New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-03
Trying HARD TO BEAT IT.
,,,,. OF SALE" HAS NET WITH
THE sK1LFUL OPPOSITION.


.s BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AND i'>'-DN
" n~ AND EVERYBODY KNOWS NOW THAT
BILL TO SMASH INDUSTRIES
AID TO PROTECT TRUsrs-MR
cHANDLER's CLEVER
SPEECHES.
Lexington. July 2-rhe RepuohHans Oh :, ' &c
wa'n," me not killed the Tariff bill. and IL is
ssnss suv taken for granted that they are no.
gsnsTa"' 10 able 10 kill it. They don't ADMIT
going " :, &c quite true that there are chances
this anu ling 10 strike It a fatal blow Ihey
si! rs'i" titled any other bill than just suca
could no. They did kill the Wilson BILL Tor
bill as w." ~ more like the Wilson bill than the
this piH .-,1 ,s like British free trade They
presen' tho Senate Finance Committees sub
killed .m They could Kill any measure Logically
st'ue ,r accordance with Democratic pr1n-
consul D., this bill IS perfectly described by the
clpse' .xnrassion. "a Bill of Sale" 1t IL Dill
Tn0u"' IA nothing else. Convinced that they
OF sa's -, nass the Wilson bill. convinced that
e'"'I s.,ats substitute was equally Impossible
the .,,s, n pass something. no matter how
anu how contradictory. how false to their
HIoc,oles. how harmful to the country OF no"
p''"~ - the Trusts, the Democratic managers
,..saed deliberatelyto buy vote after vote oy
w., ANYTHING, everything, necessary TO make
.hsir majority sure
-, course when they threw overooard their
-.,.o,,les. when they abandoned even the ap-
r ...ncs o, respect for public morality ana
ps ,,sv said 10 German. Brice. Murphy. Smith,
,,,phsrson. Faulkner Pugh. Morgan. Caf1ery
IT.. and TO the Populist Senators Allen ana
vr,s Name your price. gentlemen -wheh 'hey
~ ~. .ha, ,os,tion. It was easy enough to pass
- All the Republicans could DO in such cir
.rms,ances was TO expose It and. them
rh,. has been done, splendidly done. II ever
=, boe been held up to public scorn. indigna-
Elm r,dicule and contempt II ever politicaI
measure has been laid bare in all its'naked ais
,onsstv. It IS the Democratic party as repre-
.srted in this Congress and the Tarin Dill now
,saring It's passage. The Republicans came mere
vary little disposed to resist the passage OF
,rsstrade measure. They were satisfied, 10 De
.urs that the country had acted in the elections
a, 1892 hastily and mistakenly. They did not be-
,Ieve that the people in their hearts ndorsed the
nroposition that protection was unconstitutional.
rhav were satisfied that a certain distinct spirit
a, socialism had operated all over the country TO
yiva the Democrats their victory; that thousands
NJ voters. falling 10 appreciate the advantages
that had beer conferred upon them by Repubn-
can legislation, resentfu Of the fact that they
were not able. as some folks were. to ride around
in splendid carriages and 10 live in brownstone
mansions had made themselves the willing VIC
tins Of the Democratic contention that the pro-
tective tariff enriched the employer without bene-
fitting the employed and had blindly voted TO
abolish Il in this high and resentful humor
But the Republicans generally were inclined 70
think It might be a good thing to let the country
have a taste Of Democratic free-trade. They
agreed with General Harrison that each gen
Grafton must have It's own experience" They
thought the sooner a Democratic bill was passed
and the country became sensible OF It's effects.
the better It would be for the people. the Re-
publican party and the cause OF protection.
II appeared Immediately. however. that the
Democrats did not intend 70 pass a bill framed
On the lines set forth in their platform. and when
the bill reached the Senate and 532 amendments
were clapped on II. It ceased TO be thing that
any Republican could permit 10 pass without the
fullest exposure It became essentially a Trust
bill All other schedules circled around and de-
pended on the sugar schedule, for the cornbina-
ton of Democratic Senators who insisted on
amending the bill by increasing the duties on
pretty much everything that was manufactured
In their particular States were held together
by the Sugar Trust and made 10 cooperate with
one another first for the passage OF satisfactory
sugar schedule, and then for the passage OF
everything else thar was necessary to render
every member Of their combination willing 70
vote for the entir4 bill. The sugar people were
compelled. in the nature Of things 70 undertake
larger contract than merely that OF securing
the sort Of sugar schedule they wanted. because.
although that might be conceded. II other things
were omitted the bill was still in danger Of de-
feat and their work would go FOR nothing after
all Their lobby. therefore. has beer a general
lobby in behalf OF everything which any friend
OF theirs in the Senate demanded. They were
AIDED by all the other trusts. The Lead Trust,
the Whisky Trust. the Iron and Steel Trust, the
Standard Oh Trust. the COttonseed OIL Trust.
the Cordage Trust-all came together in
general assault in behalf OF one anothers inter
ess Next 10 the Sugar Trust the most offensive
Of these combinations has been the Whislsey
trust II has got more, perhaps. than any other
powerful interest. 1t has increased the taxes on
Sniskey from 80 cents. which was the Mckinley
rate. to T.l0, and has increased the bonded
period from three 10 eight years. Those two
changes protect the Whiskey Trust about twice
Is much as It was protected under the Mckinley
bill
In exposing the character OF this bill all the
Republican Senators have been effective but
pe'naps. Senator Chandler has displayed the
nienest degree Of perslstency and that kind OF
ABILITY which is strongest for the purpose Of ex
MniNue talents
making people miserable BY sort OF intuitiv'
PERCEPTION he finds the spot where they are es
YSciaiy vulnerable and he goes to II directly
nose whom he has wounded are apt TO say tina
80 souses his talents and that he cuts just L
''ear MS victim squeal. But every attack he ha!
a'aue IN the course Of this debate has been ampl!
'a'~ned- There are some able men on the Demo
a"c SIDE. Mr.. Jones is an able man. So arr
harris. Mr.. Vest and Nj. Mills But III
hIs o rom New Hampshire has a courage al
N"H Ills physiQue IL far from robust ana n