
which should reject the whole theory
and principle Of McKineyism. ns false
and unconstitutional. They elected Mr..
FITCH because they wanted to get rid OF
that eliminating atrocity OF class legls-
lation." and because the Democratic party
had pledged itself TO do that very thing.
They took the Democratic party at Its
word. They voted to destroy protection.
not to perpetuate IL. They did not vote for
1.-The MCKINLEY bill shaved down." to use
the words of Mr. JOHNSON. but for the re-
peal OF tho MCKINLEY bill and for tariff
constructed on totally different and a con-
stitutlonal principle. for revenue only.
Instead Of carrying out the contract OF
the Democratic party with the people of
the Fifteenth district, Professor WILSON
has produced merely a modified MCKINLEY
bill. making a tariff that is even more
off eliminating atrocity Of class legislation
than that is; and by 30 doing he has
paralyzed tho whole industry OF the
district 1t Is exactly the tariff they
voted against. 1t violates fatty the
principle to which Mr.. STRAUs truly
says tho Democratic party must re-
main true. the principle Of raising suffl-
cient revenues for the economical admins
tration Of the affairs OF the Government"
1t does not pretend TO provide such reve-
nues. 1t provides for a great deficiency. in
stead. 1t betrays Democratic principle. and
AZ Inns NOT Opt tha priaa nf n r anh A
q revenue tariff it is worse even than the
MCKINLEY bill. As a Democratic measure
1t is utterly and absurdly indefensible In
the Fifteenth district.
It would greatly strengthen the candl-
dacy OF Mr.. STRAUs IL he would tell the
people OF that district precisely what he
thinks OF the unconstitutional WILSON bill.
and In words as plain as those used by Mr.
JOHNSON. His general principles. unaues-
tionably. are opposed to it. The words
spoken by him In accepting the Demo-
cratic nomination on Wednesday evening,
fairly interpreted, justify no other con-
clusion than that he will go to Congress
pledged to the people OF the Fifteenth
district to fight against the WILSON
atrocity. and thus to serve the in
terests of his constituents and OF the
Democratic party by voting that "it must
redeem Its pledges " by enacting tariff on
the principle OF mo class Legislation, no
taxation Of the many for the benefit OF the
favored few" Such being the convictions
he proclaims to the people Of the district.
they WILL Of course. expect him to be an I'M
deviating and unrelenting opponent Of the
WILSON bill. the very elimination OF class
legislation and OF taxation OF the many for
the benefit Of the few. But we wish he had
spoken more particularly.