The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-20

THE WORK OF cossREss.


slider what IL has accomplished since Its
first session was convened In special ses-
sion August 7. 1893. TO consider the gnan-
eiaI questions aud to revise the tariff. IL
has been sitting since then. longer than
any congress since the foundation OF the
government, save the First congress.
which was I'm session al days, and the
Twenty seventh congress which. sum
moned on account Of the death OF Presi-
dent William Henry Harrison. sas s75
days.
When IL assembled August Z. 1888. the
prospect OF n revolutionary revision OF
the tariff had wrought q devastating
panic. Pending tariff changes M manu-
facturer would buy raw material ahead;
no mill could work without orders; no
iobber would buy save 10 meet an imnedi-
ate demand; no wholesaler would cary
stock; no retailer would buy any article
whose sale was not TO be Immediate.
manufacturing output OF 5000, 0oo. 900
year. employing raw materials OF s.. oo0.-
10000 and paying out the difference ia
wages, maintenance and profits halted and
have fallen. mills have closed. operatives
have been idle by the million. We have
had commercial depression, financial
panic and disaster and have suffered
enormously by vast industrial riots.
What is tho result7 The tariff measure
has been discussed year. The house In
despair At the deadlock between the senate
and the house has passed the Wilson bill
rs amended by the senate, and the presi-
dent will suffer II TO become law despite
the fact that the hoHss rejected the senate
bill and the president denounced II as .
betrayal OF principle. The misery. the
loss. the disaster aud depression. the panic
and poverty of the past year are damnsng
proofs Of the utter incapaeity OF the Demo
cratic party 10 beneheently govern the
country, for congress has completely
failed 10 fulfil the tariff pledges of the
Chicago platform.
The Democratic senate 10 Justly de-
noaneed. but IL is not more clear that a
sugar trust controls the Democratic sen
ate than IL Is that n sugar trust has had
the aid OF President Cleveland in laying
duty on sugar. and coal syndicate. which
controls the Democrats OF the house, has
had the aid Of the president in seeking TO
remove the duty on coal. The house tariff
bill recognized the principle OF protection
and made concessions to the free traders,
but the senate tariff bill is q protection
measure designed 80 place the benefits OF
protection In sections favorable TO the
Democratic party. The house was obliged
90 surrender the principle il stood cut
for, the pledges IL had made, and
confess that its course during eight
months of tariff discussion was become a
rejected stone;" and President Cleveland,
after ali hts clustering letter demanding
free coal aud free iron ore. Is ready to
allow the bill 60 become law without his
approval. The course OF the house aud Of
the president has been exceedingly cow
arily. and il is not helped by she tact that
the house ostensatlously passed supple
mentary measures putting coal, iron orc
aud sugar on the free list. When the house
passed these bills It knew they would
never pass the senate.
The senate eonierees once offered the
house tree sugar, bat the offer was re-
ieetcd. the house eoaferess saying that the
senate eonferess knew that wssh free su.
gar the senate bill would never pass, and
that congress would adjourn without en-
acting tariff bill The senate conlsrse.
completely outgsnsralsd the house man
ayers BY this course. since they could cay
.'ihe house repudiates taxed sugar be-
cause % the sugar trust bas when Ne Of
ferei them free sugar they would not &C
cept it," The senate managers thus OBJ
tanned the wsasher-gsgs Of battle of ths
house managers. aud ia. result was the
house hs1 10 choose between TIE senate
blgI or no bali and they preferred tue sen-
ate bin 20 no bill. and Grover Cleveland
proposes 20 surrender too and let the bin
bseone Law withent bis signature.
Amer year Of dsmerAltsel business:
after ere dsstrnction Of some o. cur raoss
vsiushls industries. the country {, given
the senate ssrin, which ia net oniy
shameless Reputation OF The pledge Of ths
Chlcago platform 50 . tAFi1 for rsxsnas
only. bat include. the sssAolsshEasnt Of az
sucoms tax. which the people rejected
whsn shsy voted dewa -. ropasisi ticket
Ii must BE confessed thss the hoase and
the president have he~n eomplssssy b~assa
By the senate. Senator German laid.
The senate hsii OF no enl" TIE shless
Democrats journals Of The North s.la.
eli German a ca wiEi defeat sasl6 iexisla-
ton rather thsn have the tFas. ever
shrown. les the wusoa ssl fail. Tie
eoantry can stand sas Mckinley law. Bot
IL eAnnos afford 10 have % replaced ey
saEsr trust govsraneat."
These htxa-minasA TsmesEasls iazynals
wsrs fKAs. stsFaalsy riggs. bat ChasxEan
wiisan sna hs taliowsss hzd net the
eoaTsEs Of th<sr soavsessoas, tier dared
not les tAs whoss tsri8 bail sAal. 80 th~y
sarssGaszs1, passed lie senate A4ll aaa