New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-11
4 TICTORY PROBABLE.

Tho nconln wore unfortunate with their corn
cron This wear but raised magnificent crop
frou, tho votos they cast in November and in
April The defeat OF the Democratic tariil re'o-
ution will III, worth TO the country many times
thc entire value of a corn crop however large
il might have been. Plainly the votes OF Tie
people made the so-callcd conservative Sch''orS
resolute and so saved the country from 'h'
blind and bungling change of tariT WIhch ne
House proposed. The corn crop ut IFS pcS' HEY
have been worth Il thousand miliiohS b"'
difference of a third in the employment III"
wages of the working people means more thah
three thousand millions yearly.
Congress is nearly ready TO accept the dcfeat
Of any tariff bill as better than any tarilr Dill
If can pass When Mr.. German and his asSo-
GATES Of the Senate offered free sugar. the
House had TO consult It's master al the other
end Of the avenue and ii was sou evident mat
free sugar formed no part Of any bill ;hat the
President would accept 1t seems 10 he MS
Measure TO hide as far as he can his interior
cncc with the action Of the two houses. hui
everybody understands that the House confer
recs do only what he wishes. II Is explained
that he never really meant To assent TO the frcc
iron and taxed coal bill proposed and accepted
ON Wednesday But the President is credited.
none the less. with thc sudden collapse Of this
latest form Of compromise, and he has done a
good many things less worthy Of honor.
When the Senate conferrccs offered free sugar
they probably knew that the President would
refuse but II gave the Senators n good oppor-
unity OF going on the record as willing 10 sur
render the whole sugar duty. If in other things
the two houses could agree. As the President
hal o1 frea
was left TO stand as The defender OF the coal
syndicate and the sugar monopoly.
The latest advices indicate that the bill may
he killed today. With clear majority against
it on the motion 10 go into executive session
for the purpose If gaining time the Senate ap
pears 10 be about ready 10 put an end 10 all
tariff agitation. There arc some who suppose
that the failure of the general Tariff bill would
AZ once be followed by the passage OF special
bills relating To sugar. coal and iron ore. But
the House has bunglcd throughout 40 miScrably
that there is little reason TO expect il VIII act
firmly or sensibly on special bills. The threat
that an extra session may be called. If Congress
adiourns without passing any tariff bill. IS not
very impressive in view II The fact that NJ This
time in the year a quorum Of Democrats cannot
be kept together in either house for twrnIyfour
hours.
The Free Traders have been crowded into a
most humiliating position Offered free coal and
free iron ore with free sugar, they We're forced
10 refuse. not merely because The President OBJ
jccied on behalf Of coal Interests but because
a bill so framed could not yield enough revenue
to meet necessary expenditures OF The Govern
ment. II is the more disgraccful 10 the House,
because the measure thus modified would be al
most precisely that which the House sent 20 the
Senate justly pronounced by both parties ut
that time as tariff for deficit The proposal
brings out clearly the fact that heavy duty
on sugar. disagrccable and costly &c it is - the
people, is the price they must pay for an npor-
tant reduction in duties for the protection Of
home manufactures.
What may he done overnight In such Con
gress Dubody will venture 10 predict. but there
appears to be a brighter prospect for American
industries than they have seen Al any time
since the election OF Mr. Cleveland in November.
1892 Compromises are always possible, but
seem 10 be at last too late. The Free Traders
have tried. and il looks very much rs Il they
had been beaten by the votes Of the people.