The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-09
THE SENATE AND THE TARIFF.

If we had more democrats like Roger
O. Mills and fewer like David B. Hill
and Arthur P. German in the senate.
that body would command more respect
from the country and the future of the
democratic party would be safer.-At-
lanta Journal (dem).
To real anti-protectionists there are
features that are absurd and offensive.
Putting So per cent tax on collars ana
cuffs is an example The tax on sugar,
iron, and salt is without defense-an
abomination and a stench.-Wilmington
n. c., Messenger (dem).
The senatorial tariff debate has degen-
Grated into petty sparring over the
tweedledees of senatorial custom and
courtesy. 1t is at least more entertain
ing than numbering arguments addressed
to empty benches and a wornout public.
Louisville Courier-Journal (dem).
A healthy state Of earnest political
feeling seems to be growing up in the
senate. and the democrats are commence
ing to talk Of cloture. Wonder II the
republicans would gush in admiration at
a Reed policy adopted by Vice-President
Stevenson, as they did when applied by
Reed himself?-Pittsburg Post (dem).
In the whole history of protectionism,
nothing has happened so humiliating to
congress as this triumph OF the sugar
trust in it's bold-faced and cynical effort
to tax the people millions Of dollars for
its own enrichment, through the aid or
senators who are sworn to legislate for
the general welfare, but who are the
willing and sometimes the corrupt tools
Of this monopoly.-N. Y. World (dem).
If the parliamentary rules of the SEN
ate are in the way Of such prompt &C
ton they can be put out OF the way
and should be put out of the way The
republican party is vOciferous in its ad-
miratiOn Of the Reed plan,' and Is
landing him to the skies because the
democratic majority in the house has
lust adopted it. Let the democratic ma
iority in the senate adopt 1t also If nee
essary-Charleston News (dem).
The fact that compromise has been
effected does not excuse certain senators
for the treachery to the party that made
the compromise necessary. These men,
for selfish reasons, betrayed an inclina-
ton to dishonor the party and perpetu-
ate admitted evils. That is not only
crime against party discipline, but
against the people, whose burdens are
already too onerous to bear. The sena-
tors guilty Of such offenses ought TO be
condemned to early and permanent re-
tirement.-Kansas City Times (dem.).
As a movement by labor to secure pay
and relief from well-known grievances
the miners have accepted the order OF
the United mine workers association and
demand from the operators part Of the
compensatory wages balance guaranteed
by the Mckinley tariff and which they
have never received. Alth ugh the Nc
Kinley law has been in effect four years
they know by experience that not line
of il has been a benefit to them. Instead
there were six reductions on the ton
price of Go cents paid in 1892 ID the 50
cents paid today. The Du Bots miners
are working today at the figure of four
wears ago, the lowest ever paid, and the
operators are cutting rates everywhere
because the tariff has shut out their for
eign market. On the 35,00O,0OO tons pro-
duct Of soft coal in this state last year
the tariff subsidy amounted to $2S.0OO, goo,
or rs per cent, not one dollar Of which
went to the miner.-Philadelphia Times
(dem)
Then Mr.. German said, or, rather. tele-
praphed-"The success of the democratic
party is the peoples victory. They have
long and patiently submitted to unjust
taxation. The people slowly awaken to
a sense of wrong. but. when awakened,
exercise a judgment, which is swift. clear
and exact in its conclusions, and never
fails TO mete out TO men and TO parties
the fate which they deserve. Our sue
cess brings grave responsibilities; our
hedges must be redeemed. Maryland
must give an earnest support TO the
great reforms for which our party
stands" Thus spoke or wrote Senator
German, just after the great democratic
victory of 1892 The Sentinel pertinent
lv asks-''what did Senator German in
tend that great jubilant meeting Of his
fellow-citizens 20 understand by his
words?" Tens OF thousands OF Mary
land democrats are asking today what
is Senator German doing to redeem those
pledges which he said must be re-
deemed" What has become of that
earnest support" so far as the senate
is concerned, which he said" Maryland
must give TO the great reforms for which
our party ndsY'-Baltmore sun
(dem.).