New-York tribune., 1894-06-04
RIGHT AND THEREFORE UNLIKELY.

RIGHT And THEREFORE UNLIKELY,
The employer who gives warning to "A dis
honest servant detected in pfcring Is not wise
TO keep that servant in the house. Bad work.
much breakagc. and disappearance Of things
portable are TO be expected The people or the
United States. by their votes last fall and this
spring. have given notice 10 the Democratic
party that II will have 10 go when its time Is
up; and the dishonest servant has become rcck
less and desperate. On no other theory can The
amazing Indifference Of the Democratic ma iority
in Congress 10 the feelings and the wishes Of the
people be reasonably explained. Before lcav
ing. everything will be carried off that can be
pilfercd. The Bill of Sale rightly considered.
was nothing but a plundering Of the house by
discharged domcstcs.
If the party had either sense of shame or
regard for the public good. ii would be
disposed to take the advice given to It on Sun
day morning by The New-YOrk Times" which
declares that tips Sugar have outweighed
the obligations OF duty" and that "the injury
to the country can be ended and the discre0lt
to<he Democratic party overcome in one way
only namely. by voting down every cOnces-
sion made TO the Sugar Trust, and imposing
purely revenue tax Of cent per pound on all
forms of sugar This would danish from the
tariff every provision for which the Sugar
Trust could be suspected of paying" ''rhe
Times thinks and ii ought to he done. because
"the Trust has insulted and outraged the ma
jorlty" But the tips Sugar stock which
have outweighed the obligations of duty do not
seem TO be regarded as an insult or an outrage
by the members Of the majority. who have ac-
cepted them and pocketed the profits.
The advice Is quite too good 10 be followed
by any such body as now represents the Demo
cratic party at Washington II would be
decent thing to do and one required by solemn
pledges Of the Democratic party. and It would
bring into the Treasury the revenue needed.
whereas the bill I'm It's present form would
simply enable The Trust 10 snatch the revenue
for It's own profit. In advocating this purely
revenue tax, "rhc New York Times" thinks
nothing less nothing else. would give the
American people the priceless assurance that
the Senate is ncorruptiblc." If that proof IS
required while the Senate remains Democratic
there Is much reason to fear II will not be
forthcoming. The fanatica tariff rcformcrs.
and the agents Of foreign manufacturers and
importers. will not look with favor on any
change which. According TO the recent declara
ton OF Senator German. would make It doubt
full whether the Tariff bill could pass The
Senators who have already most indecenily
pledged themselves TO support any Bill OF Sale
the caucus committee might fix up. In order 10
promote the success Of their party In their own
States. can hardly be expected to vote against
scheme for which they have sacrificed so
much OF sclf-rcspect. Indeed. II such a body
rs the present Democratic jOrlty I'm the Sen
ate should pass n measure Of the kind suggested
| ii would appear 10 many people cnincntly prob
able that Senators had discovered that as much
money could be made In the stock market on
one side on the other.
1t Is To be feared that the remedy lies with
| the President himself. and not with the Demo
| cratic majority In the Senate. The consdera
| tlOns which The Times" urges ought 10 have
at least as much weight with him as with any
members OF the Senate The measure pending
| cannot become n law without his personal ap
| proval and signature. BY giving that approval
| lie must become n party 10 all dishonOrable
| transactions by which the passage Of the bill
| may be secured II rests with him to say
| whether il is not his duty. alike TO the party and
| to the country, TO make 1t known that he Will
! not approve any measure Of the kind dictated
| by the Sugar Trust. He has the more reason to
| take that course. IN view Of the unpleasant posi-
| tion in which the Secretary Of the Treasury has
| placed the Administration by his activity In
| helping TO shape the pending measure.