New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-03
" THESE ARE RESPONSIBLE.r

THE WILSON BILL A WRETcHED TRAvEsTY
WEIGHTED WITH a COMMUNIsTlc INCUBUS.
From Harper's Weekly Mugwump. May ..
-. In the House the Democrats yielded to the Popu.
ass In me senate thsy nave Suecdm8sd 70 N:
It stands is a half-funled promise the evidence Of
me Gomlna'ins Influence OF dangerous elements
eohnue tnf to a maj, mus y.
country the great boon which Il has promised for
Who i responsible for this state OF aralrs-.or
ms abject failure for this wreiched uayesiy Of
the ore hand. surrenders 10 the c0mmu1ssis who
assall thrift, ard. en- the other. % the communists
who demand that the Government snail ali them
to combine in trusts that they may grow richer
deavor? why is L that the bil, Is NOT MAT tae
counify mad the RICH, to expect and therefore Ia:
the right 70 demand. Of the Democratic party!
is sncspe ' aSI snrre. o0Iy 81 g PSIV. gn Is.
form. condemned to take this short and mailing
50 far on the road toward freedom from enerva;.
ing ana c9rrupung paternAism thar the 'arin quss-
ton would be settled Tor years TO come?
The answer is obvious. In the House OF Repre-
sentatives. McNliin and Bynum. w.,a The southern
and and Western members generally surrendered 10
loaded the tariff with a Popul!st income tax. They
defend II against the charge o. be.nS commune
class legislation, against being sectional attack
1rea, ' Brtan any NJ EQhs ~ w Soe a 40 :us 81
munis;s have devised. The exemptions made by
European laws are small that the burden Of an
income tax fails practically upon all. The TAX
provided for in this 'srir 6 imposes all Us bur
could be justified il 1t did not mean tax on hon
esty Unconstitutional as well as unjust. this parteu
sion In the tariff bill IS a coward.y and dishonest
surrender to the Populists-cowardly and c!shones'
gress on its own merits. but by ;ackng :, 10 the
bill which the Democratic party IS pledged 70 pas:
hoped TO compel votes In its favor that Il could O1
possibly secure IL II stood alone In dong this ne
Democrats who are responsible f)r i preferref ne
no lliGfG fhaH Of
conservative voters OF the country. preferred me
rabble that Is swelling the ranks OF the Coxsy
American citizenship honorable, ana by this sur
render 70 the baser elements o. he cogntry 'hey
have endangered the passage OF the tarlN bill -.
In the Senate Mckinleysm has prevented the
party from redeeming its pledges The sugar trus'
cratic members OF the Finance Committee 10 we'd
TO It on pain of losing Democratic votes Even
II II can Il will retain the protection II enjoys
under the Mckinley law; There IS no objection 70
Infinitely better than an income tax. but II should
be levied chiefly on raw sugar and only ior pu.
II IS proposed in the Senate bill that It AFFORDS
unnecessary protection TO the trust and was maze
the basis for deals under which Senators bf,ee
German. White. Caffrey. Mcpherson. Smith, MOI
gan. Camden. Faulkner. Pugh, Gibson. I'M anu a,a
Murphy secured special privileges for the mus
tries in which they were interested And so ms
OF these Industries were not industries N wns NM"
were interested but In which the Senator's tnen men.
selves had direct pecuniary stake. Rates "s ss
free list taxes on glass ard pottery were increase1
the tax which the House established on steel rsss s
was prohibitOry, but the Senate Committee masnSs
II higher collars and cuffs were taken care o.,
IN response to the pleadings and wangs OF v M
forced 10 listen to the voice Of McKineylSn !"
their party. .
Primarily the Southern and Western Representa-;
tives in the House who yielded to Popusm anu
the Mckinley Democrats g. the senate are he
partys promise TO reform the tariff. Wretch1s
,ravesty as 1t IS weighted with its comIa1Sn rsat
ened with defeat by the Mckinley Democrats. os,
cause forsOOth, IL is a too radical attack uPon.
protected industries For tho existence END pON....
OF these sentiments and these people within ~
organization the Democratic party is respons.pi.,,
for II has for years placed shify compromise above
sturdy honesty and sincere devotion 10 princlp.:.
1t must secure leaders and higher couras'
II IL is regain the confidence OF the county