New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
I ETyL TO BE BEA TEN.

Tho confercn..c Of Republican Senators to be
held this evening is not called 10 determine 10"
far the party will sell the prosperity OF 'hc
country for the pccuniary favors or Inc votes
of monopolicS or trusts. or now iar IL VIII p''
fer off that prosperity for the friendship OF
Ponulst property hatcrs ana SociailS'S 1t
leaves that branch of business 10 me b'Iip-
CRAFTS Nor is 1t 10 be seriously SUPPOSED y!
ANYBODY that the hybrid whiskey ana sugar
bill half PopuliSt. half barter Is suilclen'iy
protective to justify Republicans in giving 1t
support They will all agree. 10 uouol' 'l''
This bill is, in many respects. the worst Tor 'h'
Industries and the prosperity OF III" country
that has been presented for At least my years
that If ~ deliberately intended to break up inc
suDport Of home industries by briplnS some
with Indecent favortiSm and that 1t deserves
nothipc but unhinching and unweareh oppo-
sition. But there is room for some niScissio"
nc to the most effective mode or opposing II
measure which, II may he presumed not one
Ronrblicon member would consent To nav"
nossed. however certain and great the resulting
nonular Indignation against the party in power.
II doe; not seem 10 he the business of Ike
ruhlicans to make this odious bill any less
odious II 4 certain that no changes when
the Republicans have power TO make VIII rem
der the measure decent or safe one lor
,he busincss Of the Nation But the demand
~ a LARGE minority OF the Democrats in D0th
uousns IS for n law much more odious ana
marc dangerous than can possibly be passed
,his xcor and there, are some Democratic mem
hors who have threatened that they would Vole
AGAINST and defeat the whole measure Unless
the income tax and some or The worst 'arIh
revjsons are retained. 1t is wisely suggested
however that threats OF this sort DO not al
WAYS bear fruit in action. The measure mas
hcbind # all the tyranny Of party discipline
and all the power Of partisan necessity. u WI"
n. colnparatiyclv easy for other men 10 say ~
Senator Mills has said. that he would sun Vo'c
for tbc bill IL il reduced duties only 10 the eX-
toni of : cents and in the same spirit the men
,,.hn ronrrscnt extreme constituencies are not
unlikely to vote for the bill in the end. however
bitterly they may denOuncc It's dishonesty anu
IFS BETRAYAL Of principles. on the ground 'hat
/, can at least b. represented a some improve
mcnt on the Mckinley bill.
The Republicans have little Involvement 10
make this bill better in tho hope that 1t may Ne
come too decent for Democrats. II Is ilhin'aN-
ur,hlv less offensive and less dangerous now
Than any bill that would have been passed NY
thc Democrats Of Congress last October Tor
since the election the majority has been a''lhg
under durcss. and has not dared even - ash ~
much ~ IL really wanted. \ set u men VINO
will pledge themselves IN advance 10 s"ai'"
any dutlc, the Sugar ring may PROPOSE ana any
duties that "rccrcant and greedy Senators may
demand for favored constituents. must nave
drifted SO far away from every moorins "i
prlnciplc or IL duty. with respect TO any "th'r
than partisan interests. that they may be cN-
nected 70 vote for anything for the sake ol
saving they have done something.
What th,. Senators who represent manuia''
urin., constituencies will do In The cnd -
another question. They are Influenced 10y
the condition Of business. 10y ih" crying needs
~ TN, unemployed and 10y the fiery indighA
linn Of workingmen whose wages Drn"'rA''
agitation has cut down. These Senators know
thar they can demand what ihcy please ana
that they cannot please their own CONSTITUENTS
80 we'll in any other way as 10y dcfeaing tue
| bill altogether The tide of public Indignation
and hostility IS not abatlng. but rises highrl
with every weeks delay. Before long u VIII
! teach some Senators on the Democratic sue
that they cannot afford 10 sell the prosperity
| AZ thrlr States for exceptional and indecent
duties ON collars and cuffs, steel BEAMS oil
cotton thread.