New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-26
r. G.. HORR.
POOR WILSON.

r. c. HORR.
POOR WILSON
tr DOES NOT SEE 1T HE OUGHT TO PIT on
EYEGLASSES or GREATER POWER.
l. is very amusing to 500 the manner in when
Loading Democrats are attempting to explain
away tho recent elections. No one has been
more persistent in his efforts to avoid acknowl-
odging the verdict Of the people than Professor
Wilson. Of West Virginia. Ever since the cleo
ton he seems to have lost ~ opportunity to
give his views upon the meaning Of the severe
drubbing which his party mas just received.
Mr. Wilson insists that there is nothing in the
recent elections 10 discourage the tariff rcformers
in their efforts to fasten free trade upon the Ma
ton. He goes go far as to insist that the ques-
ton Of tariff reform was not really at issue in
the campaign Just ended. Mr.. Wilson must
know that such an assumption is absolutely un-
true Amos: the only question talked about
among the people of this Union has been the
one question between protection and free
trade What the legislation known as the Nc
Kinley bill has done for the country and what
has been the result of the tariff legislation Of the
las. session Of Congress We're everywhere being
discussed. Especially this true in Mr.. Will
sons own district. | passed through that Dis
trict lust before election from one end t. the
other Nothing else was being mentioned. Two
wears ago MI Wilson had carried the district by
over 1000 majority. The peope Of that district
called him to account this year for IN" l"Sisla-
ton which he had favored with reference to
Industries in and about his own home. lie was
beaten by a majorii', Of nearly 300, and
other question had any prominence in bringing
about his defeat | heard several Democratic
rlY.f.r
every one Of them was defence OF Democratic
tariff legislation. Even Mr.. Wilson talked OF
little Else in his own speeches The Republican
speakers discussed the same question and little
else The same thing was true in nearly every
Congressional district in The entire North and
in many Il the Southern States
These facts cannot have escaped Mr. Wilson's
observation Then why does he GO about the
country pretending that the verdict II the peo-
pie has no signiiicanc" upon that question
When h. states that free traders. including him
self will not retarded by he result ~ the cleo
ton: when h. insists that these peop" VIII con-
tinuc their efforts t. break down protection. he
~ doubt tells The ruth 4. last - far ~ he
himself is c1ncerncu l have ~ fault - FIND
with this lasi statement. because had expected
these mer 10 keep righ: on in their work of
destruction. What object to j. Mr.. Wilson
pretence that no protest has been entered
aeains; such legislation 10y the returns Of the
recent election
remember well TWO years ago. whom ihe Re
publirans were Overwhelmingly defeated al the
polls. thai ne leaders II the Democratic party.
among them Mr. Wilson himself. insisted that
the people by . large majority had decided In
favor ~ tarin reform.
Tho readers 90 Tho Tribune will boar ~" VII
ness that a, that tmc Tho Trbune frankly adj
mittcd that the verdict = the people seemed T.
be against pi, lection. and thA' th"t hld decided
in favor ~ a tariff foi revenue only. They Will
also bear witness thai Tn Tribun" stated openly
and constantly thai the country would now. ioi
the FRS. time in thir', years. have chanc" :"
los, the workings of fh' tW' systems. tn" Tflp-
une confidently predicted tina; vicious Legislation
would follow Tho results which must necessarily
follow such legislation were pointed OUT IN"
Tribune stated then hat III" workings 81 inc
tue systems were al. al t. he tested In practical
v,v and that while II was f'ar"d the education
,, tho people might be- fcarfully expensive. the
lesson would bo perfectly learned The l"si'."-
r., oh,ch was cNpe.'ci mas followed The rc-
suits which Tho Tubuu" predicted have i"k'n
ylac"
vvb.n IN. p.n...lac, entered up.n Us work -
changing IN. tariN. tn people open} c'nd mn j
"a. ,ynnl. busincss al once. \ rry Ven up from
~. working rc pie % every shop ami factory
a,,i,s, such legislation. Th,y begged th" Demo
cratic leaders To stay their hands They s"ni
,..i,ions =, them In WashluGt by The hundreds
~ thoueand- Committees from all over tho
cour,rv visited washington AMI attempted u"
n-.yort any alteration II th" Mckinney tnrin
Nr Wilson and his crew hardly gave them
hearing They said w have mad tho verdict
- the people upon this question. w. propose ="
giv. heed f. that verdict" Tn committees when
verc sent 10 Washington returned 10 their MONIES
asserting that they would chow ut tn" next 'i"'-
ton what they thought upon iha' SUBJECT An"
they have shown h. Was there ever III '"'S
country another decision 50 Overwhelming ih'hN
of IN, fact that from twenty-five states IN IN"
Union there viii not be- a singl" pem'cf"uc Tree
trader in Congress. Think alsp of the great
states NJ New-York. ONO. PENNSYLVANIA. Illinois
and Massachusetts, with 20 Congressman ana
only "A dozen Of them Democratic
II the verdict of the pcopl" was So important
and decisive in favor of free trade IN NV pray
why is not such marvellous majority against
free trade important in 1894
Mr. Wilson may whistle his way through
the graveyard az much - he pleases he VIII
have a hard time In convincing this country 'ha'
the vote In 1894 did not mean something ne
will in my judgment. also nav" some d'"'"''S
I'm getting the Congress elected III Ih'- I" Pt"''''
further with his frce-tIadc legislation me ""s
IT,, =, f,oo-trode Democrats who have been left
AZ home by thu recent election ana VINO u'"''
o,and f,,u we'll if Mr.. Wilson does not. that they
have. been defeated on account % th'ir 'a'''i ~
isl,tion and nothing else will be slow in their ei-
f,r,s to continue the legislation which resulted IN
such disaster TO them. a frcc-trader who can look
over the situation and cannot see the hahdw'i'"s
an the wall must be- blind indeed IN" PeoP'e
~ the United States are tired Of MI. wilson anu
his entire frcc-trade gang. Gentlemen. you nave
been weighed IN the balance and found wanting
The people Of the United States beli"v" In iess-
lating for the interests Of our own country ana