The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-30
HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN?

Have you forgotten that only short
time ago this country was profoundly
incensed at congress: Have you for
gotten that from every Democratic
paper, from every Republican paper,
from every Populist paaer, from great
| bodies of business men, from every city
and town. from every nook and creamy
in this great country there was one
overw helming cry for relief from tue
everlasting tinkeling with the tariff By
the senate and the house.
That tinkering was running the bust
ness OF the country; ii was destructive
Of industry and from every mill, from
every farm, from every store, the public
protest grew until the entire population
took part in the uproar.
At that time great public meetings
were held TO demand that The dillydally-
ing cease and petitions were pasted on
the public streets in all the big cities
petitions requesting congress to take
action without further delay.
At that time the following appeared
in an obscure part Of the Chicago
Tribune:
Willoughby, Hill 81 Co. placed in front OF
their store at noon yesterday q petition
which is 10 be forwarded to congress, re-
guessing immediate tariff legislation. The
rush OF the people to s IN i was So great
that he sidewalk became blockaded aud
the police had to interfere % dI-prr-e the
crowd. An officer called on Mr.. Eill and
informed him he petition could lot kept
out OF the sidewalk unless The urn Oh
tanned permit.
Now the bill which was then the sub
ject of that tinkering is law. Many
people think that by their vote they can
indorse that measure. But they cannot.
Tie issue is not on that bill. The bill
was unsatisfactory. Mr.. Wilson, whose
name it bears, WAS and is disguised with
il aS measure. Grover Cleveland, the
head Of the Democratic party. denounced
that bill, except in this: That it is not
a final, permanent measure, but simply
a stepping stone to further tariff reform.
What does further tariff reform mean?
1t means that the present Wilson law
will not be allowed to stand; that If
friends of the free trade and reform
sufficient numbers, thai the tinkering
which stopped a short time ago VIII re-
sumo. Il means that business will halt
as it did before. 1t means that great
public petitions protesting against the
action OF congress will be sent to Wash
inaton and will be ignored as they were
4 few months ago.
The further tariff reform which Mr.. I
Cleveland and Mr. Wilson and Congress
man Simpson Of his district. talk about |
means simply further tariff tinker ny, /
and when it means further tariff tinker /
ing it means intensified hard times.
II the Democrats should carry every |
district in the United States this next |
week, there would be no absolute free .
trade. This is what Congressman |
Simpson Of this district favors and .
would work for and vote for. But any
tariff change Will bring on great and
prolonged battle even among the Demo
Gratis themselves.
The only issue of vital and immediate
impo1 lance i, then, whether the tariff
will be tinkered at all Congressman
Simpson thinks it should be. Chester
Long if elected could moi help in tinker
ing with the tariff because President
Cleveland is Democrat and no tariff
Legislation is possible with 4 Repub-
lean house Of congress and a Demo
cratic president.
There can be no other meaning in this
contest between Mr.. Long and Congress
man Simpson. \ vote for Mr. Simpson
IS vote in favor of tariff tinkering.
MIR. Simpson is for absolute free trade.
1t Is the marked topic of his speeches.
Mr.. Long Is for protection. It is the
marked topic of his speeches.