New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-11

msn in Washington who are in the confidence or
the House conferrees, and no amount OF asser-
tons or affidavits from Mr. Wilson or ANYBODY
else would convince the members or the senate
or House Of Representatives. that this has not
been the case
The fight on the Tariff bill would have been
over long ago but for the uncOmpronising atti-
tude of the President. He has furnished the
backbone for the House Of Representatives IN
this struggle. \ single word from nm W. won ,,a
end the difficulty now and if he would take his
hands off anC leave the Democratic majority
in the House TO act according to Its own con
victions there would be an agreement in twenty
four hours.
PUPPETS IN THE PRESIDENTS HANDS
Mr. Wilson and his associates have absolutely
lost their individuality and are now simply pup
pets In the Presidents hands They are DONG
the ostensble fighting but he is managing the
campaign. and with the vire determination that
is his chief characteristic he proposes to cornpe
Congress to comply with the promises that
were made to the people. and incidentaiIy 10 'he
Dominion Coal Company and other great cor
porations in the last campaign .,o
At first Mr. Cleveland seemed to be acting the
part OF a bully. but now his method Is well unaer-
stood He has been working indirectly ana WIN
the greatest shrewdness to break the coiipi.i ~,
that has ruled the Senate he attac se Nv, tirs
sugar schedule firs:. The conservative senators
had announced publicly and privately again anu
again that they would not suffer their Dill 10 ps
changed But by tempting the sugar rus W. ~
more protection than the Senate Dill gave ~ lie
induced these Senator's to violate thelr pieusc9
ard the men who had sworn never to aiIo" an
other "i'' to be dotted or another 10 ps
crossed accepted an entirely dlIeTeht iheS s.
for ascertaining and assessing the sugar duS!
and an entirely new form for that section Oh 'he
bill II, v.
Thus the President got in a wedge ne mex
went a step further and through MI. w Iso" W.
fered a compromise amendment when ,he ~ "
ferrees on the other side agreed to submit 10 ''e
Senate removing the duty on iron ore anu pa.
ing a graduated duty on coal inns wa q o,,n
step from the position the Senators hau oiisli...y
taken ana no matter whether they would asIee
10 accent it or not il was departure from .he
nolicv Nr German and his friends had decided
mon Then when the Senate conferrees hau az
cented the compromise and commltted theniselNo
absolutely to it, he smashed the agreement a',u
moved his pegs few steps furtheI oe.l'atu
ing not only free coal but also reductions III tHe
rates nrOposed in the cotton. woollen ciieiiiOni'
metal and earthenware schedules. ana III iac' IL,
nearly all the schedules OF the bill lie uoes i,o'
evnect the Senators to concede all Ihese' pu, ne
has snlit the rock that INSTRUCTED the roau -
legislation and is now trying TO get HIS ie'''
under IL so as TO move II away. - 49,
But there is question whether ne may nv Nv.
100 far and ask too much Inc IIes.u' ,',
working with the faith that no oeniDcI"l %" -. -.
dnre vote against the bill when the las' TOE -
called but he Is dealing with desperate HELL anu
MAJ find that he is mistaken . Tb.
chairman Wilson is almost worn ou.:
strain ~ the tariff struggle Is too much lo 1',.,,
and he can bear 1t only little whiIe iohse'' TX
looks like very sick man