The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

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POLITICAL NOTES.
The tariff fight is over The House YES
surrender to the trusts which have doni-
mated the Senate and passed the German
!tlil.-Chicago Dispatch GHd.).
The tariff fight as far as the wilson
and Senate bills are concerned is over.
But the end is not yet.
Business men are universally pleased
that the tariff bill has been passed. Bus
iress matters were waiting for ne adjust
tment Of tariff legislation before there
G ti1u De any nope tor general revival of
City Times (Dem).
The passage of the tariff bill will give
a great impetus to the business of the
country.
For the most part the tariff bill which
tprovides for lower duties than those of
the Mckinley bill. but in comparative
| ~ few cases the duties are higncr.--Chi-
caGo lnter-Ocean (Rep1.
That was the intention, but they are
still TOO high
In its course on the tariff bill the Sen
ate has been guilty of usurpation o.
power which demands the attention of the
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constitution says that ''all bills for rails
ing revenue shall originate in the House
| OF Representatives, but the Senate may
propose or concur with amendments as on
other bills.''-St Louis Globe Democrat
! (Rep).
And the trusts have tried to usurp the
powers of the Senate.
1t is right that Democrats should feel
aggreved at ana denounce the senator's
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trusts and prevented the adequate full
fillme1t Of the t party's promises but why
e sRoa of 'e on in Rr iee
! & Co. are blameworthy only because they
have. become Republicans as to the tariff.
IS. +. Examiner Oem.)
Senators who betray the trust reposed
/ in than are worthy of denunci ition, but
lit comes with an i'll grace from the Re-
publicans.
The Maryland Democrats are said to be
fearful of losing their state this year.
| Unless they can turn out a better product
than the senator who Is at present hold
ing up' the Democratic party in Congress
and menacing it with failure That will
mean disgrace, there is not much to gain
Perhaps if the Maryland Democrats
could lose German it would be a gain.
The Chicago Tribune may be set down
as incapable of learning a lesson. 1t is
urging the administ ra ton 10 sell another
batch of bonds with a view of "eplensh
ing and maintaining the gold reserves.
+. Chronicle Rep.).
The Tribune is doing right, from its
point of view, the gold view, IN urging
that bonds be issued for the hoarders of
gold. But the view is wrong.
1t is hoping too much to expect that the
United States will wholly escape the
dangers which beset the pagh of other ma
tionS.-S. F. Call.
They cannot be escaped, but they should
be recognized and preparations to meet
them be made.
"The fight has shown the country how
become. in thirty years of Republican
legislation. Although the bill is half
way measure its passage is yet victory
and will again assume the aggressive
Until every protected, blood-sucking octo-
prs is destroyed. 1t will solidtfy the
ranks of the Democracy, but can not
greatly help it before the next election.
No Democrat will dispute the views
here laid down.
1t is idle to assert. 1t is hardihood to
ask anybody to believe. that the tariff
cepted yesterday by the House in any
way approaches the measure the country
had the right to demand and expect
Kansas City Star Qnd).
1t is not all that could be desired, but
it was all that could be had at present.
The. House did wisely and we'll to ac-
cept what it could get-to make the best
terms possible with the Senate gangsters
and save as much of the party bacon
from the flames as possible. And what
was saved is by no means inconsiderable.
The bill as passed is infinitely prefer
able to the Mckinley law, and its adop-
of the Democratic representatives and
sena tors to make good the promises in
cluded in the party's platform adopted
at the Chicago conventlon.--Chicago
Times Dem.).
1t is generally wise to accept the in
evitable and wait for something better
in the future. ..
The idea seems to have laid hold on
many minds that patriotism is some
thing which can be made to order by
law; that it is no longer quite safe for
neous action of the citizen and the free
exercise of the rights and privileges of
citizenship. The voter who be-
comes such by compulsion would vote me-
chemically and perfunctorily; if not with
disgust and Impotence, with the reluct-
ance with which men perform forced
Observation-Disclosures Ledger Rep0.
Patriotism can be directed by law, but
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