New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-16
THE .SITTITiON.

Drc,d thar tho Tariff bill may fail stirS tho
administration To- "pcrricious activity Ac-
ATM =, Democratic advicrs The PrcSi-
dent is calling upon members for cas'-ir"h
,l.Iccs and Southern dictators ar" exhibiting
In social and political ways their anIinoNiF
toward Senators who incline - dcf'nd interests
~ Northern constituents. These are 'hcouTaE
ing signs. II there +, alarm it probably has
some reason Bullying and coercion are not
inst now particularly likely to influence North
crn Senators To end their political lives. IN"
votes Of the people in recent elections may nave
almost AS much weight rs the appeals ana
threats 81 the dispenser OF patronage.
senator Smith. Of Ncw-Jrrscy. is expected To
opposc the bill to-day. though il IS reported 'lia'
senator Mcpherson has weakened under IN
ccutivc pressure. But Senators iiiil, Murphy
and Smith. with only two others would nave
mower 10 defeat the bill, and II Is commonly
s,lpposcd that Senator krice wishes II 40
fcoicd There are half Il dozen other senators
whose constituents will Kill them unless they
kill the bill 50 that it will be most Strlhlhg
nroof Of Southern and Executive dlctau"h II
the measure prevails. Yet II i the impression
Of some Of the most capab" ana 'Np'rl'h''u
observers at Washington that his "dlouS OH
will vet be- forced through. Past history al
monshcs that the Democratic party rarely lallN
to do the most fatal thing II has power I" no.
and I'm this ease a withdrawal of the Dill ana
stoppagc Of tariff agitation would he 50 popular
and SO greatly beneficial TO Industries ana
business. that the Democrats would omit 10 Il"
a singularly foolish thing If they allow the
measure To be beaten.
The agreement 10 terminate dobat" 10y mutual
consent is virtually n surrender by IN" "X-
trcmsts. who were going 10 force th" measure
to Il vote in April There will remain unless
now rules arc adopted. practically unlimited
opportunity 10 debate the separate clauses OF
tbc hill and two months might be spent In that
way 10 pass new rules for the restriction or
debate or the counting Of Il quorum would not
be easier than 10 pass the bill itself. with
cycry weeks delay the Indignation Of voters
must be felt by members. and rs summer aI-
nroachcs some Of them will find it impcraivcy
necessary 10 absent themselves from Washing
ton In order TO explain to constituents.
While these consd nratiOns give force to the
doubt whether the bill can be passed it Is
still lnwisc for business men 10 make light or
the terrible power of Democratic necessity ana
disciplinc Northern Democrats know by this
time that II was a fatal thing 10 commit them
selves In national platform against all duties
for protection Of home industries. Yet their
platform and its pledges bind them. No other
| could be more distinctly n party measure than
this. and If Democratic members from the
| South and West are telling the truth 1t would
| now be fatal 10 their party in those sections
| IL through incapacty or unfalthfulness Of the
| majority the bill should be beaten. The Popu-
! lists would overwhclm the Democracy, it Is
said. unless the income tax should be I'M
| posed Partisan necessity has driven Demo
| Gratis more than once 10 acts OF amazing folly,
| and there can be no safety for industry until
J that party has ceased to have power To make
| laws.
| It is suggested by some persons ut Washing
ton that a conservatives committee OF safety
| may now come 10 the front with some compro-
| mise measure less offensive than the House
| bill or the nondescript contrvcd by three
| Southern Senators. 1t is quite likely that the
experiment may be tried. But the President
seems to have formed the opinion that he must
| drive this measure through because Senator
| Hill has attacked II, and he Is likely to