New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-01

the tariff question was? Why. my counirynen if |
may speak of that position historically 1t was that
the revenues of the Government should be raised hy
customs duties and that our manu-: lc;urcrs should
at least have. and workingIrcn have the bene-
it OF such mea sure OF protection came from lay
ing duties upon foreign iIn2or,s adequate II me
support Of the General Government. ,ApplauscJ
This Incidental protection was taxed OF 10y every
one as a thing conceded and desirable but wncn
they came to frame their Platform " 1892 this doc
trne overthrow ana the party into
that campaign upon the prop, siton nat protection.
an prote lion protection ncdental ana IF purpose.
unconstitutional. This declaration spite %
the court decisions. In spit, ~ the nion- ~ the
thu principe upon which the Democratic parry
was pledged to revise the tarn amt administer
the Governments
THE BUSINESS WORLD PARALNZED
All business requires that there shall be- some
forecast, foreknow;eige some estimate Of
what is to But when the Democratic party
took up the work OF revising tn tariff. forecasts
became impossible. no business man could tel upon
what basis the tArf was "a be- adjusted Il
party is 10 wisely for the common good. there
must be some coherent principle adopted and ac-
cepted by the masses OF the party. which We may
expect to find exempici in the laws they make
But how have found il?
think. perhaps of all the insects the grasshop-
per is the one most without an objective point 30
one can ever tell, does he know himself when he
jumps where H. is gong allsht Gaughter; il may
be on the crown of a .sunhower. or II may br I'm
horse pond O.duEhterD And 50 this lack OF pnr-
pose TINS lack o harmony, 9i Wmcn "aN@ Si'H n
party. and largely instrumental in producing
that disastrous depression under which the country
has been iaboring for Two years
| said H. a casual conversation with some news
hheer' hat fearad Nr. cicvcland ned Wild
team to drive d-4ughter) II ha* turn.i oWt So
prophet say that it would turn out 50. for the
Why scattered disricts o1 r the whole couiy
had beer pledging themselves to any view Of the
seemed to them in their respective districts likely
TO bring them few votes ApPausel when , they
At the bnildng Of the tower Of Habcl was scarcely
at Washington when the Tariff bin came to be
wonld ride in c6aCh wouid DO we'll to look to The
team as well as to the driver; and IT is absolutely
GERS that the driver and the horses should have
the same objective point. loud APPLAUSE
INTRODUCED WITH APOLOGIES.
Now. my friends. with reference to this bill that
referred to. 1t into the House with apollo
giles from the chairman of the committee that had
drafted It, II was seized upon by the House AMI
transformed before Its final passage. ami II tn.
Democratic House OF Representatives charged with
the administration Of the business concerns Of this
Senate they would have created deficiency II sixty
Sdd millions the first year ana prnantnt of i
millions for all years Applause) what would
With these great conccrns dra,ins BIZ the Ir-
pose Of which was to provide a revenue for the eN
e eTesns 81 this s enormous dtac"ncy and Nh a
II It had become law. would have comprII"i ~, nI
Secretary Of the Treasury to 20 into the bonl
market and realize money TO conduct 10" ortntY
affairs OF the Governr ne, Ap aus u' vb, t
Babel Of voices was there ne r lhtilo
Committee OF the Senate prepared ana reporter
several hundred amendments. and thought they wer~
conducting the bill to IFS assage The R'pGhN' ~
Finance Comml,toe when Trey wikei up day
TO The knowledge Of the fact that TIA" bli Wa J."
and that the blii which they wcrc debate and
upon which The senate wa 90 'r, nn, VA bv ,n
Finance Committee. Four hunIr'l additional
am .t @,S Tf this PTP'w,h a =
his work that is, \ bill france hy -" ols" i'
| Government. a bii tinkerel by The fnanc~ CON,
mitee in hundreds Of poin;s sni ,a,n mn
| that reported 40 more amendments To lt "'''
A not right in saving that tho party Is an IN
| coherent party? applause and cries Of Yes.
| GORMAN AND COMPROMISES
How was this finally adjusted You Will r"'n"fn-
| Der that when the repeal Of the sherman OH wa
nend,ng. Mr. German. Of Maryland. undertook I"
| engineer a compromise MEASURE. II" claii""l /"
have the rnroval Of the Secretary of the Treasury
| and H.. thought he had Of the President. p-"N@h-
| teri He had disastrous experience WIN '
| attempt to engineer a compromise. 'i'"'
| laughter) When II became apparent tha' "'''''''
| tho House bill nor the Senate Finance Commute"
nm cou,d mass the Senate II became necessary that
son,e other Senator should take MP The busim'Ss vi
| irving 10 engineer compromise taiIt "'i' ,r'
| terj So senator Jones. OF Arkansas an "stnap-
gentleman. undertook the WORK ana II. a 9s'n,,,
| q He took the bill a II was with the flnhh','
nernnnratic Senator and asked him What he found
| Objectionable in the bill ana "hal chn'ffh IN.
1 us that he carefully noted with pencil on the mar
| gn Of the bin chose bills are printed win ere
| whaf was that process? 1t was simply nquivaem,,
eash Senator APP 'ayns Wn ana % a
plause) And without reference 10 any pn,nnr
| or OF a party nature that bin was adapted to ne
| demands Of the different Senators S.nat0r Tng
| nut for that prolonged laughter The AlahHnh
Senators hwarted Mr. sey EYER and from Were con-
cerned They insisei n %p11 Sas rd"d And 50
through the Senate that process went on ana 'ha'
| bin made.
| IS THIS THE WAY TO FRAME \ BILL?
| Now. my countrymen. l do not stand here TO say
| anything unknd of individuals. But 90 f'ahn
here TO submit the intelligent judgment "' inc
| citizens OF New York. without regard to pol'i'"
| ubetber that is the way 10 make tariff bill.
Great appause)
| Well. finally. forty-thrce votes which was the
! number required-were obtained FOR the MH. va"
| nouocra,ic Senator voted no. and. though he de
| nounced the bin bitterly believe he Is no" "N-
| Ing to point you some Of ~ virtues orc
mendous laughter The bin vent TO The
no. first IT went back to The h1usr ID nd
| The House cOnferrecs. after long session az"
| WOW will remember that from these conferences lh
| Icpublicans altogether excluded; II ""@ Il
| meeting a conference. OF tn" Senator'S ana il'ln
bers OF the House who were ~ Icin"ci"'it l
| Weeks ard weeks thcy discussed ihcsc Ili"i'Hy'
| bet wecn the Senate and the House me ,i":,r u,
! daring that they would never adopt IN" S'ha'"
! bill tina, viOlatve OF Demo -ritc ltlh, lpr',
whatever they may be doud innsnter, ana a., ' nav
! they never would agree TO it. They "dk'h up OF"
! morning 70 "A knowledge OF the fact that the son
ate Itself had repcntei Of passing n, b ana ,a'
" the bill got back on the table OF inc zee,
| president II would be killed In the senate. Ana
! 20 .he dreadful alternative VAS presented 10 ne
party OF taking the Senate hili or adJourhlHB WIN
| out passing any tariff bin ~ all.
And these managers on the part Of the House.
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