The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-08-15
THE ANXIETY ENDED.

IT is not necessary to say that the
rank and file Of the Democratic party
is not en- tirely satisfied with the senate
tariff bill just decided on by house
conferees, but all are agreed that il is a
move in the right direction; is better
than no bill at all, and that its pass
age will cause confidence and renewed
prosperity all over the country.
The passage Of the senate bill is the
entering wedge and strrght tariff re-
form is on the road. The senate
amendments involved no material
changes save those on sugar, coal, iron
ore and harbed wire, and congress will
proceed through the medium of sepa-
rate bills, TO place these articles on
the free list The outrageous tariff
placed on domestic commodities and
the free imporlations OF raw materials
by the iniquitous Mckinley law, is
lessencd, and will be eliminated alto
gether before long.
But however this may be the ques-
tion of free raw materials does not a6-
NIT Of an adjustment on any middle
ground, since their subsection to any
rate OF taxation no matter how great
or small, is alike violative OF Dtu o.
cratic principles and good faith. Still,
Congressman CRISP, Wilson, aud the
other house Democrats sacrificed no
Democratic principles in receding.
They earnestly did the best the,
could. Mr.. Wilson and his colleagues
learned The story 1f futter failure to se-
cure concessions from the conference
which could be assured of passage in
the Senate. There was nothing left
Tor them to do but pass the Senate bill
with protest in the name of the peo-
pie who voted for reform on principle
The Dem ocrats could not consider
proposition TO adjourn without having
passed the best bill they could get 1t
is patent that the Senate was out-geu-
eraled in the conference 1t angrily
admitted its guilt, aud in the stubborn
ness OF anger had determined TO defeat
all legislation If successful in again
getting hold of the question. Mr..
Wilson and his friends were not in
competition of an ger; they very prop.
erly believed that public Office is a
public trast, aud under the circum-
stances did the BEST they could for the
relief of the people.
II would be idle TO ignore or under
estimate the difficulties which con
fronted the house Democrats in this
memorable contest The odds OF war
we're unquestionably against them.
There were many senators, no doubt "a
majority in that body, who preferred
the house bill and would gladly have
aided in making it law, but the
blatent gang OF mereenaries, the
German Brice- Murphy Smith combi-
nation, held the balance Of power and
were enabled 70 defeat any tariff leg
islation other than that dictated by
themselves for their own profit They
exerted their baleful influence TO this
extreme, right smack in the face of
t+AN oAAAAN oAAhA AAhhM hl AAt NOu~f.
But the anxiety is over; Democrats
now know where they are "at and
the coming campaign can be entered
with more zest and spirit If the
Democrats OF the senate have been
wholly reereant to the trus, rcposed
In them 0y the people, those of the
house, at least, have proved that they
are not Whatever there is Of credit
10 the Democratic party in the record
Of congress this year has come from
the house end Of the capitol
The country would have been more
prosperous today had the senate not
existed