New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-01
MOEE DISAGREEMENT.

DISAGREEMENT continues. the Senate confrrrees
pointing to the tie votes In that BODY ana "'N
cl1rIng that nothing can there be passed 'Ac'p'
the Bl of Sale while the House is Spurreu OH
bv the Senate and by Democrats throughout Tie
country to resist that bill at any cost Whatever
In all this there IS more bluff than hcrolsIn, put
possihly more theatrical show than cilher'
Weeks ago it was asserted by some OF 'hc
ablcst Democrats tha: the TWO factions "ouiu
agree and pass bill, but only AFTER a contest
sufficiently prolonged 10 give the puDlic 'he iue'
thar both sides were tremendously IN earnest
Attention has been repeatedly called to the fac'
that the President has nowhere stated dchhl''N
that he would not sign the Bill OF SALE even
with all It's perhdy and corruption, Dut IL u
now positively asserted by "a Democrat OF "is-
tncton." whose name IS not made puphc 'uch
a declaration by the President himself might
end discussion; made by anybody else II looks
ike an attempt to frghten Senators INTO SUI
mission.
The Senate does not submit In the least. on
the contrary II seems to grow more det'r'hn'N
with every threat and every mail loaded Win
Democratic cens,ircs. The obvious reason is
that most Western aud Southern Democrats
think IT a matter Of life or death 10 pass some
bill while the Democrats from manulac'uIInI
and mining States know il Is matter OF il'
or death to them that The House bill should ho'
he D9sscl Democratic organs have Deeh De
rating these Senators with great wealth OF
yItupera;ion. as If McSsrS. Smith. Murphy, bTce
and the rest were beiraying their party Tor pr
yate gain But 1t Is gross injustice To them I"
forget the tremendous Republican ma)orinrs III
\cv-Yorl New-JerScy and Ohio which proven
that the Democratic party would De pTIcuc"H!
wiped ont Of existence in such States II u
ohcvc1 ,hc Presidents wishes The same pros
noc, OPENS before the Democrats Of Maryland
West Virginia and Alabama Senators from
these States do not propose TO cut th'lr """
ihroats in public for the pleasure Of MT CloNc-
land or his Froe-Tradc friends.
Tins il looks n II the disagreement; couid
no, be lnended 10y any compromise, ana as II
the struggle begun as spectacular ur"iha
threatened 10 end as tragedy Tor 'h''n "
formers The case IS badly coinphcHt'd u! 'h'
corruption and shanelcssness OF the bargain
with the Sugar Trust and other mOhopoles' III"
the fierce attack Of the President ana MS NOUN
niece Mr. Villas which placed Democratic sen
ators IN such Il position that they cannot !'''u
without public confession Of turptude' sunni
ing on the bill they have passed AZ the only one
which could get II majority III the SENATE W.!
ar. abl. 10 gay: This bill. bad ~ II H. or Il"
change Of tariff" II they shift from that at'l-
tude. the infamous bargain with The lr'iS' j.
left absolutely without excuse. Inc Opposing
factions hostile local interests, general inca
pacty and personal corruption ot Deh'cl'N'
have brought things 10 such Il polht 'n"t " -
easier to pass no bill than to pass any bi' III"
olso safer Each faction can then charge III"
other with all the responsibility for failure nnd
fgr,s ~ some men Oh both sides have for
,,oo,s hnen ncrccptiblv directed To that cnd
rho Presidents letter was plainly intended 10
faston al the blame upon Democratic SeDa'"rS'
co,o,or Germans answer aimed 10 fdstcn II,
with nil the stigma Of bad faith and personal
untru,hfulness upon the President. who has not
AS vet found any effective answer. IL Is s'a'"l
nv Democrats that he will now veto the RIVER
and Harbor bill. in which many Democratic
Senators and Representatives are ihtcres'cu' II
they fail 10 provide for the needs Of Government
bv new tariff But this would be hno'her ulS-
honest pretext, for the present revenue law II
le, alone would provide much larger revenue
than the House or the Senate bill. Such ve'o
would he particularly unpopular ut the west
and South. and the threat, II effective NJ AL
would tend 10 make Western and Southern Dehh-
ocrots surrender and accept the Infamous Hlll
OF Sale
If Democratic leaders were only shrrwd
enough to see it. they could serve their party
and their country better by instant assent 10
the postponcment OF all tariff agitation than IN
any other way Some Of them probably DO see
f. but others are still caring for nothing except
the effect OF failure In their States and dis
tricts. One years experience under either the
Senate or the House bill, or any cross between
the two would cure the people for thirty years
Of all desire for Democratic tarin. But II
would be a costly experience for the industries
and the working people Of this country. and
every Republican will do what he can to pre-
vent 1t.