New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-28
TILE PRESIDEN1 DICkERING.

Tho Presidents share OF rrSponSlDh'I u" '"'
! inr,mous Rll Of Sale 10 the Trusts Is coi'r"-
vcrsI,l matter between him and senator ''ol
man His partisInS have considered II p'"'' -
bis di,,nitv to reply 10 the destructlv" asSa"''
,nod. IN the Senate. and In spite "' N''a'''
VilaS's feeble apoloGeics the case Is lh'! ~
a., ..,,,,s, him before ihr bar of public jndg-
n, s,,co Senator German produced Tire"
good witnesses AMI their testimony mas ho' wv"
,houo,gal The Presidents responsibility Tor
the Tariff bill II one be finally enacted VIII
not be n controversial matter Contrary I" '''
unbrokcn line 81 prcccdrnts In American poh"-
,, history. thc Executive has obiru,lcd his "pin-
inns upon Congress when there Is Legislative
deadlock No bill can now pass when docs ho'
obtain his approval In advance. IN" ireS'n'h'
- uoy Legislator on the tariff question lie
l., consulted before and after every caucus j.
,,1 H.. T. NEGOTIATING and dickcring with the
Senatorial combine II any final compromise OF
,,r,,In Inc effected. he win br a party IN In
forest h.f,ro tho enacted bill can be- sent 10 MN
for his approval
In this anomalous state ~ affairs. which II
,iScr.tlitnblr alike - the EXccuilv" ana I" '"'
Naiiun hc T. prcclulod by the terms OF his i''-
fer io chairman Wilson frOm nniagonIZ'hg 'n'
Sugar Trust Ills partisanS ar" "nu'iV"rhe !"
fasirn upon Senator Gormnn NE d'S'r'''" ="
,.,,., ,h ,,,,rnrv ~ the Renncrs' Monopoly.
and an. quoting Senator Can"ry'S 'Nphc'' s'"''-
men; tIai the sugar s'h"'iul" was d'''''' =!
the Trust AMI for',h upon TIA" IouiS'an' '','
ntnrs They do not stop 10 c"iS'!'r 'h'' INV
,.rsi,.n, has mis-, taken n bri,f for The Sugar
rr,s, Ia h,. letter 10 virtually iuvliNl IN"
Hams. ,,l,i.l he'd voted for fr.c sugar and an
iaronlzod the Trust. 10 accept the revised S"sa'
schedule I'm exchange for free coal ana IRE" Iron
we ought not 10 be- driven away. he d'ci"r"u'
from ia" Democratic principle ana poh'y
(which lead 10 the taxation ~ sugar 10y Tue
fear quit. likely exaggerated. that IN carry
Ing on, his principle and policy w" may Ill
"ra.ilv and iuOnllnairly encourage c"nbiha
zion IL sugar r1inng interests. Il DO not
"hrlicyc." he added. bcnting the d'vfi around
The stump in his con~rcrat-l way w" should
"lo evil HAT good may come, but II seems I" III"
that we shoud not forget that our aim IL the
"cumplrtlon of u Tarir bill. and that in taxing
sugar for proper purposes and within reason
"allc bound. whatever .lsr may be- said "f our
action we are in no danger ~ running counter
"ro Democratic principle
Nothing could have been more useful Tor the
purposes II III" sugar monopoliStS than thls
Jcsuitcal plea In their behalf Every hint from
Washington respecting n new tariff dck"r and
final compromis" between the President ana
senator German points TO larger concessions 70
the Trust II either Senator Nias's alleged pro
posals or the bids ~ the Louisiana Senators are
critically examined the Trust will be- found Ia
be reaching nfrr increased al valurcm duties
on all sugars the lines ~ Secretary 'arSlcs
schedule. 10y which its interests may be strength
cncd rather than weakened That Is the KIM
Of Compromise" which the monopoliStS have
been encouraged 10 hope for from the PrcSl-
dents intervention and while they may pretend
o. oppose II. they will accept II gratefully ~
full return for their campaign investments In
1892 "madc locally in Democratic States"
Equally Elusive are the forecasts Of 'compro-
mise" respecting coal aud iron som" Washing
ton correspondence hint al reductions II Tho
duties on both ores. and others NJ The retention
Of the coal duties with II reciprocity proviso ad-
hitting Canadian coal on the same terms on
which American coal Is allowed 70 cntrr The
Dominion But the President has advocated In
IN. Wilson letter fcrc coal and iron without
qualification or reserve. and demanded In his
shrillcst tone: How can We face the people
"aftcr indulglng In such outrageous diScrimlna
"tlons aud violations Of principles" R"luc-
tions Of duties viii Hot square with his ultl-
maum: 1T Is quite apparent that this question
"of free raw material does not admit of adjust
"ment on any middle ground. since their sub
election To any rate of tariff taxation, great or
small Is alike violatve OF Democratic prln
"ciplc and Democratic good faith" reel |
procly rider upon the coal schedule would he
prcpostcrous legislative flmnam In view OF the
fact that twenty Reciprocity treaties are 10 be
abrogatod az The diciaton Of the Sugar Trust |
The President may decker with Senator Cor
man. but he only sacrifice his honor. rcpua |
ton and consistency by such compromises as
these which involve population Of his letter
and an abject surrender 10 Senator German.
Tho condition novy confronting tho President