New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-19
THE PATH TO PROSPERITY.

| Democrats are doubtless anxious for the re-
vlval Of business, but not more anxious than
! Republicans Yet those are not honest who
clamor for the immediate passage OF a Tariff,
Trust and Income Tax bill. which every sane
/ man knows cannot be passed without much
delay The bill IS offensive TO nine tcnhs Of the
Democrats In Congress and to NIL the Repub-
iicans Such II bill, which nobody now wants
to have passed will have 10 be debated II long
fine when II manly and honest Democratic
tariff might be quickly brought TO II vote. But
Il has been proved that the Democrats In Con-
grcss will not unltedly support and cannot pass
nm honest aud manly Democratic tariff. The
ATTEMPT 10 force through dishonest Bill Of
Sale. "A corrupt barrier IN which nine ten'hs Of
thr Democrats surrender their convictions To
the greed ~ the other tenth, n robbery of the
Government Tor the benefit Of trusts robbery
Of the people FOR the benefit Of monopocs.
,lunlcr ~ every thrifty man Of means for the
advantage Of Democratic candidates In Popust
districts. causes all the delay md cmbarraSS-
mcnt ~ business.
1t IS not decent To cllmor HAT This outrageous
measure, and no other must be passed In order
10 relieve business The prctcncr is false 10 the
point Of sllamrlcssncss Five Democratic Sen
agitation in Il single day by voting with Re-
publicanS 10 postpone all action on the tarf
until after the people vote next November. The
whole business can be ended quickly in that
WAY. and cannot bc ended quickly I'm any other
way ANY man who prrtcndS 10 want parlSan-
ship pui aside FOR the benefit of business. ana
who nevertheless refuses to defer the tariff
question until the people can vote upon H. and
insists that the Bill Of sale and OF trusts shall
be. passed al any sacrifice of business. before the
people have chance 10 be- heard NJ thr ballot
box. simply proves that his prctcnce Is fraud.
The naked truth * that The Democratic parry
doe. not dare 10 submit this question to the
people It Is acting upon II decision obtained
I'm 1872 by fnsc prciencrs. and has not even
tried to carry ont the policy then promised. II
knows that an overwhelming majority OF the
voters have been condcmung II At elections in
the various States wherever they could. and
that II will never have chanc" 10 sell ont
The prosperity ~ the country and divide the
plumber with monopollcs II the people first yet
an opportunity to declare their will Hence it Il
that Tho attempt 10 force through This dishonest
measure. which II neither what The party prom.
i.c,l. nor what rs representatives, want nor
what the people now demand. is rightly resisted
~ "A particularly Infamous attempt 10 cheat the
country.
II Is easy 10 revive business II Democrats In
Congress have any honest desin. 10 prefer pub
lie prosperity 10 partisan advantage or private
greed The straight and The only honest way 10
10 II IS - postpone action On the tar'r UNIV
ihc people can say what sort ~ tnrn they
want II Is hard 10 believe that NIL the Demo
Gratis are So mpatriotic that they dare not az
ccpi challenge 10 abide hy the viii Of The
people Are all 81 them 50 greedy for private
advantage that they VIII sooner consent TO
measure which they know viii not only defeat
their party. but cover II with nfamy, than Ia
n fair and manly poStponcmrnt OF iii" business
until measure which does represent their con-
ylctions can be- passed with The popular assent;
II there are five Democrats too sclfrTpcctng !
too decent. too anxious for restoration OF pros
pcrlty to carry through the odious Bll Of Sale. |
II IS now time for them 10 make known their !
readiness 10 vote for postponclnrnt or NIL (,
tariff legislation until next December.