New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-16
THE SURRENDER PROCEEDS.

THE 81 RRENDEK IhOt rms.
The Bill of Sale was pronounced at the outset
IL surrender Of every Democratic principle or
profession. But there was yet room Tor Dom
ocratic Senators TO make their own surrender
more complete and humiliatinS. and they nave
been doing IT, Senator Lodge has faculty OF
hitting the truth. and in his speech on IhurSday
he described the measure aS II bad protective
BILL an unjust protective bill. but still pro-
tcctive bill" Free Trade with every branch
of Government in its hands. had met dlSas
irons defeat The doctrine on which TINS 'oh-
crcss had been elected was defeated. because
the great forces Of the country were against II.
The whole tide Of human thought was against
it, The whole tide of human cndcavor ana hu-
man advance was against II. These pregnant
words lack only the explanation that crushing
maiortics against the Democratic party nj cI''-
tonS last fan and this spring had made IL III
possible for that party 10 carry out It's d'Siru'
tive purpose. and compelled il 10 buy. 10y sur
render of every Democratic principle. votes
enough TO pass something that could he palmrd
off on the ignorant rs a new tariff. shameless III
scctionalism and spitcful in lis attack on North
crn capital and industry
The surrender IS becoming abiect. The now
cotton schedule, although 80 per cent lower III
It's average Of duties than the present tarlH'
discrimlnatcs laboriously and minuicly for the
advantage of certain producers 50 that 1t is
mara complIcated and hard IL understand than
any other tariff ever enacted. The agents If
manufacturers who contriv,d it. and induced
the Senatorial auctionccrs To accept il n the
nrce Of certain votes for the Whisky and
Sugar trusts. are probably the only people in the
world who can tell just how high the proposed
duties are. or how effective they viii be III tx
Guiding foreign goods OF particular kinds. NcNt
comes q modified woolcn schedule. which has
been secretly arranged in the same strictly busi-
ness fashion. Votes for the Sugar Trust ana
it's muninccnt bounty 81 S4O,OOO.VOo must DE
paid for The Democratic votebuyers have got
beyond caring how much contempt they cast on
the professions and pledges Of their party.
If is plain already that the country, by whip
ping the Democratic party into ablcct abandon
ment OF It's principles, may saw" itself from part
OF the natural consequences OF Democratic sue
cess In an hour OF supreme folly the voters de-
liyered over the Government 10 party solemn
IL pledged 10 hold Protection Unconstitutional,
and 10 eliminate II from the tariff Had the
party been honest enough TO act according to iiS
professions thousands Of mills and mines. shops
and factories, must have been closed for years
which may now escape the destroying hand OF
| Reform" SO far the country actually gains
| through the corruption and faithcS>ncsS Of the
men It inrusted with power. But the disasters
| inevitably to result from the bill even rs II has
| been modified will be found quite enough. No
new tariff would have been proposed had the
| Democrats honestly sought to respect and obey
! the will Of the people. Neither would any new
| tariff whatever go through the Senate If that
! party had not consented, for purely selfish and
partisan reasons 10 sell itself 10 the trusts ana
| mOnOpOcs.
| Free wool under such circumstances Is not
only wrong but an insult. II Is Il cOntcmptu-
| Gus notice TO the entire body Of farmers that IA
| rich Trust with money for a corruption fund at
| election, and with shares Of stocks for spccu-
lative Senators, can get from "A Democratic Con
| grcss S40,000000 to be cXtOrtcd from the CON
sumers Of sugar, while all the wool-growcrs
| cannot get from such Congress even low
revenue duty on wool When the farmers com
pare the prOhbtive duties certain wooen
goods, which the agents OF favored foreign
manufacturers have contrived, with the refusal
Of a revenue duty on wool, their opinion OF the
Democratic party and Of Tariff Reform" will
be one that can only be adequately expressed
| in majorities like those OF Ohio and Oregon.
| n bad protective tirll, III ihue''nl ana UNJUST
protective tariff a tariff which robs the millions
| Of farmers and workingmen in order TO enrich
a few monopolics, is not what the country
wants. Instead OF the kind Of protection which
! trusts dictate In order TO secure their power to
plumber the people, voters will demand in future
a tariff for the protection Of all home industries
framed by honest believers in Protection One
! trial OF Democratic Reform" will be enough
| for half century.