The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-02
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 1894.
PASS THE SENATE BILL.

Tho Louisville CourierJourrh may ne
calIcd the pioneer in the fight for tarlh
rororrn II not the earliest IT was GER
,ainlv ole OF the earliest newspapers III
the land &c demand reform Of the tariff
and from the day ii uttered its first call
10 this. Il has been persistent ana uh-
ceasing i'm the same demand. In recent
article on the subject IL says:
Free raw materials have ,n otimns
whatever TO do. except as an incident
with the doctrine OF "a tarin Tor feNehWe
only The idea is not n principle at an
Il is simply policy. good or bad' as II
happens 10 be applied. -,,.o u
''1t originated in rank cowarHlCe. ~
was trumped up by the pettifOgglng poIl-
ticans OF the East TO piacate the eastern
manufacturers, of whom they stood IN
dread. Don't be afraid Of us, they salu'
all we mean by our tariff for revenue
Is 10 give you free raw materials III,
creasing, not decreasing, your profits,
wholly forgetting the fact that free raw
materials TO the manufacturer. without
compensating reductions Of duty on the
finished product. would do no manner oI
good to the consumer, but, as matter OF
fact defeat the good purpose OF tarlU
for revenue only. The last national Demo
cratic platform makes the proper dis
tinction.
"rhe towards, The shysters. 1t is thus
that the interests of a great cause.-The
principle Of a great party-are dlshonored
and defeated by men claiming to be lead,
ers by men setting up Tor statesmen
Down with all such leaders! 10 the
horse pond with all such statesmen.
That's the right sort of talk Mr.. Cleve-
land places his obstinate demand That
the Senate bill shall be defeated and the
House bill be passed entirely upon the
proposition that free raw mater ials is
Il cardinal principle of Democracy. Either
he Is ignorant of the facts OF
the case when he says this or he to-
tally misunderstanding them. we have sew
cral times gone over the Democratic
platforms. and have shown that the
claims that they demand free raw ma
terials'' cannot be maintained.
Every Democrat will concede that the
very cornerstone OF Democracy in equati-
" of all before the law. Free raw
materials" means that some things are TO
be taxed and some are to go untaNed,
which is a negative Of the principle OF
equality. IT Is. therefore, at direct issue
with the foundation principle of Demo-
cracy. Not only so. but coal has been
taxed from the first day of the Govern
ment until now. and by the votes of
Democratic senators and representatives.
Democracy is. therefore. to insist upon
principle in direct antagonism to the very
foundation stone OF Democracy, and is to
ignore all history. To put the case mildly
II is foolish and absurd.
And II - the Republican doctrine of
protection, not the Democratic doctrine
OF tariff for revenue only. IL discrmi-
mates in imposing tariff taxes, favoring
one industry at the expense OF another
1t assumes to benefit manufacturers by
securing them against competition, while
turning producers Of coal and iron over
TO all the competition Of the world. This
il not equality, but favoritism, which is
the odious point In protection. We shall
never consent to Virginias senators vot-
Ing for turning over Virginia producers
OF coal TO the competition OF Nova
Scotia, in order that the manufacturers
of New England may have a certain and
great profit secured TO them II the bill
is to be framed upon the principle of
protection Virginia must have her share
OF protection along with the rest If
the bill Is TO be framed upon the true
principle of equal burdens upon all we
shall consent TO have the duty on coal
and iron cut down to the scale that is
applied all along the line. even il II
kills both industries in Virginia.
Our Washington correspondent stated
yesterday that seven out Of every ten
Democrats In the House favor taking the
Senate bill, If that is the best that can
be done. but that they are neutralized
and kept scattered by the influences of
the Presidents opposition and advocacy
OF the House bill. This illustrates the
wisdom Of the objection we have made
20 Mr.. Clevelands letter TO Mr.. Wilson
The President has 10000 offices under his
control. Every congressman depends
upon his favor TO secure appointments
for his constituents. No congressman
wishes 10 be at odds with him over a
measure in which he takes personal
interest as deep as he takes in the
tariff bill. What is the result? The tariff
bill ought TO be what the representatives
OF the people think II should be; it be-
comes what the President buldozes those
representatives into making It through
the patronage principle. This breaks
down the lines which should divide de-
partments and turns legislation over TO
the President
1he House must reject this Improper
influence and pass the Senate bill and do
~ al once The country can't stand the
present strain much longer.
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