Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-08-24
SPIRIT OF E HOUR.
THE COUNTRY DiSGuSTED WITH THE.
TARIFF M NONSENSE.
u Measure OF Policy and Not Patriotism; 81
Il Reward For Party Friends and Punish
Il ment For Party Foes; : Product Of Stock
.Jobbing and Bribery.

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81 the public newspapers Of the coun-
try voice the sentiment. of the people,
there never was q time in the history 81
party government when those in author
ity were SO held up to public condemns
tion. The country is tired, sick and dis
gusted with what may justly be called
tariff foolery. Policy and not patriotism
seems to be the moving principle Of the
revising committee. s, ss,*s. 81
Truly tariff reform, as illustrated in
this Democratic congress. is fearfully
and wonderfully made It's friends do
not recognize it It's enemies loathe to
become acquainted with it. Il is a meas
ure without patronage. It's qualities are
deprecated in the house of its friends.
Each one who casts his vote for it does
SO disclaiming that it is all wrong, but
it is the best that he can get. This Dem
ocratic tariff promises the country moth
ing but trouble. .=f.sx 3.
The principles that inspired it first
have been thrown aside, and in their
place now stands a tariff for trusts and
monopolies. It is not new tariff bill,
but it is the concentrated perfdy Of
southern tariff reformers, whose chief
business is the breaking down of all
that is good and substituting in its place
that which is clamored for by a few who
CAN afford to make the sacrifice to q
purely revenue tariff bill. =.
Strange as it may appear, the Demo-
cratic papers throughout the country
all profess to be satisfied with the Will
son bill as it passed the house. Now,
after two months of waiting, with more
than 500 amendments to the same bill,
scarcely a vestige Of: it's former condi-
ton: remaining unchanged, the Dem
ocfatic press, in loyalty to the purpose,
denounce it, while leading Democrats all
profess to be satisfed-the best that
they can get under the circumstances.
Truly it may be said to be bill for tar
if changes, not for tariff reform. It has
been shaped simply to suit the wishes of
selfish and money making representa-
tives whose private interests have been
able to subvert the stronger and better
elements of the senate On the Demo-
cratic side. d.
The members Of the finance commit
tee are almost forced to confess that it
is not a 0ariff for revenue; that it is not
a tariff for protection; that it is for the
reward of it's party friends and the pun
ishment Of it's party foes. 1t is penal
measure, because it is measure to re.
ward, a measure of bribery This prod
uct of stock jobbing and open bribery,
devoid of principle, consistency, STEPPED
in selfshness, maligni1g in its intended
workings upon northern industry, is
put forward in the name of reform. !.
Shame to those whose effronteryy
would dare have this sickening and dis
heartening spectacle of imbecility and
corruption placed in the stead Of an hon:
orable statute worthy of a great political
party! The people cannot afford to fur
ther wait the revolution that this meas.
ure must produce, but as one man all
good citizens must stand and demand
that*i be laid aside forever, for no such
measure can go upon our statute books
and remain with peace and harmony as
q result -: =. g.. <..-.s.:.=.-.: ,