The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-02

on account of the delay that has been
| caused and the fear that still further
changes will be found necessary after
the bill becomes a law, occasioning
more unrest and still further uncer-
tainty.
The delay is the cause of most of the
| complaints that are heard. It is be-
Ieved that when the bill is passed,
| business will settle down on a solid
basis and times will improve. There
fore the seeming dilatory tactics of the
Senate occasion much Impotence. The
delay, however, is not so great as sup
posed, for every item in the bill has
! to be scanned and passed upon so that
permanency may be secured to as great
a degree as possible. Every tariff bill
of a sweeping character has naturally
| consumed a great deal of time in its
preparation and passage, and this
measure is not exceptional in that
respect.
There is no need, however, for long
and partisan speeches on the subject.
Those windy Republican harangues
| which have filled so many columns in
the Congressional Record. are a drears
| waste of words and time and public
money. The same may be said of
lengthy responses on the Democratic
side. Debate ought to be limited to
| the merits and dement's of the rates of
duty proposed, and all generalities
ought to be excluded from the discus
sion. Flatulent tariff oratory has be-
come disgusting to the country.
What the Republicans want and
what they must not obtain is the de-
feat of the bill entirely. That would
renew the unrest which is somewhat
subsiding and which will disappear
when a settlement of the question is
reached The bill must be enacted, and
the nearer it can be brought to a
permanent tariff arrangement the bet
ter it will be for the future of our coun-
try.
1t is not to be expected that in what
ever shape the Wilson bill shall go on
the statute book it will remain very
long without further changes. But these
need not be of a sweeping character IN
settling the whole question again. Nc
tariff bill that could be devised would
remain fixed and unchanged for many
years. Notifications would neces-
sarily be made, with fluctuations Of
values.
What is needed now is measure
which in the main will be stable The
changes that may come in details
would then be of a character that would
not disturb the general business of the
country. To secure that stability thi;
tariff bill must receive thorough con
sideration and be weighed in detail
with view to the greatest possible per
manency. Then, in order to proven
any radical change, the continuing il
power of the party which has formu
Hated the bill will be essential.
If the Wilson bill amended by the
Senate becomes a, revenue law, and thu
Democratic party remains in power
the financial policy of the nation vii
remain undlsturbed and the measure
will have a fair opportunity to demon,
strate it's effects. But if a tickle con
stituency returns to the protective sys
tenn which was strident in the McKin
ley law, everything again will be un
settled and the disasters of unrest anC
instability will again spread havoc anc
PROSTATE industry.
What the country needs is a speed!
settlement Of this tariff question, in a.
close an approach to strictly revenu,
basis as possible with the clamor O
conflicting interests, and then a com
plete cessation of the general agitation
of the question, until time has beer
afforded to place beyond all doubt tn,
actual results of the Democratic fnan
cial policy. Pass the bill, make sur
that the law will not be disturbed il
a hurry, then watch and wait for it
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