New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20
prrWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEER SEA

pryUrEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEER SEA.
If is absurd for Democratic Journals 10 "rsue
that tbe recent elections had nothing to do with
fine tariff and that the people diu hot ny 'n'',
votes condemn the new Tarin Dill "hch '"''
: measure was pending, some or these Jo'' mas
declared with great emphasis ana solemni'! '"''
fine passagc Of that bill with the income TAX
included would overthrow the Democratic part!
in every Northern State. and events nave prove"
th,t thp prediction was perfectly accurate. 10
claim nj This late day that the verdict iiid ho
such meaning or force IS to give tone OF
banter. rihng and responsibility to 'heir
previous uitcrJnces.
rort.in Frcc.Trndc leaders offer n much wiser
explanation because 1t is partially true. Inc peo.
nlc were indeed Disguised about the acton OF
Congress on the tariff. these Democrats admit
but only because the party broke all lis phdS'S
and was false to its platform. and deliberately
sold ont Democratic principles for support III
certain districts or shares In Il sugar spec"ia-
ton There can be- no doubt that ms IceilhS
influenced the action Of many Democrats III
St1trs like Missouri. where the Democrats are
nearly all infected with the rankest Free lr;i'i"
theories and are rs hidebound and moSsbacked
i'm their devotion TO ancient PLANTATION NOTIONS
rs if they still owned slaves ami dreaded the
eyulosivr influence Of free manufacturing laDor-
crs among them the Democrats abstaincd from
voting rs Mr.. Mills says. about ~ largely ~ III
o,hnr States where manufactures abound. II Is
r,,snn,bl. to assume that the same feeling OF
disgust because. the party had not only failed 10
abolish Protection but had actually sold itSeif
IN The stock gamblers and the Trusts. had power
,,.;,I, ,,nnV Dn,uncrctS I'm Other States
Vet II il known 10 everybody that a great
many other Democrats in every State expressed
their disgust with the new tariff for a different
r.,son bocouse il Frustrated their industries.
Ri.hi here in New-York every active man knows
many who voted against the Democratic party
for that reason and no other. 1t is Of no us" To
DENY what everybody knows. In o'hrr c'"'S
and States. where municipal corruption had no
part in The matter. great armies OF Democrats
who were not mossbacked Free Traders but
wnrkinsmcn in protected establishments voted
straight Republican tickets or refused to vote
nj all: and precisely the sam" testimony on 'Ha'
point comes from every State in the Ion. line
between Bangor aud san Francisco Men Only
make themselves ridiculous who deny things 50
clearly within the personal Knowledge Oh ever!
iut.lligont reodpr II i The striking fact that
the percentage or Democrats WnO 'lluH "'''4i
donoh their party was large in every state,
though naturally larger where manufacturing
establishments were most numerous.
The point is that the Democratic party mas 10
take IL, choice between destruction M the hands
OF radical Free Traders for not going far enough.
or destruction N the hands OF wOrkingmen for
depressing their industries at all. No doubt by
following Mr.. Mlls's advice. the party could
ulcasr the hidcbOund Democrats Of Missouri ana
save many Of their votes. hut by that course
il would throw away many thousand more in
New York Ncw-Jersey and Connecticut and in
every State where manufactures exist Or II
could lean more strongly toward Protection or
stand on the tariff as ii is. but in that case t
must throw away million Free Traders and
send them over 10 the Populist camp. One way
or the other, the party must sacrifice in any
future election many of the voters 1t held two
weeks ago For the Free Traders made excuses,
hoping that popgun bills would yet be passed,
while workngmcn and manufacturers were as
yet not all convinced how much the present
tariff injured them. II il stands still, the record
Of November. 1894, will do the business for the
Democratic party. II il goes either way the
party runs risk Of losing more votes than il
can ever hope 10 gain