The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-10

perceive the enormous economic blunder
committed by the house. which passed
o deficiency bill instead of . tariff for
revenue only.
The proposed changes point to long
debate, TO q committee Of conference. 50
that II is not q. all likely that the Wilson
tariff bill will become Q law before mid
summer. The Wilson tariff bill - It
passed the house created clear deficit OF
many millions of dollars in the customs
revenue and made no provision TO make
up for this defci. save by the passage Of
the income tax and the increased whisky
tax. This result was accomplished be-
cause the Southern and Western free
traders are in power. The Wilson
tariff bill is frightful economic
biunder It Is not . tarif for
revenue only at all: it makes free trade in
some things and destroys the revenue in
others. 1t has caused cut in wages Of
from 10 to Is per cent: II has stopped
mills. sweiied enormously the ranks OF the
involuntary unemployed, and compelled
the secretary Of the treasury to borrow
money to pay current obligations.
II is estimated that the 20 900 900 labor
ing people OF this country earn when they
are at work from $50. 0O0. coo to so, 600. 900
day. Ex-speaker Tom Reed recently
said:
'sThe Wilson tariff bill viii cut these
wages from 10 to Is per cent. The 10 per
cent cut on So, 900 900 will be loss of 81
00.0)0 day TO laboring men. or 8, 200,-
000.U0 in year. A Is per cent. cut in
wages will take s. 900. OO0. 900 out of circu-
fation. One-thi.d of our labor is idle now.
This idleness is costing US probably $10.-
0000 a day. ! do not wonder that the
times are hard and that money Is tight.
. There is money enough in the banks. They
are giuttcd, but labor isn't getting it. 1t
will stay there till labor gets it out"
Times will not be good until the mills
resume, wages rise to their old level 30
that labor can afford to spend some Of its
earnings instead of pinching every cent
or dcvouring in idleness what 1t has labor
iously saved. Ex-6peaker Reed 10 q Re-
publican, but his views do not differ from
those of Democratic Congressman Cum
mings. of New York City, who voted
against the Wilson dill, and defended his
vote when he said:
They didn't make tariff for revenue.
They made a tariff that will destroy rev.
enue and wages, too. ! voted against II.
Now | can go among my working con-
stituents and say, Boys. didn't vote to
lower your wages. voted against it, but
/ will vote for q tariff for revenue and
wages when / get q chance. That was the
platform that you put me in on
Bourke Cochran, Democrat, from New
York city. agreed with Congressman Cum
mings. but had not the courage Of his con-
victions to vote against tho bill. The
Judgment Of the people against the Wilson
In November Massachusetts,, which had
elected q Democratic governor for three
years. gave a Republican majority Of
$3.50, its largest Republican majority
since 1872. New York elected Repub-
lican secretary of state by 5000 despite
the fact that the Republicans were cheated
out of 10000 votes by the Tammany in
spectors of election, thirteen of whom
have since been convicted by the courts
and sent to the penitentiary, exclusive Of
Boss Mckane, the engineer of the irightfal
Democratic frauds in Gravesend, New
York. New Jersey elected Republican
legislature by majority of $4,000 Ohio
elected Mckinley by $1,000; Kansas and
Nebraska returned to Republicanisn !:
Iowa repudiated its Democratic gov.
ernor. Since November the Republicans
have carried Tsmmany congressio al
1g.trE~, ard papnxvtv.cs. b.. .tn...a :.
Republican congressman -at-lsrge by iss. oO0
majority If there was presidential cleo
ton tomorrow Cleveland would be showed
under by shower of ballots in the North
and West, aud II there were general con-
grsssionai election today tho Democrats
would not elect TO exceed forty representa-
tiycs north of Mason and pixnn's line.
These results do not startls President
Cleveland; he does not care. for he cannot
hope TO TO candidate for a third term
il does not trouble the Democratic repre-
/ ssntatives and senators from the South,
for the South 10 solid for free trade, free
silver and impeneirabIe ignorance and In
| capacity to govern. bat these results do
s.artie Northern Democratic senators and
/ representatives, 30 We hear vigorous pro-
| tests from Democrats representing North
/ ern states who know tina: their states arc
/ lost II the Wilson bill becomes law.
| Senator Br!ee, of Ohio. At a recent sena-
| toriaI caucus denounced Mills, Jones
| and Vest, the subcommittee on finance.
| 10 which the Wilson tariff bill was re-
| fsrred. as ex-rebei hrigadieFs, aud went
| through the Wilson bill. with Its income
/ tax annex, and showed that IL IA. framed
| entirely in the interest Of the South and
| placed al the burdens OF revenue on the
North aud west. at whose indus;rie, il
| struck.
Senator Hrlee is right; the Wilson bill il
| q sectional measure on the part Of the
| Bourbon Democracy % the South and the
| Populist Democracy OF the West The In
CAPACITY OF the Bourbon South 20 govern
is shown by the fact that IN their eager.
ness % slah the industries Of the North
they have struck deadly blow q, the coal
| and Iron industries os the vlrginiss and
manufacturing iassrss.s Of North Casol.ns
/ and Georgia
Senator Hill. 81 New York. in the Dem.
/ oerAssc caucus denounced tho income tar
/ So an. American and unwarranted by thu
! conditions now existing in this eoantry.
/ lie taid 4, "a. an Democratic 90 frame q
| blll which created deficiency on the one
hAad snd On the other imposed . tai apon
! incomes