Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-27
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,royfefs has been made In the way OF
5,veloplng the tone and characteristics
1.-The different PARTIES In Congress to
Give a forecast OF the outcome.
tariff debate had three weeks as.
igned TO It In the House. Tho fret
week was devoted to general discus
,isn. the speeches being from an hour
:, two hsura AMI half In duration,
s,J ihe ablest debaters being put Tor
esrd by each party for the discussion
'tgrupfal principles. The second and
md weeks nro devoted 10 the dis.
''..siBn of amendments under the five
,,iputo rule; aud under this arrange.
n,.ut many speakers have their time
sytrpJel 70 NJ TO occupy from ten TO
t,gouty minutes each; anu many men
op o,ch side speak quite frequently, a.
more ia no real limit to the amend.
,u,nts that may bu offered 70 any
.frtion or claust; for tho small.
"a change IN uaic, timu, guam
uiy. quality or degree makes new
amendment OF One already offered.
line temper and attitude Of the Rcpub'
leans IN the House are the most easily
and quickly appruholdud. They know
mat tbey are greatly outuumbeTcd aud
mat defeat IL Inevitable from the sheer
i8frr Of the numerical superiority Of
Inc opposition; but they are Fighters
nom way back, anu they are well
itsiurd In the tactics % parliamentary
warfare, aud they love she noise anu
smoke Of conflict. 80 they wade Va
sa though victory rctchod upon their
-....... .. .fssttsta ihuy az. FaauIufts
md undaunted; they have the courage
of their convictions, and they are
utypr sl0w Or tquivCcal Ia Rvawiug
,bcm. They show an almuit perfect
l.,clpiinr, whether for the advocacy
oi lheir principles Or for purposts OF
obstruction and embarrassment Ihoy
have learned 10 rely upon Tom Reed
ns q thoroughly capable aud luuiclOus
leader; anu they are always Wiling
10 bo guided by his wOrI VI command
urtuggtstion. They have learned TO
lave I'll matters Of pArliamel.
iafy procedure 10 Reed; for 10
/. a iab0rous And intricate tnss
10 carry a comprehension VI every
act % procedure ~ the light OF all the
yllumin0us Tuies anu pfcoedonts bear.
Irrupon o.. When Republican mem
ttfu are busy nt their u,sSr, whether
Iu reading or whiting, sud a flaing vote
aud division arc called fJr, " they zee
Reed rise to vote, they generally rise.
Wnen they arc not paying attention 10
the rrUcrrdiuga, anu Reed says, "All
ur,6 tucy All uec. When rol.cali u
d,inandnI they net under hi- Ordrrs
with similar promptuoss and unauim'
uy, uuiess II h some matter outside Oi
regular party program, In which case
.hry 90, inlruouduutly.
10 this tariff contest the R3pu blicnus
ate OF one mind, aud thclr harmony o.
puru0su ana action II very apparent
rney bslieVo IN protection theoretically
aud practically; aud Ia tails fight they
Eim 10 grt what they can Of II; next u
emtafiass and divide the opposition a.
much as they eau. they ieol chat their
sWofd IL double edged. What they get
from the Dsm3crats Ia the way OF pro-
lection 10 n good thing In itself TOT
ihcif constituents; and what they
don't get liz good club 90 fight
Democrats with In the coming elections.
RrIublicans believe that Tree tfaue put
ON the country now will Toverae tnc
verdict Of 'B3, and no they are cheerful
anu wary, s0ldierly anu undauuted.
The Democracy have NUMBER, but
they lack unity and organization, "
such things are valuable In matters Of
legislation, which II doubtful. The
gtoat body Of the Democrats In Con-
gress believe IN free trade; anu It II
with ~ concealed dissatisfaction that
they support the Wilson bill, which
Cmbodios moderate protection for all
manufacturing industries, while II puts
most s1.called raw materials on tue
Tree list. They know this to bB the
policy Of the administration; and while
many OF them kick out Ut the traces In
their speeches ami individual uoclafa.
tons, they will all support the bill on
the final vote. Democrats feel that
the country has passed upon the tarin
question IN accordance with the rgdi.
cal multiplication plank OF the Chicago
platform. They feet that protection is
doomed, but that II IL better under the
cifcumsta ccs 10 lot II down
as gradually aud ~ easily rs
Oasiblo. They winco "A good
deal about lat falps elections Ia
Massachusetts, New York, Ohio anu
lows; but they iortiiy their confidence
with the hope that u speedy and mJI-
crate Tevisiou OF tho tAtin Will inaugu-
rate "A better state Of things IN tue cOuu.
Try; aud that even before next iiali
elections business viii have revived 90
a degree that will give boom 20 their
policy as tho beginning Of real anu
permanent prosperity. There can be
no reasonable doubt that inRHmuoh M
the Democrats are bound 10 make a
great change Ia the tnTil, they are
Injured by every days generalization.
Tho general debate OF last week, as
compaTeu with the general discussion
81 1858, when half "a Il Esn giants on
either side participated, must be- Eeck.
onod Ha rather tame and feeble. Five
yeaTa ago there was uub0unded en-
thusiasm. 10 was contest hs 10 thee.
tlts Ia which the Imagination played a
leading part. Now that the work OF
'bs has eliminated Ia the Mckinley
hill, and what seemed like a
vefhlct Of the people has been
passed upon II, the buOyAucy OF
Imagination Is lacking, ami tbs debate
dcgeneTRtes into a persistent anu cog
ged hammenng on what memtefs wish
10 emphasize an fact % a principle.
the materials for making
-peeohts have grown 80 yOlumiuOus Ia
five years that members are apt TO Gull
O great dsil without working out their
from their own well
I:gested aud nHslmilaled thought. The
general debate commenced with Wilson
VI West Virginia, the chairman OF the
ON ways aud means. He
Is an able, methOdical AMI scholarly
thinker In his argument he tails 10